The mid to late-1980s and the early 1990s saw a surge of active involvement by women filmmakers in the Japanese experimental film scene, bringing them into a field that had previously been almost exclusively male. With the increased accessibility of affordable film equipment, growing film school attendance, and the establishment of film festivals such as Image Forum and Pia Film Festival, more women began to direct and produce their own films, especially within the flourishing independent filmmaking scene.
ARCHIBA is a film festival looking for short films that explore the relationship of the individuals with the spaces they inhabit, the architecture and urban landscapes of the world and urban life.
Archiba's mission is to be a small mirror of life in contemporary societies, its rhythms, its pulses, how cities from all corners of the world look and feel, and thus generate a starting point for collective reflection.
Moving Images will be a solar powered cinema in a converted caravan. An "Autonomous Film Zone" that will travel around the South of Scotland and beyond screening cutting edge, non-mainstream films in rural and urban communities, schools, youth groups and festivals.
Join us online on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 6:00pm ET to see a presentation by the Spanish filmmaker Laura Moreno Bueno. This presentation follows shortly after her residency in the fifth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration between the (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT).
A small-scale short film festival in Aberystwyth, Wales, Tonnau Short Film Fest's inaugural edition will explore the theme of New Beginnings on 6/7 May.
New Beginnings may refer to shifts in ecological thinking, new landscapes and connections to place, or more radical and utopian notions of social change. It can also refer to new kinds of narratives and the stories we tell ourselves. We are waiting to be surprised by unexpected ideas and forms.
Join us on Sat 26th March at 5:00 pm GMT for the MIA Masterclass with Elle Burchill and Andrea Monti, founders of Microscope Gallery which specializes in exhibiting moving image, sound, performance and digital art. Their presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Saigon Experimental Film Festival IV will for the first time be screened across multiple locations within Vietnam. Our goal is to generate interest in experimental cinema and video art in Saigon and across Vietnam.
Request for short film submissions!
→ Genre focus: experimental, abstract, video art, documentary. → Length: under 15 minutes → Prefer films made between 2015-2022. → If your film has *any* dialogue, subtitles in English is a requirement. *Submissions without subtitles will be considered incomplete*
