1st October, 2009
11:30:00 – 12:30:00
In the last decade some of the most influential dance for screen work has been created by New Zealand artists. ReelDance celebrates the unique talents of artists Douglas Wright, Shona McCullagh, Sue Healey, Julie Anne-Long and Alyx Duncan through this screening of their Award winning works. Facilitator: ReelDance Inc
2nd October, 2009
18:00:00 – 19:00:00
Video from Melbourne via Thailand, Chicago via Baghdad and…Canada: Pontiac psychedelia, elephant guns and a homage to structuralist film made with an archaic video game console. We guarantee it will be as much fun as getting drunk in front of Youtube. Curated by Michael Prior and Matthew O’Shannessy. Featuring: Damon Packard, The Gaylord Sisters, Ian McIntyre, Ryan Trecartin and more.
2nd October, 2009
19:00:00 – 20:00:00
SOUND NOMADS is where entire squares, hotspots, fields, meadows, ponds and patterns from day-to-day life are instrumentalised and played. Surrounding objects get networked; manholes become recording studios; the movements of people, time bases; lamp-posts or mailboxes take the place of strings and keys. Featuring: Ger Ger
3rd October, 2009
10:00:00 – 11:00:00
Selections form the 2009 Digital Fringe program as part of the Melbourne Fringe festival.
3rd October, 2009
11:00:00 – 12:00:00
Founded ten years ago, the House of Natural Fiber is a new media laboratory in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Co-ordinating, curating and bringing together a local and international community, they run the Yogyakarta International Videowork Festival and Cellsbutton, the Yogyakarta International Media Arts Festival. A selection of video works from recent festivals.
3rd October, 2009
12:00:00 – 13:30:00
Through the eyes of Tim Mwaura, a rapper from the Kamgemi ghetto in Nairobi, this documentary follows a journey of rediscovery of roots, culture and politics of Tim’s people; his search for peace and understanding amidst war-torn Africa. Directed by Izzy Brown
3rd October, 2009
16:00:00 – 17:00:00
Selections from the 2009 fourth international video festival, themed Comedy, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
3rd October, 2009
16:00:00 – 17:00:00
Three video documentation works as part of SIGGRAPH 2009, BioLogic: A Natural History of Digital Life. Algorithmic facial choreography is explored in Electric Eigen-Portraits and Face Shift, while One documents the microworld of a drop of ink in a Petri dish. Featuring: Arthur Elsenaar, Yoon Chung Han
3rd October, 2009
17:30:00 – 18:00:00
Using the tools of web 2.0 and viral marketing SPAM: The Musical combines the strength of social media with video art, attitude with anarchy, and casting with exploitation. Featuring: Boris Eldagson
3rd October, 2009
18:00:00 – 19:00:00
A selection of thick, wet, hand-picked drone and tickle for your pleasure. Waves and particles of the highest order (and maybe a few stray bodies). Sit back, relax, and look directly into the face of God. Curated by Michael Prior and Matthew O’Shannessy. Featuring: Glen Stewart, Deborah Birch and more.
3rd October, 2009
19:00:00 – 20:00:00
A selection consists of eight outstanding video works, presented in the 2009 edition of the Berlin based festival for art and digital culture. Works are deliberately selected based on different means of production. Consequently, videos provide wide-ranging insight into current artistic video production in both form and content. Featuring: Hermann Asselberghs, Mark Boswell, Elke Groen, Joanna Hoffman, Surekha Kumar, Etta Säfve, Momoko Seto, Jörn Staeger.
5th October, 2009
12:00:00 – 13:00:00
Screen-based works from the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival, Animation Division, including “La Maison En Petits Cubes (The House of Small Cubes)”, the 2008 Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short Film. Featuring: Kunio Kato, Chie Arai, Taku Kimura, Koji Yamamura, and more.
5th October, 2009
13:00:00 – 14:00:00
Screen-based works from the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival, Art and Entertainment Divisions. Featuring: Yukihiro Taguchi, Shigeta Yusuke, Masashi Yokota, and more.
5th October, 2009
14:00:00 – 16:00:00
Selections from CSIRO’s 2009 Scinema festival, celebrating the International Year of Astronomy and the Darwin anniversary, with a program of shorts exploring the stars and the continuing evolution of the sciences.
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