[spectre] (fwd) call - WRO 07, Wroclaw/PL, May 2007
12th International Media Art Biennale WRO 07 (C) WRO Center for Media Art Foundation in Wroclaw, Poland announces an international competition open to any work created using electronic media techniques, exploring innovative forms of artistic communication. The competition welcomes creators of artistic projects of diverse forms such as screenings (video art, computer animation), installations, objects, performances, multimedia concerts and network projects from all over the world. The main prize is eur5000 and the total prize money awarded is eur8000. The deadline date for entry submission is 15 February 2007. Presentation of works selected to the very final along with the international jurys announcement of competition results will take place during public screening at the WRO 07 Biennale. Agenda: 16 - 20 May 2007 competition, special events, symposium; 16 May - 17 June 2007 exhibition National Museum in Wroclaw, WRO Art Center http://www.wrocenter.pl __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] The Web before the Web
The Web before the Web Christophe Bruno (2004-2006) http://www.christophebruno.com/2006/10/31/the-web-before-the-web In September 2004 I was a guest-blogger for the French online magazine fluctuat.net. I wrote a series of short posts about what could be called the precursors of the Web... or the Web minus the technology. (the posts in french are here http://www.fluctuat.net/blog/participations.php3?id_auteur=30) Here is an augmented and updated version in English. The Web before the Web: James Joyce Jeremy Bentham Edgar Allan Poe Stéphane Mallarmé Alan Turing Georges Perec Marcel Bénabou Stanley Milgram Frederick Taylor The Great Chain of Being The Web after the Web http://www.christophebruno.com/2006/10/31/the-web-before-the-web To be published in the magazine for art and new media Aminima N°20 (http://www.aminima.net) Christophe Bruno http://www.christophebruno.com __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Cologne OFF manifestations in November
VideoChannel - Press Release - VideoChannel announces proudly the manifestations of CologneOFF - Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org in November 2006 . Cologne OFF is a mobile film and video festival to be organised simultaneosuly online and offline via screenings, founded and directed by Agricola de Cologne . The festival is presenting in 2006 selections from the festival editions I II in physical space and is planning 3 manifestations in October/November 2006 of both, Cologne OFF I II via screenings--- 1. The 1st took place on occasion of PI Video Festival Szczecin/POland recently 20-22 October at Officyna Art Space and National Museum Szczecin 2. The 2nd screenings will take place in the framework of CHROMA - Festival de Arte Audiovisual Guadalajarra/Mexico - 11-17 November 2006 3. the 3rd manifestation will be featured on 2nd Festival of Digital Art Rosario/Argentina 16-18 November 2006 . --- Cologne OFF I - genderscapes 1st edition of Cologne Online Film Festival was launched in April 2006 ---the selection 2006 is featuring 13 films focussed on gender issues and sexual identity by these artists/directors: http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_I_genderscapes.pdf 1. Rahel Maher (Australia) - Misstar : 2:00 2. Unnur A. Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Toilet - 3:00 3. Ane Lan (Norway) - Ane Lan - 3:00 4. Alla Girik and Oksana Shatalova (Kazakhstan) - Warning! Women - 3:12 5. Sinasi Günes (Turkey) - Androgen - 2:50 6. Beatrice Allegranti (UK) - In My Body - 4:00 7. J.G. Periot (France) - Devil Inside - 2:40 8. Ina Loitzl (Austria) - Snow-white and red like a rose - 5:00 9. Lorenzo Nencini (Italy) - Traviata - 10:00 10. Elia Alba (Domincan Rep.) - If I were a - 4:30 11. Risk Hazekamp (the Netherlands) - Gay King - 3:00 12. Agricola de Cologne (Germany) - House of tomorrow - 3:00 13. Yi Hyung Kim - Women-World - 3:30 The complete CologneOFF I program can be downloaded as PDF catalogue http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_1st_edition.pdf Cologne OFF II - image vs music 2nd edition of Cologne Online Film Festival was launched on 20 October 2006. ---the selection 2006 is featuring 18 films focussing on when sound/music goes in competition to the moving images - by these artists/directors: http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_2_image-vs-music.pdf *Andreja Andric (Italy) - How the Music Surprises an Unprepared Listener - 0:24 *Bundaberg Media Research Group (Australia) - Sweet Sounds of a Sugar Town: Raw to Refined - 5:58 *Daniel Blinkhorn (Australia) - Resource 14 - 5:40 *David Burns (USA) - Visual Orchestra - 2:00 *Dennis H. Miller (USA) - Circles and Rounds - 9:22 *Gabriel Shalom (USA) - Small Room Tango - 3:40 *Jason Paul Cardot (USA) - Speye - 2:54 *Lane Last (USA) - Ancient Rhythm - 2:34 *Laurent Pernot (France) - Still Alives - 2:34 *Erika Frenkel (Brazil) - Attention, Attention - 4:40 *Mauro Arrighi Marco Buziol (Italy)- Softly Engaged- 6:00 *Pygar - Hugo Olim/Joao Ricardo (Portugal) - on/off - 3:18 *Shawn Towne (USA)- Linear Succession - 0:45 *Sinasi Günes (Turkey) - Gicir- 3:03 *Sonja VUK (Croatia) - My Way - 1:00 *Unnur Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Music in Cake - 2:23 *Agricola de Cologne (Germany) - The Reharsal - 4:30 The complete CologneOFF II program can be downloaded as PDF catalogue http://downloads.nmartproject.net/CologneOFF_2nd_edition_2006.pdf . Both festival programs can be completely viewed 24 hours online on the festival site of CologneOFF - Cologne Online Film Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org access also via VideoChannel http://videochannel.newmediafest.org . There are currently about 30 interviews available on VIP - VideoChannel Interview Project http://videochannel.newmediafest.org/blog/?cat=3 -- This press release is issued by Media/Art/Cologne - the global window to mediaart from Cologne/Germany http://www.mediaartcologne.org -- powered by [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and New Media operating from Cologne/Germany. . info contact info (at) nmartproject.net __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Dokfest Kassel - Program is online
The program of this year's 23rd Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival (November 7 to 12, 2006) is now online available: www.filmladen.de/dokfest/kassel-documentary-film-and-video-festival 214 current films and videos from 21 countries will be screened within 6 days; among them one third are premieres. About 100 directors and artists are expected to attend the festival for the presentation and discussion of their work(s). The exhibition MONITORING presents 16 media installations from 5 countries. The opening is going to take place on November 8 at 7 p.m. The interdisciplinary conference interfiction as well as the Live Visuals in the DokfestLounge top this year's festival off. Altogether 68 contributions out of the program will compete for the three prizes endowed with 10.000 Euro in total and the A38-Artist-in-Residence Grant Kassel-Halle. Additionally you find the accreditation form at our website. Accreditation deadline is November 2, 2006. We would be delighted to welcome you in Kassel! Best regards, the festival team - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23rd Kassel Documentary Film Video Festival November 7 - 12, 2006 http://www.filmladen.de/dokfest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organisation+Video: Wieland Hoehne / Gerhard Wissner phone: ++49.561.70764 12 fax:++49.561.70764 41 mail: c/o Filmladen Kassel e.V. Goethestrasse 31 34119 Kassel Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
