Canyon Cinema Foundation will throw a 50th anniversary and benefit party to commence a year-long celebration of the avant-garde and artist-made film distributor. Celebrate the Middle Ages will officially kick-off the 50th anniversary of Canyon Cinema Inc., the famed independent filmmaker owned and operated distribution cooperative. Founded in San Francisco by influential cinema artists including Bruce Baillie, Bruce Conner, Chick Strand, Lawrence Jordan and Robert Nelson.
Dates:
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 19:00 to Friday, March 10, 2017 - 23:55
Join us for an evening of transmuted cinema, where images break through the traditional rectangular screen and emerge as unexpected and amorphous shapes. Working since the late 1960s, Barbara Hammer’s career has been marked by experimentation, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to testing boundaries.
We are happy to welcome the British artist Stephen Connolly who will be present to introduce a selection of his films. Connolly is a true “auteur” of a provocative and reflective cinema - who makes no concessions. His films combine archive footage, textual quotations, interviews and semi-scripted recordings, drawing links between nature, our relationship with space and the restrictions on liberty that have unfolded in the twenty-first century.
Dates:
Sunday, February 12, 2017 - 18:00 to Monday, February 13, 2017 - 17:55
MECONIO (Muestra de Nuevos Cineastas) launches its second open call to any kind of proposals that challenge and question the language and principles of conventional cinema. We are looking for works that share a passion for the exploration of new cinema ways, questioning its boundaries. Meconio is a non-competitive cinema showcase that aims to screen and spread the selected works, trying to bring cinema, audience and filmmakers together.
Film Panic Presents! is a monthly showcase of contemporary underground and experimental films, bringing to Porto a range of unique films, cinematic visions and explorations of bold filmmakers who are challenging and expanding the art of cinema today. These sessions are presented by Film Panic (Daniel Fawcett & Clara Pais) in association with Shortcutz Porto, and take place at Auditório Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett, with the support of Câmara Municipal do Porto.
In this session we are delighted to present ORPHINE, a short film by Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian, followed by PREGNANT, a feature by Fabrizio Federico.
The Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes Mexico is looking for recent audiovisual works for ULTRAcinema 2017, the sixth edition of our annual festival to be held from November 6th to December 3rd 2017 in Puebla. ULTRAcinema 2017 will present new film and video works by emerging and established filmmakers, in their different categories. We look for non-commercial works, created by artists of all genres.
Oakland Light Factory/The Great Wall of Oakland presents monthly shows of digital art, moving image, video, and new media work in Oakland. We program monthly projections at The Great Wall, situated at Broadway and Grand in the heart of artwalk. In addition, we work with artists in the Bay Area and beyond to commission new work, present special events, and host community workshops teaching artist-in-residence program in local schools.
