Festival for Short and Experimental Film and Media Art. Seven Competition Programmes show the best films competing for the Norman 2008, the Team Work Award and the Wand 5 Honorary Award. 75 films were selected out of the 1,400 submissions in the field of film and video. Artistic works in the field of Net Art, Virtual Communities, Interactive Forms of Narration, and Artistic Software compete for the Online Prize.
The 21st Filmwinter Stuttgart, Festival for Short and Experimental Film and Media
Art is taking place from 17.- 20. January 2008. The Filmwinter Stuttgart takes up
developments and impulses within the international filmmaking and artistic scene and
offers an initial public platform. For the first time Media Space will be an
independent section within the overall Filmwinter programme.
Seven Competition Programmes show the best films competing for the "Norman 2008",
the "Team Work Award" and the Wand 5 Honorary Award. 75 films were selected out of
the 1,400 submissions in the field of film and video. An international jury -- Pia
Maria Martin (Germany), Torsten Zenas Burns (USA), and Mário Micaelo (Portugal) --
will select the winners.
Further highlights of the Short Film Supporting Programme are the first presentation
of Italian artist Roberta Torre's body of work, with the artist being present at all
screenings, a presentation of the Swiss Super8 film scene curated by Kilian Dellers,
and Pop in Video Art -- a selection showing works of video art and from the huge
amount of video clips such as among others "How does it make you feel?" -- music:
Air, "Smiley faces" -- music: Gnarls Barkley, and "Bonnie & Clyde" -- music:
Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg.
The Experimental Film Programme HHORRRAUTICA curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
representing our sexual evolution, and APPORTMANTEAU curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
and Darrin Martin presenting video works that take up a language on a bumpy path.
In the competition category Media in Space international artists compete for a prize
of 2,500 Euros. The spectrum ranges from classic video installations to interactive
environments and media sculptures. The 10-day long exhibition, featuring artist such
as Peter Bogers and Daniel Aschwanden among others, is held in co-operation with
exhibition spaces Kunstbezirk -- Galerie im Gustav-Siegle-Haus, fluctuating images
e.V., and gez. -- Raum für Urheber.
Artistic works in the field of Net Art, Virtual Communities, Interactive Forms of
Narration, and Artistic Software compete for the "Online Prize". 14 works, among
others by ubermorgen.com, can be seen at terminals at Filmhaus Stuttgart during the
time of the festival. The winners will be selected by renown artists Birgit Brenner
(Germany), Markus Huemer, (Germany), Szabolcs KissPál, (Hungary).
As part of Media Space a scientific Symposium on the topic "Playgrounds -- Children,
Media, Space"- will be held at Filmhaus Stuttgart from 18. --20. January 2008,
exploring the relations of adolescents and Media as an expanded parlour game.
A comprehensive Festival catalogue will be published.
The Filmwinter Stuttgart and Media Space are held and organized by Wand 5 e.V.
founded in 1987 as an initiative of filmmakers, architects and art historians. The
aim of the organization is to offer an international platform to independent film
and media culture.
Press Contact:
Yvonne Mielatz, Mielatz_PR
Akazienstraße 30 - Berlin
phone: +49 (0)30 - 917 00 954
contact@mielatzpr.de
Organizer:
Wand 5 e.V.
Friedrichstraße 23 a Stuttgart
Fon: +49 (0)711 - 99 33 980
http://www.wand5.de
Supported by
Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart
Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
Europäische Kommission - MEDIA Programm
LFK -- Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg
Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg
Marli-Hoppe-Ritter Kunststiftung
Italienisches Generalkonsulat Stuttgart -- Instituto Italiano di Cultura
Festival Locations
Filmhaus Stuttgart
Friedrichstraße 23 A - 70174 Stuttgart
Saal 1/Hall 1 Ballroom
Saal 2/Hall 2 Skateboard Museum
Exhibitions
Do, 17.o1. – So, 27.o1.
KUNSTBEZIRK – Galerie im
Gustav-Siegle-Haus
Leonhardsplatz 28, 70182 Stuttgart
gez. raum für urheber
Leonhardsplatz 22, 70182 Stuttgart
fluctuating images e. V.
Jakobstraße 3, 70182 Stuttgart
Gedok Galerie
Hölderlinstraße 17, 70174 Stuttgart
Kinder- und Jugendhaus Degerloch
Obere Weinsteige 9, 70597 Stuttgart