Cinema

Sex Is A Pain In The Ass

Sex is a pain in the ass: this was the title of the event on body art that was held at porn cinema Avorio in Rome from November 30 th to December 1 st , featuring the works of artists of the likes of Matthew Barney , Joseph Beuys and Chris Burden. The title suits the mood of the Roman public perfectly, as it was denied access to a cultural event that was previously promised funding from the institutions.... READ MORE...

Big Screen Festival

BigScreen Festival , the only international video festival in southwest China , will be back in November 2007, following the enormous success of last year's "Italian productions for the Year of Italy in China ". CinaOggi.it , GoKunming.com , and the Yunnan Arts Institute will host the BigScreen Festival, with the collaboration of the Italian Institute of Culture in Beijing .... READ MORE...

Cinema In Transit

Cinema no longer holds a specific place of its own; it is everywhere, intertwined with and integrated into other cultural forms. This and much more in Cinema In Transit, in the context of the OPEN ARCHIVE #1 festival... READ MORE...

Death 24x, Death And Feticism Of Image

The link of all the thoughts I would like to give to you is related to the fact that the deconstruction of new media, the non-linearity of digital arts simply are coherent with a perception/concept of our contemporary reality. So, if we want to make an artistic research, if we want to make some experimentation, we must go further, we must think at them as fixed point, even if not sufficient. We must think at them as generative art concepts, as art as deconstruction, art as remix of the post-modern. A work that is interactive to a presence or that answers to the criteria of post modernity is not enough to achieve an artistic value.... READ MORE...

Optronica 2007

Optronica explores and celebrates the convergence of music, visuals and the changing shape of cinema. It will inspire its audiences t o get involved, experiment and be creative. The festival will take place from March 14th-18th 2007 at the BFI IMAX and the newly renovated National Film Theatre, which will be re-launched as BFI Southbank in March .... READ MORE...