Diversions: A festival of experimental film and video
01 May 2008 15:18 Filed in: Screenings
Diversions: A festival of experimental film and video
8 – 11 May 2008
Filmhouse, Edinburgh, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ
Organised by the Film Studies section of the University of Edinburgh, this unique new event brings together some of the most important experimental film and video works from the 1920s to the present.
Over fifty short, medium and feature-length films in
four days!
This year’s programme has a historical slant, drawing parallels between groundbreaking avant-garde classics and contemporary practice, ranging from the French political films of May ’68 to recent film and video works from Britain, America, France and Finland. We’ve also got some great guests lined up, including experimental film historians Al Rees and David Curtis and filmmakers Frédérique Devaux, Pip Chodorov, Sami van Ingen
We’re delighted to be able to announce a rare UK retrospective of the Philadelphia-based film and video artist Peter Rose, who will be present to discuss his works in person on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening.
Programme sections:
Thursday 8th May 6pm: Outside the Box: A History of Playing with Frames
Friday 9th May 9.30am – 4pm: Expanded Cinema talks
Friday 9th May 6pm: Process and Image: New Works From the UK
Saturday 10th May 3.15pm: ‘Yestoday’: Frédérique Devaux
Saturday 10th May 6pm: Peter Rose Retrospective
Sunday 11th May 1pm & 3pm: Focus on May ‘68
Sunday 11th May 6pm: Scenes from New York
For further programme details, including talks and events at the University of Edinburgh, please visit our website: www.diversionsfilmfestival.co.uk or contact Kim Knowles: K.Knowles@ed.ac.uk
This year’s programme has a historical slant, drawing parallels between groundbreaking avant-garde classics and contemporary practice, ranging from the French political films of May ’68 to recent film and video works from Britain, America, France and Finland. We’ve also got some great guests lined up, including experimental film historians Al Rees and David Curtis and filmmakers Frédérique Devaux, Pip Chodorov, Sami van Ingen
We’re delighted to be able to announce a rare UK retrospective of the Philadelphia-based film and video artist Peter Rose, who will be present to discuss his works in person on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening.
Programme sections:
Thursday 8th May 6pm: Outside the Box: A History of Playing with Frames
Friday 9th May 9.30am – 4pm: Expanded Cinema talks
Friday 9th May 6pm: Process and Image: New Works From the UK
Saturday 10th May 3.15pm: ‘Yestoday’: Frédérique Devaux
Saturday 10th May 6pm: Peter Rose Retrospective
Sunday 11th May 1pm & 3pm: Focus on May ‘68
Sunday 11th May 6pm: Scenes from New York
For further programme details, including talks and events at the University of Edinburgh, please visit our website: www.diversionsfilmfestival.co.uk or contact Kim Knowles: K.Knowles@ed.ac.uk
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