EXPERIMENTA 2013, Artists’ Moving Image at the London Film Festival

EXPERIMENTA 2013  Artists’ Moving Image at the BFI London Film Festival

This year the LFF showcase of Experimental Cinema and Artists’ Moving Image is co-programmed with LUX and presents an extensive a selection of new British work that includes pieces from Duncan Campbell, Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, and Andrea Luka Zimmerman. We traverse the globe with international works including From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf from India and Gym Lumbera’s Anak Araw from the Philippines, while 1980s archival restorations from the BFI and Anthology sit alongside a tribute to the late Stom Sogo, Jodie Mack performs live to Dusty Stacks of Mom and there are screenings of Boris Lehman’s epic My Conversations on Film. Many screenings include the opportunity to see the filmmaker in conversation.
Tickets can be booked now through the festival website [repeat link from above] For more information and background on the films and artists included in Experimenta 2013 see http://experimenta2013.tumblr.com/ and follow on twitter @experimenta2013

EXPERIMENTA EVENTS FOR ARTISTS

Artists in the Archives
Thursday 17th October 15.00 – 17.00
LUX, 3rd Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 18 Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZ Tickets £3, advanced booking only through Eventbrite (places are very limited so early booking is recommended)
This seminar for artists and curators looking at the implications of artists’ film and video in the Archive. We will explore the various historical contexts, conceptual concerns and practical issues facing moving image artists working with archives both in terms of the care and preservation of their work, and accessing archives for research. The workshop will be chaired by LUX Director, Benjamin Cook with the following guest speakers: Andrew Lampert, Head of Collections, Anthology Film Archives, New York William Fowler, Curator of Artists’ Moving image at the BFI National Archive, London
Artists’ Film in the Cinema
Tuesday 15th October 15 9.00 – 18.00
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA
Tickets £15, advanced booking only through Eventbrite (places are very limited so early booking is recommended)
A day event looking into the complexities and opportunities for artists producing films for cinema exhibition. It is designed for artists interested in making long form work for theatrical exhibition and is intended to provide them with the information and contacts they need to expand their practice into this area. Different areas of film funding, production, distribution and exhibition will be explored through a programme of talks and discussions with leading artists and industry professionals . Speakers include artist Ben Rivers; producer, Lisa Marie Russo; Eve Gabereau from Soda Pictures; Catharine des Forges of the Independent Cinema Office; Maggie Ellis from Film London’s FLAMIN and Lizzie Francke from the BFI Lottery Film Fund. The event will be chaired by curator and writer Dan Kidner.