Mono No Aware continues its hardcore commitment to keeping the practice of expanded cinema alive with their 8th annual edition that will run on December 5-6 in Brooklyn, NY at LightSpace Studios.
This is two nights of creative, live cinematic performances utilizing only analog equipment and materials that will never be repeated again in the universe.
Some of the performances include returning champion Joel Schlemowitz, who will be creating a 3-D experience using overhead projectors; and the wonderful Winnipeg underground film scene is represented by Scott Fitzpatrick, who will be turning the book Victorian Frames, Borders and Cuts into a 16mm triple projection.
For all of Mono No Aware’s amazing performances, they are so unique that we are listing them copied and pasted directly from the festival’s website below. But, for even more information, such as screening venues, please visit their official website.
December 5
Starts 9:00 p.m.
This is two nights of creative, live cinematic performances utilizing only analog equipment and materials that will never be repeated again in the universe.
Some of the performances include returning champion Joel Schlemowitz, who will be creating a 3-D experience using overhead projectors; and the wonderful Winnipeg underground film scene is represented by Scott Fitzpatrick, who will be turning the book Victorian Frames, Borders and Cuts into a 16mm triple projection.
For all of Mono No Aware’s amazing performances, they are so unique that we are listing them copied and pasted directly from the festival’s website below. But, for even more information, such as screening venues, please visit their official website.
December 5
Starts 9:00 p.m.
- 11/26/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
From its humble beginnings six years ago, Mono No Aware has grown into a major annual expanded cinema event, as well as a wonderful organization promoting a deep appreciation for the art of filmmaking.
The 7th annual edition of Mono No Aware’s signature event will screen for two nights at Lightspace Studios in Brooklyn, New York on December 6 and 7. Both nights feature one-time-only cinematic performances utilizing 16mm, 8mm and 35mm film projection, as well as “alternative light” projections, performed live by filmmaking artists.
The one performance that the Underground Film Journal highly recommends is Jodie Mack‘s “Let Your Light Shine,” featuring an abstract animated film watched through special prismatic glasses worn by audience members. The Journal experienced a screening of “Let Your Light Shine” in Los Angeles that we considered might be the future of cinema.
Other performances include, also on the 6th, a return by Mono No Aware regular Joel Schlemowitz,...
The 7th annual edition of Mono No Aware’s signature event will screen for two nights at Lightspace Studios in Brooklyn, New York on December 6 and 7. Both nights feature one-time-only cinematic performances utilizing 16mm, 8mm and 35mm film projection, as well as “alternative light” projections, performed live by filmmaking artists.
The one performance that the Underground Film Journal highly recommends is Jodie Mack‘s “Let Your Light Shine,” featuring an abstract animated film watched through special prismatic glasses worn by audience members. The Journal experienced a screening of “Let Your Light Shine” in Los Angeles that we considered might be the future of cinema.
Other performances include, also on the 6th, a return by Mono No Aware regular Joel Schlemowitz,...
- 11/25/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Sept. 15
6:00 p.m.
Microscope Gallery
4 Charles Place
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Hosted by: Microscope Gallery
Brooklyn’s Microscope Gallery, run by Elle Burchill and Andrea Monti, will be inaugurating its third year with a solo gallery show by film artist Joel Schlemowitz called “Light Objects.” The show’s opening will be on Sept. 15 and will feature a special live film-related performance by Schlemowitz.
While the performance will be a special once in a lifetime event, the gallery show of “Light Objects” will feature displays of Schlemowitz’s unique camera paintings and cinema sculptures.
The following description of “Light Objects” comes directly from the Microscope Gallery:
In a series of more than a dozen camera paintings, Schlemowitz illuminates original 16mm film in light boxes — with the many frames joining to form a single, static mosaic-like image — to re-contextualize the notion of the movie and the relationship between film and photography. Modified projector works,...
6:00 p.m.
Microscope Gallery
4 Charles Place
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Hosted by: Microscope Gallery
Brooklyn’s Microscope Gallery, run by Elle Burchill and Andrea Monti, will be inaugurating its third year with a solo gallery show by film artist Joel Schlemowitz called “Light Objects.” The show’s opening will be on Sept. 15 and will feature a special live film-related performance by Schlemowitz.
While the performance will be a special once in a lifetime event, the gallery show of “Light Objects” will feature displays of Schlemowitz’s unique camera paintings and cinema sculptures.
The following description of “Light Objects” comes directly from the Microscope Gallery:
In a series of more than a dozen camera paintings, Schlemowitz illuminates original 16mm film in light boxes — with the many frames joining to form a single, static mosaic-like image — to re-contextualize the notion of the movie and the relationship between film and photography. Modified projector works,...
- 9/10/2012
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
Having been around for eighteen years, the Chicago Underground Film Festival has continually changed what it defines as “underground.”
So its 19th annual edition, which will be held on May 31 to June 7 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, feels like its most experimental edition in recent years.
While things kick off on the 31st with the Vice-produced anthology film The Fourth Dimension by Alexsei Fedorchenko, Harmony Korine and Jan Kwiecinski, the rest of the fest is packed with feature-length and short experimental work, documentaries and alternative narratives.
Some of the experimental feature highlights include the vastly prolific Robert Todd‘s Master Plan, which examines theories of modern housing from private residences to prisons; Australia’s two-person art collective Soda_Jerk’s epic rip on media piracy, Hollywood Burn; Michael Kosakowski’s compendium on murder fantasies, Zero Killing; L.A. filmmaker Daniel Martinico’s meditation on the acting process, Ok, Good...
So its 19th annual edition, which will be held on May 31 to June 7 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, feels like its most experimental edition in recent years.
While things kick off on the 31st with the Vice-produced anthology film The Fourth Dimension by Alexsei Fedorchenko, Harmony Korine and Jan Kwiecinski, the rest of the fest is packed with feature-length and short experimental work, documentaries and alternative narratives.
Some of the experimental feature highlights include the vastly prolific Robert Todd‘s Master Plan, which examines theories of modern housing from private residences to prisons; Australia’s two-person art collective Soda_Jerk’s epic rip on media piracy, Hollywood Burn; Michael Kosakowski’s compendium on murder fantasies, Zero Killing; L.A. filmmaker Daniel Martinico’s meditation on the acting process, Ok, Good...
- 5/8/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Zak Hilditch's Transmission The film lineup for the 2012 Tribeca Online Film Festival has been unveiled. Four world premiere feature selections from the Tribeca Film Festival, and five short films, three of which are world premieres, will be available during the online Festival at tribecaonline.com. Each film will have limited screening windows and capacity. Reservations begin on April 10 for American Express Cardmembers and April 16 for the general public. Online viewers will be able to vote for Best Feature Film ($10,000 prize) and Best Short Film ($5,000 prize). Winners will be announced at the Tribeca festival awards on April 26. Both Tribeca festivals run April 18-29. There will also be a "social voting competition": The feature and short that receive the most Facebook likes will each receive a separate $500 prize." Those winners will be announced on April 30. Below is the Tribeca Online Film Festival movies (synopses from the Toff press release): Babygirl,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Selections
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival.s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year.s annual Academy Awards®, while last year.s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff.s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan,...
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival.s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year.s annual Academy Awards®, while last year.s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff.s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year’s annual Academy Awards®, while last year?s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff’s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Puerto Rico,...
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year’s annual Academy Awards®, while last year?s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff’s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Puerto Rico,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
March 14
7:30 p.m.
Anthology Film Archives
2nd Ave at 2nd St.
NYC, NY
Hosted by: Flaherty Seminar
Take an unusual tour of the planet with this collection of short films all produced in 16mm and “centered around themes of environment, cognition and emotion.” Curated by Penny Lane, the screening includes two films by Joel Schlemowitz and one film each by Kathryn Ramey and Jason Livingston.
All three filmmakers will be in attendance at the screening and will participate in a discussion moderated by Colin Beckett, Critical Writing Fellow at UnionDocs.
The two films by Joel Schlemowitz — who teaches filmmaking at the New School — are Weimar, an ode to Bohemia starring Mm Serra, Stephen Callahan, Marchette DuBois, Lee Ellickson and others; and Tombeau for Arnold Eagle, a tribute to Robert Flaherty’s cinematographer and a mentor to Schlemowitz.
Kathryn Ramey — an associate professor at Emerson College — presents Yanqui Walker and the Optical Revolution,...
7:30 p.m.
Anthology Film Archives
2nd Ave at 2nd St.
NYC, NY
Hosted by: Flaherty Seminar
Take an unusual tour of the planet with this collection of short films all produced in 16mm and “centered around themes of environment, cognition and emotion.” Curated by Penny Lane, the screening includes two films by Joel Schlemowitz and one film each by Kathryn Ramey and Jason Livingston.
All three filmmakers will be in attendance at the screening and will participate in a discussion moderated by Colin Beckett, Critical Writing Fellow at UnionDocs.
The two films by Joel Schlemowitz — who teaches filmmaking at the New School — are Weimar, an ode to Bohemia starring Mm Serra, Stephen Callahan, Marchette DuBois, Lee Ellickson and others; and Tombeau for Arnold Eagle, a tribute to Robert Flaherty’s cinematographer and a mentor to Schlemowitz.
Kathryn Ramey — an associate professor at Emerson College — presents Yanqui Walker and the Optical Revolution,...
- 3/9/2011
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
UnionDocs, the Williamsburg, Brooklyn non-profit group devoted to bringing innovative non-fiction projects to the masses, has been chosen as one of “Seven Groups to Watch” by New York’s Alliance for the Arts. All seven arts organizations will be feted at a Friends of the Arts party on Jan. 24 at Christie’s auction house in Rockefeller Plaza.
The Alliance for the Arts is an advocacy group helping to promote NYC as the art and culture capital of the world. To that end, they’re celebrating seven diverse arts organizations that help “invigorate New York’s cultural scene with new energy and direction.”
Founded and run by Christopher Allen, UnionDocs hosts regular screenings of both modern and classic non-fiction films as well as holding progressive workshops and seminars for media makers. Some upcoming events include a 16mm and 8mm filmmaking workshop hosted by Mono No Aware, a night of short films from the Film-makers’ Cooperative,...
The Alliance for the Arts is an advocacy group helping to promote NYC as the art and culture capital of the world. To that end, they’re celebrating seven diverse arts organizations that help “invigorate New York’s cultural scene with new energy and direction.”
Founded and run by Christopher Allen, UnionDocs hosts regular screenings of both modern and classic non-fiction films as well as holding progressive workshops and seminars for media makers. Some upcoming events include a 16mm and 8mm filmmaking workshop hosted by Mono No Aware, a night of short films from the Film-makers’ Cooperative,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Once again it’s time for the only festival dedicated solely to expanded cinema performance in the U.S. (That I know of anyway.) Brooklyn’s 4th annual Mono No Aware is set to run on Nov. 28, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Lumenhouse studio and exhibition space.
For those unfamiliar with Mono No Aware’s mission, this is a one-night only collection of once-in-a-lifetime screening events, meaning that what the audience sees this night can never be recreated ever again.
I believe this year has the most performances in a single night than in previous Mono No Aware events. There will be 10 separate performances, each featuring some sort of film projection combined with either live music, image manipulation, audience interaction, electronic noise and/or spoken word.
With the truly unique nature of this event, there’s no way to adequately describe what each performance will exactly be like.
For those unfamiliar with Mono No Aware’s mission, this is a one-night only collection of once-in-a-lifetime screening events, meaning that what the audience sees this night can never be recreated ever again.
I believe this year has the most performances in a single night than in previous Mono No Aware events. There will be 10 separate performances, each featuring some sort of film projection combined with either live music, image manipulation, audience interaction, electronic noise and/or spoken word.
With the truly unique nature of this event, there’s no way to adequately describe what each performance will exactly be like.
- 11/19/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
While I missed listing the April 10 “Regional Youth Program” — which was technically the opening night — below is the lineup for the rest of Experiments in Cinema v.5.1. that will run April 14-18 at several venues in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including the Guild Cinema.
This is four nights and one day of some of the best cutting edge experimental films and videos being made today. Each night — and the day — is jam-packed with over three hours or of unique and intriguing short films made by filmmakers such as Sylvia Schedelbauer, Vanessa Renwick, Robert Todd, Penny Lane and Kerry Laitala. All told, there will 50 films from 13 countries screening, including 12 World Premieres.
Although Experiments in Cinema is truly an international event, festival director Bryan Konefsky is placing a special emphasis on regional filmmaking and has invited other festival directors and film curators to showcase works from their particular region. Montse Badia will screen Spanish experimental video,...
This is four nights and one day of some of the best cutting edge experimental films and videos being made today. Each night — and the day — is jam-packed with over three hours or of unique and intriguing short films made by filmmakers such as Sylvia Schedelbauer, Vanessa Renwick, Robert Todd, Penny Lane and Kerry Laitala. All told, there will 50 films from 13 countries screening, including 12 World Premieres.
Although Experiments in Cinema is truly an international event, festival director Bryan Konefsky is placing a special emphasis on regional filmmaking and has invited other festival directors and film curators to showcase works from their particular region. Montse Badia will screen Spanish experimental video,...
- 4/14/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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