From: Pablo Marin (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Feb 09 2006 - 10:04:29 PST
Chris,
i´m glad that you know Sarli/Bo films (for those of
you that don´t know, the argentinian Russ Meyer).
any of you have seen films by experimental filmmakers
Claudio Caldini or Narcisa Hirsch? they re really
great. Caldini´s last mayor retrospective was held at
the 2003 Oberhausen Short Film Competition. if you
have the opportunity, be sure of seeing some of his
and her super 8/ single 8 films.
i wasn´t aware of that grants you mentioned, but,
regarding Argentina, Tierra del fuego and Patagonia, i
can tell you that the goverment recently opened the
first film theatre in the Antartida (!). sure it be
nice to watch Brakhage´s Black Ice there...
By the way, the Buenos Aires International Independent
Film Festival (BAFICI) takes place the first two weeks
of April.
Pablo Marín,
Buenos Aires, ARG.
--- Neo Colorado <email suppressed> wrote:
> First off, someone recently mentioned the idea of
> writing grants for film screenings in Tierra del
> Fuego. In all seriousness, if anyone is interested
> in collaborating in funding research and proposal
> writing for a project like this, I would be
> interested in making time to participate. I really
> enjoy Argentina and am interested in learning more
> about Argentine cinema (everything from independent,
> experimental, national to Sarli/Bo). Being part of
> film exhibitions in Argentina and exploring
> Patagonia would be fantastic. I have formal
> graduate-level education in grant writing and have
> won thousands of dollars to put on all celluloid
> film shows and festivals in the U.S. I have a broken
> leg now and am spending more time reading frameworks
> posts, re-reading Bataille and spending way to much
> time visiting pop music forums and watching 80's
> horror movies (getting excited to watch "My Bloody
> Valentine" next Tuesday). So any Argentines out
> there interested in researching some international
> film exhibition capital, let me know.
>
> In regard to the cultural theory vs. film argument,
> I think that somewhere in the universe,
> postmodernism can joyously exist with the
> filmmakers' intent. Specific exhibition requests and
> demands by both the programmer and filmmaker as
> author can co-exist with audience readings and
> participation. I have the opinion that the
> experimental film world is moving towards a
> spiritual anarchy which I think is great. What I
> mean by this is that I think all policing &
> preservation for the original mode of exhibition
> film, should continue on and push forward. -Go
> against the grain.
>
> I definitely think more individuals should rent
> experimental films from Canyon rather than spending
> it on that expensive bottle of wine, the next time
> they are entertaining guests.
>
> I also think "fetish" has a really negative tone
> when frameworkers are using the word in their posts.
> -This creeps me out.
>
> Although the academics on this list get a really
> hard time; equally do the film programmers and the
> film police.
>
> And in response to exploring fascination in terms of
> avant-garde film, you just can't leave out
> discussing the fascination with the film medium
> itself. Would be a really cool topic.
>
> As far as kids go, I really think the generation Y
> (not) totally rules!
>
> Later Alligators
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> Chris
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