From: John Sundholm (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Jun 19 2006 - 05:50:02 PDT
AVANT
2006
AVANT 2006
Nära Ögat
31.8-2.9. 2006
Biograf/Cinema Arenan (Bibliotekshuset), Västra Torggatan 1
Karlstad
Art as Moving Image
AVANT 2006 presents Film and Video by Swedish and British Artists. Focus is
on Screen Art in general. This year’s retrospective presents Claes
Söderquist’s poetic documentaries and early experimental work. Invited
speakers are: Lars Gustaf Andersson (Lund University), David Curtis (London
University of the Arts), Gunnel Pettersson (University College of Arts
Crafts and Design), Patrik Sjöberg (Karlstad University), Gary Svensson
(Linköping University), Mika Taanila (Filmmaker, Finland), Astrid
Söderbergh Widding (Stockholm University).
AVANT 2006 is also addressing this question: “How to depict a national
history of the experimental moving image?”.
Gratis inträde/The event is free of charge. Förhandsbokning på/Ticket
bookings in advance at: http://www.filmivarmland.se/avant
Förfrågningar/inquires: Marcus Thell (0)54-700 11 96/
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AVANT 2006 is a collaboration between Karlstad University, The Värmland
Regional Film Centre, Filmform, and the City of Karlstad, with support from
Region Värmland.
Torsdag/Thursday
Prolog/Prologue
19.00-20.00
Ett urval filmer av värmländska konst- och experimentfilmare/
A selection of films by artists from the Värmland region
Presenteras av/Presented by Anders Pettersson
20.00
Smygpremiär/Sneak preview
Gunvor Nelson: True To Life (2006) 38 min.
Fredag/Friday
Svensk konst som rörlig bild/Swedish Artists’ Film and Video
9.00 - 10.30
Film:
Presenteras av/presented by Lars Gustaf Andersson, John Sundholm och/and
Astrid Söderbergh Widding.
Gunnar Hellström: Tango (1932) 7 min.
Robert Breer & Pontus Hultén: Ett mirakel (1954) 30 sek.
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd: Försvinnaren (1957) 4 min.
Peter Weiss & Christer Strömholm: Ansikten i skugga (1956) 12 min.
Ralph Lundstén & Rolf Nilsson: Främmande planet (1963) 7 min.
Åke Karlung: Aliena Kadabra (1969) 5 min.
Åsa Sjöström: Mass (1976) 13 min.
Lisskulla Moltke-Hoff: Reservoir (2005) 8 min.
11.00 – 12.30
Video- och monitorkonst/
Video and Electronic Art
Presenteras av/presented by Gunnel Pettersson & Gary Svensson
Jan W. Morthenson: Supersonics (1968) 13 min.
Lisa Strömbeck: Lady in Red (1996) 4 min.
Astrid Göransson: En modell (2000) 3 min.
Lina Selander: Inner Pond (2003) 6 min.
Loulou Cherinet: Bleeding Men II (2005) 8 min.
Paula Urbano: Hennes liv/La vida de ella (2006) 14 min.
14.00-15.30
British Artists’ Film and Video
Presented by David Curtis
Francis Bruguire & Oswell Blakeston: Light Rhythms (1930) 5 min.
Len Lye: Trade Tattoo (1937) 5 min.
William Turnbull: 83B (1951) 6 min.
Margaret Tait: A Portrait of Ga (1952) 4 min.
Annabel Nicholson: Shapes (1970) 7 min.
Malcolm Le Grice: Threshold (1972) 3 min.
Stephen Partridge: Monitor 1 (1975) 10 min.
Jayne Parker: K (1989) 13 min.
Amanda Holiday: Manau Tupapu (1990) 1 min.
Paul Bush: Live TV (1993) 1 min
16.30 – 18.00
Claes Söderquist I
I frack (1964) 11 min.
Le Genie Civil (1967) 10 min.
Travelogue (1969) 30 min.
Lördag/Saturday
9.30 - 12.00
Claes Söderquist II
Epitaf (1981) 35 min.
Landskap (1988) 35 min
Brev ur tystnaden (1989) 40 min.
13.30 - 15.00
Panel
A National History of Experimental Film and Video?
Deltagare/Participants: Lars Gustaf Andersson, David Curtis, Gunnel
Pettersson, Patrik Sjöberg, Claes Söderquist, Mika Taanila, Astrid
Söderbergh Widding
Moderator: John Sundholm
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