The sun continues to shine on onedotzero headquarters in London and we’re all feeling very excited about May’s jam-packed schedule.
Take a look at our month ahead, hopefully you can join us!
7 May: Donaufestival, Krems, Austria
onedotzero’s May tour kicks-off in picturesque Krems in Austria for a brand new collaboration with Donaufestival to present two musically driven screening programmes: wavelength 10 offers up a serving of offbeat new directions in music video whilst onscreen looks at more abstract and experimental examples of music driven moving image work.
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9 May: COLLECT, London, UK
Next stop on the may tour onedotzero joins the crafts council at
collect – the leading international art fair for contemporary craft, hosted at Saatchi Gallery in London.
onedotzero will present craftwork, a selection of 22 short films and animations that revive a hand crafted approach and explore a tactile aesthetic and post-digital look.
So if you’re in London next monday afternoon, don’t miss the pyromania of Corin Hardy’s promo for the Prodigy, or the truly unique costume design in Misfit, a music promo by Australian based directors The Glue Society.
craftwork screening 12.30pm
Hurry, book your tickets by Thursday 5 May
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20-22 May: Athens Video Art Festival, Athens, Greece
The onedotzero team then heads to Athens Video Art Festival for a weekend of festival fun. The annual springtime festival takes place in downtown Athens celebrating digital arts and new media.
wavelength 10, new british talent 10, extended play 10 and ladymation will all be introduced by onedotzero team members throughout the weekend.
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27 May: We Love Japan, Oporto, Portugal
onedotzero heads to portugal for a night of j-star screenings and japanese dj sets at Cinebar Passos Manuel, raising money and awareness for the Japan earthquake think the earth fund.
This j-star retrospective celebrates some of the most surprising and inspiring music videos, motion graphics and animated shorts produced over the last four years in Japan – a country renowned for its exquisite visual culture and relentless creative talent pool. delve into the future visions of some of the country’s finest moving image-makers and young trailblazers!
A percentage of all ticket sales will be donated to the Japan earthquake think the earth fund dedicated to supporting npo’s/ngo’s providing front line assistance. If you can’t make it you can make donations here
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1 May-12 Jun: The Sparks Children’s Art Festival, Leicester, Uk
onedotzero joins the Spark Children’s Art Festival at Phoenix Square for a weekend packed full of amazing activities, with a double bill screening of onedotzero_sprites 09 and onedotzero_sprites 10 as part of the sparking the imagination weekend events for children.
In true onedotzero style the sprites programmes offer a range of fun stories and visually stimulating animations from around the world promise to entertain, enchant and delight. These selections of family friendly shorts have been hand-picked for the new digital generation of young motion creators and critics!
This is a free event but there may be a small charge for some activities.
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TALKS + WORKSHOPS NEWS…
27 May: AV:lab x Mapping festival, Geneva, Switzerland
onedotzero’s director Shane Walter joins AV:lab at the renowned Mapping Festival in Geneva to discuss industry and career development within audiovisual arts.
Shane will join visual entities UVA and Lightrhythm visuals, all of whom will be sharing their views on how it has been possible to develop an industry and careers around visual arts. This is followed up with themed talks by RVA, Shantell Martin, Olga Mink and Benge.
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28 May: Belgrade Design Week, Belgrade, Serbia
Flying straight from Geneva to Belgrade, Shane will also be joining the 6th Belgrade Design Week as a guest speaker during the future² educational conference.
Over three days, the international educational conference future² will present the leading global creative minds of the 21st century.
Expect Shane to describe his journey through founding onedotzero and developing one of the most progressive and forward thinking organisations in contemporary moving image, graphics and performance.
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ONEDOTZERO MONTHLY HIGHLIGHT…
onedotzero Festival Artist Interviews 2010
onedotzero are pleased to announce the release of brand new series of artist interviews on www.onedotzero.com/watch, offering an exclusive inside peek at some of the most brilliant people and illuminating stories behind the work featured in the onedotzero_adventures in motion 2010 festival.
The first film in the series went live at the weekend and introduces directors Karni + Saul as they talk about how they created their film bafta nominated Turning.
Be sure to check the onedotzero watch page regularly as we’ll be adding interviews from Max Hattler [onscreen], Nomint [wow + flutter 10], Takcom [j-star 10] and many more over the next few months.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Early Deadline 30 May 2011
Don’t forget: onedotzero_adventures in motion 2011 is currently open for submissions!
We are seeking innovative short films, installations, interactive work and live audio-visual performances to showcase at the BFI Southbank this november. The five-day festival will be the first stop on onedotzero’s extensive worldwide network of events.
Be a part of it now! We can’t wait to see your work!
FREE to submit, the early deadline for receiving submissions is
30 may 2011
For full details about how to submit your work please visit www.onedotzero.com/submissions
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