[Oberlist] Apel de participare_Found Footage Workshop

[stefan rusu]

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propunerilor pentru participarea la atelierul Found Footage expira pe
1 August.
Stefan Rusu  - curatorul proiectului FFW


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Apel de participare: Found Footage Workshop

Data limita: 1 August 2007
Selectia finala: 10 August 2007

Organizator/Locul desfasurarii: KSAK- Centrul pentru Arta Contemporana, Chisinau
Perioada desfasurarii atelierului: 9-25 septembrie 2007 (6 ore/ zi, 6
zile/ pe saptamana).
Participanti: 15 artisti din Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia,
Bosnia si Hertegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Muntenegru, Croatia, Slovenia.

Parteneri de proiect:
Asociatia D-Media, Romania (http://www.dmedia.ro)
Baza - Belgrade Art Initiatives, Serbia (http://www.baza.org.yu)
NBK Video Forum, Germania (http://www.nbk.org/video-f.html)

Descriere:
Atelierul Found Footage isi propune explorarea in profunzime a
re-folosirii materialelor vizuale arhivate, a esteticii aproprierii,
sampling-ului, deturnarii si transferului limbajului cinematic in
forma digitala. Atelierul va consta din componenta teoretica,
proiectii de filme si ateliere de lucru asistate (selectia surselor de
arhiva, transferuri analog-digital, montaj). Fiecare participant va
produce un film bazat pe refolosirea materialelor din sursele
arhivate. Atelierul este o posibilitate in facilitarea schimbului
inter-cultural dintre artistii din Moldova, artisti regionali din
tarile balcanice, si oaspetii internationali care au fost invitati sa
conduca atelierele.

Tutorii invitati  si continutul atelierelor:
John Davis (San Francisco, SUA) este artist media care exploreaza
fuziunea dintre film, video, fotografie, sunet experimental si
practicile sociale. Link:http://www.noiseforlight.com
* Introducere in refolosirea culturii pop cu scopul criticii, satirei
si investigarii politice. Asistarea participantilor in selectarea
fragmentelor din surse precum: filme, video in format VHS, DVD-uri,
televiziune si internet, pentru a le incorpora in proiecte cu scopul
schimbarii peisajului media prin viziuni personale. Proiectii de
materiale video bazate pe principiul found-footage din SUA.
Joanne Richardson (Cluj, Romania) este teoretician media, artist video
si coordonator al D-Media, un ONG care produce media digitala si arta
angajata. Link:
http://subsol.c3.hu/subsol_2/contributors0/richardsonbio.html
* Introducere in istoria materialelor video regasite si a deturnarii
acestora, legatura acesteia cu lupta impotriva proprietatii
intelectuale si dimensiunile politice ale „contra-documentarului".
Asistarea participantilor in dezvoltarea conceptelor, montaj.
Proiectii de filme franceze ale anilor 1960-70 si ale materialelor
video bazate pe principiul found-footage din perioada post-89 din
Europa de Est.
Stevan Vukovic (Belgrad, Serbia) este critic de arta, teoretician de
film, curator si co-fondator al Belgrade Art Initiatives. Linkuri:
http://www.baza.org.yu , http://www.o3.co.yu ,
http://www.schoolofmissingstudies.net
* Introducere in productia recenta a filmelor documentare si video din
Balcani. Proiectii ale filmelor lui Zelimir Zilnik si altor regizori
sarbi.
Kathrin Becker (Berlin, Germania) este istoric al artelor, curator si
director al Video Forumului NBK (Neuer Berliner Kunstverein) Link:
http://www.nbk.org/video-f.html
* Introducere in arhiva Video Forumului NBK. Proiectii video ale
artistilor internationali din colectia NBK de la sfarsitul anilor 1960
pana in prezent.

Continutul/productia filmelor:
Proiectul are ca scop facilitarea formarii spiritului critic, angajat
al artistilor fata de conditia actuala a societatilor post-sovietice
(ale fostei URSS) sau post-socialiste. Suntem interesati in mod
special de investigatiile care folosesc estetica filmelor si
tehnologiilor digitale pentru a explora si comenta pe marginea
fenomenului de „tranzitie"(golului, darii, rupturii sau continuitatii)
- in procesul deconstructiei unui sistem (socialist) si inlocuirii cu
altul (neo-liberal), in acelasi timp artistii ar putea propune idei
care doar ar porni de la scopul enuntat. Participantii vor elabora un
scenariu de film, vor selecta sursele de arhiva adecvate ideii si vor
realiza un scurtmetraj digital (de la 5 la 10 minute). Principiul de
baza al conceptului si producerii filmului constand in refolosirea sau
re-contextualizarea surselor de arhiva, incluzand filme de propaganda
si arhive din perioada socialista (KSA:K dispune de o colectie de
asemenea materiale), fragmente de filme noi sau arhive private,
televiziune si internet.

Aptitudini acumulate prin participarea la atelier:
Selectarea  si digitalizarea materialelor analog (filme de 16 sau 8
mm, casete video),  filmarea cu aparate profesioniste, montajul în
AVID, tehnici de post-productie. Filmele vor fi finalizate in format
mini DV si exportate in format DVD. Unul din criteriile de selectie
este experienta anterioara in productia video (lucrul cu camera,
montaj).

Informatii practice:
Organizatorii vor acoperi costurile de drum (in limitele calatoriei cu
autocarul/trenul), cazarea si masa va fi asigurata pe toata durata
atelierului. Nu se percep taxe de participare.

Criterii de inscriere:
Pretendentii trebuie sa aiba nationalitatea sau sa fie cetateni ai
Republicii Moldova, Romaniei, Bulgariei, Macedoniei, Bosniei &
Hertegovinei, Kosovo, Serbiei, Muntenegru, Croatiei, sau Sloveniei.
Asteptam propuneri de la  artisti vizuali, cineasti si activisti video
care vor fi inspirati de intersectia (dialogul, coliziunea sau
complementaritatea) dintre dimensiunile istorice a trecutului si
realitatile prezentului. Artistii interesati vor pregati un pachet de
propuneri continand urmatoarele documente: un CV (1-3 pagini), o
declaratie scurta despre interesul particular in acest atelier (150 de
cuvinte), un sinopsis al filmului (500-600 de cuvinte), un plan de
productie sau o axa cronologica si o lista de descriere a materialelor
de arhiva care urmeaza a fi folosite. Daca aceste materiale de arhiva
sunt greu de gasit in Moldova si au un specific strict regional,
participantii sunt incurajati sa le aduca cu ei. Documentele de
inscriere vor fi expediate ca fisier unic (.doc, .rtf, sau .pdf) prin
e-mail. In cazul in care pretendentii vor dori sa trimita mostre de
lucrari anterioare, coletul poate fi trimis prin posta la adresa de
mai jos. Documentele electronice trebuie de asemenea trimise separat,
prin e-mail:

Stefan Rusu –	curatorul proiectului FFW
E-mail :		suhebator la gmail.com,
ksak.info la mail.md
Adresa: 	Centrul pentru Arta Contemporana, Chisinau -[KSA:K],
Str. Independentei, 1, (Colegiul Al. Plămadeala)
Cod postal: MD-2043, Chisinau, Republica  Moldova
Site-ul Web:	www.art.md
Telefon:		GSM+37369312435
tel. +37322 772507,
tel/fax: +37322 573395

Centrul pentru Arta Contemporana, Chisinau -[KSA:K] este o institutie
independenta, non-profit inregistrata in 2000. Noua strategie a
Centrului este axata pe promovarea formelor culturale si practicilor
artistice, care reflecta dinamica transformarilor sociale, politice si
economice a societatii. In prezent Centrul desfasoara activitati de
advocacy in promovarea politicilor culturale adecvate, definirea si
consolidarea pozitiei artistului, a practicilor artei contemporane in
societate.

Proiectul este sustinut de ECF (European Cultural Foundation),
Amsterdam; Ambasadei SUA din Rep. Moldova; Colegiului de Arte Plastice
Al. Plamadeala; Uniunea Cineastilor din Rep. Moldova.

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English version


Open Call: Found Footage Workshop

Deadline for receiving proposals: 1 August 2007
Announcement of selected participants: 10 August 2007

Organizer/Location: KSAK-Center for Contemporary Art, Chisinau
Workshop Period: 9-25 September 2007 (six hours per day, six days per week).
Participants: 15 persons will be selected from Moldova, Romania,
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia &
Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia

Project partners:
D Media Association, Romania (http://www.dmedia.ro)
Baza - Belgrade Art Initiatives, Serbia (http://www.baza.org.yu)
NBK Video Forum, Germany (http://www.nbk.org/video-f.html)

Description:
The Found Footage Workshop is an in-depth exploration of the use of
archival material, the aesthetics of appropriation, sampling and
detournement, and the transfer of cinematic language to digital forms.
The workshop will consist in theoretical presentations, film
screenings, and assisted hands-on workshops (selection of archival
sources, analogue-digital transfers, montage). Each participant will
produce a film based on the re-use of archival sources. The workshop
will provide an opportunity for cross-cultural exchange between
artists and students from Moldova, regional artists from Balkan
countries, and the international guests who have been invited to
prepare the workshop.

Guest tutors & content of the workshop:
John Davis (San Francisco, USA) is a media artist exploring the
intersections of film, video, photography, experimental sound and
social practices. Link: http://www.noiseforlight.com
* Introduction to the reuse of popular culture for critique, satire
and poetic investigation. Assisting participants in extracting
fragments from sources like film, VHS, DVD, television and the
internet, and incorporating them into projects that reshape the media
landscape with their personal vision. Screening of American found
footage films.
Joanne Richardson (Cluj, Romania) is a cultural theorist, video artist
and coordinator of D Media, an NGO producing digital media & engaged
art. Link:  http://subsol.c3.hu/subsol_2/contributors0/richardsonbio.html
* Introduction to history of found footage and detournement, its
relation to struggles against intellectual property, and the political
dimensions of "counter-documentary." Assisting participants with
developing concept/montage. Screening of 1960-70s French films and
post-1989 found footage from Eastern Europe.
Stevan Vukovic (Belgrade, Serbia) is an art critic, film theorist,
curator, and co-founder of Belgrade Art Initiatives. Links:
http://www.baza.org.yu , http://www.o3.co.yu ,
http://www.schoolofmissingstudies.net
* Introduction to recent documentary film and video production from
the Balkans. Screening of films by Zelimir Zilnik and other Serbian
directors.
Kathrin Becker (Berlin, Germany) is an art historian, curator and the
director of NBK (Neuer Berliner Kunstverein) Video Forum. Link:
http://www.nbk.org/video-f.html
* Introduction to the NBK Video-Forum Archive. Screening of
international artist videos from late 1960s to the present from the
NBK collection.

Film Content/Production:
The workshop aims to facilitate a critical engagement by artists
toward the current condition of post-soviet (former USSR) or
post-socialist societies. We are especially interested in
investigations that use film aesthetics and digital technologies to
explore and comment upon the "transition" (gaps, ruptures, or
continuities) between the dismantling of socialism and the current
neo-liberal system, although artists can also propose ideas that
depart from this focus. Each participant will develop a film scenario,
select and choose appropriate archive sources corresponding to the
idea, and edit a short digital film (5 to 10 minutes in length). The
basic principle underlying the concept and production of the film
should be the re-use or re-contextualization of archival sources,
including propaganda films and archives from the socialist period
(KSA:K has an available collection of these), fragments of new films,
home movies or private archives, television and internet.

Skills gained by taking the workshop:
Selecting and digitizing analogue materials (16 - 8 MM film, VHS),
filming with professional cameras, editing with AVID, postproduction
techniques. Films will be finished on mini DV and exported to DVD.
Please note that some prior experience in video production
(camerawork, montage) is required.

Practical information:
Selected participants will receive reimbursement for travel costs
(train or bus), their accommodations and meals will be covered by the
organizer for the duration of the workshop. There is no participation
fees.

Criteria and submissions:
Applicants should be nationals or residents of Moldova, Romania,
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro,
Croatia, or Slovenia. We are looking for inspired proposals by visual
artists, filmmakers and video activists that envision an intersection
(dialogue, clash or complementarity) between past histories and
present realities. Interested artists will prepare a proposal package
containing the following documents: a CV (1-3 pages), a short
statement about the particular interest in this workshop (150 words),
a film synopsis (500-600 words), a production plan or timeline, and a
tentative list/description of archival sources to be used. If these
archival sources are difficult to find and specific to the region,
artists are encouraged to bring them along. The application documents
should be sent as a single file (.doc, .rtf or .pdf) by email. If
applicants would like to submit samples of previous works, the package
can be sent by post to the following address, but the electronic
documents should also be sent separately by email to:

Stefan Rusu –	FFW project curator
E-mail :		suhebator la gmail.com,
ksak.info la mail.md
Address: 	Centrul pentru Arta Contemporana, Chisinau -[KSA:K],
Str. Independentei, 1, (Colegiul Al. Plamadeala)
Postal code: MD-2043, Chisinau, Republica  Moldova
Web site:	www.art.md
Phone:		GSM+37369312435
Tel. +37322 772507,
tel/fax: +37322 573395

Center for Contemporary Art-[KSA:K] is a non-profit, independent
institution registered in the year 2000. The new strategy of the
Center is the development of cultural forms and art practices, which
would reflect the dynamic of the social, political and economic
transformations of the society. Currently Center develops the advocacy
activities in promoting of cultural policies suitable for the defining
and the consolidation of artist position and contemporary art
practices in the society.

This project is supported by ECF (European Cultural Foundation),
Amsterdam; USA Embassy in Rep. of Moldova; Fine Arts College Al.
Plamadeala; The Union of Cineastes from Rep. Moldova.



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