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The Legion of the Experimental
Looking back in history, the 60’s and 70’s, were, arguably the two of the most creative decades of experimental, avant-garde film and a particular area of film history.
Michael Bock used to be a programmer of film nights on Mondays at Salon, that is now known as “Arsenal” cinema, a hub for independent film screenings during the Berlinale Film Festival.
For the month of November, Mr Bock has prepared a 4 part programme, featuring known (or some perhaps less known) filmmakers from USA, Europe, Japan and Armenia.
There exist many forms of experimental film, dealing with a subject matter normally ignored or marginalized by the film industry. Most avant-garde filmmakers work alone, striving for much stricter control of image framing, editing, sound, etc. than it would be allowed in commercial film making, and more often than not using outside of standard cinema technology.
The overall title of the series “The Legion of Experimental” wants to give a hint to the viewer to see the projection screen as a large-scale canvas one paints on with light and shadow, in black and white or colour, where static images interact with those in motion, at times at highly rapid speed. One of the most important aspects of experimental film is the control of time and rhythm, making the viewer alert of how much these depend on careful editing. There is a variety of films meant to focus our attention on a particular subject; others transport us into an almost meditative state. The results reinvigorate our reverence for the visual world around us and develop our patience for contemplating.
The ongoing tradition of avant-garde cinema remains one of film history’s most under-appreciated achievements.
For programme details of Kinemastik’s film club in November, please see here
The Long March through China
November 2nd, 2012, Kinemastik sets off to China.
We intend to make a series of networking projects that offer opportunities, encourage initiative for collaborative projects, and offer a platform for sharing common interests and long term benefit for the greater public. Kinemastik intends to generate an artistic outcome with and outreach to public through public components (e.g. performances, exhibitions, training modules, toolkits, new curatorial strategies, new / improved methodologies of working).
Kinemastik tour will take place all across China, from Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Nanjing to Macao and Hong Kong. Through years of communications with different cultural institutions, we have set up a programme of screenings and talks that we ll deliver in universities, cinemas, galleries and various cultural institutions.
We will show some of the past Kinemastik International Short Film Festival winners but our main focus will be Maltese short film. We will hold talks about the developments of Maltese short film in the last decade and a possible exchange/visit of Maltese film makers and Chinese film schools.
Through a series of slide shows, we will be presenting different picturesque locations from Malta, offering an interesting backdrop for a possible Chinese endeavour to our archipelago.
We will invite all of our Chinese partners to Malta for our next Short Film Festival as we plan to have a separate screening with an Asian angle at our next Kinemastik Short Film Festival.
This project is supported by Malta Arts Fund.
Kinemastik Film Club Autumn-Winter-Spring
Kinemastik Film Club kicks off today, 7th October 2012 and hopefully will go on until April next year. Every month will wear its own hat, have its own theme, we’ll have hosts and guests, some of them will talk, some won’t.
So, the first one to steer this boat will be Jon Banthorpe and he’s heading far east, to Japan.
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7th October – 20:30h – Devils On The Doorstep – Wen Jiang
17th October – 20:30h – Kikujiro – Takeshi Kitano
24st October – 20:30h – The Sword of Doom (1966) (Dai-bosatsu tôge)
31th October – 20:30h – Tokyo Story – Yasujirô Ozu
All the screenings will take place at the British Legion, Melita Street 111, Valletta.
Please do note that screenings are free and for Kinemastik members only.
More info here………………………………………………………………………………………..
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2012 – Winners
The 8th edition of the Kinemastik Interntional Short Film Festival took place between 27th July and 5th of August 2012.
Exhibition at the Subway of Bare Bones and Ali Tollervey, Dark Horses concert, Workshops by WIZ, Carla Mackinnon and a talk by Matt Lambert all preceded our Short Films Night as the main event of Kinemastik International Short Film Festival.
20 international films were shown, competing for both Jury Award and the Audience Award.
Jury s prize:
Winner: Yuri Ancarani – Il Capo
Special mention: Junior by Julia Ducournau and Remember me, my Ghost by Ross McDonnel
Audience award: Bus Terminus by Duncan Bone, Emma Mattei and Harry Malt
More than 1200 people visited 8th edition of KISFF.
Picture gallery of KISFF is here….
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Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2012 – list of events
27/07/2012
Exhibition – Ali Tollervey / Bare Bones
28/07/2012
Concert – Dark Horses / Capitol K / Dolls For Idols
30/07/2012
A Documentary Workshop for Teenagers – Carla MacKinnon
31/07/2012
WIZ – The Last Apostle of Music Film
02/08/2012
Matt Lambert – The Works and Words of DieLamb
04/08/2012 – 05/08/2012
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival
05/08/2012
Documentary Workshop for Teenagers – Carla MacKinnon
A Documentary Workshop For Teenagers
Kinemastik is organising a 3 day workshop for teenagers (age 13-17) to teach them how to make their first documentary. This three day course is designed to provide a detailed a practical guide on how to produce a short documentary, starting with the early stages of how to develop an idea.
This course is interactive: participants are expected to come along with one or two ideas written up to talk about. This ideas will be discussed within an industry but also a creative context with pointers given on how to be effective in developing ideas.
Existing treatments, taster tapes and documentaries will be used to illustrate useful points.
THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES SO IT WILL BE DONE ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. INTERESTED APPLICANTS MAY SEND AN EMAIL TO kinemastik@gmail.com WITH A SHORT BIO.
Carla MacKinnon bio:
Carla has been producing international film festivals, curating arts programmes and creating illustrative and moving image work for over 10 years. She has experience of arts production from conceptualisation and fundraising through to exhibition and distribution and from traditional methodology to cutting edge digital technology.
Carla has been programming and producing festivals and rolling events since 2004.
Festivals
Director – Rich Pickings (rolling event) 2009 – present
Manager – TEDxLondon Education Revolution 2011
Producer – London Short Film Festival 2010
Producer – Branchage Jersey International Film Festival 2009
Producer – East End Film Festival 2009
Producer – Rushes Soho Shorts 2007 & 2008
Director – Reel Islington Screenings 2007 & 2008
Coordinator – End of the Pier International Film Festival 2007
Director – No Original Artists (rolling event) 2004-2006
Carla also participates in juries and panels, hosts Q&As and programmes short films for international festivals and organisations. These have included BAFTA (UK), True/False (USA),Birds Eye View (UK), Supershorts (UK), Concorto (Italy) and Vallecas Puerta del Cine (SpainCarla has been leading art and filmmaking workshops since 1999. She has taught young people aged three to ninteen in groups of five to 50+ on free standing and rolling programmes.
In 2006 Carla completed an internship in the Education Department at Whitechapel Gallery. She holds an enhanced CRB certificate and has a sound understanding of good practice in child protection, health and safety and diversity, as well as a track record of fundraising and programming for social and educational initiatives.).
Matt Lambert – the works and words of a DieLamb
Currently based in Berlin, Matt Lambert is a filmmaker, artist and head of video for London-based, multidisciplinary art collective, BARE BONES. He is also actively operating out of LA, NYC and London.
Matt also acts as Editor-at-Large of Motionographer as well as a contributor to other industry publications and lecturer at various universities, art/design/film festivals and conferences around the world.
Matt Lambert will be presenting his work in Valletta, 2nd August, at 5 pm 2012.
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