Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

TIE's upcoming festival (November 20-24, 2013) seeks to invigorate and connect artist-run film labs while advancing the dialogue on contemporary screen culture and moving-image media. TIE has always been committed to providing exposure and resources to artists working at the fringes of contemporary screen culture, helping to connect and support those whose investigations into the practices of celluloid continue to prove that it is a medium with vital and inexhaustible potential for human expression and social critique. Our upcoming series of activities and associated literature seek to challenge the conception of film as an outmoded form of artistic representation and to counteract the consequent closure of access to mainstream film labs and technologies that this thinking has occasioned. Rather than viewing this state of affairs as unfortunate, TIE sees a tremendous opportunity for those concerned to appropriate the mode of filmic production for themselves, and to do so in a way that is inclusive and revolutionary; to quote Nicolas Rey, "As the moving picture industry gradually abandons the film medium, the equipment, the knowledge, the practices migrate into artists' hands."

TIE's five-day festival is dedicated exclusively to artist-run film labs and held at Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, Colorado College. This event is partly underwritten by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and a grant from Colorado Creative Industries.

In addition to the exhibition of outstanding work from each collective, several of the filmmakers will be in attendance to answer questions and contribute to the development of the dialogue. Lectures, receptions, panel discussions, a photo exhibit, installations and workshops will also be featured. The festival aims to be a meeting place for experimental film labs and the general public, to foster the transmission of knowledge and experience cross-culturally.

Included among the slew of workshops are Chromaflex - experimental colour with Richard Touhy and Cinematographe: The Hand Cranked Film with Kevin Rice. Nicolas Rey and Vassily Bourikas will be curating and presenting programs among several others from across the globe. There will also be a projection workshop presented by The Northwest Chicago Film Society.

The festival is open to the public with attendees from across the U.S. and abroad. More information on registration and fee schedule will be announced shortly.

TIE, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition was conceived in Colorado in 2000 by film curator, Christopher May - along with the support of founding Board Members Stan Brakhage, M.M. Serra and Standish Lawder. In a vision shared by artists, filmmakers and innovative thinkers from around the world, TIE entered the realm of the avant-garde exhibiting an invigorating and creative experimental cinema. Since its inception, various TIE events have been held in Europe, South America, Canada and the United States.

TIE continues to explore the inherent visual artistry of experimental cinema internationally through intensive film festivals, curatorial research, exhibitions, archival projects, scholarly presentations, conferences, and other cultural interventions.

It is through dedication to the fine artistry of motion-picture presentation, combined with a soaring level of curatorial innovation, that TIE continues to be a strong voice in the dialogue of contemporary screen culture.

Resources:

experimentalcinema.org

www.facebook.com/TIECinemaExposition