Emma Rozanski - Artist in Residence at The International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago

Congratulations to our Emma Rozanski (@aparticularfilm) who has been selected as the International Museum of Surgical Science Artist in Residence for Summer/Fall 2018 - A fascinating and inspiring Museum in Chicago, USA. 

During the 4 month residency, Emma will be lurking within the Museum, creating a series of video, sound and installation artworks based on/inspired by the Museum's archives, which will culminate in a solo capstone exhibition of this new work within the Museum in November 2018.

Website and info: https://imss.org/summer-fall-2018-emma-rozanski/

Keep an eye on her progress and the Museum's happenings here: @IMSS_Chicago

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's medium-length film 'POOL VERSION' upcoming screenings

On Tue 6 March 2018 at 6:30pm, at the CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland, and on the 9th March 2018, 13:00 to 15:30, Russkiy Mir Centre, A29, Elvet Riverside I, Durham University...

...Esteemed archivist and curator Juana Suárez (NYU Tisch School of the Arts) presents a programme of four recent short films by Colombian filmmakers living abroad. She will also be there to discuss the programme with special guests.

Including our Gonzalo Escobar Mora's medium-length film from Sarajevo - POOL VERSION

Links to the events:

http://cca-glasgow.com/programme/against-the-national-project

https://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/news/displayevents/?eventno=37982

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Berlinale Premieres for films by Marta Hernaiz Pidal and Andre Gil Mata →

Congratulations to our Bistrik7 colleagues Marta Hernaiz Pidal and André Gil Mata ! Both are premiering feature films at Berlinale this year, along with our teacher Guy Maddin. Viva la família de Sarajevo and Bistrik7! 
Here is the Press Release from The Berlinale:
https://www.berlinale.de/…/pres…/alle/Alle-Detail_41108.html

Bianca Lucas at Premiers Plan d'Angers!

Bianca’s graduation film, BOGEYMAN, is set to have its french premiere at the Premiers Plan d’Angers International Film Festival. The screening will take place on Wednesday, January 17th. BOGEYMAN will screen just prior to one of 2017’s most successful feature documentaries, PLAYING MEN, by Matjaz Ivanisin.

Premiers Plans d’Angers is one of France’s oldest and most important venues for new, international discoveries.

http://www.premiersplans.org/festival/en/selection_officielle-hors_competition-FL.php

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gifts for you - Bistrik7 'Video Xmas Cards' 2017

Bistrik 7 NEWS – December 2017

An omnibus of festive video gifts:

This is a link to a small video collection of short films made as festive season gifts to each other and to our extended film.factory family. Our collective, Bistrik7, is our way to connect, to keep in touch with each other, to share and collaborate on projects and plans big and small for years to come. This year we wanted to make some videos for each other - our way of saying ‘hi’ and keeping the love and spirit of Bistrik7 alive.

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Bogota - Gonzalo Escobar Mora's short film 'POOL VERSION' playing in Bogoshorts Film Festival →

 

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's graduation film.factory film, POOL VERSION, will screen as part of the BogotShorts Film Festival this month (info via links below). Bogoshorts is the largest short film festival in Colombia. Gonzalo will be present for Q&A at the screening.

Facebook Event

BogoShorts Programme and Info

Facebook Info Page

 

Emma Rozanski's debut feature, Papagajka, now available to watch online

After its premiere at SXSW Film Festival a couple of years ago and subsequent festival screenings around the globe, you can now watch Emma Rozanski's debut feature film PAPAGAJKA (aka The Parrot) online.

UK/Europe - Watch here on Amazon: http://amzn.eu/1GdeXh7 (Amazon On Demand and Prime)

USA - Watch here: http://a.co/bxM8WgR (Via Amazon.com Prime and Amazon Video on Demand)

Canada/USA - also Watch here: https://www.fandor.com/films/parrot_papagajka
(Subscription based, but free trials are available)

Rest of the world - If you have an Amazon.com or an  account you can watch via the links above in many countries not just UK/USA (Sadly not her home country of Australia just yet).

Keep up to date on other availability here:

https://www.facebook.com/PapagajkaFilm/

Go forth, watch and enjoy!

Watch Emma Rozanski's debut feature in North America on @Fandor

Emma Rozanski's debut feature film, PAPAGAJKA (SXSW Premiere), is now available to watch on VOD via FANDOR in Canada and the USA.

You can watch if you are a subscriber of Fandor, via Apple TV, or you can sign up for a free trial subscription (there are loads of amazing movies on the platform so it's well worth a try)

Here's the link to @Fandor: 

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Emma Rozanski's PAPAGAJKA awarded at The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival

Congratulations to Emma Rozanski, whose debut feature film, PAPAGAJKA, has been awarded several prizes at The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival:

Best Narrative Feature Film

Best Director, Emma Rozanski

Best Cinematography, Malte Rosenfeld

Best Actress, Susanna Cappellaro

http://www.massiff.org/

Stefan Malešević news

An update on the film happenings of our Stefan Malešević: 

In May, Gora, a 78min documentary shot in Kosovo, won the Best Camera award and Best Film award at the BelDocs international film festival in Belgrade.

In August, Gora was screened at DokuFest in Prizren, where it got a Special Mention from the BalkanDox jury.

In August, Stefan was a member of the jury for documentaries at the Montenegro Film Festival in Herceg Novi.

Amateri, or The Lost Innocents (Graeme Cole) at 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival

Mr Cole's movie Amateri, or The Lost Innocents, will play at Sarajevo Film Festival next week. As you may remember, the video was produced as part of an artist residency at Kino Klub Split, and is a poetic interpretation and perversion of the history and culture of the Kino Klubs of the region of the former Yugoslavia.


EVENT: Amateri at Sarajevo Film Festival
PROGRAM: BH Film
WHERE: Art Cinema Kriterion, Obala Kulina bana 2, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
WHEN: Tuesday, 15th August 2017, 15.00 
COST: 5KM (€2.55) (buy online)

Aleksandra Niemczyk's adaptation of 'King Ubu' premieres in Croatia

Saturday the 12th of August is the premiere of Aleksandra Niemczyk's adaptation of "King Ubu" a play by Alfred Jarry - in 21 Contemporary Theater Festival Zadar, Croatia.

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