LOOP FESTIVAL 2016 raises the discussion about the connections between video art and cinema. It seeks to deepen the relationship between the work of artists who use film as a medium and traditional formats, both in its conceptualization, formalization and circulation, as well as to reflect upon the challenges necessary for the breakdown of boundaries.
The selection of candidates to the Empenta a la videocreació award brings together several independent spaces and five curatorial initiatives presented in this edition. Given its involvement with the focus of the festival and/or the generation of debates and spaces for the discussion of motion picture formats, they deserve to be highlighted.
Jury:
Frederic Montornés, critic, curator and artist.
Joan Maria Minguet, art historian.
Marta Ramos-Yzquierdo, independent curator.
Spaces
1. Chez Xefo
2. El Palomar
3. Espai Colona
4. Espronceda
5. Estudio Nómada
6. Halfhouse
7. La Place
8. Olivart Gallery
9. Sala KINO
Curatorial Projects
1. La Finestra Indiscreta (Screening)
Curators: Andrés Vial & Miguel Ayesa
2. Luis Macías, Adriana Vila + Alfredo Costa Monteiro, Incluso el silencio es causa de tormenta (Performance)
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Expanded Cinema (Workshop)
Crater Lab (Adriana Vila and Luis Macías)
3. Javier Peñafiel, Perfeccionando Muerte (Performance)
Curator: Diana Padrón
4.Jordi Cerdà, Stephen Dwoskin, Valie Export, Birgit&Wilhem Hein, Jonas Mekas, Werner Nekes & Ernst Schmidt Jr., Stills
Curator: Juan Naranjo
5. Heretgies (Screening)
Curator: Joana Hurtado Matheu