For a free circulation of bodies and desires

1) More and more walls are built between those who have (nearly) everything and those who have (nearly) nothing.
2) Misogyny and homophobia (even hidden behind with a good conscience) are walls erected between bodies and desires...

The event is made of different spaces of time, in Friche la Belle de Mai in Marseilles in November 2014. The international Encounters will take place November 7th to 11th. This central part of the event welcome more and more spectators, in a space we try to make as friendly as possible. The exhibition of video installations will last until November 30th.

EXHIBITION OF VIDEO INSTALLATIONS

Schizophrenia Taïwan 2.0

14 installations by 14 artists from the media arts scene from Taiwan. (2^nd & 3^rd floor Tour Panorama, November 7^th to 30^th)

Bodies and desires

15 installations by 14 international artists (Germany, Brazil, Finland, France, Hungary, Japan, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, USA)(Studio & Cartonnerie November 7^th to 15^th)

+ 1 installation by Nicolas Clauss (Vitrine Espace Culture, 6^th to 30)

PERFORMANCES

7 performances/Actions/Lectures by international artists (Belgium, Canada ,France, Malta, Syria)(Cartonnerie 7^th to 11^th)

INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS

159 Video by international artists dealing in a poetical way about the free circulation of bodies and desires, coming for 44 countries (South Africa, Algeria, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus,Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Equator, Finland, France, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela. (Cartonnerie 7^th to 11^th)

with escapades

to Vidéodrome November 20^th and 27^th (18 video) and 4 screenings for young spectators in October and November (52 video);

in the Gallery [.BOX] in Milano (Italy) November 7^th to 13^th (8 video)

on the WEB TV Visual Container November 13^th to December 10^th (15 video)

a total of 252 video art works out of of 1386 received for the selection

SPECIAL ENCOUNTERS

Monday, November 10^th, from 9.30am to 11pm, will be a special day for debates, encounters, screenings, performances, on the theme of the circulation of bodies and desires,

co-organised with REF (France Euromed Network) and the group “Thoughts and practices” initiated by the René Seydoux Foundation.

A day shared with international artists, academics, professionals and users of associations working on issues as immigration, refugees, homosexualities, transgender, transsexuality..

Istanbul International Short Film Festival is the longest running and most experienced organization among the international short film festivals in Turkey.

 

Short film is a medium based on making best of limited time within the frame of cinema art and gives the directors the opportunity of expressing their talents in the most unique way. The In this perspective the Festival aims to support short film and to provide young filmmakers to present their work both on national and international platforms.
 

The Festival had been started by a group of young enthusiasts on national level and showcased only films produced in Turkey. In years it has attracted a big interest and became an international organization in 1988.
 

As an un-interrupted organization of 38 years, the Festival is a unique example of its kind.
 

The Festival is organized each November and through its one-week-course around 200 distinguished short films from Turkey and the world are screened to filmlovers. Experienced filmmakers, professionals share their experiences through Q&A's and workshops.
 

Until today, around 5400 short films have been screened, 1150 guests have attended the festival, 550 Q&A's and 33 workshops have been organized.
 

The international section consists of only film screenings; there is no competition within this section. Films are selected through a process of focused evaluation process from both the direct applications and also from the films provided by film centers of different countries. These films are being presented to the audience with Turkish subtitles in three different theaters where the directors are ready for an Q&A afterwards. 
 

Festival catalogues of each year provide an important reference for cinematic memory.
 

This organization is being run by an independent committee where Hilmi Etikan acts as the president and keeps it's respectable profile throughout the years.

The mission is to present films from throughout continent.This five-day event offers more than 200 films from all corners of the Americas and, since 2007, films from all over the world. We also present many special events.