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Best wishes, Walter Ungerer Hello, The programme for Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is now alive! Held in the Scottish Borders, this year's festival spans three days, beginning on the morning of Friday 26th October, through to Sunday 28th October, at Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick. Our theme is 'Traversing the Wild' and we'll be showing a wonderful array of features, experimental film and moving image art. Do please let me know if you can come, as I should like to welcome you personally. The programme has just been launched and can be found in full here: http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/ Or download a print-friendly version of the programme here: http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/2012/2012-festival-programme/ I would appreciate it very much if you would circulate this information about the festival within your own networks - we need all the support we can get as we rely heavily upon word of mouth. Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/alchemyfilmfestival Twitter: @alchemyfilmfest A few highlights include: FEATURES: -'Swandown' - Andrew Kotting's wonderfully eccentric swan pedalo travelogue (Scottish premiere). -'Impressions' - an astonishing impressionist journey, introduced by moving image artist Jacques Perconte (UK premiere). -'Two Years at Sea' - the award winning debut feature from Ben Rivers. -'Re-Formation' - ‘A seductive and furious film essay’ by dutch artist Jeanette Groenendaal (UK premiere). -'Janadhaar' - set in India’s Garwhal Himalaya, by Jade Ajani and David Meek (European premiere) -'Patience (After Sebald)', a multi-layered film essay by the acclaimed filmmaker Grant Gee. -'As Above, So Below', a tale of material transmutation by Sarah J. Christman (UK premiere). SPECIAL SCREENING EVENTS: - 'Fugitive Beauty' - the films of Robert Cahen, one of the most important and influential video artists of our generation (Scottish premiere). Robert Cahen will be in attendance and his films will be introduced and discussed by the artist and writer Chris Meigh Andrews. - 'sin∞fin The Movie #3' by VestAndPage and 'Jusque-là' by Enrique Ramirez, a double bill of artist films, each involving aspects of performance art on film, followed by a special discussion with the filmmakers, plus performance artists Claudia Borgna and Sandra Johnston. - 'Celebrating Hawick Common Rising' - including the premiere of the specially commissioned film, Kick Oan, by Borders filmmaker Catriona Taylor. - 'William Johnstone Film Walk' - a battery powered screening in a remote bothy, showing two films about the work of Borders artist William Johnstone, with a special talk by Ken Duffy and Alexander Hamilton. - 'Digital Jungle Boogie' - an experimental live jam of punk-poetry, improvised music and immersive, site-specific video art, by Edinburgh's video LaB and special guests. SHORT FILM PROGRAMMES: - 'Wilder Moves' - short films foregrounding the human body in movement through the landscape, with works by Kika Nicolela (Brazil), Plan B / Katrina McPherson (UK), Jonathan Inksetter (Canada), Claudia Borgna (UK), Jac Min (Singapore), Irene Loughlin & Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa (Canada) and Rachel Sweeney (UK). - 'Fictive Landscapes' - short films in which landscapes permeate their narratives, with works by Dean Kavanagh (Ireland), Gonzalo Egurza (Argentina), Alasdair Bayne (UK), Shaun Hughes (UK) and Enrique Verdugo (UK/Chile). - 'Traversing the Wild 1' - including two special 16mm screenings, with works by Nick Collins (UK), Emilie Crewe (Canada), Mihai Grecu (France), SJ. Ramir (New Zealand), Maike Zimmermann (UK), Davor Sanvincenti (Croatia) and Robert Todd (USA). - 'Traversing the Wild 2' - including two special 16mm screenings, with works by Robert Todd (USA), Sheri Wills (USA), Leneweit & Rodriguez (Germany), Sean Martin (UK), Lori Felker (USA), Sam Spreckley (UK), Fabienne Gautier (France), Tarrl Lightowler (USA), Alexander Isaenko (Ukraine) and Chris Kennedy (USA). THE SCREENING ROOM: A Full three day continuous programme of films. An eclectic collection of work showing some of the more oblique approaches taken by filmmakers in relating to our theme. Including works by Richard Wiebe (USA), Tarrl Lightowler (USA), Lyra Hill (USA), Josh Weissbach (USA), Mixed programme of shorts (UK), Izabella Retkowska (Poland), Deborah Bower, Mat Fleming & Harriet Plewis (UK), Alexander Stewart (USA), Megs Morley & Tom Flanagan (Brazil), Dalziel+Scullion (UK), Sam Apreckley (UK), Lori Felker (USA), Lin Li (UK), Georg Koszulinski (USA), Bernd Luetzeler (India), David Theobald (UK), Benjamin R. Taylor (Canada), Walter Ungerer (USA), Louise Milne, Sean Martin (UK), Jeorge Elkin (UK), Jade Ajani and David Meek (USA), Ronald Forbes (UK), Christoph Oertli (Switzerland), Emma Osbourn (UK), Stephen Broomer (Canada), Teo Ormond-Skeaping (UK), Jeanette Groenendaal (Netherlands), Maite Abella (Netherlands), Aaron Zeghers (Canada), Various (UK), Mixed programme of shorts (UK), Adam Buick (UK), Jessica Sadana (India), Sarah J. Christman (USA), Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian (UK), Jeremy Moss (USA) and Oliver Dickens (UK). MOVING IMAGE INSTALLATIONS: There will be moving image installations in smaller venues around the town, including projects by Ryan Jennings Clark (USA), Pat Law (UK), Claire Pencak and James Wyness (UK). All the best, Richard Richard Ashrowan Creative Director Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 26.10.2012 - 28.10.2012 Hawick, Scottish Borders www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk www.ashrowan.com _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
