HIGHLIGHTS
The Line Up of the 17th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte, that will take place in Florence from November 13th to 17th, 2024, has been released.
The Festival will offer the public a selection of the most recent production of artists’ films and documentaries on contemporary art. These explore themes such as gender identity, relationships with colonial history, the environment and the animal world, as well as the intersection of art and political power, through fiction, documentary, and the use of new technologies.
Cinema La Compagnia in Florence will once again be the heart of the Festival, serving not only as the venue for its intense screening programme, curated by Silvia Lucchesi and Valeria Mancinelli, which includes world, European, and Italian premieres with the presence of its authors, but also as a gathering place for artists, curators, and international guests.
Selected from over 150 applications, 8 artists will be in residency at Lo schermo dell’arte in Florence, from November 13th to 17th. Three of them will receive support for a new work thanks to the VISIO Production Fund (€35,000), realised in collaboration with Center for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci, Fondazione In Between Art Film, FRAC Bretagne and thanks to the further support of Human Company.
They are: Sarah Brahim (1992, Saudi Arabia), Abdessamad El Montassir (1989, Morocco), Gala Hernández López (1993, Spain), Peng Zuqiang (1992, China), Charmaine Poh (1990, Singapore), Young-jun Tak (1989, South Korea), Philip Ullman (1992, Sweden), Leyla Yenirce (1992, Germany/ Kurdistan).
The streaming channel of Lo schermo dell’arte, dedicated to artist cinema and documentaries on contemporary artists, is now available on MYmovies ONE.
This collection features films that successfully straddle genres, as presented in various editions of the festival, focusing on the use of moving images and urgent contemporary issues.
These films include portraits of famous figures in the art world, rediscovered personalities who are little known or have fallen into oblivion, narratives of well-known or distant events, and stories that introduce us to the thoughts and practices of artists and curators, accompanying us through the process of creation.
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The October 2024 Screenings of Razeh-del by Maryam Tafakory
The international festival screenings of the film Razeh-del (Iran, United Kingdom, Italy, 2024, 27’) by Maryam Tafakory, produced by Lo Schermo dell’Arte in collaboration with Seven Gravity Collection and supported by the VISIO Production Fund 2022, continue:
Vancouver International Film Festival – 43th edition, New York Film Festival – 62th edition, Film Fest Gent – 51th edition, BFI London Film Festival – 68th edition, Uppsala Short Film Festival – 43th edition, Viennale-Vienna International Film Festival – 62th edition.
The book VISIO Moving Images in Europe Since the 2010s has been released
Lo schermo dell’arte is pleased to announce the release of VISIO – Moving Images in Europe since the 2010s, a publication intended to contribute to the international debate on moving images by disseminating the results of over a decade of research and conversations.
Edited by Leonardo Bigazzi, the book brings together visions, experiences and critical interdisciplinary methodologies that have been instrumental in the development of the language of moving images since 2010. New essays and conversations reflect on radical technological and poetic transformations in the works of the generation of digital native artists, adhering to the shared processes developed during the first twelve editions of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images, a research, production and residency project promoted and organized by Lo schermo dell’arte in Florence.
Available in bookstores, on online stores and on the Lenz Press e-shop.
The book La Montagna Magica by Micol Roubini has been released
Lo schermo dell’arte is pleased to announce the release of Micol Roubini La Montagna magica, publication of the project realized for the 11th edition of the Italian Council.
Gathering a variety of documents, La montagna magica outlines the history of asbestos, a mineral considered miraculous since ancient times and a part of everyday life in the last century, now recognized as lethal, yet still in use in many countries around the world.
Edited by Gabi Scardi, the book includes original contributions by Giovanni Aloi, Francesco Carnevale, Elke Krasny, Gabi Scardi, Riccardo Venturi, Fabrizio Zandonatti.
Available in bookstores, on online stores and on the NERO Editions e-shop.