Videoex
Videoex is a Zurich-based Film festival for Experimental film and Video art. It is the only festival in Switzerland that is explicitly dedicated to the genre of experimental film. The festival exists since 1998 and takes place every year during the last two weeks of May.
The festival usually consists of a Swiss and an international competition, retrospectives of important artists, a special program dedicated to one or more filmmakers and a guest program. Besides its film program Videoex also hosts Expanded Cinema live acts, performances, discussions and workshops.
History
Videoex took place for the first time in December 1998 as a one week experimental film screening at the cinema Xenix in Zurich. By now a manifold program has evolved that attracts an international audience. Since its formation in 1998 the number of submitted film and video works has increased every year. In 2008 more than 1800 works from over 50 countries were submitted. Although the target audience is small, Videoex has proven to be an important reference point for contemporary experimental film.
Awards and jury
| International Awards | Jury for International Awards | Swiss Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | tba | tba | tba |
| 2017 | Ismail Bahri, Laure Prouvost | Ximena Cuevas, Richard Ashrowan, Richard Bott | Josh Weissbach, Aurèle Ferrier |
| 2016 | - | - | Tom Bogaert, Jela Hasler |
| 2015 | Zapruder filmmakersgroup | Adam Szymczyk, Kim Knowles, Pieter-Paul Mortier | Max Philipp Schmid |
| 2014 | Basma Alsharif, Sam Firth | Ute Aurand, Stephen Partridge | Lukas Gut |
| 2013 | Jesse McLean | Aleksandra Sekulić, Sanja Grbin, Romeo Grünfelder | Pauline Julier |
| 2012 | Angela Reginato | Jaap Pieters, Piero Pala, Dan Oki | Pauline Cazorla |
| 2011 | Florence Aigner & Laurent Van Lancker, Till Roeskens | Maria Palacios Cruz, Seppo Renvall, Georges Salameh | Sabine Haerri |
| 2010 | Jürgen Reble, Inger Lise Hansen | Julia Marx, Marcel Schwierin | Ariane Andereggen |
| 2009 | Sebastian Diaz Morales | Mika Taanila, Sebestyén Kodolányi, Jeremy Rigsby | Klaus Fromherz |
| 2008 | Hito Steyerl | Erwin van’t Hart, Robert Buchschwenter, Alexandra Gramatke | Marie- Catherine Theiler & Jan Peters |
| 2007 | - | - | Elodie Pong, Rolf Hellat |
| 2006 | Arash T. Riahi | Frédérique Devaux, Sébastien Ronceray, Stefanie Schulte-Strathaus | Michael Sasdi |
| 2005 | Laura Waddington | Christine Noll Brinkmann, Barbara Pichler, Brent Klinkum | Ingo Giezendanner |
| 2004 | Rachel Reupke | Michael Brynntrup, Norbert Pfaffenbichler, Florian Wüst | Ariane Andereggen |
| 2003 | François Bucher (USA) | Yann Beauvais, Caspar Stracke, Suzanne Buchan | Max Philipp Schmid & Beat Brogle |
| 2002 | Three awards ex aequo: Steve Matheson, Dominic Gagnon, Laura Waddington | Peter Mettler, Arjon Dunnenwind, Mike Hoolboom | Nicoletta Wartmann |
| 2001 | Emily Vey Duke / Cooper Battersby | Gudrun Sommer, Robert Anderson, Rein Wolfs | Gabriela Gerber & Lukas Bardill |
| 2000 | Three awards ex aequo: Dan Oki, Mark Roth, Walid Raad | Daniel Kurjakovic, Hanspeter Ammann, Franziska Oliver | Two awards ex aequo: David Renggli, Jessie Fischer |
| 1998 | - | - | - |
Program
| Specials | Swiss Focus | Guest Cities/Country Program | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Salomé Lamas, Filipa César | Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz | African Metropolises |
| 2017 | Omer Fast, Jean Rouch, Samuel Beckett | Werner von Mutzenbecher | Mexico |
| 2016 | Kenneth Anger, Laurie Anderson | Ursula Biemann | Beirut |
| 2015 | Hito Steyerl, Gregory Markopoulos | Elodie Pong | Portugal |
| 2014 | John Akomfrah, Ute Aurand, Robert Beavers | Katarina Schröter | Italy |
| 2013 | Carolee Schneemann, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker | - | Belgrad und Zagreb |
| 2012 | George Kuchar, Mike Kelley (artist), Miranda Pennell, Mike Hoolboom | Klaus Lutz | Warsaw and Lodz |
| 2011 | Bruce Conner, Herbert Fritsch | Rudolph Burckhardt | Brussels |
| 2010 | Johan Grimonprez | Clemens Klopfenstein | Rotterdam and Amsterdam |
| 2009 | Gustav Deutsch | Unabhängiges Video Schweiz (UVS) | Helsinki |
| 2008 | - | Videofemmes | London |
| 2007 | Béla Balázs Studio (BBS) | - | Geneva |
| 2006 | Sarah Morris, Marie Menken, Jaap Pieters | Swiss Experimental Films of the Sixties and Seventies | Paris |
| 2005 | Owen Land, Carolee Schneemann | - | - |
| 2004 | Harun Farocki | Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch | - |
| 2003 | Mike Hoolboom, Stan Brakhage | Peter Liechti | - |
| 2002 | Michael Snow, Doug Aitken | Peter Mettler | - |
| 2001 | Bruce Conner, Pat O'Neill (filmmaker), Nam June Paik, Oskar Fischinger | - | - |
| 2000 | Craig Baldwin, Mike Kelley, Vito Acconci, Ito Takashi | - | - |
| 1998 | John Maybury, Tony Oursler, Bill Viola, Helga Fanderl |
Partners and sponsors
Videoex is organized by the non-profit association Videoex and supported by private and public funding agencies. Since 2012 the festival is considered a regional institution of the Canton of Zurich and has been incorporated into the cultural mission statement of the City of Zurich.[1]
References
- "Videoex Friends" (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-22.