It
is quite incredible to think that in 1895, the public of the Grand Cafe
in Paris assisted, dumbfounded at the very first projection of the
Lumiere brothers. Their reactions, from the most effusive admiration to
the most genuine horror, foreboding an uncertain journey for the
Celluloid industry, such as believed by the inventors themselves
"wouldn't have any future" so sentenced.
Much water has passed under the bridge since then. Even today, there are still cinematographically defying work that arouse opposition, or fall into the oblivion without seeing the light of day. The experimental films, branded as critical or elite, are perhaps the most representative examples, put together at the margin of the producers and the current market.
However, beyond the limitation, this type of films has converted to ways of expression of the individuals and collectives, through visual and alternative resources and new possibilities of story telling. The biennial meeting Xperimenta'09 unites experts and professionals during 4 days, in the CCCB Debate Centre, to study and discuss all the present day aspects, ways and means on the subject. Directors, Spanish and foreign, will interchange impressions and ideas on possibilities of contemporary audiovisual projects, to pave the way for their production to reach a greater public.
The films presented for discussion were: 'Phantom fremdes wien', of the Austrian director Lisl Ponger, 'Instructions for a light and sound machine' of Peter Tscherkassky, 'This living thing' by the American Bruce McClure, and on the last day, 'Mirror World' by the American director Abigail Child. (photo below)
I
am very much a fan of independent or experimental films. More often
than not I am pleasantly entertained if not exactly surprised or
ecstatically delighted.
Current Mood: 
Artistic
Artistic
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