I would like to recommend The Dreamfactory! This event takes place in Stockholm 23-25 of April and is organised by The Swedish Film Institute.

There is going to be for example film screenings by students at The Dramatiska Institutet and The University College for Film and Mattias Bergbom, working in Hollywood will tell us about his visual effects! And lots of other things! More information, click: http://www.sfi.se/dromfabriken

One of my absolute favourite festivals celebrates its 10 year anniversary this summer! I strongly recommend this one for people interested in electronic music and arts (sound and visual), club floors on techno, drum n´bass, jungle, mine buildings and a really good and friendly atmosphere! Two press releases below:

APR 2009: “Norbergfestival: ”From England with love.”

Scandinavia’s most underground electronic and alternative festival, Norbergfestival, is proud to present:

B12 (UK)  
MILANESE (UK) 
SYNTHEME (UK)  
POSTHUMAN (UK)  
THE TEKNOIST (UK)
CURSOR MINER (UK)
THE DJ PRODUCER (UK)
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARP (IT)
HILD SOFIE TAFJORD (NO) + KATHY HINDE GB (video)

Celebrating 10 years of providing our visitors with a festival experience that goes far beyond any expectations, we can promise that the last weekend of July 2009 will be something unforgettable. With groundbreaking visuals and mindblowing audios supporting the forefront of today’s electronic music, this festival located in the old mining area of Norberg,

Sweden, is bound to make your feet – and mind – move!

We have a great line up standing ready to spin their decks and guitar necks for your eyes and ears only. More names will be announced in the near future. In the meantime, be sure to check out www.norbergfestival.com for more details.”

Feb 2009: “NORBERGFESTIVAL CELEBRATES IT’S 10th ANNIVERSARY

The premier festival for alternative and electronic music in Scandinavia – Norbergfestival is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. Book the 30th, 31th July and 1 of August for an unusual experience!

We hope for sunshine like we had during last years successful festival. The festival starts of with a massive pre party on Thursday on the two scenes Camp303 and Kraftwerk. The following two days will be stuffed with audiovisual experiences at the old mine area at Norberg in Sweden.

The performing artists will satisfy our visitors hunger for new musical expressions. Pack your bags, find your tents and get ready for some great music and dancing at the Norbergfestival 2009!

For more information please contact Simon Rue:PR[at]NORBERGFESTIVAL[dot]COM“

We just got this video from the “HELOW09″ event at the the Pixelache festival from our friends Xploitec.

We would also like to recommend the Pixelache podcasts on Vimeo.

All Modul8 users are eagerly waiting for the next update that was promised for the first quarter of 2009. The Graragecube (the makers of Modul8) crew has said that they won’t bust out anything premature and rather wait until they have a stable release. However, I was emailing with a member of the crew who revealed that DMX support will be in the next release and you will need a ENTTEC usb to DMX interface to communicate with your DMX equipment. Modul8 will only support the ENTTEC drivers.

I’ll be continuing waiting eagerly… 

A little bird also whispered in my ear that Garagecube is co-operating with the Austrian company VMS (Video Moving System) so that is going to be possible to control the mirrors of the Video Mirror Units straight from a Modul8 Module through DMX.

Kristoffer Karlsson and friends are anouncing the season premiere of fLiM.

MOKIRA (Type) – LIVE
SKARE (Glacial Movements) – LIVE
COMBINETOR – DJ
VIDIOTS – live visuals

October 8, 20:00-01:00 at Nordic Light Hotel, Stockholm.