Friday january 29th is the start of Pixelvärk which runs parallel and partly in co-operation with The Gothenburg International Film Festival. The Swedish VJ Union is representing with 3 VJ acts at the opening party, Startsladd, Vidots and Bopa. If you’re in Gothenburg tomorrow night, don’t miss it! Ticket sales has gone very well, so be sure to secure a ticket! Don’t miss the rest of the Pixelvärk program, we are offering free workshops and lectures.
It’s time for yet another edition of the Pixelvärk digital arts festival. This year’s focus will lie on getting people from other art and design disciplines to get interested in live mixed video. For this reason Pixelvärk has teamed up with the Gothenburg International Film Festival. The first items of the festival program is up on the Pixelvärk website now.
The call for entries to the Mapping Festival has been prolonged to january 15.
From May 6th through the 16th 2010, the Mapping Festival will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, in differents venues: Bâtiment d’art contemporain (installations and AV performances), Théâtre du Grütli and Théâtre de la Parfumerie (workshops, AV performances and live performing acts), Zoo & Spoutnik / Usine (AV performances and VJing) and Uptown Geneva (professional space).
You have many ideas and projects, the call for entries is now open, so we are counting on you to be there and spice up the Mapping Festival menu!
This year again, the festival will promote the mix of disciplines, and you will be able to apply for the following categories:
This year, the application is on line on our web site: www.mappingfestival.com
Beware, the delays to apply are short: you can apply until January 4th 2010.
If you want to present your products and/or activities (hardware, software, collective, agency, company etc…) in our space dedicated to VJing professionals, don’t hesitate to contact us.
For more information: moc.lavitsefgnippamnull@orp
The summer vacation is over and the Swedish VJ Union is back in business. We’re hosting a VJ Jam at the OSC09 electronica festival produced by Landet and Färgfabriken. The VJ jam is scheduled for friday august 14th and saturday the 15th from 22:00-03:00. The following VJs will be there: Fetish 23, Lysbang, Nino S, Morrsken, Den Svenska Björnstammen, Dag55, Joel Dittrich & Martin Söderblom, The MIDI Theif and Oskar Ekeblad.
I’ve worked with the Landet guys before and I predict this festival to be super-cool-hot-sexy-magic. Read all about the festival on the OSC09 web site.
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:MOC.LAVITSEFGREBRONnull@RP“
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.
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.
It’s time for Pixelache Helsinki again and this year the Vidiots and CJ Rosén will be representing Sweden at the festival. It’s not too late to jump on the boat or catch a flight. The program looks really interesting – see for yourselves. Hopefully the boys will give us a report on what went down.
