MARIBOR, SLOVENIA
SLOVENJ GRADEC, SLOVENIA
NOVEMBER 14−DECEMBER 15, 2012

Screenings

PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA (AT)
Ars Electronica – Linz, Austria
Under support of Austrian Cultural Forum Moscow
Mon–Tue–Wed,
November 19–21, at 7 pm
MMC KIBLA, Maribor
Tue–Wed–Thu,
November 20–22, at 6 pm
KGLU, Slovenj Gradec
Alessandro Bavari (IT). Metachaos, 2010, still from a video. Copyright Alessandro Bavari, Ars Electronica
Alessandro Bavari (IT). Metachaos, 2010, still from a video. Copyright Alessandro Bavari, Ars Electronica

In this special screening the SOFT CONTROL project presents a selection of some of the most innovative animated short films from the annual Ars Electronica festival held in Linz every year. Ars Electronica is one of the most influential media art festivals in Europe. It establishes new trends in computer animation, digital, hybrid and sound art. It transforms the Austrian Linz into a Mecca for all those using computer technology in their art projects. And these, incidentally, are artists from seventy countries all over the world. The visitors will see the screening of PRIX Ars Electronica best works selection. For some the work shown will provide an incentive to go to Linz next autumn, for others to broaden their knowledge on the progressive tendencies in experimental art. The Ars Electronica Animation Festival screens a selection of outstanding films submitted to the Prix Ars Electronica. These 120 visual highlights have been divided into 12 lineups. For the SOFT CONTROL: Art, Science and the Technological Unconscious project The Ars Electronica presents a program based around various themes such as Narration, Parallel Worlds, Chaos, Short Cuts, Dark Stories, Digital Bestiary, Position & Message and Transformations. The program is curated by Christine Schöpf and Jürgen Hagler (Ars Electronica).

 For more information: http://www.aec.at

MMC KIBLA
Day 1. Monday, November 19, 7 pm
Duration: 180 min
Day 2.  Tuesday, November 20, 7 pm
Duration: 180 min
Day 3. Wednesday, November 21, 7 pm
Duration: 180 min

KGLU, Slovenj Gradec
Day 1. Tuesday, November 20, 6 pm
Duration: 180 min
Day 2. Wednesday, November 21, 6 pm
Duration: 180 min
Day 3. Thursday, November 22, 6 pm
Duration: 180 min