Videoex is a
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
-based
Film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
for
Experimental film
Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting Non-narrative film, non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many e ...
and
Video art
Video art is an art form which relies on using video technology as a visual and audio medium. Video art emerged during the late 1960s as new consumer video technology such as video tape recorders became available outside corporate broadcasting. V ...
. Starting in 1988, it is dedicated to the genre of experimental film. It occurs every year during the last two weeks of May.
The festival usually consists of a Swiss and an international competition, retrospectives of artists, a 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 Zürich. A manifold program has evolved that attracts an international audience and the number of submitted film and video works has increased every year. In 2008 more than 1800 works from over 50 countries were submitted.
Awards and jury
The awards and jury members over the years are listed below.
Program
The programs for each year are listed below.
Partners and sponsors
Videoex is organized by the non-profit association Videoex and supported by private and public funding agencies. The festival became a regional institution of the Canton of Zürich in 2012, and has been incorporated into the cultural mission statement of the City of Zürich.
References
External links
*{{official, http://www.videoex.ch/
Experimental film festivals