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Europäisches Medienkunst Festival European Media Art Festival Osnabrück 2004 // Impressum EUROPÄISCHES MEDIENKUNST FESTIVAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL OSNABRÜCK 2004 // IMPRESSUM Schirmherr des European Media Art Festivals 2004 Förderer / Funded by Ministerpräsident des Landes Niedersachsen Christian Wulff nordmedia Fonds GmbH, Hannover Stadt Osnabrück Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Halle Niedersächsische Lottostiftung, Hannover Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Bonn EU Kommission, Brüssel Botschaft von Kanada, Berlin Organisation Botschaft der Niederlande, Berlin New Media Arts Board of The Australia Council Veranstalter: Experimentalfilm Workshop e.V., Osnabrück Festivalleitung: Hermann Nöring, Alfred Rotert, Ralf Sausmikat Kommission Internationale Film- und Video-Auswahl: Thorsten Alich, Mechthild Barth, Barbara Pichler, Ralf Sausmikat, Jan Schuijren Jury des Bundesverbandes der Filmjournalisten: Claudia Triebe, Nina de Fazio, Georg Schmitt Jury des EMAF Award: Alice Koegel, Maria Pallier, Michael Bielicky Kongress: Alfred Rotert, Hermann Nöring Ausstellung: Hermann Nöring Performances: Alfred Rotert Retrospektiven: Ralf Sausmikat CD-ROM/Internet: Alfred Rotert, Oliver Schulte, Maik Timm International Student Forum: Thea Haseleu, Kathrin Haala, Daniela Stanik Feierabend: Holger Schwetter, Klaus Tecklenburg Finanz- und Hotel-Organisation: Andrea Gehling Presse und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit: Frank Terhorst Technik: Thorsten Alich, Gunther Westrup, Uwe Mirtsch, Sören Gödde, Christian Löwrick, Gan Elbasi, Hans Jürgen Thünemann, Andreas Zelle Disposition Film/Video: Gunther Westrup Katalog- und Fotoredaktion: Gunther Westrup, Ralf Sausmikat Lektorat: Uschi Gröters Impressum Grafische Gestaltung: juergen und ich, Köln, Ralf Sausmikat Herausgeber: Übersetzungen: Hermann Nöring, Alfred Rotert, Teresa Gehrs, Ralf Sausmikat Ralf Sausmikat Internet-Gestaltung: European Media Art Festival imag-group Lohstraße 45a Webmaster: D-49074 Osnabrück Uwe Mirtsch, Gunther Westrup Tel. ++49(0)541/21658 Satz: Fax ++49(0)541/28327 www.dieter-lindemann.de [email protected] Druck: www.emaf.de Steinbacher Druck, Osnabrück ISBN 3-926501-24-3 2 // EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL Dank für Unterstützung / Sponsored by In Kooperation mit / In Cooperation with Apple Center Frings & Kuschnerus, Hannover Academy of Fine Arts, Prag De:Bug, Berlin AKI Academie voor Beeldende Kunst & Vormgeving, Enschede GIO, Osnabrück argos, Brüssel Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, München AV-ARKKI, Helsinki IMAG, Osnabrück Bundesverband der Deutschen Filmkritik, Köln OMT, Osnabrück Marketing und Tourismus GmbH Cinema Arthouse, Osnabrück PCO GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück ECFF European Coordination of Film Festivals, Brüssel Stadtwerke Osnabrück Fachbereich Kultur, Stadt Osnabrück VGS-Präsentationssysteme, Hamburg Film &Medienbüro Niedersachsen e.V., Osnabrück Freunde der deutschen Kinemathek, Berlin Goethe Institute Inter Nationes, Guadalajara, Mexiko Haus der Jugend, Osnabrück Heure Exquise, Mons En-Baroeul Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach IAMAS Int. Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, Gifu, Japan Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln Lagerhalle e.V., Osnabrück LUX, London Netherlands Media Art Institute /Montevideo, Amsterdam Norwegian Film Institute, Oslo Rapid Eye Movies, Bonn sixpackfilm, Wien Video Data Bank, Chicago Vidéographe Distribution, Montréal Video Out, Vancouver V Tape, Toronto werk.statt, Osnabrück Winnipeg Film Group, Canada Besonderer Dank an / Special Thanks to Joachim Groneberg, Dagmar von Kathen, Herrn Lahrmann, André Lindhorst, Christian Löwrick, Niels Meijering, Oliver Mix, Christian Saßnik, Heiko Schlatermund, Martina Scholz, Thomas F. Schreiber, Michael Schüttrumpf, Holger Schwetter, Reinhard Sliwka, Herrn Stuhldreher, Hermann Thieken, Reinhard Westendorf, Andreas Zelle Es erscheint ein gesonderter Katalog zur EMAF-2004-Ausstellung >Transmitter<. A special catalogue is published for the EMAF 2004 exhibition >Transmitter<. 3 // GRUSSWORT // WORD OF WELCOME // NORDMEDIA Das European Media Art Festival Osnabrück (EMAF) hat sich zu einem festen Bestandteil des europäischen Filmfe- stivalkalenders etabliert: Nunmehr zum 17. Mal bietet es auch in diesem Jahr wieder ein nicht nur in Fachkreisen vielbeachtetes Forum für die neuesten Entwicklungen der internationalen Medienkunst. ›Transmitter‹ lautet das Grundthema der diesjährigen Veranstaltungen, und nicht von ungefähr visualisieren Tau- ben als klassische Botschaftsüberbringerinnen auf den aktuellen Plakaten, Katalogen und Flyern des Festivals diesen Leitgedanken. Das EMAF bringt fünf Tage lang ein vielfältiges und qualitativ herausragendes Programmangebot nach Osnabrück. Die Stadt wird dadurch zum Treffpunkt für renommierte Künstler, junge Talente, Fachbesucher aus aller Welt, die damit ein großes Publikumsintersse vor Ort wecken. Von über 1.500 Arbeiten aus mehr als 50 Ländern wählte das Festivalteam die besten Einreichungen aus den Bereichen Film und Video, Performance, multimediale Installation, CD-ROM, DVD und Internet aus. Erstmals wird darüber hinaus der mit 5.000 Euro dotierte EMAF-Award für eine richtungsweisende Arbeit in der Medienkunst vergeben. Dem Motto ›Transmitter‹ folgend wird die Ausstellung in der Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche einen der spannend- sten Aspekte der Medienkunst in den Mittelpunkt stellen: Interaktivität, die Gestaltungsmitwirkung des Betrachters am Kunstwerk. Dabei wird der Rahmen der Kunsthalle sogar erweitert um den ›Kommunikationsraum Stadt‹. So wird die Künstlergruppe ›Staalplaat‹ aus Amsterdam in der Osnabrücker Innenstadt in einem Schaufenster eine Soundinstallation mit Haushaltsgeräten präsentieren, deren Konzert von außen per Handy zu ›dirigieren‹ ist. Der das Festival begleitende Kongress widmet sich Fragen zum kulturellen Selbstverständnis unserer von Medien geprägten Gesellschaft. Im Fokus der Diskussion stehen in diesem Jahr die neuen Beitrittsländer der Europäischen Union. Experten aus Slowenien, Ungarn, Tschechien, der Slowakei, Polen und dem Baltikum werden sowohl die aktu- elle Medienkulturszene ihrer Länder als auch herausragende Werke aus früheren Jahren in Osnabrück vorstellen. Wieder wird es zudem das ›International Student Forum‹ geben - neueste Medienkunstproduktionen aus dem For- schungs- und Nachwuchsbereich aus aller Welt finden hier ein Publikum, werden präsentiert und diskutiert. Das European Media Art Festival stellt einen wesentlichen Baustein der vielfältigen Filmfestivallandschaft in Nie- dersachsen und Bremen dar. Die hohe Reputation dieses Festivals im In- und Ausland trägt maßgeblich zur Profilie- rung der Medienstandorte bei. Mit der ausserordentlichen Qualität der Beiträge und Veranstaltungen werden zudem wesentliche Impulse und Hinweise auch für die vielen kreativen Potentiale in Niedersachsen und Bremen selbst gegeben. Vor diesem Hintergrund keine Frage: nordmedia, die zentrale Medienförderung für Niedersachsen und Bremen, fördert dieses Festival auch in diesem Jahr maßgeblich. Ich wünsche dem Festival und seinen Machern auch in diesem Jahr allen Erfolg und den Gästen und Besuchern spannende, erlebnis- und erkenntnisreiche Tage und Begegnungen. Thomas Schäffer Geschäftsführer der nordmedia Fonds GmbH 4 // EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL The European Media Art Festival Osnabrück (EMAF) has now established itself as a regular entry on the European film festival calen- dar: For the 17th time, it will provide a forum for the latest developments in international media art, held in esteem not only in specialist circles. The fundamental subject of this year's events is ›Transmitter‹ - it is therefore not by chance that pigeons, as classic deliverers of mes- sages, visualise this central idea on the posters, catalogues and handouts. Over a period of five days, the EMAF will bring a varied and top-quality programme to Osnabrück, turning the city into a meeting place for renowned artists, young, talented artists and specialists from the whole world. These in turn instil great interest into the local general public. The festival team has selected the best submissions from the fields of film and video, performance, multimedia installa- tions, CD-ROM, DVD and the Internet from more than 1,500 works from over 50 different countries. Furthermore, for the first time, the 5,000 euro EMAF Award will be presented to a pioneering work in media art. Following the motto of ›Transmitter‹, the exhibition at the Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche will focus on one of the most exciting aspects of media art: interactivity, enabling observers to be involved in the design of the work of art. To this aim, the Kunsthalle will be supple- mented by the ›City Communication Area‹. For instance, the Amsterdam-based artist group ›Staalplaat‹ will present a sound installation in a shop window in the centre of Osnabrück. The shop window will display household appliances giving a concert that can be ›conducted‹ from outside via mobile phone. The Congress accompanying the festival is dedicated to issues regarding the cultural way in which our society, heavily influenced by the media, sees itself. The focal point of this year's discussions is the future Member States of the European Union. Experts from Slovenia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Baltic States will report on the current media culture scenes in their respective countries and will also exhibit excellent works from earlier years in Osnabrück. The ›International Student Forum‹ will also take place again this year - the latest media art productions by researchers and young academics from all over the world will find their audience here, where they are presented and discussed. The European Media Art Festival
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