Emma Rozanski & Gonzalo Escobar Mora present new work at Elastic Arts Chicago →

Our Emma Rozanski and Gonzalo Escobar Mora have curated a group collaborative show with Liz Gomez and Elastic Arts Chicago for the North American premiere of 3-channel video ‘Walden [verb]’


Walden [verb] is a mixed-media show consisting of work made by members of the cast and crew of a 3-channel video installation called Walden [verb]. The 3-channel work will be the central piece of the show, and ten satellite pieces in different media will form a creative grouping to accompany. Each artwork will be connected to and inspired by the main work either by theme, underlying discussion, visual aesthetic, materials, or location/space.

Artists in show: Liz Gomez, Yoni Goldstein, Gonzalo Escobar Mora, Madigan Burke, Zach Barner, Hadley Austin, Ronen Goldstein, Guy Fixsen, Bobbie Meier, Steve Meier, and Daniele Wilmouth

When: July 12th - July 25th 2024

Where: Elastic Arts - 3429 W. Diversey #208, Chicago IL, 60647    -   https://elasticarts.org

About ‘Walden [verb]’, the 3-channel video installation: A twenty-two minute impressionistic adaptation of the book ‘Walden’, with playful abstractions relating to critiques of his life and work. We follow a young woman in the snowy woods as she undertakes various ritualistic procedures in nature and in symbolic spaces. The film links themes of environmentalism and human discord to weave fragments of dystopian narrative, the three channels linked by a single soundscape.

Notes: 

-The exhibition will also be on display in a limited capacity during the evenings of the regular performance schedule of Elastic Arts - video sound will be restricted.

-Appointments for private viewings can also be requested

-Live music tickets available directly through Elastic Arts (booking recommended): https://elasticarts.org/events

New film by André Gil Mata selected for FID Marseille →

André Gil Mata has a new film AND IT WILL SCREEN in competition at FID Marseille

‘SOB A CHAMA DA CANDEIA’ (THE FLAME OF A CANDLE).

https://fidmarseille.org/en/film/sob-a-chama-da-candeia/


Portugal, France / 2024 / Colour / 109'

Original version: Portuguese
Subtitles: English, French
Script: André Gil Mata
Photography: Frederico Lobo
Editing: Claire Atherton
Sound: Thomas Van Pottelberge
Cast: Eva Ras, Márcia Breia


Kaori Oda presents new film GAMA at FICUNAM →

Kaori Oda presents her new film, GAMA, in FICUNAM, Mexico, in June.

Synopsis: A storyteller of peace serves as a guide in the “Gama”—natural caves where many local people lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa. The woman in blue standing by his side represents the intersection of the present and the past.

https://ficunam.unam.mx/pelicula/gama/


Bistrik7 Omnibus film Screening in Mexico this month →

Our omnibus film ‘Letters From the Ends of the World” is screening in Mexico in May as part of A vida não é um filme: Vol. 2 - and our Marta Hernaiz Pidal and Gustavo Vega will be there for discussions.

This interesting collection of work was curated by film.factory colleague Chrystyan Romero - thanks so much for including us!





Stefan Malešević jury member @ Berlinale 2024

Stefan Malešević will be one of the three members of the jury that awards the CICAE Arthouse Cinema prize in the Forum section of this year's edition of Berlinale.

CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) is the first international association of its kind: founded in 1955, today it represents 4,400  screens in 45 countries in Europe, Latin America, USA and Africa. Its mission is to promote quality motion pictures on wide screens and to advocate for cultural diversity.

De Balie cultural center in Amsterdam, where Stefan is the Head of Cinema, is a member of the CICAE network. 

Pilar Palomero has begun filming her 3rd feature film!

Wishing Pilar a most wonderful time on her latest film shoot, which began recently - this will be Pilar’s 3rd feature film and we are so proud and can’t wait to see it when it’s done! #LosDestellos

We’ll post more news when we get a sneak peek from @pilar_palomero

#LosDestellos es una producción de @mod_producciones , Misent Producciones e @inicia_films, que cuenta con la participación de @rtve @movistarplus , TVC y @apunt_media , con la financiación de @cineicaa y la colaboración del @icec.cat e @institutvalenciadecultura

Emma Rozanski's 3-channel video installation 'Walden [verb]' continues its journey →

Emma Rozanski's 3-channel video installation Walden [verb] continues its journey this month with screenings at these festivals/galleries:

FIC Autor, Guadalajara Jalisco – Mexico, October 2023

and

Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Marseille and Aix en Provence, France October 2023 – January 2024

https://www.instantsvideo.com/blog/video/walden-verb/

Their videopoetics friendships will also screen the work internationally at these places/dates:
   October, 20 -> 25 : Aknoon art Gallery & Safavi Museum, Ispahan (Iran) for 2 exhibitions
   October   (date to be confirmed): screening with Cairo Video Festival (Egypte)
   October, 18 -> 1er November : [.BOX] Videoart project space in Milan (Italy) for a screening-installation
   October, 18 -> 21 November: Visualcontainer TV (Italy) for a screening program available 24h/24
   November, 2 (6.30pm) : MMAG Foundation (Amman) and Medearts association (Irbid)  (Jordanie) for two screening programs followed by a conversation
   November 6 : French Institute in Palestine for a screening in the frame of Digital November: Gaza and Ramallah.

Earlier thsi year Walden [verb] also screened in these festivals [we forgot to post the news!]

March 2023: Ribalta Experimental Film Festival, Modena – Italy

April 2023: Wide Open Film Festival, Oklahoma – USA

Cineteca Veracruz Exhibition: Celebrating International Feature Films! →

Bistrik7’s own Gustavo Vega is curating an exciting event in Mexico - details below and a call for entries, which is now open!

Join the 2nd Cineteca Veracruz Exhibition: Celebrating International Feature Films!

Delve into the fascinating world of cinema at the 2nd Cineteca Veracruz Exhibition! This vibrant event, set to take place from November 15th to 18th, 2023, in Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, promises an enriching experience for film enthusiasts, artists, and moviemakers alike. With an emphasis on the International Feature Film section, which welcomes entries from fiction, documentaries, and animations, this remarkable showcase stands as a testament to the diverse artistic expressions within the world of film.

We are particularly excited about the International Feature Film category, which welcomes all genres, be it fiction, documentary, or animation. This category allows filmmakers to present their full-length creations, creating a space for creativity and imagination to flourish. Whether you have a captivating fiction film, a thought-provoking documentary, or a visually stunning animation, we want to see it all!

To submit your film, please note that the submission period will be open from July 11th to September 22nd of this year. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your work to an international audience, gain recognition for your talent, and possibly distribution deals or collaborations with fellow industry professionals.

Veracruz, with its vibrant culture, stunning natural scenery, and warm-hearted locals, serves as an incredible backdrop for this event. Attendees will have the chance to experience the richness of Mexican cinema, engage in thought-provoking discussions, attend enlightening workshops, and make meaningful connections within the industry.

Call for entries:

https://festhome.com/festival/muestra-de-la-cineteca-veracruz

https://festhome.com/festival/cineteca-veracruz-exhibition

https://festhome.com/f/7980

Instragram: @cinetecaveracruz / FB: https://www.facebook.com/cinetecaveracruz

Pilar Palomero's La Maternal screening in Colombia →

Pilar Palomero is in Colombia this month to accompany her latest film LA MATERNAL - Our Bogota Bistrik7 residents, Gonzalo Escobar Mora and Emma Rozanski, are crazy excited to welcome her and have some long overdue catching up!

https://cinematecadebogota.gov.co/pelicula/maternal-0

With support of the Spanish Embassy in Colombia: https://ccecolombia.com/la-maternal/

Sinopsis: A los 14 años, Carla es una adolescente salvaje y rebelde. Vive en un modesto restaurante a las afueras de la ciudad con su joven madre soltera, falta a clase y pasa el tiempo con su amigo Efraín. Cuando una trabajadora social se da cuenta de que Carla está embarazada de cinco meses, la llevan a "La Maternal", un centro para madres adolescentes, para que viva con otras jóvenes como ella. Junto a sus bebés, aprenderán a enfrentarse a esta nueva vida adulta para la que no han tenido tiempo de prepararse.

2022 - España - 122 mins

Kaori Oda y Marta Hernaiz Pidal to tour feature film 'Cenote' in Mexico throughout April

Directed by Kaori Oda and Produced by Marta Herzaiz Pidal and Cine Vendeval tour their film Cenote - Screenings of "Cenote" in Yucatan, Mexico, from 4/8 to 4/24, the film will tour 14 municipalities and villages where filming locations. Entirely shot underwater in Yucatán’s Ts’onots/Cenotes

Kaori will be there! BUT, is only staying for about 10 days, so I they can attend about 12 places. Everyday they will strive to attend a different screening!

Outdoor screenings (free) after sunset.

WATCH A TRAILER HERE

Cada vez más cerca del estreno de 'Ts'onot (Cenote)' y nuestro no cabe de emoción. ¡Nos vemos pronto!

Tour Cine Móvil Toto en la península de Yucatán y Campeche, del 8 al 24 de abril.

Estreno en Cineteca NacionalCineteca Nacional, 28 de abril.

André Gil Mata retrospective at Batalha Centro de Cinema →

Batalha Centro de Cinema

On Thursday, a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the work of André Gil Mata begins at Batalha Centro de Cinema, with the national preview of "Patio do Carrasco"!

Notes from the cinema on the retrospective:

The notion of home while fundamental, life and death, childhood and old age, representation and memory are some of the recurring concerns in Gil Mata's cinema. In his films, usually dark and melancholic, he stands out a way of "carving time" that affirms him as an odd director in the national context.

In addition to his full filmography, this retrospective integrates a director’s pick — Aleksandar Petrović’s “Tri,” — and a special session on Cinema Trindade where the first publication dedicated to his film practice will be released.

Na quinta-feira, damos início à retrospetiva integral dedicada à obra de André Gil Mata, com a antestreia nacional de “Pátio do Carrasco”!

A noção de casa enquanto reduto fundamental, a vida e a morte, a infância e a velhice, a representação e a memória são algumas das preocupações recorrentes no cinema de Gil Mata. Nos seus filmes, por norma sombrios e melancólicos, sobressai um modo de “esculpir o tempo” que o afirma como um realizador ímpar no contexto nacional.

Para além da sua filmografia completa, esta retrospetiva integra uma escolha do realizador — “Tri”, de Aleksandar Petrović — e uma sessão especial no Cinema Trindade, onde será lançada a primeira publicação dedicada à sua prática fílmica.

Marta Hernaiz Pidal wins Torino Meeting Event Prizes →

Marta Hernaiz Pidal and her producer Rosa Galguera Ortega participated in the latest Torino Meeting Event wither their new film in development, AL FONDO A LA DERECHA, and won several Production Prizes at their award ceremony- CONGRATULATIONS and we cannot wait to see the film go into production soon!

This is what they were granted:

EWA Network Female Voices Award, the Sub-ti Award, the Sub-ti Access Award and the The GREEN FILMING AWARD.

Recent Bistrik7 News - we've been busy!

We here at Bistrik7 do not always diligently post our news (sometimes you might find a more thorough collection on our Facebook page), but here is an incomplete collection of some of our most recent news…..

Gonzalo Escobar Mora screened his Sarajevo short film POOL VERSION at the Bogota (Colombia) Cinemateca in October as part of the programme ‘Franja Local: Voces en espiral‘ : https://cinematecadebogota.gov.co/pelicula/franja-local-voces-en-espiral

Fernando Nogari directed two new music videos:

for @luisasonza ! Saiu o videoclipe da @luisasonza ‘Cachorrinhas’ / Produzido por: @iconoclastbrasil : WATCH! https://youtu.be/__ur8Ykcivw

and

for @pabllovittar & @gloriagroove / Produzido por: WATCH! @iconoclastbrasil : https://youtu.be/KjO_lzhe7Fs

Ghazi Alqudcy curated A Peek at Time for The Substation in Singapore, whcih included works by Bistrik7’s Lea Triboulet, Patrick Marshall, Aleksandra Niemczyk, Pilar Palomero, Marta Hernaiz Pidal and Gonzalo Escobar Mora: https://septfest2022-apeekattime.peatix.com/view

Marta Hernaiz Pidal and CineVendaval was invited to pitch ”La Balada del Fenix” en Annecy ! Cinema Fantasma #Mifapitches2022 - https://www.annecy.org/the-mifa/mifa-pitches-presentation/projects-pitched/projects

Lea Triboulet was invited with her co-writer to feature film development residency Pustnik, with their project "I WILL DRINK WITH THE BEES" https://www.pustnik.com/

Emma Rozanski started pre-production on her second feature film ‘EL VAQUERO’, shooting in Dec and Jan in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is her first Spanish-language production.

Pilar Palomero premiered her second feature film #LaMaternal at the San Sebastian Film Festival - the film has been successfully traveling film festivals since then and has won many awards!

Congratulations to all and we cannot wait for what comes next for everyone!

Kaori Oda in [RADICAL WHISPERS] Asian Film Archive, Singapore. →

This past September and October, the Asian Film Archive, Singapore screened a collection of films by our Kaori Oda as part of ‘RADICAL WHISPERS: Asian Shorts and Documentaries’

Description:

Bringing together documentaries and short films from Japan, India and Myanmar, represented by filmmakers Kaori Oda, Payal Kapadia and filmmaker-curator Moe Myat May Zarchi, RADICAL WHISPERS explores how whispers—in the form of love letters, secret conversations, journal entries and hearsay— are amplified and transformed into potent sources of political action in film. Through a diverse range of ephemera and story-telling devices, including iphone footage of strangers, 16mm family videos and text messages between friends, the clandestine is made communal, allowing access into the deeply intimate subjectivities of filmmakers and the communities they are part of. Stories of lost love and intergenerational trauma become intertwined with social movements and transnational connections. The boundaries of private and public, solitude and solidarity, secret and overt are re-negotiated. The films offer a provocation into the role of film in disseminating and organising, in connecting and healing. 

Aleksandra Niemczyk Exhibition in London, March 2022

Founding Bistrik7 artist Aleksandra Niemczyk presents her first London exhibition at White Box Gallery from March 12th 2022.

Abstract expressionist painting for London exhibition.

Instagram: @niemczykaleks

Niemczyk uses mixed media techniques to create non-figurative paintings full of intensity and colour. With respect for the great non-figurative modernists of the past, and uncompromising dedication to abstract expressionism based on “organic geometry” and colour theory, Niemczyk pushes her works towards complex aesthetic compositions.

Niemczyk’s formal training includes an MA in Fine Arts (Painting and Lithography) and MA in Film Directing from Béla Tarr’s radical film.factory program in Sarajevo. She exhibits internationally and her works feature in many private and public art collections, among them Focus Bank and Louis Vuitton in Oslo, Norway. However, this will be her first UK exhibition.

The Two Moons series reflects Niemczyk’s experiences during her artist residency at Tokyo Arts and Space (2016), during which she researched traditional Japanese techniques of printing and painting on textile.

Further information: gallerywhitebox.com

Contact: niemczyk.aleks@gmail.com

Bistrik7's omnibus in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top 10 films of 2021 →

We are honoured that beloved critic, Jonathan Rosenbaum, has listed our latest omnibus film among his favourite films of 2021 in the BFI’s Best Films list:

https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/best-films-2021-all-votes

We hope the film will be available for the public to watch in the not too distant future - stay tuned!

Letters From the Ends of the World: https://www.bistrikseven.com/letters-from-the-ends-of-the-world

Gonzalo Escobar Mora's short film 'Enthusuasts' screens in Bogoshorts, Colombia →

This week, the short film that Gonzalo Escobar Mora made in Chicago during the first lockdown, screens in BOGOSHORTS, Colombia’s largest short film festival and market.

Festival Website: https://festival.bogoshorts.com

Screening info and shorts programme info

Aleksandra Niemczyk screens new experimental film at FIC Silente Mexico

Festival Internacional de Cine Silente México - FIC Silente MX

Aleksandra Niemczyk ‘s experimental short film"Fantoccini" (silent director's cut of "Polka-Dot") is premiering at Festival Internacional de Cine Silente México - FIC Silente MX

Made in collaboration with Marta Hernaiz Pidal, Graeme Cole, Tina Keserovic and Thomas Steyaert

Screening at the Cinemateca Luis Buñuel Puebla in November 2021

Pilar Palomero begins shooting 2nd feature film, La Maternal →

Filming has begun on Pilar Palomero’s sophomore feature film ‘La Maternal’, in Zaragoza, with the production companies Inicia Films and BTeam Pictures. We cannot wait to see the results!

Her debut feature was Goya award winning ‘Las Niñas, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2020

Website to follow progress on the new film: https://www.iniciafilms.com/en/la-maternal-2/

Feature film / Drama/ 100min/ Colour/HD