Optronica 2007London, U.K.March 2007Deadline: Dec. 1, 2006
PlayStation teams up with the BFI and leading audiovisual artists/producers Addictive TV with new-media curators Cinefeel to present Optronica, a hybrid of music festival and film festival taking place over five days in March 2007. Optronica explores the fusion of music and visuals, and features live audiovisual performances, screenings, talks, workshops and related special events. The festival will be held at the BFI IMAX and the newly renovated National Film Theatre, which will re-open as BFI Southbank on 1 February.
The cinema programs are curated by Cinefeel who, for over a decade, has been promoting new media culture and music videos as an artform in their own right. Cinefeel has programmed for major international festivals and organized countless music/video events.
For more information, visit www.optronica.org.
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