(S8) and LIFT United: International Artist Residencies for Film Creation

From the beginning, the Mostra has done a resolute work of promotion, diffusion and vindication of analog cinema, being a unique space in the Spanish context. In this sense, the idea of opening new paths in this direction has been there almost from the first edition of the Mostra. A line of work that finally found its correspondence in the collaboration with a unique institution in the world, which offers an incredible support to analog cinema, to the aesthetic exploration still to be done in this field, and to the fruitful coexistence between the digital technologies and the photochemical formats. We are talking about LIFT, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, institution that has a long trajectory welcoming artists in residency that work in this medium (artists like Naomi Uman, Helga Fanderl, Tomonari Nishikawa and Martha Colburn have been there).

AC/E a state agency for the promotion of culture, fosters the Spanish creative and cultural sectors through a broad program of activities, fostering the internationalisation of creative professionals, with initiatives such as artist residencies. Projects supported by AC/E underline the diverse Spanish contribution to the global culture, as well as recent contributions of Spanish talent in the main creative fields.

This year, 2017, BAICC, International Artist Residencies for Film Creation, are born. (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico in collaboration with LIFT and AC/E will launch a call for entries for a selection process to win a residence of artistic creation in Toronto (Canada), intended to Spanish citizens or residents, that wish to create film work in analog formats. The duration of the residence will last from 4 to 6 weeks between October 2017 and April 2018.

More information soon here.