Tim Blue, filmmaker, musician and member of the artists' group CHEAP will be providing a personal and poetic look on a daily basis at the facts, the events, the films and all the festival gossip during the 4th Forum expanded at Blog.
Forum expanded Opening at the Filmhaus
The main opening for the 4th edition of Forum expanded will be taking place in the Atrium of the Filmhaus on February 6th from 9.30pm onwards following openings in seven other galleries. Michael Snow will be attending the opening as a special guest.
Forum expanded: First openings
Ahead of the official opening on Friday, both the BodhiBerlin and Haunch of Venison galeries will be showing work as part of Forum expanded from today. Halle A/14 will be showing an individual exhibition of work by Ludwig Schönherr.
Program online
Photos, texts, catalogue pages and screening dates: with a click on program you'll find all information on the films of the Forum 2009.
16 familiar faces at the Forum 2009
At the Forum 2009, filmgoers won’t just have the chance to discover a wealth of new names and cinematic signatures. A whole range of filmmakers who have already shown one or more films at previous editions of the Forum will also be making a welcome return.
Revisiting previous Forum gems: the films of John Cook
As in previous years, the Forum program is once again to be supplemented by a smattering of filmic rediscoveries. John Cook's legendary film Clinch, which was shown at the Forum in 1979, is to be shown at this year's Forum together with his debut film Slow Summer, with both films shining in newly restored copies.
Cinema Release for "Seaview"
On January 29th, Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art Distribution will be bringing the film Seaview from last year’s Forum to cinemas.
Best First Feature Award: Forum Nominees
The Best First Feature Award was set up by the Berlinale in 2006 in order to promote new filmmaking talent. Seven films from the Forum program have been nominated for this year’s prize.
The 39th Forum Presents a Programme Full of Connections, Contradictions, and Mirror Images
The 39th Forum will be showing 48 films from 31 countries. The selection will take festival-goers around the world - both in terms of the range of countries represented and within the many connections to be discovered between the films, their often shared concerns and kindred worldviews, as well as their contradictions and mirror images.
Forum Expanded 2009: The Physicality of Film and the Skin of the Musicians
Artists from a broad range of disciplines are experimenting with the medium of film more than ever before. Forum expanded is exploring and documenting this phenomenon for the fourth time this year, continuing to bridge the gap between classical film festival formats and the spatial and visual practices of the art and gallery world.