[spectre] (fwd) Current trends in audio-visual digital cultures, London

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:33:46 +0000
From: Daniel Villar Onrubia <daniel.villaronrubia at oii.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: <nettime-ann> Current trends in audio-visual digital cultures (23rd
	March, London)


We are pleased to invite you to participate in 
the event "Current trends in audio-visual digital 
cultures," this Wednesday (March 23rd) in London 
at the Instituto Cervantes (102 Eaton Square) 
from 6.30pm to 8.30 pm. This event is part of a 
series of "Bonus Tracks" organised as part of the 
Remix Cinema Workshop (Oxford Internet Institute, 
University of Oxford), and will consist of two 
talks and an informal networking session which is 
aimed at creators, researchers, and professionals 
involved in initiatives related to emerging 
audiovisual practices.


/////// Intro
Networked technologies are facilitating the 
development of a wide range of new media 
practices and, ultimately, contributing to 
notable shifts in audiovisual cultures. For 
example, we see the proliferation of remix 
practices in DIY media in the context of 
every-day life. Likewise, in the domain of 
independent film-making, online community 
platforms and innovative production and 
distribution systems are offering unprecedented 
possibilities allowing for new forms of 
co-creation in constellations that were not 
possible prior to the widespread uptake of the 
Internet and, more recently, the development of 
social media applications.

/////// Talks
Dr. Antoni Roig Telo and Joan Carles Martorell 
provide an overview of emerging trends in 
contemporary audio-visual digital cultures in 
Spain. Each talk will focus on a number of 
initiatives and projects exemplifying innovative 
ways in which digital technologies are harnessed 
for the collaborative production of audiovisual 
content. While the examples are primarily from 
the Spanish arena, discussions are placed in a 
broader international context.
Dr. Antoni Roig Telo has done extensive research 
on a broad scope of audio-visual creation, 
including emerging forms of participatory 
film-making, machinima and modding. He will offer 
a critical glance at phenomena such as 
co-creation, collaboration and crowdsourcing by 
drawing from cases of independent film 
productions. More specifically, he will discuss 
the Spanish indie projects The Cosmonaut, La 
Wikipeli and Panzer Chocolate. Dr. Roig Telo has 
PhD in Information and Knowledge Society, and is 
the Director of the postgraduate programme in 
Audiovisual Media Innovation at the Open 
University of Catalonia (Spain)
Joan Carles Martorell will present EMBED.at, a 
platform where audiovisual researchers, 
professionals and festivals meet to talk, think 
and test old and new ideas on cinema, television, 
games, internet, transmedia, remix, copyleft and 
people. EMBED is promoting initiatives fostering 
the disclosure of cultural audiovisual source 
codes, a metaphor for exploring, showcasing and 
distributing audiovisual content by inviting 
film-makers, musicians and artists to share their 
sources of inspirations. EMBED is an initiative 
of Festivalito, Movil Film Fest, Yerblues.net and 
ZEMOS98 with the support of Instituto Cervantes 
and Junta de Andalucía (all based in Spain).

/////// Networking session
Following the talks we have scheduled time for an 
informal networking session aimed at artists, 
creators, media professionals, and academics with 
interest in any aspect of audio-visual digital 
culture. We encourage anyone interested in this 
session to bring flyers or other printed 
materials explaining their work or projects 
(please include contact details). The aim of the 
session is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, 
knowledge and possibly establish contacts for 
future collaborations among the participants.

/////// Sign up for this event
The event is free, but registration is required. 
If you would like to attend the event please send 
an email to 
<mailto:reservas.londres at cervantes.es>reservas.londres at cervantes.es 
or make a call: (0)20 7201 0750.
If you are interested in participating in the 
networking session as well please send an email 
to 
<mailto:inquiry at remixcinema.org>inquiry at remixcinema.org 
including a few lines about your work, and any 
URL or contact details you would like us to 
distribute to other participants.

/////// About the Remix Cinema Workshop
This event is part of the Remix Cinema Workshop, 
an international 2-day conference on audiovisual 
digital cultures. Remix Cinema is a student-led 
initiative funded by the Beyond Text programme of 
the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It 
is organised by the Oxford Internet Institute 
(University of Oxford, UK), in collaboration with 
UNIA Prácticas y Culturas Digitales (Spain) and 
it is supported by St. Antony's College (Oxford 
University), Modern Art Oxford and the Instituto 
Cervantes (London).

Apologies for cross-posting.

Best wishes,

The Remix Cinema Workshop Organising Committee
<http://www.remixcinema.org>www.remixcinema.org


---

Daniel Villar Onrubia

Doctoral Student at
Oxford Internet Institute. University of Oxford
<mailto:daniel.villaronrubia at oii.ox.ac.uk>daniel.villaronrubia at oii.ox.ac.uk 
| <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk>http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk

Member Board at
UNIA Prácticas y Culturas Digitales.
Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
<mailto:d.villar at pcd.unia.es>d.villar at pcd.unia.es 
| <http://pcd.unia.es>http://pcd.unia.es



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