Digital Panorama
This program brings together the best recently released films that lean heavily on a digital aesthetic for their inspiration and impact. These films can be fully narrative, abstract or drawn from the culture of the gaming community.
Featured in AIAF2009
Program Type: Films| Anima Remi Devouassoud, Elliott Kajdan, Nicolas Maurice, Julien Lasbleiz An intensely digitised distopia swirls into life from a slowly clearing electronica fog. As the city crumbles, the animals threaten a takeover. Country: France Runtime: 4:46 Year: 2008 |
| A Dada Helene Astier, Mathilde Le Moal, Jiajun Chen, Bruno Pontiroli A bizarre collection of images referencing pregnancy and the dada art movement. Country: France Runtime: 5:58 Year: 2008 |
| The Real Place Cam Christiansen A poetic layering of stories revolving around the life and inspirations of playwright John Murrell. Country: Canada Runtime: 5:27 Year: 2008 |
| Hardcover & Paperback Uri Alonim, Moshe Servatka In an origami world, the relationship of two paper lovers takes a fold for the worse. Country: Israel Runtime: 2:54 Year: 2008 |
| Arcade Trap Adam Walker An enthusiastic gamer gets sucked into an arcade game and winds up in a pitched battle with the ever-multiplying army within. Country: Australia Runtime: 2:14 Year: 2008 |
| Video Daihei Shibabata An unsettling combination of live action and special effects emulate video glitches. Country: Japan Runtime: 2:32 Year: 2008 |
| Facteur Mineur Marc Czerwiec, Geoffrey Skrajewski, Arnaud Joli, Francois Ruiz An intricately detailed inner machine scene mirrors the turmoil caused by the unwelcome news of a mine's closure and the loss of all jobs. Country: France Runtime: 6:03 Year: 2008 |
| Thee Wreckers - No Place Like Home Rosto AIAF legend Rosto returns with the dimension bending escapades of his band 'Thee Wreckers', a digital tour through the hallways on the other side of the looking glass. Country: Netherlands Runtime: 6:07 Year: 2008 |
| Disbelief Will Save Your Soul Samuel Weikopf A searing comment on the evils of mass media imagery overload: Television is the spawn of the Devil. Country: Germany Runtime: 11:05 Year: 2008 |
| Our Wonderful Nature Tomer Eshed The Matrix goes feral when these two little creatures face off against each other on the savannah. Country: Germany Runtime: 4:47 Year: 2008 |
| Monsieur Cok Franck Dion, Richard Van Den Boom An ex-employee visits his egg-headed ex-boss at a robot-run bomb factory. Country: France Runtime: 9:40 Year: 2008 |
| Ten / Dix Jules Janaud, Fabrice Le Nezet, Francois Roisin In searching out some inner truths, Marc must navigate some real life, razor sharp killer paving stones that stretch out before him. Country: France Runtime: 7:07 Year: 2008 |