Cinema and Beyond: The 53rd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen George Clark November 2007 Festival Reports 3-8 May 2007 The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is the longest running short film festival in the world. The festival, now in its 53rd year, can be characterised by its constant questioning...
Hell, Purgatory and Heaven: Surviving the 48th London Film Festival George Clark February 2005 Festival Reports October 20–November 4, 2004 Subtitles allow viewers to believe that they are in some way in their own country. But for this film it's annoying because the viewer who reads subtitles is not listening to th...
Aspects of Change: The 58th Edinburgh International Film Festival George Clark October 2004 Festival Reports All film festivals are somewhat outside of culture. They operate to test films on a prospective market, to showcase films from underexposed countries, to celebrate the art form. The concept of a cultural sh...
World and Experimental Cinema at the 47th London Film Festival George Clark February 2004 Festival Reports 22 October - 6 November The 47th London Film Festival came on strong this year. It commenced two weeks earlier than in previous years. Now it runs parallel with the London- based independent film festiva...
Arnold, Brehm, Deutsch and Tscherkassky: Four Contemporary Austrian Avant-garde Filmmakers George Clark October 2003 Peter Tscherkassky & the Austrian Avant-Garde Analysing in turn the aesthetics, thematics and politics of each of these filmmakers' work, Clark presents a comprehensive view of contemporary Austrian avant-garde cinema.
The Establishment of Form – A Report on the 57th Edinburgh International Film Festival George Clark October 2003 Festival Reports Now in its 57th year, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is the longest running film festival in the UK. It occupies a firm place amongst the plethora of events that hit Edinburgh each summer,...
Perspectives on the Ethereal: The 46th London Film Festival George Clark January 2003 Festival Reports (6 - 21, November 2002) The London Film Festival has taken place at the National Film Theatre on the South Bank, a hub for current redevelopment, for the last 46 years. It recently expanded to encompass ...
An Overview of Shoot Shoot Shoot – The First Decade of the London Film-Makers’ Co-operative and British Avant-Garde Film 1966-1976 George Clark July 2002 Feature Articles This pioneering season is currently touring the world, and is hitting Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth throughout July.