SEPTEMBER 27th – OCTOBER 1st, 2006
JOENSUU, FINLAND
Through the years Viscult, the Finnish film festival introducing ethnographic, anthropological and documentary films, has seen many great filmmakers and visual anthropologists, Asen Balikci, Peter Biella, Gary Kildea, David MacDougall, Colette Piault and Jay Ruby among many others.
The festival in Joensuu, which is located near the Russian border in Finland, is known for its warm and intimate atmosphere, and of course, the Finnish sauna.
It’s a festival that thinks and works globally and is also in close co-operation with the University of Joensuu.
This year’s main theme is Urban Life.
Traditionally ethnographic and anthropological films have concentrated mostly on rural areas and indigenous people. For the last two decades the anthropological community has been discussing urban anthropology. Our purpose is to find films about the urban life, films about everything created by urban environment: subcultures, cultural diversity, conflict, unity, rural versus urban. Films about “Homo Urbanus” from all over the world and all sizes of urban spaces are welcomed.
The Festival of Visual Culture is a personal event, one in which the majority of filmmakers are present to introduce their work, encouraging the opportunity for profound discussions of the films, film-making, and culture.
The festival utilizes modern technology to bridge geographical obstacles and to our knowledge is the first film festival in the world that streams all content - films and discussions alike - live on the Internet all over the world. This brings great possibilities of promotion to all involved, the filmmakers, the producers, the distributors etc.
Film content is ethnographic, anthropological and documentary films. Student films are very welcome.
Include a short summary, format availabilities, length, and director / producer / researcher / script writer information. There is no stipulation for film length. Film choices will be made in June.
Please submit your film (VHS PAL or DVD PAL) no later than May 15th 2005 to:
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Festival of Visual Culture
The Regional Film Center of North Karelia
Länsikatu 15
FIN-80110 Joensuu, Finland
www.viscult.net
Any inquiries, please contact:
Pekka Silvennoinen pekka.silvennoinen@netmail.fi
Reea Juvonen reea.juvonen@opaasi.fi
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