Syndicate: CO+++ workshop, Novi Sad

[Aleksandar & Branka Davic <spiridon@EUnet.yu> (by way of Andreas Broeckmann)]

dear syndicalists,

here it is, CO+++ short description. more about during the workshop. if
you have any questions, please contact us on spiridon@EUnet.yu

best from novi sad

branka


PROJECT:
Crossing Over III (CO+++)
Mini-International Festival of New Video Art

General Information

DATES: July 1  - July 15, 1998

LOCATIONS:  CO+++ Workshop Location:
Art Academy of Novi Sad University

ORGANIZER: CYBERNS media lab in colaboration with Art academy Novi Sad
and UKA Apostrof

EXECUTIVE: Branka MILICIC-DAVIC


CROSSING OVER III CONTEXT & CONTENT

 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of the Mini-International Festival of New Video Art
Crossing Over I/II, Sofia, BG, 1996/97 was to establish a framework
within which East European artists would be able to develop and
implement initial experimental video art projects using digital studio
facilities. The pilot project aimed at fostering contacts between the
isolated young art practitioners from Eastern Europe who tend to
contact mainly the Western agencies. Thus Crossing Over I/II
established a tradition for promoting the skills and the output of
young  videomakers. Crossing Over I/II also served
as an alternative from the mainstream culture to create further
connections between artists, distributors and viewers. The basic and
still persistent hindrance to any East-European video and media
artist - the access to proper high technology or knowledge of
alternate production technologies - has been thoroughly explored in
CO+ and CO++ and will be re-negotiated in CO+++, too.

[CO+ and CO++ 1996-97 were initiated and curated by Iliyana Nedkova,
based at the Soros Center for the Arts, Sofia. The Festivals were
funded by the Open Society Cultural Link Regional Programme and
various local institutions.]

 CO presentations:
Moreover that the interest towards CO as a special festival practice
is avalanching within the media community and that's why Crossing Over
enjoyed a series of [pre-]premieres in: 1] July 1997, American Center,
Sofia, BG 2] August 1997, Orangerie, Hybrid Workspace, DX, Kassel, G
3] October 1997, Kibla Electronic Art Festival, Maribor, Slov 4]
October 1997, TZARA Video Marathon, Chisnau, Mold 5] October 1997,
Computer Space, IX International Computer Art Forum, Sofia, BG 6]
October 1997, Bo Odenthal Gallery, Bergish Gladbach, G 7]Nov 1997,
OSTranenie, the International Media Forum,  Dessau, G 8] November
1997,  Ted New Media Gallery,  Varna, BG 9] Nov 1997, VideoMedeja,
Novi Sad, Yu, 10) PiraMedia, Tirana, Al


CO+++ FORMAT:

1] CO+++ Practical Workshop
for 11 media artists from Eastern and Central European countries

2] Public Screenings of New Video Works & Talks
[delivered by workshop masters and visiting lecturers]

3] Open Studio Consultancy on Video Projects-in-progress [open to
media artists based in Yugoslavia]

CO+++ PARTICIPANTS:

Barbara KONOPKA (POL)
Caius GROZAV (ROM)
Roxana TRESTIOREANU (ROM)
Dimitrina SEVOVA (BUL)
Kalin SERAPIONOV (BUL)
Antal BODOCZKY (HUN)
Saso VRABIC (SLO)
Zlatko TRAJKOVSKI (MAC)
Milica TOMIC (YU)
BAZA (YU)

Mary Avril GILLAN (IRL) as a guest participant

CO+++ workshops masters and visiting lecturers:

Nina CZEGLEDY )(CAN/HUN),  Aleksandar DAVIC (YU),  Lisa HASKEL (UK),
Iliyana NEDKOVA (BUL/UK) and  Erika PASZTOR (HUN)


CO+++ is funded by Cultural Link New York, Fund for an Open Society
Yugoslavia and local CO+++ funs.