Celebrating 25 years of original art
Lights, camera, action! From
April 12 to 21, the annual Toronto
Images Festival will be celebrating
its 25th anniversary.
Join the 23,000 people flowing through this festival of the arts. Showing as many as 50 films and videos, as well as multimedia installations and performances of live music, theatre and spoken word, the festival will be swarming with art junkies. But Images isn't just for art lovers, it's a chance to be a part of something original.
“I am a huge music fan and love to take part in unique experiences that cross the boundaries between disciplines. It's wonderful to get exposed to things you otherwise would never have a chance to see or hear,” said Jonathan Bunce, the Operations and Development Manager for the festival. “I also love the social aspect of the festival, and the closing night parties are always a blast! It's very community oriented and inclusive, the true alternative to ‘red-carpet' festivals like (the Toronto International Film Festival).”
According to the Images Festival press release, over the past 25 years, “Images has presented over 3,000 film and video projects and hundreds of installation, live performance and new media artworks by more than 1,000 emerging and established artists from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and at least 40 countries around the world.”
This year has held up that reputation with all different forms of art and entertainment.
The 10-day festival will be nonstop with all the activities. There will be five live Images presentations, including a special evening of electronically oriented music called “Sound Objects” as well as a recognized indie band, which will be announced on March 22.
Among the estimated 50 films being screened, Bunce said there are several submitted by recognized “names within the experimental film and visual art world ... (including) Carolee Schneemann, John Akomfrah, Ben Rivers and Jackie Goss.”
For the fine art enthusiasts, there will be 26 gallery exhibitions this year.
The art does not stop at the film screenings, live performances and art installations. There are also “artist talks, gallery tours, panel discussions and an awards show at the end of the festival,” said Bunce.
As Canada's longest-running alternative film festival, there will be special screening of films from the first-ever Images Festival in 1988.
A special event will be held at Oakville Galleries with acclaimed Israeli artist Keren Cytter. She will also perform live at the Al Green Theatre.
“And last but certainly not least, for the first time ever we're going to be running our own Images gallery and lounge at a ‘pop-up' venue on Spadina between Dundas and Queen,” said Bunce. “We'll be hosting multimedia installations, live events, talks and our postscreening lounge nightly during the festival.”
Independent filmmakers can submit their productions early in the summer for the 2013 Images Festival.
The official list of performances, film and video presentations and art installations will be released on March 22. For more information about the Images Festival, check out imagesfestival.com.
Join the 23,000 people flowing through this festival of the arts. Showing as many as 50 films and videos, as well as multimedia installations and performances of live music, theatre and spoken word, the festival will be swarming with art junkies. But Images isn't just for art lovers, it's a chance to be a part of something original.
“I am a huge music fan and love to take part in unique experiences that cross the boundaries between disciplines. It's wonderful to get exposed to things you otherwise would never have a chance to see or hear,” said Jonathan Bunce, the Operations and Development Manager for the festival. “I also love the social aspect of the festival, and the closing night parties are always a blast! It's very community oriented and inclusive, the true alternative to ‘red-carpet' festivals like (the Toronto International Film Festival).”
According to the Images Festival press release, over the past 25 years, “Images has presented over 3,000 film and video projects and hundreds of installation, live performance and new media artworks by more than 1,000 emerging and established artists from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and at least 40 countries around the world.”
This year has held up that reputation with all different forms of art and entertainment.
The 10-day festival will be nonstop with all the activities. There will be five live Images presentations, including a special evening of electronically oriented music called “Sound Objects” as well as a recognized indie band, which will be announced on March 22.
Among the estimated 50 films being screened, Bunce said there are several submitted by recognized “names within the experimental film and visual art world ... (including) Carolee Schneemann, John Akomfrah, Ben Rivers and Jackie Goss.”
For the fine art enthusiasts, there will be 26 gallery exhibitions this year.
The art does not stop at the film screenings, live performances and art installations. There are also “artist talks, gallery tours, panel discussions and an awards show at the end of the festival,” said Bunce.
As Canada's longest-running alternative film festival, there will be special screening of films from the first-ever Images Festival in 1988.
A special event will be held at Oakville Galleries with acclaimed Israeli artist Keren Cytter. She will also perform live at the Al Green Theatre.
“And last but certainly not least, for the first time ever we're going to be running our own Images gallery and lounge at a ‘pop-up' venue on Spadina between Dundas and Queen,” said Bunce. “We'll be hosting multimedia installations, live events, talks and our postscreening lounge nightly during the festival.”
Independent filmmakers can submit their productions early in the summer for the 2013 Images Festival.
The official list of performances, film and video presentations and art installations will be released on March 22. For more information about the Images Festival, check out imagesfestival.com.
