MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: DOUGLAS DIXON-BARKER (APRIL 25—MAY 8 2025, ONLINE)

untitled (archive) 16mm, color, 3’, 2024, United Kingdom created by Douglas Dixon-Barker vral.org untitled (archive) is a machinima sui generis that transposes the residual memory of a videogame into the granular materiality of 16mm film. Framed as “an imperfect archive”, the work embraces degradation not as failure but as structure, treating loss as a generative condition. In collapsing the multitelic... Read more →

BOOK: VIDEOARTE LUDICA (COMING SOON/IN ARRIVO)

Videoarte ludica. Videogioco, cinema, machinima A cura di: Matteo Bittanti Traduzioni di: Matteo Bittanti Editore: Mimesis Edizioni Collana: Eterotopie Data di pubblicazione: maggio 2025 Lingua: Italiano Pagine: 604 ISBN: TBA Prezzo: €36 Copertina: Marco Goran Romano Autori: Thomas Hawranke, Riccardo Retez, Luca Miranda, José Blázquez, Paul Atkinson, Farzad Parsayi, Kara Güt, Martin Zeilinger, Carson Lynn, Mandy Bloomfield, Andy Hughes, Harrison... Read more →

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: MMF MMXXVI (9TH EDITION) (DEADLINE: DECEMBER 30 2025)

Call for submissions: Milan Machinima Festival 2026 (9th edition) Festival dates: March 22—29 2026 Location: TBD Format: onsite and online Submission window: April 1 – December 30 2025 Submission platform: FilmFreeway The Milan Machinima Festival (MMF) invites artists, filmmakers, and experimental creators to submit their work for the 9th edition, to be held in March 2026. Dedicated to showcasing the... Read more →

CALL FOR PAPERS: GAME ENGINE CULTURES (DiGRA 2025, MALTA)

GAME ENGINE CULTURE(S), DiGRA 2025 June 30th at DiGRA2025 (University of Malta) The workshop intends to explore the implications of the widespread use of videogame engines in visual culture and the creative industries. Game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine have transcended their initial confines in videogame development, evolving into versatile platforms that now influence a wide array of creative... Read more →

NEWS: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL MMXXV (MARCH 17-23 2025, LOS ANGELES AND ONLINE)

MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL MMXXV REBOOT/RESTART/RESET MARCH 17—23 2025 Los Angeles, California and online The Milan Machinima Festival MMXXV presents a curated selection of 31 machinima and game videos by 35 artists from 17 countries, including Belarus, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the USA. Spanning nine programs, the festival... Read more →