MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: FELIX KLEE (MAY 13 - MAY 26 2022, ONLINE)

My paws are soft, my bones are heavy digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound (stereo), 4’ 57”, Germany, 2021 Created by Felix Klee, 2021 vral.org Can an artificial intelligence dream? Apparently, yes. In this oneiric short, it imagines itself as a virtual mountain lion wandering through digital landscapes. After... Read more →

EVENT: MATTEO BITTANTI: MACHINIMA, THE NEW AVANTGARDE (MAY 6 2022, ONLINE)

Media Innovation Circle #11 May 6 2022 @2pm-3pm (Lisbon Time) Zoom link https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/86896643186 Free (registration required) Machinima. How a vernacular practice became a new artistic avantgarde Speaker: Matteo Bittanti, IULM University, Italy Moderation: Pedro Cardoso, University of Aveiro In this talk, Matteo Bittanti discusses the origins and the evolution of... Read more →

EVENT: SJORS RIGTERS (APRIL 22 - MAY 5 2022, ONLINE)

The Virtual Frontier digital video, color, sound, 3’, 2020, The Netherlands Created by Sjors Rigters vral.org The popular video game Minecraft exemplifies the inner contradictions of the digital age. Lauded by many pundits as a highly creative form of entertainment, the so-called “digital LEGO” is a powerful vessel for neoliberal... Read more →

EVENT: JONNE HANSSON (APRIL 8 - 21 2022, ONLINE)

THE CONVENIENCE STORE digital video, color, sound, 6’ 23”, 2018, Sweden Created by Jonne Hansson April 8 - April 21 2022 VRAL.org The Convenience Store follows three recently former students who graduated from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden and later moved to the fictional city Los Santos hoping... Read more →

CALL FOR ARTWORKS: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL 2023 (DEADLINE: DECEMBER 30 2022)

The sixth edition of the MACHINIMA FILM FESTIVAL will take place in hybrid form, both online and in situ (Milan, Italy) between March 19 - 26 2023 Filmmakers and video artists engaged in the practice of appropriating, repurposing, and remixing video games are encouraged to send us their work for... Read more →