MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: FIRAS SHEHADEH (MAY 9—22 2025, ONLINE)

The Way of the Future Single-channel UHD video (color), 2-channel sound, 8’ 02”, 2025, Palestine created by Firas Shehadeh May 9-22 2025 vral.org Set against the hauntingly desolate backdrop of The Last of Us video game, The Way of the Future follows a lone figure traversing a decayed territory after a long war, where echoes of resistance and displacement reverberate... Read more →

VIDEO: CONTEMPORARY ROADKILL: ON GRAND THEFT AUTO V MACHINIMA

Everyday Daylight (2021) è una performance live ambientata a Grand Theft Auto V, in cui tre membri del collettivo austriaco in collaborazione con il filmmaker francese Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis trasformano la città virtuale di Los Santos in un museo a cielo aperto. Presentata come una lecture interattiva e performativa, l’opera guida lo spettatore attraverso i luoghi simbolici della videoarte ludica... Read more →

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 →

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 →

NEWS: MMF MMXXV, POSTER REVEAL

The Milan Machinima Festival is proud to unveil the official poster for its highly anticipated 8th edition, taking place from March 17–23, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, and online. This year’s striking visual identity has been created by 2girls1comp, a modding duo composed of Marco De Mutiis (Italy, 1983) and Alexandra Pfammatter (Switzerland, 1993). Known for their ludic interventions and... Read more →