International Fest of Cinema in DC

[Anu]

Hello everyone,

The International Fest of Cinema and Technology is coming up in DC
August 2. They offered a limited number of free passes to folks on
this listserv. If anyone wants to go, read below for more info,

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Great group!! We would love to give some free tickets out to your
group to this upcoming art event in DC. We could give out about 10
free passes. You could have people write to me directly at
is...@ifct.org if they are interested in the passes.

Let me know!

Issac


Here is the summary:

Experimental Films and Thrillers at Int'l Fest of Cinema and
Technology in Washington DC

Festival Overview

The International Fest of Cinema and Technology (IFCT) announces an
upcoming film festival event at the Museum of Contemporary Art (*MOCA
DC) on August 2nd. This festival will screen short films from
filmmakers around the world and focuses on screening experimental
works including Experimental Documentary, Experimental narratives,
Experimental music videos and Experimental animation. The Museum of
Contemporary Art is located at 1054 31st St NW, Canal Square.
Countries with films represented at the upcoming DC event include the
U.S., U.K., Canada, Sweden,Romania, Ireland, Norway, France, Italy,
Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia, Israel, The
Netherlands and others. The schedule is listed at http://www.ifct.org/dc2008.html

The IFCT World Tour is designed to give exposure to independent films
many of which previously had been underexposed to the public. The
festival's motto is it seeks to "discover the undiscovered film." The
"technology" in the festival's name occurs both in the content of the
festival, which tends to focus on themes of technology or feature
unique creation techniques, as well as in the method of showcasing
content at the events.


Film Screening Segments

On August 2nd, IFCT will present films at the Washington DC event
mostly which are making their premieres in the United States. The
International Fest of Cinema and Technology has been presenting
touring film festival events since 2002. In addition to the August DC
event, this year’s IFCT 2008 World Tour is also taking place in Los
Angeles, Melbourne, Seattle Jacksonville, and The Philippines.

Saturday August 2nd, the following screening sequences will be shown:

Experimental and Art Film Showcase
IFCT showcases a wide range of new cutting-edge experimental films,
many of which have never before been presented in the United States.
The films range from visually rich and dynamic and though-provoking to
very short 1-3 minute strikingly intense experimental cinema.

Experimental Documentary Showcase
This showcase of short experimental documentaries seeks to highlight
subjects from the artistic and visually interesting... to the
completely unexpected.

Music Videos and Experimental Animation

A sequence of short animated experimental films and unique artistic
music videos.

Short Foreign Thrillers

This sequence features short foreign films in the thriller genre.


The schedule of festival screenings and directions to the venues can
be found at http://www.ifct.org/dc2008.html. On August 2nd,
screenings of short films begin at 5pm-11:30pm. Tickets for each
screening block are $6 and $3 students. Tickets can be obtained at the
door the day of the event or online at www.ifct.org. Tickets can also
be purchased by calling 800.838.3006 24/7 or visiting Brown Paper
Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. MOCA DC is located at 1054 31st
St NW, Canal Square in the heart of Georgetown. For more information
on tickets or schedule please contact ad...@ifct.org.