Opening night of PDX Fest 2009 was a smashing success with a packed house for Bruce Conner: In Memoriam. We were so happy to welcome Conner's longtime collaborator and friend Michelle Silva, who shared intimate insights and stories from Conner's life. She also brought with her a bag of surprises in addition to the scheduled films - including an eyepopping 3 channel version of Cosmic Ray and a version of Crossroads that even she had never seem before. It was an incredibly sweet evening of tribute...

A Movie (Bruce Conner)  Friday, October 3------One of the more intriguing traditions of the New York Film Festival is its commitment to showcase experimental work that often goes neglected in the go-go atmosphere of the film business. Now in its 11th year, Views From The Avant-Garde is a treasure trove of new ideas, new media and inspiration from visual artists looking to smash tradition and test the horizons of the new.   Most of the films and video pieces presen...

One of the more intriguing traditions of the New York Film Festival is its commitment to showcase experimental work that often goes neglected in the go-go atmosphere of the film business. Now in its 11th year, Views From The Avant-Garde is a treasure trove of new ideas, new media and inspiration from visual artists looking to smash tradition and test the horizons of the new. Most of the films and video pieces presented this weekend are short form, and have been bundled under the elegiac titles o...

courtesy of fest08.sffs.org Video Scoop The video edition of Scoop features interviews with Mike Leigh, director Ted Thomas (Walt & El Grupo), and director Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy). Who’s in Town? Arriving today are directors Patricio Lanfranco (The Judge and the General), Jonathan Levine (The Wackness), Mahmoud al Massad (Recycle), Jirí Menzel (I Served the King of England) and Robb Moss (Secrecy); subject Juan Guzmán (The Judge and the General); and jurors Florence Alm...