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Concept
This project consists in assembling as many international contributions
as as possible, while at the same time offering Parisian groups who create
short and/or experimental films an opportunity to present their work.
Musical/sound contributions and short lectures, theatrical happenings
or performances (always short) should also be included to contribute to
an animated ambiance of exchange.
The works presented at our soiree are not chosen thematically, but by
their quality and diversity. Those which take a critical or investigative
approach to current cultural realities--social and political-- are especially
welcome.
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Paris' "Signes de nuit" international festival pursues several
objectives.
It responds first of all to certain rumors which say that the city's
cultural nightlife has lost its vitality. We will prove otherwise. Secondly,
it offers a forum for Paris' young, independent film scene which we seek
to promote. Thirdly, we present an extremely differentiated cross section
of high quality international short and experimental film work.
Finally, the festival is an opportunity to dissolve the borders between
different forms of expression such as photography, theater, the public
lecture, the presentation of artistic projects, video art and performance,
and, above all, between the genres of the cinematographic arts (experimental
films, shorts, documentaries and fiction). "Signs of Night"
consists of a rich and stimulating night of exchange of ideas and projects.
The dynamism of and excitement for experiencing short/experimental films
probably have no equal in the contemporary cultural world. Add to this
the opportunity to create an alternative public art scene which sets itself
against the increasingly regulated and commercial media situation, and
you have a creation essential for culture's survival.
The cinema of transgression, surprise and of "la difference"
is potentially free form any constraint imposed by institutions. In order
to present its artistic visions, it simply needs a projector and a darkened
hall. The relatively low production costs make the cinema "de la
difference" independent of commercial interests and offers a constant
challenge for those artists ready to throw themselves into unpredictable
experimentation.
Offering a wide flexibility, formats such as video, DV, super 8 and
16mm permit almost spontaneous encounters between filmmakers and the public.
The cinema "de la difference" is an art forms with perhaps the
broadest creative palette, combining sound, image, movement, rhythm, text,
space, light and time--thus deploying a richly varied spectrum.
This said, it has been necessary to make a selection within this burgeoning
creative scene-- a selection which does not undermine its diversity but
rather defends its singularities and does not shirk its confrontation
with actual life. This is indeed the goal of the festival "Signes
de nuit."
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