Videoex is a Zürich-based Film festival for Experimental film and Video art. Starting in 1988, it is dedicated to the genre of experimental film. It occurs every year during the last two weeks of May.
The festival usually consists of a Swiss and an international competition, retrospectives of artists, a program dedicated to one or more filmmakers and a guest program. Besides its film program Videoex also hosts Expanded Cinema live acts, performances, discussions and workshops.
History Videoex took place for the first time in December 1998 as a one-week experimental film screening at the cinema Xenix in Zürich. A manifold program has evolved that attracts an international audience and the number of submitted film and video works has increased every year. In 2008 more than 1800 works from over 50 countries were submitted.
Awards and jury The awards and jury members over the years are listed below. International Awards Jury for International Awards Swiss Awards2020Juana Robles, Max Philipp SchmidJorge JácomeAdam Jasper, Majid Movasseghi2019Christine HürzelerTakashi MakinoJoke Ballintijn, Lucas Murari, Sebastián Díaz Morales 2018 Silas Heizmann, Kezia Zurbrügg & Philipp Ritler Daniel Jacoby & Yu Araki Caspar Stracke, Diana Vidrascu, Greg de Cuir Jr 2017 Ismail Bahri, Laure Prouvost Ximena Cuevas, Richard Ashrowan, Richard Bott Josh Weissbach, Aurèle Ferrier 2016 - - Tom Bogaert, Jela Hasler 2015 Zapruder filmmakersgroup Adam Szymczyk, Kim Knowles, Pieter-Paul Mortier Max Philipp Schmid 2014 Basma Alsharif, Sam Firth Ute Aurand, Stephen Partridge Lukas Gut 2013 Jesse McLean Aleksandra Sekulić, Sanja Grbin, Romeo Grünfelder Pauline Julier 2012 Angela Reginato Jaap Pieters, Piero Pala, Dan Oki Pauline Cazorla 2011 Florence Aigner & Laurent Van Lancker, Till Roeskens Maria Palacios Cruz, Seppo Renvall, Georges Salameh Sabine Haerri 2010 Jürgen Reble, Inger Lise Hansen Julia Marx, Marcel Schwierin Ariane Andereggen 2009 Sebastian Diaz Morales Mika Taanila, Sebestyén Kodolányi, Jeremy Rigsby Klaus Fromherz 2008 Hito Steyerl Erwin van’t Hart, Robert Buchschwenter, Alexandra Gramatke Marie- Catherine Theiler & Jan Peters 2007 - - Elodie Pong, Rolf Hellat 2006 Arash T. Riahi Frédérique Devaux, Sébastien Ronceray, Stefanie Schulte-Strathaus Michael Sasdi 2005 Laura Waddington Christine Noll Brinkmann, Barbara Pichler, Brent Klinkum Ingo Giezendanner 2004 Rachel Reupke Michael Brynntrup, Norbert Pfaffenbichler, Florian Wüst Ariane Andereggen 2003 François Bucher (USA) Yann Beauvais, Caspar Stracke, Suzanne Buchan Max Philipp Schmid & Beat Brogle 2002 Three awards ex aequo: Steve Matheson, Dominic Gagnon, Laura Waddington Peter Mettler, Arjon Dunnenwind, Mike Hoolboom Nicoletta Wartmann 2001 Emily Vey Duke / Cooper Battersby Gudrun Sommer, Robert Anderson, Rein Wolfs Gabriela Gerber & Lukas Bardill 2000 Three awards ex aequo: Dan Oki, Mark Roth, Walid Raad Daniel Kurjakovic, Hanspeter Ammann, Franziska Oliver Two awards ex aequo: David Renggli, Jessie Fischer 1998 - - -
Program The programs for each year are listed below.
Specials Swiss Focus Guest Cities/Country Program2020Charlotte Prodger, Flatform, Laure Prouvostcollectif factArgentina2019Barbara Hammer, Jonas MekasUriel OrlowBrazil 2018 Salomé Lamas, Filipa César Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz African Metropolises 2017 Omer Fast, Jean Rouch, Samuel Beckett Werner von Mutzenbecher Mexico 2016 Kenneth Anger, Laurie Anderson Ursula Biemann Beirut 2015 Hito Steyerl, Gregory Markopoulos Elodie Pong Portugal 2014 John Akomfrah, Ute Aurand, Robert Beavers Katarina Schröter Italy 2013 Carolee Schneemann, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker - Belgrad und Zagreb 2012 George Kuchar, Mike Kelley (artist), Miranda Pennell, Mike Hoolboom Klaus Lutz Warsaw and Lodz 2011 Bruce Conner, Herbert Fritsch Rudolph Burckhardt Brussels 2010 Johan Grimonprez Clemens Klopfenstein Rotterdam and Amsterdam 2009 Gustav Deutsch Unabhängiges Video Schweiz (UVS) Helsinki 2008 - Videofemmes London 2007 Béla Balázs Studio (BBS) - Geneva 2006 Sarah Morris, Marie Menken, Jaap Pieters Swiss Experimental Films of the Sixties and Seventies Paris 2005 Owen Land, Carolee Schneemann - - 2004 Harun Farocki Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch - 2003 Mike Hoolboom, Stan Brakhage Peter Liechti - 2002 Michael Snow, Doug Aitken Peter Mettler - 2001 Bruce Conner, Pat O'Neill (filmmaker), Nam June Paik, Oskar Fischinger - - 2000 Craig Baldwin, Mike Kelley, Vito Acconci, Ito Takashi - - 1998 John Maybury, Tony Oursler, Bill Viola, Helga Fanderl
Partners and sponsors Videoex is organized by the non-profit association Videoex and supported by private and public funding agencies. The festival became a regional institution of the Canton of Zürich in 2012, and has been incorporated into the cultural mission statement of the City of Zürich.
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