ISLAND ART FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 2005

9TH - 24TH MARCH 2005

THE PRENELLE GALLERY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE DATES FOR THE 3RD ISLAND ART FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL.

THIS INNOVATIVE TWO WEEK FESTIVAL WILL SCREEN ARTIST'S VIDEO AND FILM FROM THE AVANT GARDE, RARELY SEEN CLASSICS OF EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA TO NEW ABSTRACTIONS OF SOUND IN DIGITAL FILM TO NEW FILM AND VIDEO BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.

THE FESTIVAL WILL COLLABORATE WITH CURATORS SUCH AS BEN COOK AT THE LUX (LONDON), JO LANYON AT PICTURE THIS (BRISTOL), KEDY AT VIDEOTAGE (HONG KONG), STEVEN BALL FROM THE STUDY COLLECTION (LONDON) AND MANUEL SAIZ FROM THE VIDEOART FOUNDATION (SPAIN/UK) IN ADDITION TO THE CURATED SCREENINGS, THE FESTIVAL WILL HOST AN EXHIBITION OF VIDEO SHOWING OVER 200 ARTIST VIDEOS. IT WILL ALSO HOLD TALKS WITH FILM LONDON TO COINCIDE WITH THE FESTIVAL AIMS.

AS A RESULT OF THE FESTIVAL OVER 15 NEW PIECES OF VIDEO ART WILL HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN WORK BY ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE WILL BE SCREENED AT BOTH THE PRENELLE GALLERY AND THE UGC CINEMA, WEST INDIA QUAY OFFERING A CHANCE TO SEE ARTIST'S FILM AND VIDEO IN A CINEMATIC SETTING.

THE ISLAND ART FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL WAS LAUNCHED IN 2002 BY PRENELLE'S AMY WHITWORTH AND IS THE ONLY ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN THE UK DEDICATED TO SHOWING MOVING IMAGE WORK MADE SOLELY BY ARTISTS.

THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE KIND SUPPORT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL, ENGLAND.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LUCY BAYLEY OR AMY WHITWORTH AT PRENELLE GALLERY | info@prenelle.com