30 YEARS: Sandra Kogut | 18th Festival
The artist, who won a prize at the 1996 Fesetival, reminisces on the early days of video in Brazil, in the 1980s, and discusses the role of Videobrasil, and the opportunity to create a piece of work at the Montbéliard Festival in 1989
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Hans Geert Falkenberg | 11st Festival
Hans Falkenberg discusses the Input 98 project, a non-profit organization whose goal is to publicize independent productions via a public television channel
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Michael Mazière | 11st Festival
In the interview, British curator Michael Mazière discusses the new generation of video artists, whose works started being shown at galleries and museums, rather than on television, as was the case during the 1980s
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Rob Rombout | 10th Festival
The Netherlands’ Rob Rombout expounds on his reasons for making documentaries. More than portraying facts, his intention is to put forth a poetic view of reality, to convert the ordinary into extraordinary
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Jean-Marie Duhard | 8th Festival
The curator explains the role of the independent producer in France as a sort of middleman between the artist and television, and lists the difficulties encountered on publicizing video in the country
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Fernando Barbosa Lima | 8th Festival
The TV director discusses the first independent productions featured on Brazilian television, highlighting the role of the Repórter Esso program, aired on TV Tupi prior to the ‘iron years’
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November 14, 1990 | 8th Festival
On its final day, Videojornal collected statements from artists and curators on the South-North relationship, including the Dutch Tom van Vliet, then director of the World Wide Video Festival
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November 12, 1990 | 8th Festival
On its 4th day, Videojornal featured audience impressions of competitive show videos, and international guests, including the curator Pierre Bongiovanni
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November 9, 1990 | 8th Festival
Marina Abs and Roberto Berliner directed the 1990 Videojornal series. The first day revealed a concern with achievements in independent production and the dialogue between video and TV, in the voice of Fernando Barbosa Lima
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30 YEARS: Marcelo Tas | 18th Festival
In the early 1980s, no one had a camera in their hand, only television, Marcelo Tas explains it. Invading the programming of TV channels was one of the goals of the production company Olhar Eletrônico, of which Tas was a part
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