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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Interview with Lucila Meirelles on Canal 21 | 12nd Festival

The winner of the Canal 21 – Sony Prize at the 12th edition, Lucila Meirelles discusses works shown in past editions, such as Sinfonia Panamerica and Crianças Autistas

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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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Akram Zaatari | 11st Festival

Interview with the Lebanese artist shortlisted for the 1996 competitive show. Zaatari explains the use of images in different contexts in his work, and elaborates on the conditions for production in Lebanon

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Stephen Vitiello | 10th Festival

Stephen Vitiello explains the notion of poetry in his work, shown at the 10th edition of the Festival, in 1994, and discusses the poetical relationship between sound and image

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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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Jorge La Ferla | 10th Festival

The Argentinean curator Jorge la Ferla, who attended the 1994 edition, reviews the myriad poetics constructed from narrative and phenomenological image codes

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Danilo Santos de Miranda | 10th Festival

The director of SESC discusses the importance of Videobrasil Festival in consolidating the notions of innovation, technology, creativity, and in particular dialogue and interchange between Southern countries

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Breda Beban e Hrvoje Horvatic | 10th Festival

Guests to the 10th edition, in 1994, the Yugoslavian artists couple discusses the value of experience in conceiving a work of art, as opposed to the notion of inspiration

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