Andreas Broeckmann on Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:54:10 +0100 |
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VIPER 1997 VIPER - International Film- Video- and MultimediaFestival Lucerne (Switzerland) festival dates: October 21 - 26, 1997 Programme international programme (competition: two prizes (1 Film, 1 Video), SFr 5000 each, Deadline for entries: July 1, 1997) Swiss Video On Display (competition: one prize, SFr 5000, deadline for entries: August 7, 1997) multimedia programme (symposium: lectures, presentation of projects, internetcafe, installations, film- and videoprogramme focussing main topics) Special programme with film, video, performances Statistics (review 96): 9 locations, 10.000 spectators, 71 programmes with 266 productions, 450 accredited guests Press responses (Quotations): "Of all visual events in Switzerland, VIPER is traditionally the most open to experimentation. It came as no surprise, then, when the festival, already in active supporter fo film- and video-making, expanded into the area of multimedia a year ago. And now, VIPER presents an especially stimulating theme at the centre of its programme, getting right to the heart of the issue: the human body in the post-human age." (Tagesanzeiger) "Ordinary festivals screen new films. Lucerne's VIPER goes further: VIPER does not only present novelties from the areas of video art and experimental film. THe festival also questions how new media, such as the Internet, video, and virtual reality, transform our lives" (Blick) "What started 17 years ago as a function for far-gone film freaks has shown itself once again to be an event of international note right on the pulse of the times" (Filmecho/filmwoche) "Conny Voester, festival director for the second year in a row, promised "discovery and pleasure", and the undogmatic, diverse programme delivered the results. (epd-Film) office address: P.O. Box 4929, CH-6002 Lucerne office tel: ++41 - 1 - 450 62 62 office fax: ++41 - 1 - 450 62 61 e-mail address: viper@dial.eunet.ch festival director: Conny E. Voester