International Festival of New Film and New Media Split 2007

THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW FILM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR IN SPLIT, CROATIA.

THE FESTIVAL IS OPEN TO ALL NEW, INNOVATIVE, PERSONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, RADICAL, SUBVERSIVE ETC. WORK (FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA) OF ALL GENRES AND LENGTHS, PREFERABLY FROM OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM, WHETHER IT WAS MADE ON SHOE STRING BUDGET, OR IS A STUDIO RELEASE.

AS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INDICATE THAT MORE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ARE LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSION IN AUDIO VISUAL MEDIUM, THE FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT WORKS INVOLVING TRADITIONAL FILM TECHNIQUES OR THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRONIC IMAGE.

THE FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT SCREENINGS OF SELECTED FILMS AND VIDEOS, CD-ROMS, INSTALLATIONS, PERFORMANCES, RETROSPECTIVES, WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS AND FESTIVAL'S CATALOGUE.

ALONG WITH SPECIAL MONEY PRIZES, THE FESTIVAL'S SCULPTURE WILL BE AWARDED FOR EACH CATEGORY, BY INTERNATIONAL JURIES.

Split is the economic and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia.

It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic. The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here.

The importance of Diocletian's Palace far transcends local significance because of its level of preservation and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within its walls, which today form the very heart of old Split.

Split's growth became particularly rapid in the 7th century, when the inhabitants of the destroyed Greek and Roman metropolis Salonae (present-day Solin) took refuge within its walls. The lovely ruins of Solin outside the city can still be explored today. In the Middle Ages, Split was an autonomous commune.

Many of Split's historical and cultural buildings can be found within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. In addition, numerous museums, the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction.

12th International Festival of New Film and New Media Split 2007

mit Chantal Akerman, Don Askarian, Maria Saakyan, Klaus Wyborny, Yuedong Zhang, Franziska Stünkel, Sam Pollard, Natalie Braun, Janet Merewether, Xian Sun, Martin Bruch, Bettina Eberhard, Sandra Gomez, Mihai Grecu, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Jeroen Kooijmans, Laura Kraning, George Kuchar, David Lale, Lena Lapschina, Stjepan Mihaljevic, Liziie Oxby, John Price, Krunoslav Pticar, Volker Schreiner, Nikki Schuster Nikki, Stefan Westerwelle, Lukas Nola, Toni Mestrovic, Christina McPhee, Michael Wirth, Bela Tarr, Per Fly, Juan Catllet, Franziska Stunkel, Branko Schmidt, Lars von Trier ...