PRELIMINARY PROGRAM DETAILS

The 2010 International Experimental Media Congress (April 7-11, 2010) coincides with the closing days of the 23rd Images Festival (April 1-10, 2010). The first Congress since the storied 1989 Toronto Experimental Film Congress, this gathering will promote ongoing international conversations and provide platforms for creative discussions about the burning issues related to experimental media production, exhibition, dissemination, criticism, pedagogy and reception. Including panels, roundtables, dialogues and international field reports, the Congress will bring together over 50 invited film, video and new media artists, theorists, archivists and curators from around the world for an intense four days of discussions and debate.

The Congress will take place at the Ontario College of Art and Design (100 McCaul Street) and York University (4700 Keele Street) in Toronto (unless specified below).

More information, including presentation papers, will be available online shortly.

Space is limited, registration is required, please register early at our website. Sessions will have rush lines for those interested in attending specific sessions on a space available basis.

Public Sessions include: Yvonne Rainer's Keynote Discussion on Wednesday, April 7, Barbara Hammer's Performance and Book Launch on Saturday, April 10 and two Open Screenings on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9 at the Music Gallery (197 John Street).

Confirmed Guests include: Ainsley Walton, Ali Kazimi, Andréa Picard, Anne Balsamo, Ayisha Abraham, Barbara Hammer, Bart Testa, Benj Gerdes, Chamber of Public Secrets, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Christopher Eamon, Daichi Saito, David Rokeby, David Teh, Donghyun Park, Dont Rhine (Ultra-red), Dot Tuer, Ed Halter, Hangjun Lee, Henriette Huldisch, Hito Steyerl, Irina Leimbacher, James Holcombe, Jean Gagnon, John Greyson, Jorge La Ferla, Kathy High, Kevin Jerome Everson, Konrad Becker, Michael Snow, Ming-Yuen S. Ma, Nicky Hamlyn, Nicole Gingras, Ou Ning, Paige Sarlin, Peggy Gale, Pelle Snickars, Peter Ride, Pip Chodorov, Ross Lipman, Shai Heredia, Sobhi Al-Zobaidi, Stefanie Schulte Strathaus, Steve Anker, Steve Loft, Susan Oxtoby, Tamar Guimaraes, Tom Sherman, Ursula Biemann, Vera Frenkel, Wafaa Bilal, Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Yvonne Rainer.

Calendar at a Glance
(For expanded schedule, click schedule button above)

Day 1 - Wednesday, April 7
7pm Keynote Discussion: Yvonne Rainer with John Greyson - OCAD Auditorium (Public)

Day 2 - Thursday, April 8
9:30am Session 1: The Place of the Medium- OCAD
11:30am Session 2: Carrying History Forward - OCAD
1:30 pm Lunch
2:30pm Session 3: Snapshot of a Diversity of Current Practices - OCAD
4:30pm Field Report: India - OCAD
6:00pm Free Bus from OCAD to York University
6:30pm 3D for Experimental Media Artists (York University)
10:45pm OPEN SCREENING / PARTY - Music Gallery (Public)

Day 3 - Friday, April 9
9:30am -Roundtable: The Cinematic Enters the Gallery - OCAD
11:30am Session 4: The Uncertainty Principle: Political Engagement and the Documentary in an Expanded Field - OCAD
1:30 pm Lunchtime Show & Tell
2:30pm Session 5: Interface : Experiment : Access - OCAD
4:30pm Soap Box- OCAD
10:45pm OPEN SCREENING / PARTY - Music Gallery (Public)

Day 4 - Saturday, April 10
9:30am - Session 6: Permanence in Flux: Archival Practises- OCAD
11:30pm A Conversation: Institutions and Mythologies in Experimental Media - OCAD
1:30 Lunch + Barbara Hammer Book Launch- OCAD Auditorium (Public)
2:30 Roundtable: The Conscious Collective - OCAD
4:30 Session 7: Raiding the Archive - OCAD 

Day 5 - Sunday
1:30pm - Field Report Korea - OCAD
2:30pm - Summary Session- OCAD

PLEASE NOTE: Official Program is subject to change. Final details will be provided to registrants with their registration packages. Please visit the Congress website for regularly updated information. All events take place at OCAD, 100 McCaul Street just south of Dundas Street West, unless specified below.