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FILMOBILE conference and screenings

Written by Max Schleser 25.02.2008

FILMOBILE is a network project bringing together the mobile phone industry, filmmakers and artists working with mobile devices. FILMOBILE is organising a major event in the spring of 2008 consisting of a three parts: a gallery exhibition, cinema screenings and an international conference. This event will explore the cultural impact brought about by new mobile technologies and initiate debates between artists, the media and the new mobile industry. http://www.filmobile.net/

CREATE 2008 Conference

Call for exhibition proposals
You are invited to submit recent and current projects now by Wednesday 12th March for an exhibition to be held in conjunction with this year's CREATE 2008 Conference. Get more information and download the form at: http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/idc/create2008/call/
Exhibits may include fully working interactive systems, demonstrations or well-made video presentations. The submission of supplementary materials is encouraged to explain the design, its rationale, and any evaluation undertaken. Authors of selected projects will be encouraged to prepare a poster indicating these aspects of the exhibit and to informally explain their work to delegates during the evening between the first and second day of the conference.
Proposals for exhibits may focus on any aspect of interactive design - utility or entertainment, functional or affective needs.
This is an opportunity for the exhibited projects to be seen by leaders in design, human computer interaction and ergonomics. The co-sponsors of CREATE, the British Computer Society and the Ergonomics Society are the UK's leading bodies in their respective fields, with an international reputation.

Faisal Abdu' Allah in Conversation at BFI Southbank

Faisal Abdu' Allah's installation The Browning of Britannia commissioned by the British Film Institute, opens on Wednesday 13th February. Faisal will be discussing his career to date and the tale of his collaboration with Ago Piero Ajano, the subject of the exhibition, whose story has a particular resonance for black communities in the UK, at BFI Southbank on Tuesday 4th March.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/faisal_abdu_allah_in_conversation

Avant Garde study day at the British Library 4th February

How much do you know about the European Avant Garde? Join leading academics to explore topics including Dada, Futurism, Avant Garde publishing, Avant Garde under dictatorships and how Avant Garde ideas have fed the growth of the internet. Speakers include: Dawn Ades, Günter Berghaus, Andrew Webber, Michael Berkowitz, Frank Whitford and Charlie Leadbetter.This Study Day accompanies the current British Library exhibition Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900-1937 and has been organised in partnership with the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies. Book online