The International Festival Film and Architecture (FA) is the member of the new professional network of art film festivals called Films on Art Network. This group of professionals from all over the world is now launching their new website filmsonartnetwork.com/en. Their goals are mutual support and sharing of experiences. In March 2023, the network members met in-person during the 41st edition of the International Film Festival on Art (Le FIFA) in Montreal.
Films on Art Network is a group of professionals from art film festivals from different continents and disciplines whose mission is to encourage the sharing of knowledge and resources in the service of the art film industry. It actively participates in the deepening of the links between art and film, as well as the production and circulation of art films. The new website filmsonartnetwork.com/enprovides a meeting place for art film professionals and access to information about art film festivals around the world.
In March 2023, the network members had the opportunity to meet in-person for the first time at the professional symposium held during the 41st edition of the International Film Festival on Art (Le FIFA) in Montreal.
The objectives of the Films on Art Network are:
PROMOTE
- Film calls, publications, productions and events within the network
- Films on Art programmed in partner festivals
- Meetings between filmmakers, production and distribution companies
SHARE
- Know-how to support the organization of art film festivals
- A common database
ENCOURAGE
- Meetings between filmmakers, production companies, distributors and other industry professionals
- Workshops, debates and research on industry issues
An international initiative:
North America: FIFA (Canada)
Latin America: DART Festival (Chile), Fotogenia (Mexico), ARCA (Uruguay)
Asia : Painting with Lights : Festival of International Films on Art (Singapore)
Europe: Brussels Art Film Festival (Belgium), D’ART Festival (Spain), Journées Internationales du Film sur l’Art (France), Lo Schermo dell’Arte (Italy), Film and Architecture (Czech Republic), DOKU ARTS (Germany)
Middle East : Beirut Art Film Festival (Lebanon), EPOS Festival (Israel)
FESTIVAL FILM AND ARCHITECTURE
The Czech festival Film and Architecture is held as part of the nationwide festival Day of Architecture, celebrating World Architecture Day in October. It is organised by NGO Kruh. Although the festival centre is in the capital city Prague, it takes place throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia (with echoes in Berlin and other Czech Centers around Europe). The festival was held in 2002 for the first time. Despite some intermissions over the years, in 2015 it became an independent platform. Through screening documentaries, experimental movies, and feature films, the festival aims to promote contemporary architectural approaches among the general public and present architecture as a significant part of our everyday life that requires appreciation and care. Every year the festival presents more than 20 movies produced from all over the world supplemented with a rich accompanying programme which includes discussions with the filmmakers or art performances. A significant part of the activities of Day of Architecture is the initiation of making short thematic films by young Czech filmmakers.
The 12th edition of the festival entitled Constructionwill be held from 29/9 till 4/10 2023 across the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
