Once again Es Baluard is taking part in Art Futura, the Digital Culture and Creativity Festival which began in 1990 and focusses on exploring the most relevant ideas and projects that have emerged on the international new media scene, the design of interaction, video games and digital animation.
The programme of ArtFutura 2015, which is being held in 22 other cities this year, includes the latest contributions in the field of digital creativity: 3D animation, motion graphics, time-lapse, special effects, virals, video-clips and a big documentary.
The screenings are divided up into 60-minute thematic blocks:
3D Futura Show, that includes the most outstanding international computer animation works.
FuturaGraphics, digital animations and more.
Artworks, a new section devoted to new media installations and their reflection on video format.
Feeding the Web / Collective Intelligence, programme devoted to audiovisual messages and works produced directly for the web.
Trailing the Games, a selection of the best intros in the world of video-game intros with particular emphasis on their creativity and design.
Dramas & Landscapes, a retrospective of digital animations of little-known yet crucial works that signify authentic landmarks in the evolution of the virtual image. With works by Steve Katz (Protest), KoujiMorimoto (Extra), TomekBaginski (Fallen), Zeitguised (Peripetics), NobutoOchiai (Zaijian), MakotoYabuki (One) and others.
On Saturday, 9th January, screening of Artistry / Technology (Original English version). 1st screening: 19:00 h. 2nd screening: 19:30 h. Free
This medium-length film directed by Pablo Ganguli and Tomas Auksas was made with the participation of David Hockney, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Gehry, Ed Ruscha, Susan Sarandon, Francesco Vezzoli, MIA, Marc Quinn, Miranda July, Kehinde Wiley, Daniel Arsham, Brett Ratner, Jonas Akerlund, Marcel Wanders and Simon de Pury. The film delves in-depth into some of the most creative minds of our age and reflects their ideas concerning the relationship between technology and creativity.
