Festival focuses on narrative or abstract art projects which combine image and sound , communications and networks, from video art works, documentaries and short films, digital animations, media installations, url and network projects, objects, interactive and robotized objects, open source applications, audiovisual performances, mobile technologies, electronic music, advanced technologies in art practice...
Dragan Živančević
Professor at New Media Department, Video and Digital Arts; Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad
Education Bogdan Suput , Novi Sad 1985Academy of Art, Department for painting, University of Novi Sad 1992
Work experience
Exhibitions
First one man exhibition of 2D computer graphic in Serbia (1992).
Participations on international film festivals
Awards The Name of the game Belgrade 2000
Professor at New Media Department, Video and Digital Arts; Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad.
Aleksandar Davić
Professor at Film and Drama Department; Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad
Born in Novi Sad in 1961. He graduated film and theatre directing from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, subsequently working as an assistant director on Dusan Makavejev’s feature film Gorilla bathes at Noon (Gorila se kupa u podne, 1993). His experimental film The Eyewitness won the Golden Plaque "Beograd" for the Best Experimental film at the Yugoslav documentary and short film festival, 1996 and Special Award of Magazine Gazeta Wyborcza - Media Art Biennale WRO97, Wroclaw, Poland 1997; Short films Impossible , Made in Serbia and Good Evening were included in the special program of 46. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Documentary Traveling of the Dead was successfully screened at the International Film festival Rotterdam, 2002. The Party is his first feature-length film.
Selected videos and films Kerekes film , prod.TVNS (1985), 16mm B/W ColorMy Spain , prod. TVNS (1986), 16 mm B/W ColorUsers , prod. TVNS (1987), 16 mm ColorNew Year Train , prod. TVNS (1988), 16 mm ColorNorth Border without Number , prod. TVNS (1989), 16 mm Color, Festivals: Neum 1989 Yugoslav TV FestivalDunafalvi March , prod Terra Film (1990), 35 mm, B/W Color Festivals: Yugoslav Festival of Short and Documentary Film 1990Prince of Chaos - 6`40`` prod. 3P (1990)Punishment and Freedom - 30` prod. TVNS (1991)Garden - 32` prod.TVNS (1991)The Last Dada Performance - 36` prod.TVNS (1992) Festivals: OSTranenie 95, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Videofest 95, Catalyst Art 96 BelfastImpossible Made in Serbia I (with FIA AG) - 8` prod. MS Pentagram (1993)Impossible Made in Serbia II (with FIA AG) - 22` prod. Studio B , Idea Plus (1994) Special Award for Experimental Video - Yugoslav Festival of Short & Documentary Film/Video Belgrade 1994; included in special program of 46. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen titled Sex, Rock 'n' Roll and History: (Video) films from Eastern Europe 1950-2000 Absolutely Dead (with Apsolutno Art Ass.) - 8` prod. Digitel Studio (1995)The Eyewitness - 3`15`` prod. Radio B-92 (1996) Festivals: FIV 96 Buenos Aires, Catalyst Art 96 Belfast, Deep Europe Workshop/Hybrid WorkSpace / documenta xLook on the Wall - 12` prod. Radio B-92 (1996)Good Evening (with Apsolutno Art Ass.) - 7` prod. Magic Box (1996) included in special program of 46. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen titled Sex, Rock 'n' Roll and History: (Video)films from Eastern Europe 1950-2000 Putting Our Best Foot Forward - 23` prod. Radio B-92 (1996/97) Festivals: MediaWave 97 Gyor, Hungary 255 Hits - 10` prod. A.Davic (1999)Otpor (Resistance) under the charge of the police - 35` prod. urbaNS (2001)Travelling of the Dead - 26` prod. urbaNS (2001) Festivals: Rotterdam Film Festival 2002, dokufest 2003 Prizren – Special PrizeParty - 92` prod. Arbos (2004)
Professor at Film and Drama Department; Academy of Arts, Novi Sad; Film and TV director and writer.
Ivana Sremčević
Festival director, independent producer and curator
Video Art Association Videomedeja is producer and organizer of the festival Videomedeja. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profitable and non-partisan association of citizens established in Novi Sad, Serbia in 1996 with basic goal to enhance independent video production and promotion of video art and new artistic practice. Our basic activities are organization of the annual festival and production of video works.
