<videovortex> first draft of the video vortex 4 program in split (croatia)

[Geert Lovink]

VIDEO VORTEX 4, SPLIT-CROATIA, MAY 21-23 2009

OPENING EVENING: THURSDAY 21 MAY 2009

17:30 Afternoon Screenings Preview at Kinoteka Zlatna Vrata, Split

19:00 Opening evening at Multimedia Cultural Center, Split
Word of Welcome by Geert Lovink, Miranda Veljačić and Dan Oki
Introduction speech by Lev Manovich (to be confirmed)

20:00 Exhibition opening (with food buffet)

21:00 Performance: Emile Zile - Post-It Kino

(Buses to the hotel at 22:30 and 23:00)

DAY ONE: FRIDAY 22 MAY
Conference at Multimedia Cultural Center, Split
(Buses to the Conference at 9:00 and 9:20)

9:45 - 11:30 SESSION 1: Tele-image Research Strategies
Moderator: Sabine Niederer
Presentations by:
- Andreas Treske
- Nathalie Bookchin
- Dalibor Martinis
Discussion

COFFEE

11:45 – 13:45 Session 2: The Database
Moderator: Tomislav Medak
Presentations by:
- Maarten Brinkerink
- Kuros Yalpani
- Albert Figurt
- Alejandro Duque
Discussion

LUNCH

14:30 – 16:15 Session 3: Video Art meets Web Aesthetics
Moderator: Leila Topić
Presentations by:
- Vera Tollmann
- Vito Campanelli
- Sarah Késsene
Discussion

COFFEE/TEA

17:00 SCREENINGS
Presented by Dan Oki
- Lemeh42, Study on human form and humanity #1, (2′00″).
- Cornelius Onitsch, *AV*, (5′00″).
- Ivana Runjic, Show me your hard disk and I will tell you who you  
are, (7′00″).
- Nathalie Bookchin, Parking Lot, (15′00″).
- Shelly Silver, In Complete World (53′00″).
Q&A

20:00 CONFERENCE DINNER
(Buses to the hotel leave at 22:15 and 23:00)

DAY TWO: SATURDAY 23 MAY 2009
Conference at Multimedia Cultural Center, Split
(Buses to the conference leave at 9:00 and 9:15)

09:30 – 11:15 Session 4: Online Video Theories
Moderator: Geert Lovink
Presentations by:
- Jan Simons
- Gabriel Menotti
- Amir Soltani
- Stefan Heidenreich
Discussion

COFFEE

11:30 – 13:30 Session 5: Online Video Narratives
Moderator: Brian Willems
- Jasmina Kallay
- David Clark
- Valentina Rao
- Paul Wiersbinski
Discussion

LUNCH

14:15 - 16:15 Session 6: Politics of the Moving Image
Moderator: Petar Milat
Presentations by:
- Sasa Vojkovic
- David Teh
- Ana Peraica
- Antanas Stancius
Discussion

COFFEE/TEA

16:30 – 18:00 Session 7: Social Cinema
Moderator: Dan Oki
Presentations by:
- Perry Bard
- Evelin Stermitz
- Dagan Cohen
Discussion

Evening: 19:00 CONFERENCE DINNER

21:00 PERFORMANCES
- Cym, 30′00″
- Surprise Act

22:00 VIDEO VORTEX PARTY
(Buses to the hotel leave at 24:00 and 02:00)