Posts by Noah Ross4

So, the plan is to drive them downtown during the small town festival to play a set—we'll see how it goes. It could end up being a blast again!

Just a heads-up for anyone interested—tickets for the freshman orientation at the University of California are officially on sale!

As for the announcement regarding Andre Williams, it’ll be hitting the site very soon.

Mate, get that announcement sent over!

banderas said:College hasn't even started yet and the local radio station isn't even open, but you're already tripping because there's no announcement for an October concert? Like, look—there aren't even any announcements for September yet. 😬

I don't know where you're looking, but the September lineup has been sitting on the KSET website for at least a week now—some of them even longer! Plus, the schedule is already printed. We actually started working on schedule here. In fact, the first program was already out at KSET back on August 25th.

They're right in the middle of rehearsal right now—and I mean a real rehearsal, not just some soundcheck. Once they finally got all the gear hooked up, they realized nobody actually knew which song was which! It took them a few minutes for every single track just so everyone could get on the same page regarding what was being played. But honestly? They’re killing it now—now they just need to nail the sound.

drxx told me we should set up the pliers, but since the video screening was happening on September 1st, we decided to just hold off for now.

tatiana said:So, when's the next listening session happening?

Look, regarding that—I’d suggest touching base with the head of the disco department ASAP. I just received the schedule for May and June, and your name isn't on there yet. Why take the risk?

Speaking of listening sessions at the IEEE—we've got Nirvana playing tomorrow, followed by a Nick Cave / Johnny Cash video session the day after!

Angela Campbell8, you legend. Are you guys thinking about renting out wardrobe space from the philosophy department since the auditorium is already booked? The folks over at SC suggested it.

The festival is right around the corner! All the latest updates have been posted over at www.25fps.hr, and—just a heads-up because it’s a big one—entry to all screenings is totally FREE!

FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM:

1. COMPETITION
— A showcase of works produced between January 2003 and June 2005. We’ve curated four distinct festival selections—each running about 70 minutes—featuring roughly 40 works in total. The lineup covers everything from classic experiments to intense image-and-sound synergies, plus some pretty radical genre, technical, and stylistic hybrids. Our expert jury will be handing out awards to the competing films, but hey, the audience gets to pick their own favorites too!

2. LECTURES
— Hrvoje Turković, American film theorist
topic: Pioneering experimental film and video art in America (1960s and 70s)
— Fred Camper, Chicago-based film theorist
topic: The state of amateurism in contemporary American avant-garde film
— Nicholas Schmerkin, French producer, distributor, and editor of "Repérages" magazine
topic: Short hybrid film distribution and its status in France and globally
During these lectures, our jury members will also present a selection of works they've personally chosen for the audience.

3. RETROSPECTIVES
— Early experimental film and video in America
curated by: Hrvoje Turković, American film theorist
— Selection of Japanese experimental film from the 60s and 70s
curated by: Keiji Aiuchi, filmmaker and professor at Waseda University in Japan
— A survey of recent Japanese film and video production from the 90s to today
curated by: Keiji Aiuchi, filmmaker and professor at Waseda University in Japan
— Selections from the lab competition at the Sundance Film Festival, the most famous and oldest short film festival
curated by: Calmin Borel, co-organizer of the Sundance Film Festival

Washington, D.C. is getting a brand-new film festival this fall! From September 21st to the 25th, the Student Union will be hosting a curated selection of the absolute best experimental short films and video art from around the globe. And the venue? It’s actually quite poetic—this brings the city back to its cinematic roots. Back in 1963, one of our very first major festivals, the Genre Film Festival (GEFF), kicked off right here at the Student Center, completely shifting how we perceive and experience film. The whole thing is named after "25 fps," a nod to the frames per second in the PAL video standard. It’s all being put together by the awesome audiovisual research group, 25 FPS.

You can grab all the specific details in just a few days once they drop on the official festival site www.25fps.hr.