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Film/Video 1999 MIDWEST FILM AND VIDEO SHOWCASE MAY 7-21, 1999, AUDITORIUM AND INTERMEDIA ARTS $6 ($3 WALKER MEMBERS AND INTERMEDIA ARTS PARTNERS) MEMBERS PAY HALF PRICE!  |
"Taking in this annual mini-festival is like playing 'Fish Pond' at a kiddie carnival -- you're never sure what you'll get, but there's always a prize at the end of the line."
--Star Tribune
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In its 10th-anniversary year, this annual juried showcase of independent film and video celebrates the most innovative and accomplished work by independent artists from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. This year's program includes work by more than 30 artists and producers. The 1999 Midwest Film and Video Showcase is cosponsored by Intermedia Arts.
The jury for this year's showcase was composed of three filmmakers: videomaker-installation artist Steve Matheson, director-cinematographer Phil Harder, and producer Bienvenida Matías.
California native Matheson's tape Stanley (1995) received a Juror's Choice Award at the Black Maria Film and Video Festival and a Jury Award at the New York Exposition of Short Film & Video. His work has been screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, London's Pandaemonium Festival, and the Berlin VideoFest. It has also been broadcast on the PBS series Through the Lens and the Free Speech TV national network. He currently teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Harder has been a cinematographer and director of music videos for the past 15 years. With partner Rick Fuller, his video and commercial production firm Harder Fuller Films has recently collaborated with Quentin Tarantino's company, Band Apart Films. Harder was the director of cinematography on Eric Tretbar's Snow, which was screened at the 1998 Berlin and Toronto film festivals. Two of his own projects have been seen in the Midwest Film and Video Showcase: More Noise Please in 1993 and Looking Out for Hope in 1995.
Matías is a nationally known independent producer who is currently working on a documentary on the Spanish-American War in collaboration with Cris Borjas and Frances Negrón-Muntaner. She is also the executive director for the Center for Arts Criticism, has served as the director of production for ITVS (the Independent Television Service), and was executive in charge of production at WNYC-TV (New York).
Screenings take place at the Walker Art Center and Intermedia Arts. Many of the filmmakers will be present to speak about their work. Running time for each program is approximately 120 minutes. Tickets for each program are $6 ($3 Walker members and Intermedia Arts Partners) and are available in advance at the Walker box office.
THE WALKER'S PRESENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GIFT FROM JOHN AND MARCIA STOUT.