UNDERGROUND MINES : SCHEDULE & EVENTS (2015 & 2016)
Participants of the Underground Mines project began travelling to various locations in South America in August 2015. Listings will be updated periodically, as will the Notebook and screening information. A complete mapping of cities and scheduled events, particularly those associated with commissioned projects are numerous and still in-process. This site will develop alongside the project and itinerary.
Schedule & Events listed below encompass information about the inaugural tour in 2015-2016. Updated information about commissions and screening venues 2018 and onward will be outlined in the news section of this site in the future.
Fronteira Festival
Hues of the Spectrum
Fronteira Festival
August 20 – 29, 2015
Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
Media City Program Director Oona Mosna will be a member of the International Competition Jury at the Fronteira Festival Internacionale do Filme Documentario e Experimental in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Fronteira Festival, Hues of the Spectrum Rise from View
August 29, 2015
Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
The first screening engagement on the tour will be presented at Fronteira Festival, "Hues of the Spectrum Rise from View" introduced by Oona Mosna, Jeremy Risgby and Malena Szlam. An hour-long discussion will take place following the screening.
Details: http://fronteirafestival.com
Cinema and Moving Image Research Assembly: Symposium
Rio de Janeiro / Brasilia +
Cinema and Moving Image Research Assembly, Fronteira
August 25 & 26, 2015
Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
Oona Mosna & Jeremy Rigsby will participate in a two-day symposium organized by the Cinema and Moving Image Research Assembly (CAMIRA) at Fronteira Festival in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Details here: http://camira.org
FREE FORM RESIDENCY: Altiplano
Commission / Exploration / Filmming
Archival Research / Studio visits
August 31 – September 7, 2015
Free form, Brazil
Malena Szlam and Oona Mosna travel to Brasilia, Rio and other points in Brazil to undertake research at local archives and museums. Screenings and other engagemenst, as yet unmapped.
Archives and meeting points under development:
http://www.macniteroi.com.br http://www.bn.br
Cine Odeon, Rio de Janeiro
12 Bienal de Artes Mediales
Commissioning project: Altiplano
Northern Chile, Argentine Northwest and Southern Bolivia
September 11 – October 7, 2017
Oona Mosna, Daïchi Saïto, John Price and Malena Szlam travel to various point in Northern Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. This period is exclusively dedicated to filming. Maps, notes and other materials and documentation will be archived in the Notebook, elsewhere on this site.
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires: I
MAMBA, Michael Snow: New York Eye & Ear Control
October 9, 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires and Media City Film Festival / Underground Mines present: Michael Snow: New York Eye & Ear Control & <---->. Introduction by Andrés Denegri.
Curated by Oona Mosna
Presented in partnership with the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto.
12 Bienal de Artes Mediales, Hues of the Spectrum
October 8 – 12, 2015
Santiago, Chile
Oona Mosna & Malena Szlam open the 12th Media Art Biennial with presentations at the Cineteca Nacional and the Museo Nacional Bellas Artes in Santiago, Chile.
Details: http://www.mnba.cl
MAMBA: II
Hues of the Spectrum
MAMBA, Hues of the Spectrum Rise from View
October 16, 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires and Media City Film Festival / Underground Mines present: Hues of the Spectrum Rise from View, with works by Joyce Wieland, Daïchi Saïto, Alexandre Larose, Chris Kennedy and others. Introduction by Oona Mosna and dialogue with Malena Szlam and Andrés Denegri, in-person. Curated by Oona Mosna.
Presented in partnership with the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto.
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires: III
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires: IV
MAMBA, Michael Snow: La Région Centrale
October 23, 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires and Media City Film Festival / Underground Mines present: Michael Snow: La Region Centrale. Introduction by Andrés Denegri. Curated by Oona Mosna
Presented in partnership with the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto.
Details: http://www.museodeartemoderno.buenosaires.gob.ar
MAMBA, A to Z in Ontario
October 30, 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires and Media City Film Festival / Underground Mines present: A to Z in Ontario, featuring work by Joyce Wieland, Hollis Frampton, Nicky Hamlyn, Pablo Mazzolo and others. Introduction by Andrés Denegri. Curated by Oona Mosna. Presented in partnership with the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto.