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A cinema projector hanging in the air. 3 people around.

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LUX by John Blouin

Exhibition / Installation

November 10-20, 2016
RIDM Festival Headquarters, Montréal



Opening and discussion with the artist
Friday, November 11, 6pm-8:30pm
3450, Saint-Urbain Street

For the second year, Vidéographe has to the opportunity to present, in collaboration with the RIDM, the work of artists who are interested in experimentation and in pushing the boundaries of the moving image in all its forms.

As part of the 19th International Documentary of Montreal (RIDM) Vidéographe presents the video installation LUX John Blouin.

LUX
A cast iron 35mm projector hanging in space. Digital lights guiding the way into the secret world of the projectionist’s booth. One voice, one trace. This work reveals the poetry and theatricality of the projection process. In the silence of the booth, we are reminded of the dismantling of a crucial era in film history, and of the gradual disappearance of the projectionist. Adding complexity to the story of film and light, it creates sculptural forms, a presence from a past. All affection, no nostalgia.


Biography

During his studies, John Blouin became a projectionist at the NFB. He founded Cabina Obscura, film performances combining 35-16 mm and digital projectors, shadows and live soundtrack. Then he traveled in several cities and festivals, from Montreal to Beijing. John is interested in another side of the picture by making short films as Change Over, Filmstripe and Gate, a trilogy about the death of cinema.

John Blouin has just completed a short documentary with the NFB and Spira, Lou, La Vie ! He is currently in post-production with the NFB for Armand par Vaillancourt, his feature film about the famous sculptor. LUX, a cinematographic installation, is his latest artistic work. cabinaobscura.com 

 

 

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Technical Support Program

Call for submissions

Deadline : March 1st, 2022



CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline : March 1st, 2021

* New: 4 calls for submissions per year

Program description

The Technical Support Program is intended to support artists interested in experimentation and in pushing the boundaries of the moving image in all its forms.
This support can be used in the production phase of the project or in the post-production phase.

A total of 4 calls for submissions per year will be made, for which the following are the deadlines;

  • March 1st (for projects that will start between April and June)
  • June 1st (for projects that will start between July and September)
  • September 1st (for projects that will start between October and December)
  • December 1st (for projects that will start between January and March)

Please note that 2 projects per call for submissions will be selected.

Artists selected under this program have free access to:

  • Our editing suites, sound booth and digitizing equipment for a maximum of two weeks. These two weeks can be contiguous or spread over 3 months.
  • Free access to available equipment belonging to Vidéographe.
  • Two meetings with Vidéographe’s team to discuss the project and its circulation potential: one meeting at the start of the project in order to specify the needs and a second meeting at the end of the project.
  • The possibility of organizing a private screening at Vidéographe.

It is not necessary to be a member of Vidéographe to apply; however, should your proposal be accepted, we will ask that you become a member. Once you have signed the agreement, you will have three months to take advantage of the benefits that this program has to offer. Regular membership fees are $50 + tx per year and student membership fees are $25 + tx per year.

We are looking to support independent experimental or documentary works that stand apart for their currency and endeavour to renew the artistic language. We will accept proposals for single-channel video, installation, Web-based work, and all other forms of moving image. We consider all genres—video art, experimental work, fiction, documentary or essay form, animation, dance video, and videoclip. Please note that all works must be independent and non-commercial. Projects of a conventional nature, such as classic short narrative film or television documentary will not be considered.

Once your project is finished, you may submit it for active distribution by Vidéographe. Please note however that acceptance into the Technical Support Program does not guarantee that your work will be distributed.

Required

  • Candidates must possess full editorial and creative control of the project.
  • Projects must be independent and non-commercial.
  • Projects that have received support through this program may not be re-submitted.
  • Student projects are not admissible.
  • We encourage traditionally under-represented artists to submit a project. Vidéographe is driven by the conviction that multiple points of views are necessary to enrich society and the discipline we work in.

Selection process

Works will be chosen by a selection committee made up of Vidéographe staff and members.

Projects that are retained will be subject to a contractual agreement between the artist and Vidéographe. Schedules, revised budgets, and requirements regarding equipment, rooms, and technical support will be planned and clearly laid out, as will the terms and conditions relative to each party.

Application file:

  • Contact information and website if applicable
  • Project description (500 words)
  • Schedule; (Overall project timeline and detailed timeline for support for creation).
  • Technical needs; (Please consult our website for more details on our editing suites and equipment).
  • Resume.
  • Supporting documentation (current or past projects);
  • Maximum 10 minutes of video footage. Please send a link to your video(s). Do not forget to include the password if applicable; and/or maximum 15 images (max: 1024 px wide, 72 dpi); sketches, plans, and mock-ups may also be submitted in PDF format.

Submission of your file

Applications will be accepted by email only. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent. Please write TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM in the subject heading of your email and send your file to info@videographe.org. Please send your file as a SINGLE PDF document (including links to videos). Files found in the text section of the email will not be taken into account.

Please allow three weeks for a response. Vidéographe chooses eight projects per year.

© Camouflage, Yuka Sato, 2017

dv_vd : Recollections

PROGRAMMING

March 27, 2025 at 7 pm
Dazibao
5455 avenue de Gaspé espace 109, Montréal, QC H2T 3B3

Free entry!



This program of six short films explores the capacity of memory, not only to preserve fragments of the past but also to reconstruct and reimagine them. Through the simple act of remembering, memory has the ability to transform what we consider true or real, revealing new perspectives that invite us to rethink – and often heal – our intimate and collective relationships.

The selected works in Recollections embrace this imaginative quality of memory, which can be unsettling yet always fertile, deeply rooted in reality. Here, traces of the past unfold in chimeric ways, exposing the dynamic and ever-evolving relationship between the places, bodies, and stories we inhabit—and that, in turn, inhabit us.

Curators : Mathilde Fauteux and Siam Obregon

 

PROGRAMME (61 m 14 s)

  • Disparitions, Camille Pueyo, 2022, 3 min 23 s
  • Camouflage, Yuka Sato, 2017, 7 min
  • Traces, Chantal Partamian, 2023, 8 min 45 s
  • Three parables, OK Pedersen, 2020, 9 min 21 s
  • Serie-fleuve, Marik Boudreau, 1986, 8 min 10 s
  • vert 910, Andrée Préfontaine, 1999, 6 min
  • Comet families, Laïla Mestari, 2021, 7 min 24 s
  • dickinsonia. les archives sensibles, Charline Dally et Gabrielle Harnois Blouin, 2023, 11 min 11 s
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