Amsterdam Film eXperience
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The Amsterdam Film eXperience, or AFX for short, is an annual filmfestival that takes place in Amsterdam
. It's being organized by the AISFF (Amsterdam International Short Film Festival). AISFF used to be the name of the festival itself, but the organization decided to focus less on short film and more on the broader experience of film in all its forms, hence Amsterdam Film eXperience.
Even though AFX is Amsterdam
(NL)-based, the focus of the festival is mainly international. The organization of AFX consists of a varied group of people with different cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. All team members hold full-time jobs or study next to their work for the festival. Apart from the AFX core-team, the festival is made possible every year with the help of volunteers.
, The Netherlands. During this first edition short films were shown in six different categories of competition:
Each film that ran in competition could win one of the four awards. The following four films eventually won the prizes:
There were also films shown out of competition, some names of filmmakers running out of competition are Rosto A. D., Chris Cunningham
and Virgil Widrich
. They collaborated with other international filmfestivals, which resulted mainly in exchanging parts of the program and cross-promotion. Also, there was a special kids-program.
According to AFX, the festival concerns itself not just with film, but with the broader experience of everything that has in any way to do with film. They hope to accomplish this by having a strong supporting program consisting of (video-, art-, media-)installations, workshops (e.g. Florian Thalhofer), lectures en interactive content (e.g. 15x15).
'-terrain, will be actively used for the festival. The organization hopes to offer a bigger, broader and even more compelling festival in 2007.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. It's being organized by the AISFF (Amsterdam International Short Film Festival). AISFF used to be the name of the festival itself, but the organization decided to focus less on short film and more on the broader experience of film in all its forms, hence Amsterdam Film eXperience.
Even though AFX is Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
(NL)-based, the focus of the festival is mainly international. The organization of AFX consists of a varied group of people with different cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. All team members hold full-time jobs or study next to their work for the festival. Apart from the AFX core-team, the festival is made possible every year with the help of volunteers.
The beginning
The first edition of AFX took place from 6 to 8 October 2006 at the old part of Het Ketelhuis (also called 'Openbare Verlichting') in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, The Netherlands. During this first edition short films were shown in six different categories of competition:
- Experimental Documentary
- Guerilla Techniques
- Sound & Vision
- Narrative Time Space Continuum
- Buzz Clicks & Visual Chaos: New Directions
- Crossover Animation.
Each film that ran in competition could win one of the four awards. The following four films eventually won the prizes:
- Tyger (Guilherme Marcondes, Brazilië 2006) – Best in Show
- Spin (Jamin Winans, Verenigde Staten 2005) – People's Choice
- Metalosis Maligna (Floris Kaayk, Nederland 2006) – Jameson-Award (sponsor-award)
- Kapitaal (Thom Snels, Nederland 2005) – Breaking Out of the Frame-Award (jury-prize)
There were also films shown out of competition, some names of filmmakers running out of competition are Rosto A. D., Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham is an English music video film director and video artist. He was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1970 and grew up in Lakenheath, Suffolk....
and Virgil Widrich
Virgil Widrich
Virgil Widrich is an Austrian director, screenwriter, film-maker and multimedia artist.Widrich works on a large number of films and multimedia projects, sometimes as part of a creative team...
. They collaborated with other international filmfestivals, which resulted mainly in exchanging parts of the program and cross-promotion. Also, there was a special kids-program.
According to AFX, the festival concerns itself not just with film, but with the broader experience of everything that has in any way to do with film. They hope to accomplish this by having a strong supporting program consisting of (video-, art-, media-)installations, workshops (e.g. Florian Thalhofer), lectures en interactive content (e.g. 15x15).
AFX'07
Between 2 and 4 November 2007, the festival was held at Het Ketelhuis, now in their new setting which counts three filmscreens. Also, the area around the cinema, which lies on the 'WestergasfabriekWestergasfabriek
The Westergasfabriek is a former gasworks in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, now used as a cultural venue.- History :In the 19th century the Imperial Continental Gas Association built two coal gas plants in Amsterdam: the Eastern Gas Factory and the Western Gas Factory. The latter was ready in 1885...
'-terrain, will be actively used for the festival. The organization hopes to offer a bigger, broader and even more compelling festival in 2007.