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Abandon Normal Devices is driven by a collaborative partnership between three of the UK? leading institutions dealing with art and digital culture. FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool, Cornerhouse in Manchester and folly in Lancaster have joined forces to collaborate on the exciting task of imagining a new festival from scratch.
Liverpool, UK
Open call for submissions - Abandon Normal Devices festival returns to Manchester in August with a unique programme of new cinema, digital culture and art! Would you like to feature in this year’s festival? We have just released our open call for the submissions for the 2012 Festival and we think it's our most exciting and diverse collection of opportunities yet. We have collaborated with artists and partners to offer a unique and challenging opportunities for you to submit your films, provocations, interventions, experiments, events, exhibitions to be part of the AND Festival in 2012! Read full listing…
AND is working in partnership with the British Waterways to pilot an artists residency programme on the Canals of the Northwest of England. This residency offers a unique opportunity for an artist to be in residence on a canal boat on and around the Lancashire and Liverpool waterways. Read full listing…
AND is working in partnership with the Forestry Commission (FC) to pilot a residency programme in the Northwest of England. The Wild Ennerdale residency offers a unique opportunity for a Brazilian artist to be in residence in Ennerdale Valley. The valley is located in the heart of the in the western Lake District, Cumbria and is an area of innovative conservation of international significance. Read full listing…
Abandon Normal Devices is a festival of new cinema and digital culture seeking moving image work of any form whether it be a feature, short, or artistic piece, there are no restrictions. AND want to celebrate innovative national and international film making with work which identifies new perspectives, investigating and debating the abnormal. Read full listing…
Abandon Normal Devices is teaming up with ISIS Arts and the Big M, the world's first inflatable cinema to present an experimental and diverse film programme for Flagmarket Square in Preston. Submitted work should be existing screen based work addressing themes and subjectsbroadly relating to the ethos of the AND festival, including but not limited to: food and health, work and play, diversity and disability. Read full listing…
Abandon Normal Devices is a new festival that welcomes audiences to experience the best in new cinema and media art utilising moving image from screens and galleries. Abandon Normal Devices has paired with the North West Film Archive to present a new project, Gleaners. Offering two filmmakers an opportunity to spend a month each within the archive, exploring the collection and creating a new work by collaborating with musicians. Read full listing…