Events

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There are data and studies showing the huge impact and increase the tourist flow to places that served as the backdrop to major film productions. The Finisterra Arrábida Film Art and Tourism Festival aims to promote these sites for major film productions, showing the world “our” tourist potential, strengthening the international image of Arrábida, Sesimbra and Cape Espichel.
At the core of this festival is the conference “Tourism and Cinema” which is believed that its an opportunity for development and promotion of research on the link between film and tourism.

Mathieu Le Lay is shortlisted with Kumano. Read more about this insightful project film.

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Over three days, WIDF is drawing independent filmmakers, industry experts and international audiences to Blackwood, Wales. Over 50 films are screening during the festival and networking events, masterclasses, training programmes are also hosted. WIDF celebrates the best in documentary filmmaking over the last year, from creative feature-docs to online short-docs. Mathieu Le Lay is one of the selected artist for his “West Empire”.

Have a glimpse of this 26 min move with its trailer.

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High Desert International Film Festival celebrates unique vision and creativity by providing a showcase for both veteran filmmakers and budding talent at home and abroad. The 10th season of the High Desert International Film Festival, recommended highly by their peers and by film schools and film offices internationally, is hosting filmmakers from around the world.

Film categories in competition for 2016 include animation, comedy, drama and horror/science fiction. Prizes will be awarded to the films selected best in each of these categories by a qualified panel of judges. Mathieu Le Lay’s West Empire is part of the competition. Here is the official trailer.
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Hisroshi Mehata‘s latest solo exhibition, “Noum Amatara”, starts at Sala de exposiciones la Asuncion, Campus Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz, Spain. About forty pieces are showcased, a great opportunity to discover new artworks from the Japanese artist.

Jose A. Tomas‘ photography gives a glimpse of the exhibition with Hiroshi:

Credit: Jose A. Tomas

 

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Alain Guillon‘s “Les Voyages éthérés” are showcased at gallery ROUGE GRENADE (Paris).

Twenty new artworks, painted in 2016, are exhibited for the very first time.

The four elements – Earth, Water, Fire and Air – are the main focus for this 8th fair by ‘La Sévrienne’ organised with the city Sèvres (France).

The association presents 100 artists, among André Bongibault, Tatjana Labossiere, and Alain Guillon. The exhibition is a wonderful chance to discover Alain Guillon’s vision on Water and Air.

On 5th of February, (“Karakori Ai”) is giving a dance performance.

« Layer by layer, I have tried to remove myself from myself. My art has greatly helped in this. An internal process of restructuring, adding and eliminating all the layers which constitute me. My being, thoughts, experiences, memories, philosophies, spirituality, heart, mind, body, face, texture of skin…. everything peeled layer by layer to reach the source of light within. And through this all, that voice has guided me through.
But why should I do this? The bliss of creation is absolute and there is no need to complicate it by these layers. This needs to be done, because a journey outside is now as important as the journey inside. Because things need to be said now. And with the use of fuzzy grammar, I have to channel outwards, the source of colours on my canvas, through my canvas. That is where I am now ».

– Tarun Sharma

The canvas is blank as well as the painter’s state of mind before he starts the creative process. It is all about clearing out every thought and let the Now be, move and manifest through the shapes. With acrylic, the artist has to be fully aware: no going back, no correction, no adjustment. The gesture becomes a flow and this very fluidity embodies the special quality of being here and now. In that sense, Art is a way of living. Tarun Sharma opens for us a path through the flow of Life, which comes to us and has to be welcomed with awareness, gratitude and respect. As each color, shape and movement is highly respected, enhanced and worshiped in the process of creation, these paintings offer the viewers a unique chance to (re)connect with the Present, its shapes, its flow.

The opening is blessed with a sitar recital by Sri Prasenjit Ray. See you on Friday 17th of February, 4.30pm.