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EVENT: FELIX KLEE (MAY 13 - MAY 26 2022, ONLINE)

My paws are soft, my bones are heavy digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound (stereo), 4’ 57”, Germany, 2021 Created by Felix Klee, 2021 vral.org Can an artificial intelligence dream? Apparently, yes. In this oneiric short, it imagines itself as a virtual mountain lion wandering through digital landscapes. After... Read more →

NEWS: VRAL IS NOW ON PATREON

I'm happy to announce that VRAL is now available on Patreon. We are using Patreon to build a community for all appreciators of machinima and game videos situated at the intersection of video art, experimental cinema, contemporary art, and avant-garde gaming: we believe that Jack Conte's platform is ideally suited... Read more →

EVENT: MATTEO BITTANTI: MACHINIMA, THE NEW AVANTGARDE (MAY 6 2022, ONLINE)

Media Innovation Circle #11 May 6 2022 @2pm-3pm (Lisbon Time) Zoom link TBA Free (registration required) Machinima. How a vernacular practice became a new artistic avantgarde Speaker: Matteo Bittanti, IULM University, Italy Moderation: Pedro Cardoso, University of Aveiro In this talk, Matteo Bittanti discusses the origins and the evolution of... Read more →

EVENT: SJORS RIGTERS (APRIL 22 - MAY 5 2022, ONLINE)

The Virtual Frontier digital video, color, sound, 3’, 2020, The Netherlands Created by Sjors Rigters vral.org The popular video game Minecraft exemplifies the inner contradictions of the digital age. Lauded by many pundits as a highly creative form of entertainment, the so-called “digital LEGO” is a powerful vessel for neoliberal... Read more →

EVENT: JONNE HANSSON (APRIL 8 - APRIL 21 2022, ONLINE)

THE CONVENIENCE STORE digital video, color, sound, 6’ 23”, 2018, Sweden Created by Jonne Hansson April 8 - April 21 2022 VRAL.org The Convenience Store follows three recently former students who graduated from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden and later moved to the fictional city Los Santos hoping... Read more →

CALL FOR ARTWORKS: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL 2023 (DEADLINE: DECEMBER 30 2022)

The sixth edition of the MACHINIMA FILM FESTIVAL will take place in hybrid form, both online and in situ (Milan, Italy) between March 19 - 26 2023 Filmmakers and video artists engaged in the practice of appropriating, repurposing, and remixing video games are encouraged to send us their work for... Read more →

EVENT: MMF MMXXII NOW LIVE

The MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL MMXXII returns with a hybrid format —both online and in situ screenings — after a long disruption in the face of an unprecedented global crisis. The festival program is now online: 25 works of machinima and game video created by 21 artists representing 9 countries are... Read more →

EVENT: SEBASTIAN BLANK (MARCH 4 - 17 2022, ONLINE)

Kunst und Gesellschaft im Dialog I-III Digital video, color, sound, 13’ 51” (part I: 6’ 02”; part II: 4’ 17”, part III: 3’ 33”), 2009, Germany Created by Sebastian Blank, 2009 March 4 - 17 2022 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Sebastian Blank was born in 1977 in Saskatoon, Canada.... Read more →

EVENT: RICARDO MIRANDA ZÚÑIGA (FEBRUARY 18 - MARCH 3 2022, ONLINE)

FINTECH FOR THE PRECARIAT digital video (3840 x 2160), color, sound, 11’ 37”, 2017, United States video documentation of an immersive world application Created by Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga, 2021 February 18 - March 3 2022 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org FinTech for the Precariat is an immersive urban environment populated... Read more →

EVENT: MATTHIEU CHERUBINI (FEBRUARY 4 - 17 2022, ONLINE)

36,000 feet Digital video, color, sound, 7’36”, 2021, Switzerland Created by Matthieu Cherubini February 4 - 17 2022 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org 36,000 feet is a video game set aboard a commercial plane flying over Afghanistan. As a passenger returning to his country from a holiday abroad, the player... Read more →