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ROME 15 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2010 – MACRO Testaccio, La Pelanda,
Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome - piazza Orazio Giustiniani, 4

3rd International Competition

INVISIBLE VIOLENCE
private | public | social

- PALMARES – COMPETITION WINNERS
- PLAY VIDEO

Four days dedicated to international video art with spaces for discussion and research, performance and music. There will be exhibited finalist videos divided into three categories: in Competition (they compete for first prize), Selected / Out of competition and Special Mentions (they compete for Art Critic Award and Public Award).

Moreover 2 Monitor Spaces - will present a multimedia list – that can be consulted by country and alphabetical order – of the finalist videos and other 150 videos which took part in the competition.

Special Guest space is dedicated to the famous Netherlands artist Erwin Olaf with 2 videos: Dusk (2009) & Dawn (2010), courtesy of the Netherlands Media Art Institute (Amsterdam).

Artists from 60 countries worldwide attended the video art competition about the theme “INVISIBLE VIOLENCE – privat, public, social”. Remarkable numbers for a issue such complex and an important confirmation of the current diffusion and use of video art.

I PREMI

1ST PRIZE WORK IN COMPETITION 3500 € Chosen by the Jury
ART CRITIC AWARD 1000 € Chosen by the Selection Committee
PUBLIC AWARD 500 € Chosen by the public at the show .

INTERNATIONAL JURY
Emilio Alvarez , Cecilia Casorati, Bruno Di Marino, Raffaele Gavarro, Marco Maria Gazzano, Anna Mattirolo, Flavio Misciattelli, Adrian Paci, Antonio Passa, Olaf Stüber

SELECTION COMMITTEE
Elena Abbiatici, Micol Di Veroli, Francesca Franco, Rosetta Gozzini, Silvano Manganaro, Fabrizio Pizzuto, Sabrina Vedovotto.

CALENDAR

Wednesday 15 September h 21,00-24,00 OPENING/VERNISSAGE / DJ Set
Thursday 16 and 17 September h 19,00 – 20,30 Aperitif talk / Dj Set
Sunday 18 September h 21,00 – 1,00 AWARD NIGHT AND FINISSAGE / Dj Set