Volatile Works
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Volatile Works | |
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 Volatile Works | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Members | Lou MDB Pomgrenade Urchin Witkacy |
| Website | volatileworks.org |
Volatile Works is a five-member film and new media art collective in Montreal, Quebec established in 2003.
Activities[edit]
The Volatile Works collective has produced works in diverse mediums, genres, and styles, with an emphasis on do-it-yourself forms of production. Their works have appeared in over 140 film and new media art festivals in over 28 countries around the world.[1] The collective organizes regular short film screenings, and has collaborated with other collectives and musicians on community-based screenings, workshops in activist video, 16 mm & Super-8 projections, and music videos. Their media include digital video, Super-8, 16mm, animation, web art, sound, installation art, and live performances. In 2007, they were named "Noisemakers" by the Montreal Mirror.[1]
From La Revue de la Cinémathèque Québécoise (Sept-Dec. 2007), by Domique Dugas: "Volatile Works is composed of five very strong and distinct signatures, from Witcaky's experimental films that cross avant-garde accents with surrealism, to DeGiglio-Bellemare's B-movie and horror film explorations[2] seasoned with agitprop perspectives, to Pomgrenade's anti-militarism and politically engaged cinema." (Translated from the French).[3]
Collective screenings[edit]
- Curated screening at the invitation of Versionfest >05: Volatile Shorts Film Program (Chicago, USA), April 2005
- Collective screening at the invitation of the Cinémathèque Québécoise: Volatile Works Does the Cinémathèque! (Montréal, Canada), November 23, 2007
- Retrospective screening at the invitation of Fantasia Festival (Montréal, Canada), July 11, 2007
- Curated screening at the invitation of New York Experimental: Volatile Works Collective Does New York! (New York, USA), March 24, 2007
- "Live" projections with musicians at the invitation of the Rendez-vous du cinéma Québécois: Soirée Tryptique avec Volatile Works, Karl Lemieux, et Pierre Hébert (Montréal, Canada), February 22, 2008
Collective awards[edit]
- 2005: Awarded the special flEXiff Award for five of its films at The First and Last Experimental International Film Festival, Sydney, Australia: House, Kuleshov's Cabinet, NatoNosferatu, Resettlement [floating home], and Zombie Business.
- 2007: Awarded the special MUFF Award for four of its films at the Second Montreal Underground Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Ikuma Siku, Kuleshov's Paradox, Lust, and Uncanny.
Individual awards[edit]
- 2005: Zombie Business (Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare - 3rd Place, Best Québécois DIY Shorts, at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montréal, Canada.[4]
- 2005: Zombie Business (Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare) - Best Director Award (Shorts category), at the International Festival of Horror, Cincinnati, USA.[5]
- 2005: Donkey Harvest (Allan Brown) - Best of the Fest, at the Bearded Child Film Festival, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA.[6]
- 2006: Donkey Harvest (Allan Brown) - Coppa Cannibale Award, at the 19th Stuttgart Filmwinter, Germany.[7]
- 2006: Donkey Harvest (Allan Brown) - Meilleur Ambiance/Prix du Public, at Vitesse Lumière, Québec, Canada.[8]
- 2011: Main Attraction (Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare) - Special flEXiff Award, at The First and Last Experimental International Film Festival, Sydney, Australia.[9]
- 2011: Kinetosis (Allan Brown) - Festival Prize Winner, at the Alternative Film/Video 2011 Festival, Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Anne-Marie Marko. "Noisemakers: Genre Jumpers". film reference. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Guillen, Michael (August 18, 2011). "FANTASIA 2011: Interview With Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Dominique Dugas. "Volatile Works Does la Cinémathèque" (PDF). film reference. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Zombie Business - Awards". IMDb.
- ^ Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine