Blackchair Productions, curators and
distributors of the Independent Exposure microcinema screening program,
will open its new European subsidiary, Blackchair Productions Europe Ltd.,
this November in London which will act as the European market office and
distribution hub of the Seattle, USA based company.
Blackchair Productions has been involved in the European and International
exhibition and distribution markets for short film, video, and digital
works for over 5 years and it is now time that we have a more physical
presence in that part of the world, stated Patrick Kwiatkowski,
Blackchair's European Manager. The raison d'être of Blackchair Europe will
be to strengthen our relationships with the artists, curators, venue
managers, and festival directors with whom we
have dealt over the years as well as to establish new relationships in
order to
expand our international reach.
Independent Exposure, Blackchair Productions popular microcinema screening
program will be enjoying a number of new international dates beginning with
a 15-week run at the Daydream Theatre in Chevy Chase, MD on September 15,
1999. Other dates and venues include:
-September 28th: Psychotronic Film Festival, Washington, DC.
-October 5th: Transat Video Series in Saint Claire (Basse-Normandie), France.
-October 7-10: Animac International Festival of Animation in Lleida, Spain.
-October 12-15: Centro Colombo Americano in Medellin, Colombia.
-October 28: The Video Lounge at the Knitting Factory in New York City & the
OvarVideo Festival in Ovar, Portugal.
-Fall, 1999: Euro Underground. Touring, underground festival with stops in
Belgrade, Krakow, Kiev, Moscow and Chicago.
-December 11-18: Bangkok (Thailand) Experimental Film Festival.
-January, 2000: Catacomb Microcinema. Winnipeg, Canada.
Unconfirmed dates will be at venues located in:
Dublin and Cork, Ireland
Gronigen, Netherlands
Las Vegas, NV (Blue Sky International Film Festival)
Tallinn, Estonia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Barcelona, Spain
Mexico City, Mexico
Atlanta, Georgia
Houston, Texas
Lincoln, Nebraska
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