We invited a selection of creative individuals who are in the forefront of their field to curate a screening at FILE. Each screening features a variety of the curator’s favorite films and videos online, resulting in unpredictable and exciting insight into their thoughts and influences.
Posted by Fabio 16 April 2012
London based animator and director Matthias Hoegg has curated our screening for April with a great selection of short films, music videos and a bit of science as well. Matthias Hoegg was born in Munich in 1983 and moved to England in 2003 to study Illustration and Animation at Kingston University. read more
Posted by Fabio 6 March 2012
Our screening for March has been curated by Los Angeles based director duo Focus Creeps (Aaron Brown & Ben Chappell). Focus Creeps has directed music videos for such groups as Arctic Monkeys, Waves, Morning Benders, Neon Indian, Girls…Last year Shoot Magazine placed them in ‘Top New Directors’ and position in the end-of-year top MTV and pitchfork.com video lists among others. read more
Posted by Fabio 6 February 2012
We are very pleased to announce our latest File screening, curated by the one and only Trevor Jackson. Trevor Jackson has been working at the vanguard of audio and visual culture for over 20 years. The London based Art Director, Designer, Moving-Image maker and Producer’s work has been exhibited at the ICA, BALTIC, GUHGGENHEIM and BARBICAN, as well as on countless seminal record covers. read more
Posted by Fabio 1 August 2011
Introducing our latest screening is Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle and film critic, curator and filmmaker Tiago Mata Machado. Cinthia Marcelle creates films, photographs and installations which are strongly performance based and uses repetition as an artistic strategy. read more
Posted by Fabio 16 June 2011
Our latest screening features an intriguing selection of clips from London based director Tomas Mankovsky. Mankovsky was born in Poland but has lived most of his life in Sweden where he studied graphic design at Beckmans College of Advertising before relocating to London where he has been directing promos, commercials and short films and collecting armfuls of awards. read more
Posted by Fabio 26 May 2011
To curate our 3rd File screening we asked Los Angeles based artist and painter Seth Armstrong. Armstrong was born and raised in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles, after studying painting in northern Holland, he received a BFA from the California College of The Arts. He lives and works in Oakland, CA. read more
Posted by Fabio 9 May 2011
We are pleased to announce our second screening curated by Danish director Jeppe Kolstrup. Mr. Kolstrup was born in the Disco Bay, Greenland in 1983 and spend his childhood in a little village in the middle of Jutland, Denmark. Since then Kolstrup has directed various music videos and short films. Currently in the works is a promo for Danish artist Falluha. read more
Posted by Fabio 26 April 2011
To curate our first screening we asked Seattle based artist and director Sean Pecknold. Pecknold is the director behind the beautiful crafted stop motion animated videos for groups such as Grizzly Bear While You Wait For The Others, Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal and Beach House Used To Be. Sean has titled his screening Post-Modern Perspectives in a Neo-Transformative Age. read more