european media art festival 2002

EMAF or European Media Art Festival is one of the world’s leading new media forums.
May 11th - June 22nd at the Moving Image Centre

CD ROM and Internet based art, Interactive work from some of Europe’s leading new-media artists.

Two screenings of cutting edge film and video at
the Moving Image Centre, hosted by German
media scientist Ralf Sausmikat.
German Media Scientist Ralf Sausmikat will be in New Zealand to present film and video screenings and an installation opening. Featuring the best of contemporary European film and new-media

The European Media Art Festival, one of the largest
multimedia events for analogue and digital media art in
Europe is coming to Auckland. An interactive
exhibition, and two film screenings will give New
Zealand audiences a broad overview of whats hot in
contemporary international media art.
Continuing their trend of presenting top international
artists to local audiences (Wolfgang Strauss and
Monika Fleischman in 2001) MIC and the Goethe
Insitute are bringing  leading media scientist Ralf
Sausmikat from EMAF’s home in Osnabru¨k, Germany,
to personally present the works.
The tour programme encompasses highlights of the
ongoing EMAF festival - work that bridges the
boundaries of art and technology to reflect ideas,
stories and new techniques of some of Europe’s
leading artists.
More information, a detailed film programme and exhibition
programme, interviews with Ralf Sausmikat, and high resolution images
are available.

Contact Ben Murtagh at the MOVINGIMAGECENTRE,
ph 09 360 2502, fax 09 360 2583, email bmurtagh@mic.org.nz
or go online to www.mic.org.nz or www.emaf.de
press release for immediate release

Programme:
Friday 10th May 2002
Film screening:
at MIC 7.30

Saturday 11th May 2002

Exhibition opening
at 6.30pm (runs until 22.6.02)

Video screening:
at 7.30pm

Check out EMAF’s website: www.emaf.de/2002/index.html

Screening May 10th and 11th ,
FILM PROGRAMME
7.30pm Friday 10th May

VIDEO PROGRAMME
7.30pm Saturday 11th May