CAB creative air bridge

 

Physical Cinema Festival presents CAB – an initiative connecting musicians in Iceland with dance- and art filmmakers abroad. The aim is to support international collaborations between the two fields and expand the poolof multidisciplinary video works.

 

The biennial Physical Cinema Festival organizes smaller events in the years between the festival, and 2024 isdedicated to the launch of CAB which will premiere at the 2025 edition. This year’s event is on April 20 in Mengi,Reykjavik, with a screening of selected art films to improvised live music scores.

 

Prior to the screening, local musicians are invited for a presentation and discussion of the CAB initiative and howit may best support them in potential collaborations. The meeting is for established artists who recognise theartistic and promotional value of mixing genres.

 

​Clemens. Vilhelm. Berlin, Video artist

Clare Langan Ireland, Dance film maker

Freya Olafson Iceland/Canada, Dance film maker

Sandra Geco France, Dance film maker

Vinicius Cardoso Brasil, Photographer, dance film maker

Samantha Shay Germany, Dance film maker

Astrid De Haes, Jonathan Van Hemelrijck Belgium Choreographer, film director

Elísabet Birta Sveinsdóttir Iceland, Dance film maker, video artist

Helgi Örn Pétursson Iceland, Video artist

Nicolas Provost Belgium, Video artist

Rakel Jonsdottir Iceland, Dance film maker

Xavier Curnillon Canada, Dance film make

FU LE France, Dance film maker

David Hinton UK, Film director, collaborator w.choreographers

 

CAB will mediate the initial contact between artists and offer advice throughout the process. Any successfulcollaborations will be invited to screen at the 2025 Physical Cinema Festival in Iceland and is offeredsupport on local and international distribution.

 

Including CAB Physical Cinema Festival is screening in different locations through out the year 2024in collaboration with partners in Reykjavík, Akureyri and international festivals where PCF introduce Icelandicbased works.