MOTI Talks: Bas Kosters
MOTI Talks: Paola Antonelli
MOTI Talks: Dan Pekjovschi
MOTI Talks: Peter Kennard
MOTI Talks: Mathieu Laurette
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DEFINE/DIVINE/FILM/DESIGN! is an exhibition exploring the Dutch blend of disciplines in film + design. It is presented by Design Cooperation Brainport and curated by CICADA Studio. Bas Kosters has transformed from up-and-coming designer to national fashion icon in just a few years. With his whimsical style and colourful approach in presentation he knows how to shape his vision in which ever direction he wants it to go, rejecting all disciplines while he is at it.
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DEFINE/DIVINE/FILM/DESIGN! is an exhibition exploring the Dutch blend of disciplines in film + design. It is presented by Design Cooperation Brainport and curated by CICADA Studio. Duo Champagne Valentine explores the vastly uncovered possibilities of the emotional digital realm, tapping into fashion and electronic art as they please.
DEFINE/DIVINE/FILM/DESIGN! An exhibition at Designhuis Eindhoven exploring the Dutch blend of disciplines in film + design
Technology and emotion blend in a mix of free expression and the digital age. CICADA Studio presents top Dutch artists exploring the blend of film and design, working towards new visual standards. The featured artists are Lernert & Sander, Bart Hess, Levi van Veluw, Bas Kosters and Champagne Valentine.
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Join us at the beach for quality time and type design!
We will present our favourite designfilms at Now We Are Talking Festival, the very first ‘Summer Type & Design Festival’ by Typeradio! The home of the festival is a unique and artistic village at the Boulevard of Scheveningen, Den Haag, NL.
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We started writing for Dutch online design magazine Fontanel. As from today we will share our ideas on innovative use of film in contemporary design, fashion and visual culture.
We will present our a new programme of our ‘Lust For Life’ short film series during the terrific Into The Great Wide Open Festival 2011.
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For the monhtly KopfKino gatherings hosted by Designplatform Rotterdam, CICADA Studio selected feature films all about design. Each gathering ties a film to a talkshow with a prominent guest.
Craftsmanship will be the central theme at Dutch Design Week 2011. A very good reason for us to build a programme around this theme with films about craftsmanship and the way designers work and play with technical challenges.
Netherlands Architecture Institute, in association with Designplatform Rotterdam, invited Marijke de Bie to talk about her work during the Pecha Kucha Night in Rotterdam.
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We curated a new experimental programme about FILM + DESIGN for ‘Between YOU&ME’, a digital platform in public space for video art. Commissioned by the inventors of this very unique, interactive platform: visual artists Martin & Inge Riebeek.
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An ongoing programming experiment: Lust for Life, revolving around such themes as fashion, music, life, death or all the above. Featured artists include a.o. Hedi Slimane, Suzy Q & Leo Siboni, Clorinde Durand, Melissa Auf der Mauer, Terri Timely and Phillip Barker.
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An ongoing approach to curating which we launched at the International Film Festival Breda. Storytelling with elements from the arts like music, fashion and architecture. The weirdness of the wondeful and the wonderfully weird.
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A feature film programme we made for the International Film Festival Breda 2011. About the modern day individual’s willingness, or lack thereof, to conform to the ever expanding media chaos that seems unavoidable. Their struggle to either embrace this tangle or deny it was central in our programme.
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We curated short film programmes for several festivals and clients; approximately 30 programmes in total. We’ve programmed according to themes and disciplines, feeling and gut. Each short programme is a feature length experience.
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For the third edition of the International Film Festival Breda (March 23-27 2011) renowned Dutch artist Eelco Brand was invited to host his first ever solo exhibition of only his audiovisual works.
Read MoreA brand new pop-up FILM + DESIGN Festival is presented by Cicada Studio supported by Dutch Design Week and Plaza Futura. During a nine day programme we presented feature length documentaries, showcases of short films, artist talks and the Design + Code Conference: a rare and special programme with the absolute combination of film + design. Screenings and party every evening during Dutch Design Week Eindhoven.
Above: the official teaser for the first edition of the FILM + DESIGN Festival.
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A project with artists Marleen Pennings and Floris.
A CICADA Studio curated programme for Between YOU&ME, Digital Platform for Video Art, Tilburg. We curated a feature length programme of short experimental works for large scale presentation in the public space.
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This time Upload Cinema takes a voyeuristic look at the way people show themselves to the world by using their webcam. Guestcurator is artistic director of the International Film Festival Breda, Marijke de Bie.
In collaboration with Jaap Scheeren we profiled designer Sandra Backlund for German magazine Mode Depesche and shot the cover.
Concept and photography for fashion designer Josine Visser’s toile de luxe collection
A profile for Blend Magazine of fashion designer Sander Lak.
We profiled model Bette Franke for Glamour magazine.
“Sold out screenings, inspirational talks, live music, big parties and great films. This is what an independent film festival should be.”
A short film about love or a lack of it.
Surpassing the subculture doc realm this is not just a psychobilly tale: though as a scene practically non existent in the Netherlands, our native psychobilly culture is very much alive. Outnumbered on this side of the border, Dutch psycho’s thus rely on weekly quests to the vast German psycho community, nighttime wanderings, drug infused and desolate.
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