Comments on: Megan’s Blog #8: 13.11 ~ Random thoughts on why another film festival.. http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/ Destination Film Festival at CarriageWorks | Three afternoons of film + talk Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:04:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: unreasonablefilms http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-13 unreasonablefilms Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:32:13 +0000 http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-13 this has the potential of being quite an endless list, megan. this is, i suppose, the kind of unreasonable spirit that drives me and the idea of making anything. total and constant processes of questioning, naming, talking, discussing. it's exciting to see that destfest has the future potential to really encourage the very thing that australian arts culture seems to lack: a sense of honest critical engagement... talking about what effect/affect the stuff we make has on our society, what position we place ourselves and our audiences in. anyhow - gotta dash - but will write and read more soon! viva la blog!! xj this has the potential of being quite an endless list, megan. this is, i suppose, the kind of unreasonable spirit that drives me and the idea of making anything. total and constant processes of questioning, naming, talking, discussing.

it’s exciting to see that destfest has the future potential to really encourage the very thing that australian arts culture seems to lack: a sense of honest critical engagement… talking about what effect/affect the stuff we make has on our society, what position we place ourselves and our audiences in.

anyhow - gotta dash - but will write and read more soon!

viva la blog!!
xj

]]> By: theroach http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-12 theroach Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:35:04 +0000 http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-12 Perfect summary of why we need to nurture new film culture. Perfect summary of why we need to nurture new film culture.

]]> By: marcfennell http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-11 marcfennell Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:08:04 +0000 http://www.destfest.com/megans-blog-8-1211-random-thoughts-on-why-another-festival/#comment-11 "Because we need to acknowledge the role that short film, film history, micro-cinema, DIY filmmaking, archiving, artists, graphic designers, photographers, musicians, actors, theatre makers, digital filmmaking, dancers, composers, designers, pop culture, fashion and THE ARTS play in filmmaking - and how they all feed each other." and dont forget 'puppetteers' and their much valued contribution to cinema. Jim Henson, lest we forget. In all seriousness, though, PREACH IT SISTA!! “Because we need to acknowledge the role that short film, film history, micro-cinema, DIY filmmaking, archiving, artists, graphic designers, photographers, musicians, actors, theatre makers, digital filmmaking, dancers, composers, designers, pop culture, fashion and THE ARTS play in filmmaking - and how they all feed each other.”

and dont forget ‘puppetteers’ and their much valued contribution to cinema. Jim Henson, lest we forget.

In all seriousness, though, PREACH IT SISTA!!

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