The INC delegation just got back from the Video Vortex event in beautiful Split, Croatia.

A big thank you to the organizers for arranging this fruitful conference and exhibition: Dan Oki, Miranda Veljačić, Toni Mešrović, Dinko Peračić and Sandra Sterle, the Film and Video Dept. of the Acadamy of Arts at the University of Split, Platforma 9,81 and the Institute of Research in Architecture (both in Split). And of course a warm thanks to everybody else who contributed to this event: speakers, artists, moderators, crew and everybody behind the scenes.

To all of you who’d like to stay informed about the topic of online video and the future Video Vortex events in Brussels, London and other places around the globe: please join the Video Vortex mailing list.

We have uploaded our pictures to http://www.flickr.com/photos/networkcultures/sets/72157618644983756/. If you use Flickr too, please add your pics to the Video Vortex group.

The Video Vortex program has been updated! Check out the updated program here.

Video Vortex 4 includes contributions by: Perry Bard, Natalie Bookchin, Maarten Brinkerink, Vito Campanelli, David Clark, Dagan Cohen, Cym and the Aethernauts, Alejandro Duque, Albert Figurt, Stefan Heidenreich, Jasmina Kallay, Sarah Késsene, Lev Manovich, Dalibor Martinis, Gabriel Menotti, Ana Peraica, Valentina Rao, Shelly Silver, Jan Simons, Amir Soltani, Antanas Stancius, Evelin Stermitz, David Teh, Vera Tollmann, Andreas Treske, Saša Vojković, Nenad Vukušić Sebastijan, Linda Wallace, Paul Wiersbinski, Kuros Yalpani, and Emile Zile.

Organized by the Department of Film and Video at the Academy of Arts University of Split and Platforma 9.81, in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam.

Hope to see you in Split on 21-23 May!

Photo by Marilyn Cvitanic

On 22-23 May, 2009 the fourth edition of Video Vortex will take place in Split, Croatia. The Department of Film and Video at the Academy of Arts University of Split and Platforma 9.81 will organize the event, in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam. After previous events on online video and responses to YouTube in Brussels, Amsterdam and Ankara, this event will focus on the moving image on the Web.

The program is available here. The event opens on Thursday evening, with a lecture, screenings, the opening of the Video Vortex exhibition and a performance by artisty Emile Zile. The conference takes place on Friday and Saturday, and the closing party is on Saturday night.

www.networkcultures.org/videovortex