London Short Film Festival announces 2019 programme

Film favourite: The event will feature a retrospective of the 80s Scratch Video movement
Harry Fletcher4 December 2018

The London Short Film Festival has announced its programme for 2019, celebrating the work of independent short film from across the world.

The festival return for its 16th year, running from January 11-20 across various venues in London.

The 2019 event will focus on 80s culture, celebrating the works that saw outsider art cross over into the mainstream.

Highlights include a celebration of the Scratch Video movement, which combined found footage with pop music and politically motivated content in the early 80s. ICA Theatre will host the event on Friday January 11, screening original work by the Duvet Brothers, Gorilla Tapes and Sandra Goldbacher and featuring a live performance from synth group Wrangler.

Other highlights include a retrospective of experimental performance artist Cosey Fanny Tutti, also hosted at the ICA Theatre, which takes place on Friday January 18.

The diverse lineup will also feature a series Behind the Wall: Short Films from the GDR screenings, which mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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The SUPAKINO: Turbans Through Time series also takes a look at the changing depictions of Sikhs throughout history.

The festival’s Artistic Director Philip Ilson said: “The democratisation of short filmmaking hit its peak in the 1980s with DIY ethics sweeping living rooms and the art world, film stock usurped by inexpensive tape and affordable camcorders."

For more information and a full list of events head to shortfilms.org.uk

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