Cate Blanchett plays 13 unique characters in ‘Manifesto’, together with 51 films from 19 countries at the 6th Annual Fine Arts Film Festival. Films from around the world will be featured, many in their Premiere at this year’s FAFF, featuring profiles of renowned artists such as John Van Hamersveldt, Kokoschka and Botero, subjects such as diverse as art forgotten and discovered, art and madness, gentrification, politics, the Cold War, a history of lithographs from India depicting Shiva, comedy, tragedy, famous and infamous art, music, dance and performance world figures will be presented in this not-to-be-missed 3 day festival.
The 6th Annual Fine Arts Film Festival will be held on Friday, May 24 through Saturday,, May 25, 2019 at the historic Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center Theatre – which celebrates it’s 50th Anniversary this year – and then Sunday, May 26 at ViCA/The Loft in San Pedro, from 10:30am each day.
“We are very proud to be screening so many great, rare, and never-before-seen films, and are proud to be working with fine filmmakers from around the world. Films about art and creativity are always a labor of love, and the film and art worlds have always intertwined. It’s easily forgotten how much blood, sweat, and tears go into the work we do. We expect this festival will amaze audiences with intelligent, cutting edge, eloquent, passionate and fun films. Many of these films will never be available to be seen anywhere else, certainly not on Netflix. We have several exciting announcements planned for coming days and don’t forget the amazing VR section we have lined up as well!” says Juri Koll, Director of the Festival, and of the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA), which produces the Festival as part of it’s exhibition programs.
The Saturday program will culminate with red carpet arrivals (7:30pm), a screening of Manifesto, and Awards Presentations that night beginning at 9:30pm. The Sunday program will culminate with an Audience Award Presentation at 8:30pm.
FAFF is dedicated to showing the finest films in the world about art, photography, collectors and artists of all mediums in and out of their studios, galleries, museums, public art, and alternative art spaces. This includes video art, curated as a Film or a Virtual Reality medium and a new Screenplay Competition!
Featuring exceptionally creative and important films about art, artists, and the art world – many premiering for the first time in the United States – from countries around the world!
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Presented by the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art
