prix – Artificial Intelligence

Prix Forum I – Computer Animation/Film/VFX

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:10:46 +0000

An event in the framework of “Expanded Animation”

One of the absolute highlights of every Ars Electronica is the opportunity to meet Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners and to attend Prix forums to hear the artists elaborate on their oeuvre and current work.

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Introduction and Welcome: Gerfried Stocker (AT), Jürgen Hagler (AT) and Alexander Wilhelm (AT)

David OReilly (IE), Everything (Golden Nica)
Jonathan Yomayuza (US) / Emblematic Group (US), Out of Exile (Award of Distinction)
Elliot Woods (UK) / Kimchi and Chips (KR), Light Barrier 3rd Edition (Award of Distinction)

Chair: Sabine Hirtes (DE), jury member of 2017 Prix Ars Electronica

Prix Forum II – Digital Musics & Sound Art

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:05:38 +0000

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Cedrik Fermont (CD/BE/DE), Dimitri della Faille (BE/CA), Not Your World Music: Noise In South East Asia (Golden Nica)
Lucas Abela (AU), Gamelan Wizard (Award of Distinction)
Marco Donnarumma (IT/DE), Corpus Nil (Award of Distinction)

Chair: Rikke Frisk (DK), jury member of the 2017 Prix Ars Electronica

Prix Forum III – Hybrid Art

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:00:40 +0000

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Maja Smrekar (SI), K-9_topology (Goldene Nica)
Gonçalo Freiria Cardoso (PT), Ruben Pater (NL), A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics (Auszeichnung)
Paul Vanouse (US), The America Project (Auszeichnung)

Moderation: Jurij Krpan (SI), Juror des Prix Ars Electronica 2017

Expanded Animation – Hybrid Technologies in Animation

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:16:23 +0000

Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg Campus (AT), Ars Electronica (AT)

This is the fifth Expanded Animation symposium—and thus an anniversary of sorts. The discussion will focus on hybrid technologies and their impact on animation production. Several panels will discuss the developments from the various perspectives of animation filmmakers, media artists, game designers and scientists.

One of the Prix forums will host a discussion of current trends by winners in the Prix Ars Electronica’s Computer Animation/Film/VFX category.

For more information about the speakers please download the
Animation Festival folder
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FRI Sept. 8, 2017

1–1:15 PM	Introduction and Welcome Gerfried Stocker (AT), Jürgen Hagler (AT), Alexander Wilhelm (AT)
1–2:45 PM	Prix Forum I–Computer Animation/Film/VFX David OReilly (Golden Nica, IE), Jonathan Yomayuza (US) / Emblematic Group (Award of Distinction, US), Elliot Woods (UK) / Kimchi and Chips (KR) (Award of Distinction), Sabine Hirtes (Chair, DE)
3:15–5:30 PM	Artist Position
3:15–4 PM	Max Hattler (DE), Broken Visions in Stereo
4–4:45 PM	Nikita Diakur (RU/DE), Interactive Animation and Ugly Aesthetics
4:45–5:30	PM Job, Joris & Marieke / Marieke Blaauw (NL), How Not To Win An Oscar

SAT Sept. 9, 2017

11:00 AM–12:30 PM	Hybrid Technologies Theory
11:00–11:45 AM	Stephan Schwingeler (DE), Digital Games as Hybrid, Artistic Material
11:45 AM–12:30 PM	Lev Manovich (US), Artificial Intelligence and Image Culture
1:30–3 PM	Hybrid Technologies Practice
1:30–2:15 PM	Hamill Industries / Pablo Barquín & Anna Diaz (ES), Visualizing Sound–Listening to Images
2:15–3 PM	onformative / Cedric Kiefer (DE), Dancing with the Datasets
3–5:45 PM	Art & Industry
3:30–4:15 PM	Raphael Vangelis (UK/AT), Playing Hard Makes Work Easy
4:15–5 PM	Martina Stiftinger (UK/AT), Visual Thinking
5–5:45 PM	Stefan Srb (AT), Hearing the Lion’s Song