IV INTERNATIONAL ECOPERFORMANCE FILM FESTIVAL
The International Ecoperformance Film Festival is an artistic response to the eco-political challenges of the 21st century.
At the intersection of cinema, performing arts, and ecology, the festival promotes films of established and emerging interdisciplinary artists who investigate the tensions between environment, body, and ancestry in natural, urban, and virtual landscapes.
Conceived by the Brazilian choreographer Maura Baiocchi and inaugurated in 2021, the festival achieved global resonance adopting both an online and in-person format. The ongoing festival edition received 770 submissions from 81 countries and 6 continents. The exhibitions showcase 60 short films – categorized as ecopot[h]ics, eco-animations, and eco-documentaries – with a duration of 3 to 25 minutes.
In pursuit of intercontinental presence, the 4th International Ecoperformance Film Festival will occur from May 30 to June 30, 2024, in cinemas, universities, theaters, and culture centers of Brazil, Australia, the US, Romania, and Argentina.
2024 IN-PERSON FESTIVAL VENUES
Cine Satyros Bijou – São Paulo, Brazil – May 30 to June 02
Queensland University of Technology – Brisbane, Australia – May 30 to 31
Brown Arts Institute – Providence, USA – June 4 to 6
Montfleuri sur Mer – Pinamar, Argentina – June 7 to 9
Espacio Tole Tole Teatro – Buenos Aires – June 14 to 16
National Center for Dance Bucharest – Bucharest – June 11 to 14
Teatro La Luna – Córdoba, Argentina – June 28 and 30
Online Broadcast (starting May 30):
In 2024, the festival juries concede the following awards:
- Best Ecoperformance & Honorable Mentions
- Brown Arts Ecoperformance – IGNITE Selection Awards
- Environmental Dance Prize awarded by Company Christoph Winkler (Berlin, Germany) and the Environmental Dance project.
FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS
Artistic director: Maura Baiocchi
Production director: Wolfgang Pannek
Executive director: Mônica Cristina Moreira Bernardes
CURATORS
Maura Baiocchi
Mônica Cristina Moreira Bernardes
INTERNATIONAL CO-ORGANIZERS
Julie Dind, Rolf Gerstlauer, and Inga Chinilina (Providence), in collaboration with Brown Arts Institute as part of the inaugural Brown Arts IGNITE Series.”Providence, US.
Shane Pike. Brisbane, Australia.
Alina Tofan (Bucharest)
Rodrigo Marco del Pont, Daniel Deybe. Pinamar, Argentina.
Martín Marcou, Gonzalo Pérez. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Victoria Fraticelli. Córdoba, Argentina.
COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS
Cine Satyros Bijou. São Paulo, Brazil.
Queensland University of Technology. Brisbane, Australia.
Brown Arts Institute. Providence, US.
National Center for Dance Bucharest. Bucharest, Argentina.
Montfleury sur Mer. Pinamar, Argentina.
Espacio Tole Tole Teatro. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Teatro La Luna. Córdoba, Argentina.
AHO. The Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Oslo, Norway.
Plastic Arts Performance Collective. Bucharest, Romania.
Macaia Cultural Association. Bucharest, Romania.
FESTIVAL JURY
Alina Tofan. Actress and performer, Romania.
Nabil Chahhed. Actor and director, Tunisia.
Candelaria Silvestro. Painter and performer, Argentina.
Jorge Ndlozy. Dancer, Mozambique.
IGNITE SELECTION JURY
Rolf Gerstlauer. Architect and film director, Switzerland.
Maura Baiocchi. Choreographer, Brazil.
ENVIRONMENTAL DANCE PRIZE JURY
Christoph Winkler Company
The INTERNATIONAL ECOPERFORMANCE FILM FESTIVAL is a Taanteatro Companhia project.