OVNi Festival 2019:
Newsletter 2019
OVNi Objectif Video Nice (UFO in french) is organizing its 5th year of programming from November 22nd to December 1st. Nice will be concurrently celebrating the 100th anniversary of Victorine Studios, an historic place for the film Industry on the French Riviera. For 2019, this festival OVNi, sponsored by agnès b. will feature videos inspired by cinema throughout its various exhibition spaces, and will be divided into 3 parts :
OVNi in the city, OVNi at the Hotel and OVNi Galleries – Camera Camera salon :
OVNi in the city (Nov 22 – Dec 1) offers a video tour of Nice museums, cultural centers, private apartments and underground venues such as MAMAC, Pole 109 and for one night
OVNi at the Hotel (29 Nov – 1 Dec) will open the doors of several hotels throughout the city to the public with french and foreign art installations located within the rooms and reception areas of these prime locations.
OVNi Galleries – Camera Camera Fair (29 Nov – 1 Dec) offers an art walk through the renowned Windsor Hotel, that will feature plastic works and video art, between “light rooms” and “dark rooms”, in addition to a special transformation of the lobby and garden. A professional jury will reward the best video and in-room projects conceived for this occasion.
The selection committee of OVNi Galeries – Camera Camera is composed of Pascal Neveux, FRAC Provence Alpes Côtes d’Azur Director, Christian Merlhiot, Director of the Aix-en-Provence School of Art, Françoise and Jean-Claude Quemin, collectors and Rebecca François, curator MAMAC Nice.
Deadline for applications June 20th.
Candidature file to download
A jury composed by contemporary art professionals will reward the best video and the best chamber project presented while the art fair.
Exhibitions, concerts, round tables and workshops will punctuate this festival to encourage meetings and exchanges between institutions, gallerists, collectors, artists and lovers of video and contemporary art, creating a unique annual artistic rendezvous in Nice (France).
Diaporama: Salon Camera Camera 2018
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Diaporama Parcours Ville & Hôtels
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