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Apologies, the email I meant for Yuriko was sent to the list inadvertently. But the event is certainly worth attending, if you can come to Montreal. Best wishes,livia<BR>
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Le 11-05-26 12:38, « Yuriko Furuhata » <<a href="yuriko.furuhata@mcgill.ca">yuriko.furuhata@mcgill.ca</a>> a écrit :<BR>
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In collaboration with the Cinematheque Quebecoise and colleagues from McGill University & Concordia University, I'm organizing a three-day film festival and a one-day symposium, entitled "Visual Underground: Theatre Scorpio & Japanese Experimental Cinema of the Sixties" to be held in Montreal this September. This event will take place on the weekend of September 16th (Fri), 17th (Sat), and 18th (Sun). This event is designed to accompany a large retrospective on the Art Theatre Guild films (which will be traveling from Paris, London, and to Montreal this summer/fall), hosted by the Cinematheque Quebecoise. The confirmed keynote speaker for this joint celebration of Japanese avant-garde and experimental cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, is the eminent filmmaker and theorist Matsumoto Toshio. <BR>
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As some of you may already know from Julian's email, the BFI and Birkbeck College will be hosting the London counterpart of the ATG Retrospective and a symposium in July. If you are in North America, and cannot go to London to catch these exciting films, please do come to Montreal! <BR>
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We are still in the process of finalizing the program, but the experimental film program part of "Visual Underground" that will run from Sept 16th-18th will screen works of the following filmmakers: Matsumoto Toshio, Oshima Nagisa, Adachi Masao, Jônouchi Motoharu, and Okabe Michio.<BR>
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I will follow up with more detailed information about the event, and will send you a link to the website soon. In the meantime, if you are interested in coming to Montreal to attend the screenings and the symposium, and looking for an affordable accommodation, the following website is very useful: www.airbnb.com <<a href="http://www.airbnb.com">http://www.airbnb.com</a>> . Just to let you know, most of the event will take place at various venues in downtown Montreal, around McGill University and Concordia University. Please do mark your calendar, and I hope very much to see you here.<BR>
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Best wishes,<BR>
Yuri<BR>
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