The final yet most in many ways most exciting day of PAF 2017 is today. Following the screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Spirited Away (10am @ Kino Metropol) will be a talk & presentation of the project Spectacular Empire by the British musician Gaika. Last chance to get familiar with films of Lawrence Lek will be at 2pm when a screening of his film Geomancer takes place. Read more in the article.

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PAF Olomouc will open today on Thursday Dec 7th at 6pm. Following a string of four exhibition openings will be an evening programme of screenings, performances as well as a unique faux-club event held in a former civil defense shelter. Read more to learn about the compulsory exchange of online tickets for wristband IDs.

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Other Visions, the annual competition of Czech moving image, held as a part of PAF Olomouc 2017, presents the ten finalists selected by Prague-based curator Michal Novotný. Within the festival programme, these pieces will be presented as a group exhibition, as well as shown in a cinema screening.

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Festival passes on sale now

Along with the new festival website we have launched the presale of cheap early bird festival passes. Unlike previous years the purchase is now more simple and credit/debit card payment is possible. Find out more in the Tickets tab.

You may also join the PAF Olomouc 2017 facebook event, where during November we’ll be unfolding the festival programme. 

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24 screenings, performances or talks will take place during the second day of PAF. We begin with the screening of Sinofuturismus (1839–2046 AD) by the experimental film maker Lawrence Lek. Follows a lecture on witchcraft in popular culture, morning and afternoon session of the virtual therapy office Dr.Mozek, the European premiere of a new film by the American indie animation hero Don Hertzfeld, a live concert of the legendary faux-redneck band from Ostrava I Love 69 Popgejů or a world premiere of a new AV set by the futristic producer Soda Plains after a set by Dj Heroin.

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First names for PAF 2017 announced

The sixteenth annual Festival of Film Animation and Contemporary Art will examine the visual manipulations of both the past and the present, premieres of new live AV performances by the club futurists Soda Plains and 0comepus or the cellist Oliver Coates as well as a works of the visual artist Shana Moulton. Within four festival days the audience will witness numerous commissioned pieces and performances. 

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Druhý den PAFu čeká návštěvníky 24 programových bloků. Zásadní bude už první projekce v 10:30, kdy bude ve Filmovém sále promítnutý film Sinofuturismus (1839–2046 AD) experimentálního filmaře Lawrence Leka, následovat bude mj. přednáška o čarodějnicích v populární kultuře, pokračování ordinace virtuální terapie Dr.Mozek, evropská premiéra filmu Svět zítřka II. hvězdy nezávislé americké animace Dona Hertzfelda, koncert ostravských radikálů I Love 69 Popgejů nebo set berlínského producenta Dj Heroina v Kapli Božího Těla. 

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The annual festival podcast was this year prepared by the radical sonic curator Dzurillah. Included in his 45-minute selection are sounds by Soda Plains, BCAA, 0comeups, Olivera Coates, Ink Midget or Lawrence Lek. Stream the mix here and head to our SoundCloud for the tracklist.

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