VJ Fest Istanbul 2008 | VJ Fest Istanbul

The first VJ art festival in Turkey: 19 VJs from 10 countries, free workshops and live audiovisual performances.

Program

12th JUNE THURSDAY
DJs:
22.30 NADR
01.30 CWATT, Sweden
03.30 BESSUMI
VJs:
22.30 WOJLAMIR, Poland
24.00 ELECTROMOON, Poland/Hungary
01.30 VJUNK
02.30 SCOUAP, France

13th JUNE FRIDAY:
DJs:
22.30 UGUR SOYGUR
23.30 SASCHA GÜNAY, Germany
02.15 SER-TOUCH
VJs:
22.30 LITTLE GENIE
23.00 ORCHIDE BITE, France
24.30 VISUAL AB&CO, Italy
01.45 SHADO VISUALS, Germany
03.10 ILLUMUNATOR, Holland

14th June SATURDAY: VJ PERFORMANCE
Video: KISSDUB, France
Music: BESSUMI
19.30-20.30 French Institute Theather, Free

14th June SATURDAY:

DJs:
22.30 ORKOS
24.30 SASCHA GÜNAY, Germany
01.30 DUNİQ
03.30 BURAX
VJs:
22.30 MONKEYPRESSO, Hungary
24.00 KISSDUB, France
01.30 LOTTEZ, Holland
03.30 BLJAK, Austria

15th JUNE SUNDAY:
DJs:
22.30 BESSUMI
23.30 BURAKY
24.30 CIELDICLE
01.30 M.U.T.E. (Samahara Rec.)
VJs:
22.30 VJUNK
24.00 ZANNE, Holland
01.30 ALERTA, Holland

WORKSHOPS
14.00-18.00

Free Entrance. "Katılım ücretsizdir. Program atölyelerine dizüstü bilgisayarlarınızla katılın."

12th JUNE THURSDAY: VJING
Who is a Video Jockey; Social Role KISSDUB
Coffee Break
VJs Presentations: ELECTROMOON
Software Workshop: Modul8 (MAC), SCOUAP

13th JUNE FRIDAY: VIDEO&AESTHETICS
VJ Presentation: SHADO VISUALS
Coffee Break
VJ Presentation: ILLUMUNATOR
Software Workshop: Arkaos VJ Programme (MAC&PC), ORCHIDE BITE

14th JUNE SATURDAY: INTERACTIVE VIDEO
VJ Presentations: BLJAK, LOTTEZ
Vjing with Free Software Pikix, KISSDUB
Coffee Break
Workshop: Interactive Possibilities in VJing, MONKEYPRESSO

15th JUNE SUNDAY: MUSIC AND VISUALS
VJ Talk VJ ZANNE - Holland
Questions& Talk
Coffee Break
Interactive Video, Andreas Treske, Bilkent University
Software Workshop: Resolume (PC)
Use of sound in VJ programmes, SCOUAP & VJUNK

FESTIVAL PLACES:

Studio Live Technik, Atıf Yılmaz Cad. 17/A, Beyoğlu www.studiolive.com.tr
Fransız Kültür Merkezi Gösteri Salonu, İstiklal Cad. No:4, Beyoğlu

SPONSORS: French Culture Inst., Netherlands Consulate of General Istanbul, Poland Consulate Istanbul, ODTÜ, Modul8, Huneliadam.com, Bilkent Radio
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME: About 400-500

VJ FEST ISTANBUL 2008 ADVERTISING

500 Posters (A2 size) were hung & 1000 flyers spread out in the streets of Beyoglu, Taksim.
Posters were hung in well-known universities in Istanbul and Ankara.
Bilkent Radio announced the festival for a month.
Set F.M. broadcast the interview with the organizator and promoted the parties.
In the newspapers Cumhuriyet and Aksam, festival got place.
Flxer.net, a well-known vj site, put vjfest’s festival announcement in their home page.
More than 5000 people clicked our myspace page and 10 000 people visited our web site vjfestist.org by 15th May 2009.
MTV Turkiye made interviews at the festival place with VJs and the organizator of the fiestival. They broadcasted it for 3 days (in the weekend evenings).