Director’s Bureau 60-Second Film Contest

In late January the LA-based production company, the Director’s Bureau, put out an open call for submissions, tasking aspiring filmmakers with creating a 60-second film about love. After Director’s Bureau execs and RES founder Jonathan Welles whittled the entries down to five finalists, they screened the shorts as part of RES’ monthly events in Los Angeles this past Tuesday 18 April 2006 and put them …

Versionfest

Chicago's 4th annual Versionfest is 18 days of experimental art, guerrilla graphics, indie music, political activism, and technology, opening today, 20 April 2006, and running through 7 May 2006. For the Urban Gardening and Exterior Decorating Show, artists painted and appropriated neglected spaces around the city into "charged public spaces." Opening night features a ‘kunsthalle’ and on Thursday 27 April, 2006, the festival hosts an …

CH Video – Nugroove v1: Ellis and Arnold Live

Cool Hunting and Missing Pieces Nugroove v1: Ellis and Arnold Live Welcome to the first episode in our new CH Video series, Nugroove—an exploration of musicians who are able to expand both what we hear and think. This episode focuses on two critically acclaimed Detroit musicians; Jeremy Ellis and John Arnold. Ellis and Arnold have been playing together in an experimental live electronic format for …