Future Cinema

With somuch going on in Edinburgh in August, what with the Arts Festival, Book Festival, Fringe and the Film Festival, it is very hard to find something that unifies all these diverse elements into a single evening's entertainment.

FUTURE CINEMA is a highly innovative cinematic experience, fusing film, music, theatre and cabaret together to dazzling effect. Brought to you by Stella Artois and Future Shorts, Europe’s leading short film label, the event is being held at former casino Club Ego and will will feature trapeze artists, installations, burlesque performers, gypsy bands, roving musicians and much, much more. The gothic cinema will also house Future Shorts, showing the very best in world short film and music video, including classic short films by Spike Jonze and Mike Leigh alongside the very best new directors. Dynamic theatre directors The Pikled Pikchers Theatre Lab are providing artistic direction and turning the space into a surreal, stimulating and highly interactive environment. Audiences will be treated to a rescore of the classic horror film Nosferatu by Darryn Harkness, as well as performances by The Dresden Dolls and The Real Tuesday Weld. Other highlights include work by leading installation artists and audio visual architects.

In total, there will be more than fifty performers, ten installation artists, five live bands and over 150 short films. FUTURE CINEMA is unique in the Edinburgh Fringe in its ability to fuse all aspects of the festival into one multilayered event. We ask you to let go and open your senses to another way of enjoying film.
 
Venue: C at Club Ego, venue 204, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date: Wednesday 23 August 2006
Time: 8.00pm - 3.00am
 www.futurecinema.co.uk