Mission:
TIE, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition, exists
to illuminate experimental film of the highest caliber, as well
as to join, recognize and serve filmmakers who are dedicated
to the art and experimentation of the celluloid motion picture.
History:
TIE was conceived in Telluride, Colorado in 2000 by film curator
Christopher May. In a vision shared with his colleagues, TIE joined
the world of experimental/avant-garde film and exhibited a high-caliber,
international experimental cinema. Since TIE's inception, multi-day
festivals have been held in the United States, Canada and Uruguay,
and TIE has curated exhibitions featuring groundbreaking work
from various generations of filmmakers. Board members have included
such notable luminaries as Stan Brakhage and Standish Lawder.
In the past eight years, TIE has screened over 600 innovative
historic and contemporary films and joined over 250 of the world's
leading avant-garde artists.
Today:
TIE continues to explore the inherent visual artistry of experimental
cinema, internationally, through the intensive multi-day film
festival, new curatorial research, exhibitions, restoration projects,
archival studies and scholarly presentations. TIE is a recognized
501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.
Why
Film?
For over 100 years, film has been the standard that other visual
mediums have striven to achieve. Unlike its electronic contemporaries,
the finer nuances of the format remain unchanged. Film speaks
a language all its own and when combined with an artist's vision,
images are given a life that only film can provide. In a world
dominated by new moving image technologies, when we see film we
know we are taking a special voyage.
It
is through dedication to the fine artistry of motion picture presentation
that TIE preserves the fundamental characteristics of film exhibition
and upholds the nascent qualities of cinema.
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