ARE THERE ANY INSTALLATIONS OR CREATIONS YOU’RE PARTICULARLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? I’m personally looking forward to see all 11 international animation screenings from Breeder, Sander Van Dijk, Murat Pak, Ian Clemmer, Bestia, Jean-Paul Frenay, Hi Organic, Onur Senturk, Mirari&Co, Dima Grubin and Ronaldo Tozzi, and hear the spectacular Radium Audio sound design that will be mixed into it. It’s going to be a treat for anyone coming to see it at the ACMI on November 11!
I’m also excited to see how the SoundCloud project turns out. Anyone can be part of it, all they have to do is record sounds around the city – interviews, concerts, funny chats, secret recordings, anything – with the SoundCloud App. Then after the festival we’ll be mapping the most innovative, funny or original sounds to the Google map location where they were recorded. The project will offer a sneak peak into our digital real-life on the streets, which is pretty exciting!
PART OF THE FESTIVAL SEEMS TO BE DEDICATED TO NETWORKING, WHY? AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WILL PEOPLE HAVE TO NETWORK DURING THE FESTIVAL? The nature of our events is very casual and intimate so people can meet each other and talk to the exhibitors and the presenters easily. Our website allows users to leave comments and start communication with the artist or agency they liked. Some of our artists have already been approached by agencies via our website and been commissioned to do work for them. I’m really psyched about that because that’s what Pause is all about – nurturing and promoting creativity for everyone to enjoy.