Hello everyone,
My name is Matteo Bittanti and I am the artistic director of the Milan Machinima Festival, which showcases game-based video art at the end of the end of history.
On behalf of the entire curatorial staff, I am happy to reveal additional details about the fifth edition, which will take place between March 21 and 27 2022.
This year we are presenting two separate sections, eleven programs, and 23 features overall.
Titled "EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE”, the first section will take place exclusively at the MIC, the Interactive Museum of Cinema in Milan, on March 26 2022 from 4 pm. Tickets are still available on Eventbrite, although seats are limited. We will announce the full program shortly. Expect fireworks.
The second section is titled “FOR EVERYTHING TO STAY THE SAME”. This year, we will follow the “back-to-back” formula, as in “consecutive”, “coming one after the other” but also as “facing in opposite directions and often touching”. In other words, each program will feature two machinima focusing on a specific theme. These programs will be available online, for free, as in “gratis”, 24/7, between March 21-27 2022.
Here are the magnificent seven:
GAME VIDEO ESSAY
BAD TALES
SONG TO SONG
IDENTITIES/INTIMACIES
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AI
NO DRAMA, PLEASE
HISTORIES/HERSTORIES
We will introduce each program in an upcoming dispatch.
During the festival, our VRAL online programming will be temporarily suspended and it will resume in April.
For more information about the Milan Machinima Festival please visit the official website.
Stay tuned for more and thank you for your attention!