Alexei Dmitriev
area: Film, Video
Key Facts
nationality
Russiaarea
Film, Videoresidence
Saint Petersburgrecommending institution
VIS Vienna Shortstime period
May 2013 - June 2013Filmmaker, video artist, curator, programmer.
Graduated from Herzen State Pedagogical University. BA in English and Literature.
Films were screened at more than 300 festivals including Tribeca Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Curtas Vila do Conde, Tampere Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Vienna Independent Shorts, Belo Horizonte
International Short Film Festival, Videomedeja, Odense International Film Festival, Hamburg International Short Film Festival and Brest European Short Film Festival among others.
Group exhibitions include transmediale, EMAF, SXSW, Videoformes, INVIDEO, ICA
London, SCAM Paris, CCCB Barcelona, Los Angeles Art Association, Tourcoing Fine Arts
Museum and Das Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin.
As a curator presented programs at Netherlands Media Art Institute, Arizona State University, Videoformes, Timishort and Directors Lounge among others.
I was invited to take a residency at MuseumsQuartier by Vienna Independent Shorts who asked me to curate a program for their Cat Video Festival. The work of a curator is different from the work of an artist, so I didn’t need any technical equipment or art materials — I just wanted a space where I can take my time and put up a program. And MuseumsQuartier is amazing for this. My room had a great location with free access to the museums, a lovely garden and nice neighbours.
After a month of work all was concluded at our final event on June 14th, 2013, at the Jesuitenwiese (Prater) with 1,500 people in attendance to see what we have done.