Experiments in Cinema v19.8 Film Festival

Experiments in Cinema is an annual, international film festival that celebrates current trends and history of international cinematic experimentation. Experiments in Cinema is a non-competitive festival produced by Basement Films. This year’s 19th edition offers five days of unique screenings (100 films from 30 countries) along with special lectures, guest curated programs and an art exhibition.

Experiments in Cinema v19.8 includes a special program from Alternative Film/Video Festival (Belgrade, Serbia), the Youth Lens program of filmmakers under eighteen, a program from Toronto’s Rendezvous With Madness Festival, a program celebrating the legacy of a Seattle-based filmmaker and composer Jon Behrens (1964–2022), a program of contemporary Spanish film, an art exhibition at Sanitary Tortilla Factory, and more.

The goal of Experiments in Cinema is to bring the international community of moving image artists to New Mexico to then inspire a new generation of movie makers to recognize the value of their media-voices and create films in ways we never imagined possible.

This festival is made possible with the generous support of The National Endowment for the Arts, New MexicoArts, The New Mexico Humanities Council, The National Endowment for the Humanities, the Albuquerque Film Office, Central New Mexico Community College, Instituto Cervantes, and the Albuquerque Community Foundation.