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Robot Film Festival

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New York, NY

Robot Film Festival

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General Admission -- Sunday Only 1 hour before event $25.00 $2.37
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****SATURDAY IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY'S WORKSHOP AND BBQ****


This is not your ordinary film festival. The brainchild of Heather Knight, founder of Marilyn Monrobot, the first-of-its-kind Robot Film Festival is July 16-17, 2011 at Three Legged Dog theatre in lower Manhattan. It aims to create an interdisciplinary community that lives on after the event, thus, the days are structured more like a TED event than a traditional film festival and attendees are encouraged to block out the whole day or weekend.

 

Saturday's events will open with a screening of Spike Jonze's I'm Here, followed by juried screenings of the 50+ nominated robot shortfilms and live performances by robot entertainers including:

  • Reggie Watts: A Brooklyn-based comedian will unveil a special performance with Data the Robot, in collaboration with festival founder Heather Knight
  • Jilted: A human/virtual rock band featuring singer and guitarist Milena Mepris with lady-clone backup musicians whom Mepris controls and triggers with foot pedals
  • Double Rainbow: Guitarist meets fluorescent percussive robot characters, blending prehistoric with hipster futuristic qualities
  • Robot Cowboy: The festival’s token Cyborg performance: Dan Wilcox performs with a live monitor mounted on his head, fusing humanity with technology

In the evening, the official awards ceremony of the Robot Film Festival, the "Botskers," will honor the winners in a black tie, red carpet gala. Sunday continues with workshops, screenings, and an evening cookout we've dubbed the BotBQ. 

 

Saturday Schedule (July 16):

12:00 pm – Doors

12:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Screenings and Performances

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Dinner in the Hood

7:00 pm – Botsker Award Ceremony

Sunday Schedule (July 17):

11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Make Your Own Robot Film Workshops

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Screenings and Robot-themed BotBQ


Tickets for Saturday will increase every week as the date gets closer. Tickets for Sunday are $25. Buy for both days and save $5!

The Robot Film Festival is a production of Marilyn Monrobot and Magic Futurebox

Robot Film Festival

Where



3LD Art and Technology Center
80 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10006

Hosted By

Magic Futurebox



 

Magic Futurebox is a production team dedicated to making interesting things happen around lots of people. 

 

Our Goals: 

 

Start with the story, then add the tech.
To embrace and develop technological innovations that serve the art (not the other way around)

 

Participation isn't asking what you think, it's inviting you to play.
To provide multiple opportunities for different types of engagement so you decide how you participate in interactive and immersive art

 

What we make may not be for everyone, but it should be available to anyone.
To pursue methods of broadening access to art by integrating online media and live performance