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EXPLODING

Exploding, review analysis of cinematic experimentation was created in October 1998, its main object of study is experimental cinema. Its corpus includes both the pre-cinema, successive historical avant-garde and underground movements, as well as contemporary filmmaking. EXPLODING is not a news magazine, it mainly addresses a different topic in each issue. EXPLODING 11 numbers were published, as well as a special issue.

The association "Exploding" is also co-editor of the book in 2002 accompanying the video output of the Michael Snow film Rameau's Nephew by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974) published by RE:VOIR (book + box VHS).

Forty contemporary French filmmakers answer a questionnaire regarding their film practice. Filmographies of the filmmakers. Summaries of texts on contemporary art. This number is accompanied by a CD including designs or music composed and used by filmmakers.

Questions/interviews:

Carole Arcega, Chris Auger, Xavier Baert, Pascal Baes, Catherine Bareau, Laurent Berger, Nicolas Berthelot, Isabelle Blanche, Erik Bullot, Pip Chodorov, Rodolphe Cobetto-Caravanes, Alexis Constantin, Philippe Cote, Frederique Devaux, Vincent Deville, Louis Dupont, Cécile Fontaine, Olivier Fouchard, Augustin Gimel, Florent Guezengar, Baharé Khadjé-Nouri, Patrice Kirchhofer, Fréderic Lemaître, Rose Lowder, Yves-Marie Mahé, Stéphane Marti, David Matarasso, Despina Matsakis, Miles Mc Kane, Stéphane Du Mesnildot, Sothean Nhieim, Marc Plas, Jean-François Reverdy, Nicolas Rey, Sébastien Ronceray, Martine Rousset, Laure Saint-Rose, James Schneider, Silvi Simon, Lionel Soukaz, Marcelle Thirache, Gilles Touzeau, Johanna Vaude, Hugo Verlinde, Derek Woolfenden

Texts:

Contellations et Nébuleuses by Gus Leblanc et ses amis

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Pourquoi je n’aimerais pas faire des films DV, by Rodolphe Cobetto-Caravanes

Tahousse by Martine Rousset

Persiste et signe: Giovanni Martedi by Vincent Deville

Eloge de la Kodachrome 40 des brigades Smarti jusqu’au paradis et au-delà… by Cécile Giraud

Vidéo-Sténopé de Jean-François Reverdy ou l’expérience de l’autoportrait by Muriel Tinel

Les projections de Silvi Simon un espace à soi bordé de reflets by Claude Klein

Une page d’histoire: “C’est pas mon genre” by Colas Ricard

Générations d’images sur le French found footage by Emeric de Lastens and Sébastien Ronceray

Positions des laboratoires indépendants by Sébastien Ronceray

Crépitements: Un regroupement de nos désirs autour d’une proposition de programmation by Elodie Imbeau