“Evolution offers audiences what they don't expect from a film festival: cinema outside of itself and a moving image future free of boundaries.” - Chris Fell - Director - Leeds International Film Festival

The Evolution 2001 festival [27th Sept - 12th October] was a huge success drawing diverse audiences of over 15 000 to its exhibitions, events, seminars and public projections. Some images from the programme can be found below.

Thanks to everyone who attended.

Details of Evolution 2002 will be available on www.lumen.net in the coming months.



Millennium Square Outdoor video projection

3 programmes of short films played from sunset to sunrise on a large outdoor screen in Millennium Square. The programme included work by video artist Mark Dean, a series of 1 minute shorts co-commissioned by Film Four and Dazed Film and TV and films selected by Lumen from an International call for entries. A public audience in excess of 10 000 is expected to have watched the programme over the 2 weeks period.







Evolution International Conference

An audience of 750 creative professionals, filmmakers, students, artists and academics attended this years Evolution International Conference at the Leeds Odeon Cinema which has since closed. Malcolm Le Grice (Central St Martins College), Carol Stakenas (Creative Time), Lucy Kimbell (artist), François Penz (Cambridge University Moving Image Studio) and Tom Loosemoore (BBC Online) delivered critical speeches around the theme of SCALE - screens, audiences and spaces.

Parallax Views - Harvey Nichols A unique programme of ultra-short films employing micro-narratives, flash animation and digital video played for the duration of Evolution on the 20 second escalator journey to the fourth floor of harvey Nichols.

Intermix

A 1960's cinema, unused and semi-derelict since 1980 provided a unique venue for a fascinating look at digital film courtesy of Glitch and Onedotzero with ambient electronica from Vector DJ's and Hutah VJ's.

Produced by Lumen in partnership with the Leeds International Film Festival. Evolution forms part of the West Yorkshire Digital Media Initiative and is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.