International Exhibition of Art Video and Cinema Beyond

Invideo 2001 (7-11 November 2001) took place for the first time at the Spazio Oberdan in Milan, the prestigious headquarters of the Fondazione Cineteca Italiana (Italian Film Library Foundation). An adhoc environment was created: the attendees were able to watch the videos on monitors in the entrance as well as on a big screen in the projection room. In total, the public had at its disposition four monitors and one big screen. Beyond this, they could also admire the "Trittico Marghera" ("Marghera Triptych"), a video installation by Studio Azzurro on three screens. An increasingly loyal and attentive public (a total of 7,000 spectators) were presented with 100 works from 13 countries. Alongside the new works a selection of 125 video art classics from 14 countries were also shown, representing the best international and Italian works from the 1980s and 1990s to be deposited at the "Medialogo" videotheque. The public was also able to participate in a number of meetings with Italian and international filmmakers. Beyond the meetings, with the various auteurs present (including, Silvano Agosti, Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci-Lucchi and Mario Canali to mention a few) the following seminars also took place:

- Meeting "Video beyond video: the video installation", curated by Simonetta Cargioli.
- Meeting "The indiscreet eye: Webcam and Big Brother", Michael Klier meets Antonio Caronia and Alberto Negri.
- "Opus #1". Demonstration of interactive dance by and with Ariella Vidach and Claudia Prati.
- Meeting "The Poetic Necessity: focus on British video ", curated by Michael Mazière and presented by Tim Macmillan.
- Meeting "Chris Cunningham: the image of sound", curated by Alessandro Amaducci.
- Meeting "Poetronica: hypothesis of a palimpsest created by poets and artists", curated by Carlo Isola.
- Meeting "I met a certain Dario Fo", with Silvano Agosti.
- At Milan's Tunnel nightclub, a group of D'js General Elektrik and Alessadro Amaducci presented "Soundscapes, sounds and images of the future". A Vj evening.

The following bodies supported Invideo 2001: Regione Lombardia, Cultural Department, the Identity and Autonomy of Lombardy division; Ministry for Cultural and Heritage Activities, Entertainment department; Culture Sector of the Province of Milano; City of Milan, Culture and Museum Sector; European Commission, MEDIA Programme; Italian Film Library Foundation and the Friends of Invideo Cultural Association (awaiting membership of the Italian Union of Cinema Circles). In collaboration with: British Council, the Swiss Cultural Centre, the Goethe Institute, Ondavideo and Pro Helvetia.