On sunday October 29, 2006 two programmes with abstract films were shown at the first edition of the Leids Film Festival. On of the venues was the Scheltema building where the Veenfabriek resides, and they wanted to show a more experimental set of programmes there.

here the programme listings of the two programmes I put together:

Visual Music from The Netherlands:

– “De Maasbruggen” Paul Schuitema (16mm, 1937, 14 min)
– “Autumn Spectrum” Hy Hirsh (16mm, 1957, 7 min)
– “Gyromorphosis” Hy Hirsh (16mm, 1957, 7 min)
– “In Need of Space” Bart Vegter (16mm, 1982, 5 min)
– “Tweeluik” José Vonk (16mm, 2004, 12 min)
– “#3” Joost Rekveld (16mm, 1994, 4′)
-“Cirkels” Jan van Munster (16mm op video, 1972, 3 min)
-“Cirkels” Jan van Munster (video, 1973, 5 min)
-“Moiré Livinus van de Bundt (video, 1975, 6′)
– “FDBCK/AV – Silver” Bas van Koolwijk (video, 2005, 4′)
– “CEC 1311 L” Martijn van Boven (video, 2005, 7′)
– “Sessions_03_rev03 – SH” Telco Systems (video, 2006, 4 min.)

Precursors of the Videoclip:

– “Filmstudie” Hans Richter (16mm, 1926, optisch, 5 min.)
– “Disque 957” Germaine Dulac (16mm, 1928, stil, 6 min.)
-“In der Nacht” Walther Ruttmann (16mm, 1931, optisch, 7 min.)
-“Studie Nr 9” Oskar Fischinger (16mm, 1931, optisch 3 min.)
-“Kreise” Oskar Fischinger (16mm, 1933, optisch, 2 min. )
-“Allegretto” Oskar Fischinger (16mm, 1936, optisch, 3 min. )
-“Musical Poster” Len Lye (16mm, 1940, optisch, 4 min. )
-“Color Cry” Len Lye (16mm, 1952, optisch, 3 min. )
-“Celery Stalks at Midnight” John Whitney (16mm, 1952, optisch, 3 min. )
-“Us Down by the River” Jud Yalkut (16mm, 1966, optisch, 3 min. )
– “Particles in Space” Len Lye (16mm, 1979, optisch, 4 min.)
-“Yantra” James Whitney (16mm, 1950-57, optisch, 8 min. )
-“Two Space” Larry Cuba (16mm, 1979, optisch, 8 min. )
-“Allures” Jordan Belson (16mm, 1961, optisch, 7 min. )

still from “Moiré” by Livinus van der Bundt: