[spectre] WWVF Amsterdam Newsletter
World Wide Video Festival
wwvf@wwvf.nl
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:04:09 +0200
This newsletter in Dutch: http://www.wwvf.nl/nieuwsbrief
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annual international media art festival
amsterdam
NEWSLETTER, 24 September 2002
Deze nieuwsbrief in het Nederlands:
http://www.wwvf.nl/nieuwsbrief
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1. New main location for the festival
2. Festival dates in May 2003
3. Festival organisation moves into new offices
4. Hotel accommodation
5. Distribution of festival newsletter
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1. New main location for the festival
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The World Wide Video Festival is looking forward to its collaboration with
the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA). From Thursday, 8 May through Sunday,
25 May, 2003, the enormous PTA building will be the festival's main location
where a lot of activities will unfold: solo and group exhibitions, the media
lounge (overlooking the Amsterdam harbour), performances, presentations and
screenings, and the 'meet-the-artist' section. For a sneak preview of the
building, please visit http://www.wwvf.nl/2003
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2. Festival dates in May 2003
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The 20th edition of the festival will take place from Thursday, 8 May
through Sunday, 25 May 2003. Apart from new work the festival will present a
retrospective exhibition of some 20 installations from previous editions of
the festival and three solo exhibitions by =C9der Santos (Brazil), Walid Ra'=
ad
(Lebanon) and Marina Abramovic (Netherlands). Also, there will be a thematic
sub-festival around the VJ/DJ culture, the media lounge will offer video,
CD-ROMs and net-art, there will be performances and presentations, a seminar
of several days and the very popular 'meet-the-artist' programme.
Traditionally, many artists from both the Netherlands and abroad are
expected to attend the festival. More details will follow in our next
newsletter.
=46or more information http://www.wwvf.nl/2003
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3. Festival organisation moves into new offices
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As of 10 September 2002, our new office address is:
Keizersgracht 462
1016 GE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Our telephone and fax numbers, website and e-mail addresses will NOT change.
See: http://www.wwvf.nl/contact
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4. Hotel accommodation
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Attention! May is a very busy month in the tourist season of Amsterdam, so
be sure to make your reservation well in advance, as hotel rooms are very
hard to get in this period. For the 20th edition of the World Wide Video
=46estival in May 2003, we have been able to make a reservation and discount
arrangement with a number of hotels.
* Hotel Arena: 's Gravensandestraat 51, Amsterdam Oost (near PTA), 20 rooms
at E 85,-
Website: http://www.hotelarena.nl. Reservation by e-mail at
reservations@hotelarena.nl.
Give your name, address and credit card number and specify 'World Wide'.
You will then receive a confirmation for your approval.
Reservation by telephone: +31 (0)20-8502410 or fax +31 (0)20-8502415.
* Tulip Inn Amsterdam Art: Spaarndammerdijk 302, Amsterdam West, 25 rooms
for 1 or 2 persons for E 114,50,- incl. breakfast and tourist tax. Website:
http://www.westcordhotels.nl. Reservation by e-mail at
art@westcordhotels.nl. Give your name, address and credit card number and
specify 'World Wide'. Reservation by telephone: +31 (0)20-4109671 or by fax
+31 (0)20-6810802.
* NH Tropen Hotel: Linnaeusstraat 2c, Amsterdam Oost (near PTA), 20 rooms:
Double room with shower and bathroom, with. breakfast E 125,-, without E
107,-.
Single room with shower and bathroom, with. breakfast E 115,-, without E
100,-.
Prices do not include 5% tourist tax. Parking is free. Website:
http://www.nh-hotels.nl. Reservation by e-mail at nhtropen@nh-hotels.nl.
Give your name, address and credit card number and specify 'World Wide'.
Reservation by telephone: +31 (0)20-6925111 or by fax +31 (0)20-6810802
Please note that the 'World Wide' discount only applies to reservations made
by e-mail, NOT through the standard online forms at the hotel websites!!
=46or more information on hotels in Amsterdam you may want to check out the
following websites: http://www.dutchhotels.nl,
http://hotels-in-amsterdam.net and http://www.hotels.nl.
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5. Distribution of the Festival Newsletter
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We will increasingly rely on digital formats to distribute information about
the festival. By doing so we can keep our news up-to-date much quicker and
reach our various audiences in a much more personalized way. In order to
reach as many potential festival visitors as possible, we kindly ask you to
make your contacts aware of the existence of this newsletter. They can then
join the mailing list via our website http://www.wwvf.nl/newsletter
The next Festival Newsletter will be in your inbox in October
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The World Wide Video Festival is supported financially on a regular basis by
the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and by the City of
Amsterdam. The festival also receives grants from, among others, Amsterdam
Art Foundation, Culture Fund of the Bank of Dutch Cities, VSB Foundation,
The Prince Bernhard Cultural Foundation, Prince Claus Fund, European
Committee and HIVOS.
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=46or more information:
Editor Newsletter
World Wide Video Festival
Marnixstraat 411
1017 PJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
P: +31 (0)20 420 77 29
=46: +31 (0)20 421 38 28
E: wwvf@wwvf.nl
W: www.wwvf.nl
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