Stephen Broomer (born 1984) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker, film scholar and video essayist. [1]
Son of jazz musician Stuart Broomer and influenced by Stan Brakhage when he began to make films, [2] [3] the Toronto-based filmmaker received his PhD in 2015 from Ryerson University & York University's joint program in Communications and Culture. [4]
He is also the founder of the home video label Black Zero offering restorations of rare and forgotten Canadian experimental films by Arthur Lipsett, Richard Kerr and John Hofsess. [5] [6] [7] [8]
His series of video essays entitled Art & Trash, focusing on underground, avant-garde and cult cinema, have been mentioned in Sight & Sound's annual polls of best video essays multiple times. [9] [10] [11]
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International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, led by founder Huub Bals. IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.
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