Jorge Cosmen

Education (selection)

Current studies: PhD. in Fine Arts, Fine Arts Faculty, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Program: Art, territory and media culture.

Bachelor in Visual Media
Faculty of Sciences of Communication. University of Málaga, Spain.
-Practical training: Digital Imaging Lab_UMA.
-Research departaments: Cyberculture and computer art_UMA. Design & Drawing_UMA.
Direction of Photography (workshop).
International Film & TV School (EICTV) San Antonio de los Baños. La Habana, Cuba. [Prof. Ken Petterson]

Professional experience (selection)

[since 2002] Creative director|Art director|Designer
[Freelance] Broadcast design. TV idents. Promos. Stings. Club visuals
[2001] Motion graphics designer
Design & production. Postproduction. TV idents. Opening graphics. Spots. Promos. Bumpers. Stings.
[2000] Animator|Multimedia_Interactive designer
Production. Compositing. Editing. Motion graphics. 3D/2D Animation. New media design.
[2000] Graphic designer
Interactive design. Non linear edition.
[1999] Non-linear edition teacher

Works as independent director (selection)

In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (2 versions: cinema|installation, 9', 2003)
Velhocidogrames (40', live visuals for the music group Velhocido. AVFestival003, 2003)
How matter becomes imagination (video-installation, loop 10', 2003)
40ºSK (skateboarding demo, 3', 2003)
7 Pieces (Channel 4 E4 stings, 7X5-10'', 2003)
Spot (experimental|motion graphics, 5', 2002)
Naturaleza Muerta (Still Life) (experimental, 5', 2001)
InMemoriam (experimental, 4', 1999)
Ascendente (co-author, 3D animation shortfilm, 6', 1999)

Awards/festivals/exhibitions (selection)

2003

-Loop'00 Barcelona (International Videoart Exhibition). Canal Loop. (+dvd)
-5eme Festival des Cinémas Différents, Paris
-Backup_festival. Neue medien im film. Bauhaus-Universität, Weimar, Germany
-VI Videofestival Città di Mestre, Italy (Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue | DVD
-Friesland Media Art Festival, Netherlands (Spot) Catalogue
-International New Film Festival Split. Split, Croatia (Spot) Catalogue
-Channel4 UK, E4 stings competition-Top25. Broadcasted in Channel4 (7 pieces)
-AVFestival003, Festival of new trends in music, avant-garde, electronic and experimental [Mogwai, Tortoise, Mouse on mars, Amon Tobin, Lamb...] Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain (Velhocidogrames)
-Sonar Film Festival. Agliana, Italy. (Spot) Catalogue
- Moving Image Centre, Auckland, New Zeland. Best of videoart_tm.02 (Naturaleza Muerta)
-XI Biennial of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean. Cosmos: a sea of art. Athens. Category: film/videoart (Spot|Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue
-Xinacittà.03. Animation and experimental film showcase. Art gallery La x.i.n.a. Barcelona (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Barcelona Art Encontre. Centre for Contemporary Culture (CCCB). (Spot|Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue | DVD
-Caixa Forum, Barcelona. Best of videoart_tm.02 (Naturaleza Muerta)
-2nd Prize. 2º Andalusian shortfilms festival. Category: Videocreation. Málaga (Spot)
-Max Mueller Bhavan, New Dehli|Bangalore|Kalkutta|Bombay|Madras, India. Best of videoart_tm.02 (Naturaleza Muerta)
-International Film Festival Rotterdam. Main programme shorts: State of the World, State of the Art (Spot) Catalogue
-Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej - Kino.Lab, Warsaw, Poland. Best of videoart_tm.02 (Naturaleza Muerta)
-2nd runner up/3rd Prize: Exposed.03 Freesports Film Weekend. London (40ºSK)
-ResFest 2002. Special presentations in Spain: Madrid (La Casa Encendida), Vitoria (Artium), Vigo (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea). Section: By Design (Spot) Catalogue
-Art in General, 5th Annual Video Marathon, New York (Naturaleza Muerta)

2002

-ResFest 2002. Touring Festival: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Bristol, Seoul, Capetown, London, Tokyo, Osaka, Jeonju, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Chicago, Seattle,, Paris, Lyon, Barcelona, Hong Kong. Section: By Design. (Spot) Catalogue
Special screenings: Exhibition: Future Cinema: ZKM Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany
-M-Multimedia/6, Torino, Italy. Best of videoart_tm.02 (Naturaleza Muerta)
-Art Futura. Web as canvas. Section: Motion graphics. Barcelona. Catalogue
-Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrado, Yugoslavia. Best of tm02
-KUDA Cultural Centre Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. Best of tm02
-Maison de l'image, Strasburg, France. Premier journée mondiale du cinéma d'animation [Special programme: Homage to Youri Norstein, Fréderique Back y Lotte Reiniger] (Ascendente)
-Best of Videoart: Transmediale.02 Media Art Festival Berlin. Compilation Tape. New Surrealists. (Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue
Special screening: Berlinale. International Film Festival Berlin. Best of videoart.
-Mostra de Cinema e Video de Espanha. Lisboa, Portugal. (InMemoriam)
-D.Art02. International showcase of experimental media art. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide. Australia (Spot) Catalogue
-Itau center. Sao Paulo, Brasil
-Videoformes. Festival International dárts vidéo et multimedia. Clermont-Ferrand, France Catalogue
-Prize for Videocreation. Nómadas. Málaga. Catalogue
-Prize for purchase of work. Festival Audiovisual Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Catalogue
-1st Prize: Showcase of young artists. Images on the move: Videoart. Málaga. (Spot) Catalogue
-Metrópolis. La2, TVE: Spain: Fresh Films. (Spot)
-Canariasmediafest. Festival Internacional de Vídeo y Multimedia de Canarias, Canary Islands, Spain. (Spot)
-IX International young directors festival Granada. Section: experimental. (Spot) Catalogue
-Finalist I Andalusian shortfilms festival. Category: Videocreation. Málaga. (Naturaleza Muerta)

2001
-Eurovideo. III Unicaja Video festival. Category: experimental. (Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue
-Internationales Kurz Film Festival Hamburg, Germany. BitFilmFestival. (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-X Biennial of young artists from europe and the mediterranean. Chaos & Communication. Category: Film/Videoart. Sarajevo. (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Transmediale.01 International Media Art Festival Berlin. Love in the age of the digital nomadism. (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Special Prize: Mínima'02. 1/2 Mostra de videoficció y experimental. Gandía, Valencia, Spain. (InMemoriam)
-VIII International young directors festival Granada. Category: experimental. (Naturaleza Muerta) Catalogue

2000

-1st National Prize INJUVE: Vídeo and digital art. Madrid. (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Honour Diploma: Eurovideo Köln (Photokina), Germany (InMemoriam)
-Concurso de Creación Audiovisual de Navarra, Spain. Category: videocreation (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Metrópolis. La2, TVE: Young art (InMemoriam+interview)
-Festival Internacional de Vídeo de Vigo, Spain (InMemoriam)
-1st Prize: Showcase of young artists. Images in the move: Cyberart. Málaga (InMemoriam) Catalogue
-Prize for videocreation: Spanish film festival Málaga. (Ascendente) Catalogue
-Prize for the best video shortfilm: Fantastic film week Málaga (Ascendente)
-Imagina 2000. Paris/Mónaco. (Ascendente) Catalogue
-Transmediale.00. Media Art Festival Berlin. Best of Imagina. (Ascendente)

1999

-International Film Festival San Sebastian, Spain. Section: Zabaltegi. (Ascendente) Catalogue
-Art Futura. Computer graphics in Spain. Sevilla. (Ascendente) Catalogue
-Ciber@rt'99. IV International showcase of new technologies, art and communication. Main programme/International panorama. Valencia/Alicante. (Ascendente) Catalogue
-La Noche + Corta, Canal+ [TV] (Ascendente+interview)

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