first announcement: videovortex xii, malta, september 27-28, 2019. soon more on www.networkcultures.org/videovortex <http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex>. possible topics: - drone aesthetics - videocultures on the social media platforms: instagram, snapchat - online aesthetics in the age of 5g and mobile 4k - streaming video & streaming platforms - automated filmmaking, algorithmic filmmaking, bots, online video & archives - videofication of the web - selfies -> animation -> videos - aerial imagery (drones / satellites) - wiki loves monuments - artificial intelligence (ai) prediction of moving image - locative media with beacons - look at the film industry in relation to the politics of video vortex - heritage & immersive spaces - digital preservation (archives / curating) - involve malta film commission, see: https://maltafilmcommission.com/ <https://maltafilmcommission.com/> - involve heritage malta, see: http://heritagemalta.org/ <http://heritagemalta.org/> - currently working on the inquisitor's palace augmented reality project, see: http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites/the-inquisitors-palace/ <http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites/the-inquisitors-palace/> - working on wonders of the world as a google card board tour, see also: https://vr.google.com/tourcreator/ <https://vr.google.com/tourcreator/> there will be a seperate exhibition (from early september to late october 2019, exact dates tba), curated in partnership between spazju kreattiv and video vortex, to be held in the gallery spaces of spazju kreattiv (https://www.kreattivita.org <https://www.kreattivita.org/>), particularly to enable malta-based participants to engage significantly with the conference delegates' work before and after the conference. if you want to get involved, contribute to the conference, exhibition or screening program, please send a proposal to adman hadzi we aim at putting together a conference comittee towards the end of the year. provisional program committee: adnan hadzi (department of digital arts, university of malta) toni sant (spazju kreattiv, malta) andreas treske (department of communication and design, İ.d. bilkent university, ankara) geert lovink (institute of network cultures, amsterdam) all the best, geert, andreas, toni, adnan — background of videovortex videovortex is a network of video makers, geeks, activists, artists and research that work on the politics and aesthetics of online vode. it was established in 2007 by the institute of network cultures in amsterdam. video technology has radically altered the way in which we produce, consume and circulate images, influencing the aesthetics and possibilities of moving image cultures, as well as yielding a rich body of scholarship across various disciplines. given its ease of access and use, video has historically been aligned with media activism and collaborative work. video is driving social media and the web. it is dominating the internet of things. cameras causing breakdowns in networks. online video became lifelike. rapidly changing technological formats implicate the urgent need to engage with practices of archiving and curation, modes of collaboration & political mobilisation, as well as fresh comprehensions of the subject-spectator, actors & networks constituted by contemporary video and digital cultures. we are interested in the sharing of propositions, research, speculations, video and film work that responds to current debates in film, video, media, networks, and game theory, while being particularly attentive to the implications that technologies of live video, virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence have for the future of video & media cultures. films & curated screening programmes: filmmakers and video artists are invited to submit work that addresses the themes and concepts outlined here. curators are invited to propose short screening programmes of up to 3 hours that showcase video/film in response to the themes outlined. workshop proposals: we invite video practitioners, artists, researchers, scientists, content producers and theorists to submit proposals for workshops that explore critical making as a mode of critique and inquiry. we are particularly interested in hearing from those working with virtual or augmented reality. if you are proposing a workshop, please indicate costs for materials, as these will have to be built in separately as registration fees. all workshop organisers will have to make their own arrangements for materials required. panel discussions: we seek proposals for 2.00 hr panels and round tables including a maximum of three papers of 30 mins each, along with a chair, who may also present a paper. individual papers & lecture-performances: we welcome suggestions for individual paper presentations addressing any of the topics outlined in the call, as well as proposals for lecture-performances that play with the standard academic form of presentation. previous events: videovortex #1: brussels, belgium, october 2007 videovortex #2: amsterdam, the netherlands, january 2008 videovortex #3: ankara, turkey, october 2008 videovortex #4: split, croatia, october 2009 videovortex #5: brussels, belgium, november 2009 videovortex #6: amsterdam, the netherlands, march 2011 videovortex #7: yogyakarta, indonesia, july 2011 videovortex #8: zagreb, croatia, may 2012 videovortex #9: lüneburg, germany, february 2013 videovortex #10: istanbul, turkey, september 2014 videovortex #11: kochi, india, february 2017