The Disposable Film Festival
Even though photography was invented in 1839, it was debated as an art form right into the twentieth century—thanks to the pioneering efforts of artists such as Alfred Stieglitz, photography finally was legitimized as an art form. It takes a while for any new technological medium to evolve into an art medium, and be accepted as such.
The Disposable Film Festival represents the pioneering efforts to have handheld and disposable cameras recognized as legitimate art forms. The DFF, which was created in 2007 in California, shows us that non-professional cameras that are sold to us as “mere” commercial items—point n’ shoots, camera phones, webcams, etc—in actuality have opened up the door to some truly innovative modes of artistic expression and exploration.
Check out this video about the Disposable Film Festival, by Bassett & Partners—it features a few highlights from the film fest.
The DFF has already grown in popularity, and has been successfully traveling around the country and globe, having showings at SXSW, New York, London, and most recently, in Paris in June.
For more information, check out the DFF website. They’re accepting submissions for DFF ‘10, so get creative with your iPhone and see what happens!!
