SquatFest 2008! Back for the 8th year running!

SquatFest is on again in 2008! WHERE? at a SECRET squatted location - SMS the word "squat" to us on the day for all the details: 0400 881 144 WHEN? 7.30pm, Sunday February 17th, of course! (Same as TropFest.)

WHY? By now you must know the slogan (all together now): "Because TropFest sux Corporate Cock!" (and for the record: we happily suck cock, just not corporate cock!)

HOW? SquatFest is off the grid! We will be utilising new battery-powered video projection technology, and sound will be simulcast on FM radio. Bring along a battery-powered radio and tune in! Entries are now invited for SquatFest 2008: simply send 'em in by post: SQUATSPACE PO BOX 391 Newtown NSW 2042 or get in touch with us to arrange a rendezvous/pickup: info@squatspace. com or, simplest of all, just bring 'em along on the night! Formats we show: VHS, miniDV, DVD, super8, 16mm, expanded cinema, sound and vision spectacle, video and performance, etc. If it's not on this list, get in touch to negotiate! (Please contact us in advance if you wish to show 16mm works).

Get Involved! Please get in touch with us if you'd like to be involved in finding a venue, technical setups, collecting films, publicity etc. Email info@squatspace.com !

About Squatfest: SquatFest happens every year at the same date and time as TropFest. While the hopeful entrants for TropFest are fretting about whether they'll get the chance to move up a rung in the Hollywood Sweatshop, artists and activists from 'round Australia are living it up, projecting films and videos in an inspiring squatted venue. SquatFest began at the Broadway Squats in 2001, and has since made appearances at the Midnight Star Social Centre, the Sydney Park Brickworks, the Sydney Dental Hospital, under the grandstand at Esrkineville, and many other amazing venues!

Our film programmes have toured to Newcastle, Melbourne, Perth, and Indonesia. Check out a new site dedicated to the history of SquatFest here (that site uses Macromedia Flash, let us know if you have troubles viewing it as it’s still in its early stages!) x>squatspace (and for the record: we happily suck cock, just not corporate cock!)