What is The Next 5 Minutes?
When is the festival taking place?
Tactical Media?
Again, Tactical Media?
Who is organising this?
Is Next 5 Minutes an institution?
What will the issues of Next 5 Minutes 4 be?
What's the form of the event?
Is it an art festival?
Is it an academic conference?
Do you accept proposals for installations and other art works?
What's the history of Next 5 Minutes?
Where will I find the programme?
Why should I come to Next 5 Minutes?
What is The Next 5 Minutes?
The Next 5 Minutes is a festival on art, politics, activism and media. A general role is played by Tactical Media, a term that was born at the first Next 5 Minutes conference in 1993.
When is the festival taking place?
Over 10 Tactical Media Labs have been taking place all over the world (in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Chicago, Cluj, Delhi, Dubrovnik, New York, Nova Scotia, Pisa, Portsmouth, Sao Paolo, Sydney) since September 2002. (For reports, essays, images and video from the TMLs, check www.n5m4.org. The international festival will take place September 12, 13 and 14 2003.
Tactical Media?
The term 'tactical media' refers to a critical usage and theorisation of media practices that draw on all forms of old and new, both lucid and sophisticated media for achieving a variety of specific non-commercial goals and pushing all kinds of potentially subversive political issues.
Again, Tactical Media?
Think about activists that use cheap digital video camera's and distribute their video's on the internet. Think about low-power FM radio transmitters used by anti-globalisation activists. Think about computer programmers that develop free and open-source software. Think about wireless technology that provides entire communities cheap broadband internet access. Thinks about media artists that express their concerns about current political issues. And think about investigations into the politics and economics of information technologies. Further reading: The ABC of Tactical Media and The DEF of Tactical Media
Who is organising this?
The Next 5 Minutes is organised by a lot of people, working independent or for various organisations. It is a project of the political-cultural center De Balie (Amsterdam), De Melkweg (Amsterdam), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Waag Society (Amsterdam), ImagineIC (Amsterdam) and Montevideo/TBA (Amsterdam). We have an editorial team and a production team. The names of the persons who are organising it are listed on the Colophon on this website
Is Next 5 Minutes an institution?
We're not an institution, nor an organisation or a company. We are an informal coalition of people who all have our own networks, activities and projects. Once every few years, when we feel there is a need, we organise the event.This may sound to you as if we are a total chaos, but don't worry, we do know how to organise a great festival.
What will the issues of Next 5 Minutes 4 be?
There have been a number of Tactical Media Labs, all over the world, since September 2002. These TMLs can be considered as the research for the main event. A structure of editorial boards, advisory committees and mailing lists have been set up to create the programme of the festival. Currently (early May 2003), a preliminary programme has been written by the core editorial team based in Amsterdam. The international editors now have the time to discuss and critique the preliminary programme. As soon as the international editors have approved them, the themes and threads will be published on this website. Expect them early June.
What's the form of the event?
The Next 5 Minutes 4 is a festival for a few hundred or thousand people. There will be a few public moments, like the great shows on Friday and Saturday Night and the filmscreenings on all days. You can expect: Workshops, presentations, screenings, parties, debates, forums, acts, public interviews, secret meetings, installations, live TV production, 24 hour radio.
Is it an art festival?
No, it isn't. There will be a lot of art though.
Is it an academic conference?
No way. But theory does play a role. This means we also don't call for papers. There are other ways to contribute to the event though. Read on.
Do you accept proposals for installations and other art works?
Yes we do, but only if it is 'tactical'. And don't count on anything, because we really don't have any space to show anything. We are mainly a working conference where discussion and exchange takes place. Send us your proposal and our editorial board will discuss it. Maybe you're lucky and you can present your project at the conference. Send all your proposals to: info@n5m.org
What's the history of Next 5 Minutes In brief: The first event was in 1993. The 2nd edition was in 1996, N5M3 in March 1999. Tactical Media Labs as part of the process of the 4th edition have been taken place over the world since September 11, 2002.
Where will I find the programme?
The programme is finished! It is on this website in the programme section. There is also a day-to-day schedule.
Why should I come to Next 5 Minutes?
When you're in the least in doubt of being interested (professionally, intellectually or just for fun) in everything and anything that has to do with what we call 'tactical media', you should come. The Next 5 Minutes, that's the place where it happens. Seriously.