OKNA – Espaço Cultural

BEAST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

THE UNFINISHED TALK

H2RG72 – Henrikas Riškus

UNFINISHED

As part of the 5th @beast_film_festival , OKNA is

As part of the 5th @beast_film_festival , OKNA is pleased to be hosting a screening* of Holy Father, a documentary by Andrei Dascalescu, today, 25 September from 18:00.

HOLY FATHER
Andrei Dascalescu | Romania | 2020 | DOC. | 85’ | LEG. PT/EN

*The screening will be followed by a Q&A Session with the director.

Holy Father portrays the story of the filmmaker, Andrei, and his girlfriend, Paula, who will be facing the news of becoming parents. While the future mother is struggling with no worthy role models in her broken family, the soon-to-be father must come to terms with his own, long-lost father, now a monk on Mount Athos. Andrei’s visits to the monastery seek to solve the mystery of his father’s leaving the family when Andrei was only six. Could this be the key to learning how to become the father he never had?

Andrei Dascalescu is an established Romanian documentary film director, cinematographer and editor. All three of his feature-length documentaries, Holy Father (2020), Planeta Petrila (2016) and Constantin and Elena (2008) have won prestigious awards and have been selected in major international film festivals across the world. His most recent documentary, Holy Father (2020) premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award. He is the founder and owner of Filmlab production company since 2007.
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Free entry.
Supported by @icrlisboa

OKNA is pleased to be hosting the Open Discussion

OKNA is pleased to be hosting the Open Discussion and screening of What We Shared, a documentary by Kamila Kuc, today, 22 September from 18:00.

*in the presence of the director.*

The film is integrated in the Territories section of @beast_film_festival , exploring the makings and manifestations of the concept of “place” by showcasing films produced in locations stuck in-between the traditional definitions.

WHAT WE SHARED
Kamila Kuc | UK/Abkhazia | 2021 | DOC. | 69’ | LEG. EN

What We Shared unfurls a web of stories of seven inhabitants of a de facto state on the Black Sea. Stories about loss and displacement through the re-imaginings of dreams and memories of the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia.

Free entry.
#beastiff

WORKSHOP - ANIMATION 4 KIDS Dates: 24 & 25 Septem

WORKSHOP - ANIMATION 4 KIDS

Dates: 24 & 25 September
Schedule: 11:00 - 16:00
Free Entry.

As part of the @beast_film_festival - the Animation workshop gives children the opportunity to create their first animated film!

With its 4th edition, the workshop looks at the basic principles of stop motion animation focusing on cut-out and relief animation. Kids will prepare their story, create the characters and background for their first stop-motion creations.

Recommended age of participants is from 8 to 12 yrs.

Details and Registration link in bio.

🏃‍♂️ @beast_film_festival

🏃‍♂️ @beast_film_festival

The BEAST Journal has arrived! 💥 Soon to be f

The BEAST Journal has arrived! 💥

Soon to be found in various points of the city.

In less than two weeks, @beast_film_festival is landing in Porto with its anniversary edition. The program presents 8 sections with no less than 70 films.

You can follow the program online through the festival website.

#beastiff #wildwildeast #culturaokna

Sunflower seeds stay at the center of the 5th edit

Sunflower seeds stay at the center of the 5th edition of @beast_film_festival 🌻

Besides being a popular snack in Eastern Europe, the seed represents the many possibilities for the future, a potent symbol holding together the spirit of hope and growth present in every corner of this festival.

We are not afraid of the unknown, we explore the wilderness of the East and bring back a collective result, one focused on moving image, narrative artistry and young talents.

Boarding the SpaceSeed, we are ready to land in Porto (21 - 25 September), showcasing 70 films, connecting filmmakers and film lovers - The growth is inevitable.

Full programme coming September 06.

#wildwildeast #beastiff #culturaokna

It’s September and @okna_culture is releasing th

It’s September and @okna_culture is releasing the @beast_film_festival , taking place between 21 - 25 September in partnering venues around Porto.

🛸MOTHERBOARD
During the festival, OKNa will be the main information center and meeting point for all festival goers and host a series of events which are part of the festival programme.

🛸 MEET OUR VENUES
From film screenings to masterclass, workshops or parties - this year, BEAST IFF is present in several venues around Porto:

@passosmanuel_
@cinematrindade
@cineclubedoporto
@termita.livros
@openbox.porto

🛸 FESTIVAL PASS
All Okna Members can purchase discounted price tickets for attending the festival.

🛸ACCREDITATION
The accreditation is suitable for anybody working within the field of cinema, culture and intercultural dialogue – this includes: filmmakers, sales agents, commissioners, distributors, and those working in talent development, funding, festivals, or broadcast. It allows you to take full advantage of our programme and stay up to date with the list of new emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe.

🛸 LET’S BE FRIENDS!
Got a spare room? Become one of our local friends by hosting an international festival guest. I’m return, you’ll receive full festival accreditation - giving you access to all screenings, side events and networking meet-ups + festival merchandise.

➡️More information on the festival website.

#wildwildeast #beastiff #culturaokna

Next Saturday, 27 Aug from 6.30pm, the book launch

Next Saturday, 27 Aug from 6.30pm, the book launch event will host "Ru Is Ride Or Die" - Ru Fal's debut performance. - @ru.fal

"Ride or die is a colloquial expression of extreme loyalty to someone or something. Loyalty to the Ride, the love for sensation, the capability to survive, the taste of blood when you’ve been running for so long, the hold to your loved one against society, against hate and discrimination."

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OKNA and Feel Better Books invite you to attend the book launch party for its newest title, “The Naughty Non-Binary ABCs” by Alex Hart - @allhartart and Ari Silver. (Saturday, August 27 from 6pm.)

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No próximo sábado, 27 de Agosto a partir das 18.30h, o evento de lançamento do livro irá acolher "Ru Is Ride Or Die" - performance de Ru Fal. - - @ru.fal

"Ride or die é uma expressão coloquial de extrema lealdade a alguém ou algo.
Lealdade ao percurso, o amor pela sensação, a capacidade de sobreviver, o gosto de sangue quando corremos por tanto tempo, a demonstração de amor com alguém amado contra o preconceito da sociedade, contra o ódio e a discriminação."

📸 Ru Fal - ‘’You, Me, Motorcycle, Desert.’’

SAVE THE DATE! 🧊🥵 Queer performance art? Da

SAVE THE DATE! 🧊🥵

Queer performance art? Dance music? Cakes as pretty as a painting??

OKNA and Feel Better Books invite you to attend the book launch party for its newest title, “The Naughty Non-Binary ABCs” by Alex Hart - @allhartart and Ari Silver.

Saturday, August 27 from 6pm. Free entry.

📚 OKNA Library is growing by gathering a rich c

📚 OKNA Library is growing by gathering a rich collection of publications on contemporary culture.

👉 Now available! - in partnership with @lithuanian_culture_institute

🟡 HOW THE EARTH CARRIES US: NEW LITHUANIAN POETS

The poetry anthology “How the Earth Carries Us. New Lithuanian Poets” introduces prominent Lithuanian poets born after 1970 who no longer fit in the writing tradition of the Soviet system. It is a new, free generation looking for original ways to speak in verse and interested in the meaning of poetry in the present-day society.

🟡 VILNIUS REVIEW

Vilnius Review is annual journal of Lithuanian literature in translation. Its aim is to promote of Lithuanian fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. Here you will find extracts from the latest novels, poems and short stories from the latest collections, and essays and excerpts from the most interesting Lithuanian non-fiction works.

🟡 LITHUANIAN CULTURE GUIDE

“Lithuanian Culture Guide” is a representative and informative collection of six catalogues overviewing contemporary Lithuanian architecture and design, cinema, literature, music, theatre and dance, and visual arts.

◻️SAVE THE DATE! OKNa Cultural Association is

◻️SAVE THE DATE!

OKNa Cultural Association is presenting a collective performance event Widok z OKNa (View From the Window) taking place this Saturday, July 16 from 7:00 pm.

For this event @okna_culture is collaborating with @arena.artspace and will be showcasing the performative projects of 7 artists through 5 performances.

ARENA Art Space was founded in 2021 with the idea to find a space to give birth to new ideas, to experiment and to connect with others. The concept of Arena works like a travelling circus which connects creatives from all around and gives performance artists and creatives the podium to express themselves freely in an open-minded atmosphere.

Program:

⚪️ 19:00 | Blood of the Past, Victoria Catarino – @calorsovietico

⚪️ 19:25 |ULTIMUM MORIENS, Primavera – @apriimavera

⚪️ 19:50 | OPSIS TE IPSUM, Cristiana Alves and Maria Palma – @helli_anthus, @mariaabpalma

⚪️ 20:15 | Dawn, Beatriz Vale and Teresa Bessa – @tiz__vale, @kid___t

⚪️ 20:50 | The Miracle Workers, Pauline Maure – @paulinemaure

#culturaokna #arenaartspace

Our current exhibition H2RG72 by Henrikas Riškus

Our current exhibition H2RG72 by Henrikas Riškus - @h3minus1
is open for visits until July 10th.

Visiting Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday
16:00 - 19:00

Preparations for the upcoming exhibition H 2 R G 7

Preparations for the upcoming exhibition H 2 R G 7 2 w/ @h3minus1 , opening this Saturday, June 18 from 7pm.

Henrikas AKA H2 is multimedia artist, connecting aesthetics and chaos. He Works both with analog and digital media to create abstract and pattern works and solutions for individual cases and spaces.

Starting with graffiti, street art and murals he later moved towards digital arts. Right from the beginning H2 had a distinctive style of graphics that emerged from strictly implemented and calculated aesthetic rules, forming grids and patterns and playing with positive and negative space.

SAVE THE DATE! OKNA is pleased to invite you to t

Sunday, 12th June, 2022 19:00-21:00 UNFINISHED T

Sunday, 12th June, 2022
19:00-21:00

UNFINISHED TALK: Ema Lavrador, Agotaszk

“Between the 2nd and the 12th of June a collection of works under the provocation “unfinished” got to be exhibited at OKNA. The presentation of these works is truly inspirational, because not only the public can have a look at the material >>behind the scenes<< of an artist’s mind, but also experience a blackboard of chaos and order of ideas coming together. Every work on this exhibition is a process, sometimes an interrupted one, sometimes a never finishing, sometimes a great idea or a beginning.”

Ema Lavrador is a visual artist and researcher based in Porto. As a researcher at CITAR, she seeks to answer historical and technological questions of the various arts, while in her creative work she is interested in exploring ways of storytelling.

The guest speaker will give a short theoretical analysis of the UNFINISHED exhibition and the phenomenon of the unfinished in the artistic practice, this Sunday, from 19:00 at OKNA.

#culturaokna

Today/Hoje 02 JUN, 16h00 Location:::: @aartes.por

Today/Hoje

02 JUN, 16h00
Location:::: @aartes.porto

Inauguration of the exhibition “Heavy Landscapes” by @luize.ruksane

More info: @aartes.porto

Collaboration supported by @okna_culture

Textures from the “UNFINISHED” - Collective Ex

Textures from the “UNFINISHED” - Collective Exhibition

Opening today! 02 Jun. from 19h00 at OKNA Gallery.

The exhibition is presenting artistic projects that for various reasons didn’t reach completion stage, despite the artist’s intent, attempts, effort and time invested.

Artists:
Telma Araújo - @telmaaraaujo_
A.Bran - @a.bran_
Rute Garcia - @paraisofiscal__
Inês Manuel - @maisumaines
Megan Sharkey - @megansharkeytextiles
Kalin Mihov - @sharo.kalin
Vijay Patel - @portomeerkat
Beatriz Prazeres - @beaaafixeee
Andreea Rechitean - @why_do_tadpoles_become_frogs
Laura Stanciu - @whatisafullstop
Luīze Rukšāne - @luize.ruksane
Leonie Viola - @leonievjanssen
Juna Wesley - @juna_wes

Curators/Selection Jury:
Agota Szk - @agotaeklektika
Rita Marinho - @mtricos
Andrei Alecsandru - @alecsandru.a.p

SAVE THE DATE! Exhibition by @luize.ruksane “He

SAVE THE DATE!

Exhibition by @luize.ruksane “Heavy landscapes” At ARTES (R. Calouste Gulbenkian 239, Porto) @aartes.porto

Opening on 4th of June 16 – 20

Exhibition open from 5th to 25th of June by appointment (@luize.ruksane @aartes.porto)

“Emotional cartographies are a shift towards interpreting maps as being a subjective representation of space and time, instead of the older understanding of completely objective graphics. It is a recognition that maps are often made by dominant groups, whilst other groups have a different understanding of space that can be represented differently, and only through encounters of different cultures can the differences come to surface.

The images of this exhibition can be seen as a cross section, an unseen dimension of a more sensitive cartography.”

Agotaszk

Supported by @okna_culture

SAVE THE DATE! 02 JUN 2022, from 7pm, UNFINISHED

SAVE THE DATE!
02 JUN 2022, from 7pm, UNFINISHED - Collective Exhibition Opening at OKNA Gallery.

UNFINISHED is an exhibition showcasing artistic projects that for various reasons didn’t reach completion stage, despite the artist’s intent, attempts, effort and time invested.

The purpose of the exhibition is not so much to give a thorough analysis of the reasons behind the reluctance to finish, but to create a space for sharing the (un)pleasant and vulnerable state of being stuck, in the hope for a transformative experience of community for both the participating artists and the visitors.

However we do think that reflection and contemplation on the phenomenon of the “unfinished” in artistic practice are inevitable secondary results.

Artists:
Telma Araújo - @telmaaraaujo_
A.Bran - @a.bran_
Rute Garcia - @paraisofiscal__
Inês Manuel - @maisumaines
Megan - @megansharkeytextiles
Kalin Mihov - @sharo.kalin
Vijay Patel - @portomeerkat
Beatriz Prazeres - @beaaafixeee
Andreea Rechitean - @why_do_tadpoles_become_frogs
Luīze Rukšāne - @luize.ruksane
Leonie Viola - @leonievjanssen
Juna Wesley - @juna_wes

Curators/Selection Jury:
Agota Szk - @agotaeklektika
Rita Marinho - @mtricos
Andrei Alecsandru - @alecsandru.a.p

UNFINISHED, 02 - 12 JUN 2022.

#culturaokna

💥 LAST SESSION 💥 Cinema Surpresa no. 28 T

💥 LAST SESSION 💥

Cinema Surpresa no. 28

This Sunday marks the last screening of this Cinema Surpresa season.

• Sunday, 29 May
• Film: Unknown
• Doors open: 19:00h /Screening: 20:20
• Entry: 2* (free for OKNA Members)
• RSVP - (link-in-bio)

okna.pt/cinema-surpresa