International Festival of Computer Arts, also known as IFCA, is the longest-running computer arts festival launched in Slovenia. IFCA is internationally pioneering in presenting theory and artistic practices of computer arts and new media arts. Till this day IFCA is still one of the main institutions for presenting, supporting and producing computer, electronic, new media, Inter(trans)media and interdisciplinary art in the region and not only responsible for presentation, but also for the development of new media art and theory.
International Festival of computer art was first held in 1995 in Maribor, Slovenia. The festival presented a number of local and foreign artists, theoreticians, performers, developers and curators. Among them were world stars and pioneers of computer and electronic art, whom in this branch of contemporary art left an indelible mark with their artistic practice, knowledge of the technology and of integrating new media art in a wider social context.
International Computer Arts Festival held annually for about five days and is organized by MKC Maribor.
The program consists of seminars, conferences, exhibitions and performances selected by invited curators and selectors and by the program director of the festival, who has a three-year mandate.
The festival has always connected different locations and premises in the town and in neighboring cities or different urban, regional and international producers, institutions and festivals of similar interests. From the outset, it has established cooperation with educational institutions of all levels, i.e. from nursery, primary and secondary schools, to colleges and universities with new media programs in Maribor, Slovenia and also internationally.
List of festival themes and editions
1995 – presentation of Slovenian new media artist1996 – new body1997 - interactivity1998 -1999 -2000 - the incidence and attitudes towards physicality in the art dependent on new technologies2001 - BODY: fleeting, sick and cloned in erotic embrace of technology + establish a domain and website www.mfru.org2002 – expanded body2003 – transformation / metamorphosis2004 -2005 -2006 – light up, plug in, outage2007 – where are computers, there is life: error and chance2008 - can image today shows something (the potential of media images)? + establishing www.mkc.si/hiperfilm2010 – new image, new nature, new consciousness2011 – transmedia storytelling2012 - robotics and new ways of thinking man2013 – when worlds collide2014 - 2.02015 - Lift Me Up2016 - TrustList of curators and selectors
1995 - Marina Gržinić, Aleksandra Kostić, Jože Slaček1996 - Erkki Huhtamo, Aleksandra Kostić, Machiko Kusahara, Jože Slaček1997 - Peter Tomaž Dobrila, Aleksandra Kostić, Jože Slaček1998 - Stelarc, Igor Štromajer1999 - Marina Gržinić, Stelarc, Igor Štromajer2000 - Kathy Rae Huffman, Jurij Krpan, Marina Gržinić2001 - Kathy Rae Huffman, Jurij Krpan, Eva Ursprung2002 - Jože Slaček, Eva Ursprung, Heimo Ranzenbacher2003 - Marina Gržinić, Jože Slaček, Simona Vidmar2004 - Simona Vidmar, son:DA, Marina Gržinić, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Peter Weibel, Jurij Krpan, Srečo Dragan, Miloš Bašin2005 - Peter Weibel, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Jože Slaček, Srečo Dragan2006 - Peter Weibel, Jaka Železnikar, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Srečo Dragan, Dunja Kukovec, Marina Gržinić, Dušan Bučar2007 - Dunja Kukovec, Alexandra Weltz, Marina Gržinić, Jasmina Založnik, Jože Slaček2008 - Melita Zajc, Marko Ornik2009 - Melita Zajc, Marko Ornik2010 – Marko Ornik2011 – Marko Ornik2012 – Marko Ornik2013 – Nina Jeza2014 – Nina Jeza2015 – Nina Jeza2016 -List of artists and theoreticians
1995 - Andrej Troha, Atanor, Saša Divjak, Werkstadt Graz, Vojko Pogačar, Špela Hudnik. Machiko Kusahara, Inštitut informacijskih znanosti Maribor (IZUM), Peter Ciuha, Tjaša Demšar, Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid, Darij Kreuh, Metod Vidic, Art Futura, Marko Peljhan, Mitja Praznik, Bojan Štokelj, Erkki Huhtamo, Neven Korda, ICC Tokijo, Studio K7, Christan Vanderborght, Archiomediala, British Computer Animation, Zemira Alajbegovič, Mitja Reichenberg, Bogdan Soban, Inštitut Egon Marč - Marko Košnik Virant, Sašo Jankovič, INTIMA teater, OŠ Milan Šoštarič, Marjan Kokot, Josef Klammer in Seppo Grundler, Andrej Škrlep, Darij Zadnikar, Božidar Kante, Srečo Dragan, Janez Strehovec1996 - Georg Legrady, Erkki Huhtamo, Igor Štromajer, Bojana Kunst, Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid, Marko Rodošek, Machiko Kusahara, Monika Fleischmann, Wolfgang Strauss, Margaret Morse, Stelarc, Kathy Rae Huffman, Vuk Ćosić, Luka Frelih, Teo Spiller, Trevor Batten, Marko Butina, EIKE, Alain Escalle, Takahiko Iimura, Branka D. Jurišić, Raj Petrot Kraljev, Darij Kreuh, Sigrid Langrehr, Petra de Nijs, OŠ Borci za severno mejo, Rozika Puvar, Nada Prlja, Mojca Sekulić, Ivo Buda, Jacek Szleszynski, Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits, Sokolski dom Ilirska Bistrica, Marko Seketin, CYBERFLASH, Bojan Štokelj, Srečo Dragan, Aleksandro Amaducci, Vojko Pogačar1997 - Petra de Nijs, Teo Spiller, Marko Rodošek, Paul Sarmon, Simon Biggs, Darij Kreuh, Srečo Dragan, Marjetica Potrč, Alenka Pirman, Petra Varl Simončič, Igor Štromajer, Dragan Živadinov, Dolores Šegina, Dejan Štampar, Borut Wenzel, Nataša Prosenc, Darko Golija, Damjan Kracina, Darinko Kores, Franc Purg, Sašo Janković, Janez Strehovec, Bojan Štokelj, Sašo Janković, Dejan Flaškar, Mitja Koštomaj, Igor Kuduz, Vladislav Knežević, Simon B. Narath, Mario Kalogjera, Thomas Bayrle, Anne Farrell, Phil Earle, Paul Booker, d.j. Ozzy, Nigel Helyer, Ken Gregory, Margaret Jahrmann in Max Moswitzer, OŠ Bratov Polančičev, Marko Matjaž, Marti Ribas in Nuria Garcia, Matjaž Godec, Čriček, Leonard Rubins, Produkcija Sokolski dom Ilirska Bistrica1998 - Olia Lianina, Srečo Dragan, The Stroj, Random Logic, Bojan Štokelj, Jaka Železnikar, Christina Goestl, Bogdan Soban, Leonard Rubins, Marko Rodošek, Marryann, Trevor Batten, Heidemaria Seblatnig, Jordan Crandell, Teo Spiller, Stelarc, Melita Zajc, Bojana Kunst, Mojca Kumerdej, Janez Strehovec, Heidemaria Seblatnig, Laibach, Gledališče čez cesto, OŠ Bojana Ilicha, Vuk Čosić, Marko Peljhan, Marjan Kokot, založba Koda, Brane Zorman, Netbase t0, Damjan Kracina, Dominik Križan, Gašper Jemec, Wipeout1999 - Igor Štromajer, cw4t7abs, Stelarc, Rainer Linz, Steven Middleton, Rachel Armstrong, Lisa Brandt, Cornelia Sollfrank, Kathy Rae Huffman, Helene von Oldenburg, Claudia Reiche, Eva Ursprung, Marina Gržinić, Margarete Jahrmann, Gordana Andjelić Galić, Eclipse, Jill Godmilow, Enes Zlatar, Darij Kreuh, Bogdan Soban, Martin Očko, Marjan Šijanec, Gordana Novaković, Teo Spiller, Mark Tribe, Brian Goldfarb, Aleksander Bassin, Morfej, hHex, Klon ART, I O SUB SYStems, Marko Rodošek, Branko Cerovac, SERŠ Maribor, Tine Gornik, Peter Janžič, Jaka Uršič, Tine Erjavec, Denis Škrbal, OŠ Ludvika Pliberška, Andrius Ventslova, Bojan Štokelj, Leonard Rubins, Bojan Jurc, Yam Damil, Blind Passengers2000 - Teo Spiller, Marina Gržinić, Nina Czegledy, Marikki Hakola, Ardele Lister, Kathy Rae Huffman, Ken Feingold, Arthur Elsenaar, Stelarc, Chico McMurtrie, Stahl Stenslie, Marcel-Li Antunez Roca, dr. Igor Čuček, dr. Miro Gurnee, dr. Tomislav Klokočovnik, dr. Matjaž Jeras, dr. Mio Knežević, Ive Tabar, Karel Dudesek, Luka Drinovec, Tanja Ostojić, Martin Očko, Leonard Rubins, Video Data Bank, Božidar Svetek, Interakt, Janja Rakuš, Werkstadt Graz, Marjan Šijanec, Tomaž Brenk, Simon Šimat, Albin Bezjak, Gorazd Špajzer, Martin Smitz, Aleksandra Globokar, Vuk Ćosić, Ile Cvetovski, Kristina Miljanovski, Zvonimir Bakotin, Arghyro Paouri, Van Gogh TV, Fakulteta uporabnih umetnosti Dunaj, Zvonimir Bakotin, Bojana Kunst, OŠ Franc Rozman Stane, Veztax, Joel Mull, Shocker-D, Trick-C, Damon Wild, Umek, Tine, Teenage Techno Punk, Diskordia, Smart, Aleksij, Alen, Dave Slide, Mery, Programme 5, Ile Cvetovski, Maria Pallier, Marko Rodošek, Srečo Dragan, David Kokalj, Anica Uhan, Andreja Nunar, Goran Šajn, Jaka Krivic, Matjaž Kurinčič, Primož Dujc, Živa Moškrič, Tina Kolenik, Ciril Horjak, Markelj, Susa, Klavdij Zalar, Dušan Bučar, Miha Perčič, Robert Černelč, Franc Solinar2001 - son:DA, Heimo Ranzenbacher, Werner Jauk, Alien Productions, Rob Gawthrop, BeverlyHood, Rachel Baker, Chico MacMurtrie, Cym, Bob Levene, Rahel Zweig, Ales Zemene, Mike Hentz, Gillian Dyson,Drew Hemment, lizvlx, Timothy Druckrey, Chris Gladwin, Petar Dundov, Elex Red, Alen Sforzina, Shocker D2002 - Keiko Takahashi, Dietmar Offenhuber, Markus Decker, Jomasound, son:DA, Igor Štromajer, Srečo Dragan, Stelarc, Dušan Zidar, Eva Ursprung, Heimo Ranzenbacher, Takumi Endo, Norman Lin, Zoran Srdić, Gašper Jemec, Sylva Smejkalova, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Boštjan Kavčič, Kristina Horvat Blažinović, Arven Šakti Kralj, Jernej Mali, Dušan Bučar, MULTI VIDEO 2002 video produkcion ALU, Franc Solina, Peter Peer, Samo Juvan, Borut Bogataj,Dominik Olmiah Križan, Sašo Sedlaček, Kitch Art, Marina Gržinić, Ines Krasič2003 - Allucquére Rosanne (Sandy) Stone, El Bahattee, Bogdan Soban, Marko Rodošek, Neven Korda, Alex Sword, John Chevalier, D*I*R*T*Y, Natxo Rodríguez Arkaute, Fito Rodríguez Bornaetxea, Nina Kovacheva, Valentin Stefanoff, Simon Kardum, Dragica Marinič, Zvone Štor, Franc Solina, Srečo Dragan, Dušan Bučar, Peter Tomaž Dobrila, Meta Trampuš, Zoran Savin, Zvone Štor, Ivan Pal, Bojan Golčar, Vuk Ćosić, Luka Dekleva, Antoine Lebas, Clovis Goux, Guillaume Sorge, Dominik Križan, Metka Zupanič, Matjaž Jogan, Zoran Srdič, Primož Novak, Sanela Jahtić, Aleš Vaupotič, Narvika Bavcon, Gašper Jemec, Ana Zadnik, Vedran Vražalič, Kristina Horvat, Šakti Kralj, Boštjan Lapajne, Nika Oblak, Brane Gračnar, Matej Lavrenčič, Mladen Stopnik, Tomaž Bobnar, Anže Robida, Janez Gorjup, Mitja Šturm, Dominik Bele, Franc Solina, Doris Batelič, Barbara Jurkovšek, Polona Šterk, Nina Vrhovec, Živa Kalaš, Jaka Drzanič, Aleksander Brezlan, Željka Habl, Jernej Kokelj, Jan Petrič, Maja Smrekar, Živa Žitnik, Matic Sonnenwald, Anja Tolar, Nataša Colja, Urša Drabik, Ana Sluga, Marina Gruden, Dana Avgušt in Generative art2004 - Marnix de Nijs, Edwin van der Heide, Alexander Zika, Eftychia Shinas, YOlk Art, Barak Reiser, E-CART, Johan Thom, Constanze Ruhm, David Link, Davide Grassi, Branko Zupan, (Art)Practices, Hannes Böck, Dorian Bonelli, Alice Cannava, Verena Dengle, David Kellner, Consuella Kunz, Sonja Draub, Eduard Freudmann, Ramon Grendene, Priska Graf, Christian Sperl, Moira Hille, Katharina Lampert, Ralo Mayer, Dragičevič, Ivan & Laura, Chris Gierlinger, David Kellner, Lilla Khoor, Koloman Kann, Consuela Kunz, Christian Mayer, Ralo Mayer, Philipp Haupt, Henninga Schorna, Achim Stiermann, Roland Seidel, Julia Wagner, Dunja Kukovec, Luka Prinčič, Sibylle Hauert, Daniel Reichmuth, Beatrix Bakondy, Kerstin von Gabain, Borjana Ventzislavova, Miroslav Nicić, son:DA, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Klemen Gorup, kitch shop, Boštjan Kavčič, Metka Zupanič, Nika Oblak, Primož Novak, Vedran Vražalič, Gašper Jemec, Nadav Sagir, Martina Zelenika, Ralo Mayer, Philipp Haupt, Boštjan Kavčič, Matija Krajnc, Goran Skofic, Liza Zufic, Goran Cace, Matija Debeljuh, Marija Prusina, Lado Zrnic, Miha Ciglar, Random Logic, Janez Strehovec, Laboratorij za računalniško grafiko in umetno inteligenco Univerze v Mariboru, Magdalena Pederin, Umek, Sam O Sim, Reaky, Shocker, Shark, Sanjin, Timoo, mc.Hobo2005 - Peter Weibel, Markus Huemer, Orhan Kipcak, Laura Beloff, Erich Berger, Martin Pichlmair, Seven Mile Boots, Narvika Bovcon, Aleš Vaupotič, Andruid Kerne, Marcos Weskamp, Amy Alexander, Florian Cramer, Olga Goriunova, Matthew Fuller, Alex McLean, Alexei Shulgin, Yes Men, Martin Bricelj, LeCielEstBleu, IRWIN, Wikipedia Slovenija, Creative Commons Slovenija, SCCA-Ljubljana, ArtNetLab, Eclipse, Dušan Bučar, Bogdan Soban, Miha Ciglar, Srečo Dragan, Akademija za likovno umetnost Univerze v Ljubljani, Visoka strokovna šola Hagenberg, Gornjeavstrijska univerza uporabnih znanosti, Univerza umetnosti Beograd, Luiza Margan, Tomaž Furlan, Klemen Jeraša, Uroš Potočnik, Brina Torkar, Ana Čigon, Julijan Borštnik, Dominik Mahnič, Vita Žgur, Nina Slejko, Mark Požlep, FH Hagenberg, Jovan Čekić, Maja Stanković, Antea Arizanović, Maja Rakočević, Arion Asllani, Tatjana Krstevski, Ivana Ilić, Bojana Nikolić, Sara Oblišar, Đorđe Arambašić, Vlada Paunović, Danijela Popović, Ivana Smiljanić, Milica Ružičić, Ana Nedeljković, ArtNetLab, Srečo Dragan, Klemen Gorup, Boštjan Kavčič, Gorazd Krnc, Tilen Žbona, Vanja Mervič, Robi Caglič, Evelin Stermitz, Martina Zelenika, Gašper Demšar, Nadav Sagir, Vesna Čadež, Inštituta za medijsko umetnost Univerze za uporabne umetnosti Dunaj, Clements Pitter, Martin Eder, Bianca Scharler, Florian Knisperl, Famul Stuart, son:DA, Andraž Beguš, Andrej Gulič, Jasmina Karik, Tina Krajnc, Bojana Križanec, Nuša Pavko, Urša Potokar, Mojca Resinovič2006 - ambientTV.net, Manu Luksch, Mukul Patel, Selda Asal, Miljana Babić, Marko Batista, Luka Frelih, Ana Hušman, NOMADTV, Basak Senova, Erhan Muratoglu, Derdimi Anla, Erhan Muratoglu, Ertug Uçar, Simge Goksoy, Cem Yardimci, John Barret, Selda Asal, Ceren Oykut, Guven Çatak, Serap Dogan, Neuropolitan Chiron Morpheus, Borut Savski, Luka Prinčič, Ran Slavin, Sašo Sedlaček, Temp, Elke Auer, Esther Straganz, Nancy Mauro-Flude, Annja Krautgasser, Vanja Mervič, Tilen Žbona, Mauro Arrighi, Andrea Gastaldi, Gorazd Krnc, Luka Leskovšek, Jaka Železnikar, Shockbot Corejulio, Robi Caglič, Peter Ciuha, Stefan Bindreiter, Barak Reiser, Maja Smrekar, Klemen Jeraša, VJ Dominik Mahnič2007 - Atypiclab, Teresa Almeida, Marko Batista, Ali Cabbar, Miha Ciglar, Rodrigo Derteano, Stefan Doepner, Urška Golob, Kinda Hassan, Aline Helmcke, Sara Kolster, Derek Holzer, IMA Inštitut za medijsko arheologijo / Institute for Media Archeology, Kid Dog, Vesna Krebs, Daša Lakner, Alessandro Ludovico, Jure Novak, Marko Ornik, Ana Pečar, Dino Schreilechner, Sattyananda, Solmaz Shahbazi, Jeremy Schaller, Canan Senol, son:DA, Staalplaat Soundsystem, Tomaž Šolc, Igor Štromajer, Brane Zorman, Trak47, ubermorgen.com, Paolo Cirio, Eduardo Kac, Kiberpipa : Err0r, Alessandro Ludovico, Trie2008 - Edvard Zajec, Optofonica Surround Cinema, Wo0+Izvanredni Bob, Maurzizio Martinucci aka TeZ, Luka Frelih, Luka Prinčič,Trak 47, BridA (Sendi Mango, Jurij Pavlica, Tom Kerševan), Borut Žalik, David Podgorelec, Sebastian Krivograd, Jae C. 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