Fact or fiction

Abstract

The theme for the exhibition was Fact or Fiction, providing a rigorous programme of feature films, midlengths, and shorts, as well as installations, artists in focus, and live events. Promenade exhibition of artists’ film and video presented as an Artists’ Trail, which links together a number of different site-specific architectural locations within the Elizabethan Ramparts. The 2015 edition featured the work of 40 artists and filmmakers from 20 different countries and included 12 UK premiers and 4 specifically commissioned works. The commissions (selected from an international call) provide the opportunity for the creation of original new works as a response to the Festival theme and environmental location. The audience attendance was 8910.