After three years of hosting six artists in the garden, TOT focused on its indoor attic and developing the FilmDak program, It held its first public event highlighting films made in Rotterdam during the GRAW weekend 2024.
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FilmDak is a rendezvous platform and club for film, video art, and moving image makers hosted by TOT. It has a large workshop space with a 4k beamer, a meeting area, and a reception bar.
Crucially, FilmDak is more than just a physical space; it is a community-building initiative offering lens-based artists a space to share work in progress, receive feedback, organize workshops, artist talks, and other ideas with each other; a place for makers that need space, collaboration, or connections during their creative process.
In its nascent stages, the emphasis is on gradual growth, discovering community needs, and refining the offerings accordingly.
Organizers:
Salvador Miranda is a Mexican-Canadian filmmaker, artist, and producer. His debut short film This is my land...(2019) premiered at IFFR. His film installation Life Eternal (2022) premiered at Kasseler Dokfest and was nominated for the Golden Cube Prize. His latest documentary short Promised Land (2023) premiered at IFFR. Alongside international screenings, his films are often shown in gallery and art festival settings including Ruhrtriennale, Eye Filmmuseum, Garage (Rotterdam), and IMPAKT Festival. He is an alumnus of the Kunstinstituut Parallel Curriculum programme. He holds an MFA cum laude in Lens-Based Media from the Piet Zwart Institute.
Leslie Robbins, artist and facilitator, (TOT)
Membership of the club 'filmdak' is €30,- annually, including three trial visits, (Foundations do not charge tax)
If you are interested in hearing more about FilmDak mail us at, filmdak(at)tot-art.nl
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To glimpse at past events and open calls 2020-2023 check out: TOTs' YouTube channel.
Alongside TOT-initiated projects, we are open to programming ideas for projects, presentations, and events.