Taking its point of departure from this year's AV Festival theme As Slow As Possible (after John Cage), this symposium seeks... more

AV Festival opens with 24 continuous hours of exhibition openings and events across the North East... more

Leif Inge’s 9 Beet Stretch is Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th Symphony stretched to 24-hours, with no pitch distortion. This marathon... more

AV Festival opens with 24 continuous hours of exhibition openings and events... more

AV Festival opens with 24 continuous hours of exhibition openings and events across the North East... more

This leading US minimalist composer and filmmaker, presents his music and films simultaneously in a special concert. The films... more

During the 24-Hour Launch drop by the CRUMB office for a cup of tea, and to find out about their work on curating new... more

A rare chance to hear these musicians talk about their work and shared histories, referencing the New York minimalist... more

Bring along your own vinyl records and hear them played live by the artist on his specially adapted slow record player, within his Slowplayer exhibition... more

Widely acclaimed for his great 16mm durational films about the American landscape, Benning has been making new work in digital HD since 2009. We are delighted... more

Marking the 100^th anniversary of John Cage’s birth and 20^th anniversary of his death, this evening focuses on slowness and duration, across... more

Sat 3 March, 12am–12am
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This new composition for timpani and highland bagpipes, is performed live within Wada’s sound installation at the Discovery Museum. Part of the American... more

Double Tide documents a female clam digger in the mudflats of coastal Maine, as she wades slowly through the water. Filmed on the rare occasion in which... more

The UK premiere of Darboven’s Requiem is performed by Thomas Dahl, Director of Music at St. Peter’s Church in Hamburg and selected by the artist for... more

Sun 4 March, 12am–12am
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Join CRUMB researchers and guest experts to discuss live distribution of new media art exhibitions online. Attendance... more

Russian Ark is a unique journey through time and Russian history. Filmed entirely in the Hermitage Museum, Sokurov’s breathtaking film recreates 300... more

Aurora is the story of the fall of an ordinary man, set in contemporary post-Communist Romania. We follow protagonist Viorel, played by Puiu... more 

Tue 6 March, 12am–12am
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This radically minimalist film features five extended, seemingly single-take sequences, shot on hand-held DV camera along the shores of the Caspian Sea: a... more

Wed 7 March, 12am–12am
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Fate is a remarkable debut film, admired by Sontag as “a visionary, one-of-a-kind achievement”. Taking place over one night in... more

Frost is a landmark European film, cementing Kelemen as an inheritor of Fassbinder and Herzog. This three-hour epic 16mm film focuses on a mother and son... more

A panel of filmmakers and critics discuss their work and current trends within contemporary cinema, including: Fred Kelemen, Lav Diaz, Lisandro Alonso... more

Alonso’s brilliant debut film follows a day in the life of Misael, a migrant woodcutter absorbed in ceaseless manual work in the... more

Alonso’s second feature is the enigmatic journey of released convict Vargas, through the jungle to reunite with his daughter... more

A change to the previously advertised work in progress film Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution, we are delighted to... more

Fri 9 March, 12am–12am
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Slow Action is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film, operating between documentary, ethnography and fiction. Filmed at different islands across... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. These one-hour informal lunchtime tours of exhibitions in... more

This preview of Bela Tarr’s last ever work, filmed in collaboration with Kelemen, depicts six days in the life of a father, daughter and their horse trapped... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. These one-hour informal lunchtime tours of exhibitions in... more

Sat 10 March, 12am–12am
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Rivers’ first feature-length film documents the solitary existence of Jake, who lives in isolation in a remote Scottish forest. He is seen in all seasons, surviving... more

Stories about a Christian religious cult and a self-involved filmmaker, are brilliantly intertwined in Diaz's newest film, premiered at the Venice Film Festival... more

Evoking Ulysses, Alonso’s latest film follows estranged seaman Ferrel on a journey home to his family. Filmed in snowy Tierra del Fuego, the world’s most... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. This informal tour... more

Sun 11 March, 12am–12am
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Mon 12 March, 12am–12am
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Hors Satan is a mesmerising and brutal drama set in the sparse grandeur of Northern France’s Opal Coast. A nameless outsider develops a close bond... more

Tue 13 March, 12am–12am
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Wed 14 March, 12am–12am
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Sinclair is a leading writer, filmmaker, poet and psychogeographer, renowned for his walks... more

Serra’s striking, controversial adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote, is a revelatory portrait... more

Datarama is a democratic data-sharing event led by Polytechnic, an open show-and-tell session for people that like to make interesting things with technology... more

Fri 16 March, 12am–12am
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Contemporary Art Society hosts an introductory tour of our Middlesbrough exhibitions, followed by an informal discussion about collecting film... more

Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. This two-hour 'SLOW' tour of Newcastle exhibitions includes... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. This two-hour 'SLOW' tour of Newcastle exhibitions includes... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. This two-hour 'SLOW' tour of Newcastle exhibitions includes... more

Sat 17 March, 12am–12am
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This peatlands walk leads to a bothy screening of the film Layerscape, created... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. This informal tour... more

Sun 18 March, 12am–12am
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Winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes 2011, this slow paced road movie tells the story of a long distance truck driver, who agrees to drive a woman and her... more

Sublimely shot entirely on location in the Mexican Mennonite community near Chihuahua, Silent Light opens and closes with slowly unfolding images of... more

Tue 20 March, 12am-12am
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This debut feature by visual artist Tiravanija is a portrait of the slow passage of time and simplicity of everyday life in a small... more

Still Life is set in Fengjie, 150 miles from the Three Gorges Dam, the hydroelectric project on the Yangtze River that submerged thousands of town... more

Thu 22 March, 12am-12am
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This live performance for voice makes use of the unique acoustics of the Civic Centre entrance dome. It represents the Equinox... more

The UK premiere and fourth ever Sleep Concert. Stapleton performs live throughout the night manipulating and... more

Fri 23 March, 12am-12am
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Watson is one of the world’s greatest sound recordists, famed for capturing the natural world for Sir David Attenborough. This... more

Three live performances embrace the concept of Hauntology at the moment we skip an hour to mark the beginning of British Summertime... more

Over the past 20 years, Brennan has developed a walking-based art practice he refers to as ‘the manouvre’. Following... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. These one-hour informal lunchtime tours of exhibitions in... more

This new series of FREE drop-in exhibition tours are led by our Festival Volunteer Guides. These one-hour informal lunchtime tours of exhibitions in... more

Sat 24 March, 12am-12am
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This debut feature won the prestigious Tiger Award at Rotterdam 2011. Evoking the traditional Thai belief that the spirit of the dead... more

Sun 25 March, 12am-12am
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Described as a hospital comedy with a metaphysical bent,Syndromes and a Century is inspired by the filmmaker’s... more

This simple and serene film shows the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood... more

Clive Gillman, Director of DCA, Dundee, introduces the work of Torsten Lauschmann in this exhibition tour, organised by Contemporary Art Society. Lauschmann’s solo exhibition... more

Tue 27 March, 12am-12am
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Fleeing the American invasion of the Philippines in the early 20th Century, a mother and her son retreat into the jungle. Ingeniously staged on fake sets to evoke... more

Sound and Music, [no.signal] and TUSK Music bring together the electrifying improvisors Ikue Mori and Maja S.K. Ratkje... more

Wed 28 March, 12am-12am
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Russell’s stunning feature debut is an epic road movie drawing from documentary and ethnography. Set in Suriname and shot... more

Thu 29 March, 12am–12am
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Fri 30 March, 12am-12am
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Sat 31 March, 12am-12am
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The UK premiere of two recent works by Gerrard consolidates his reputation as one of the most innovative artists... more

In his largest UK exhibition to date, award-winning artist Gaillard presents two major film installations. The works show... more

One Million Years is an epic work of conceptual art. It speaks simply and directly about a subject relevant to us all: the passage... more

Part of the American minimalist music and Fluxus scenes in 1960-70’s New York, Wada was influenced by George Maciunas, La Monte Young and Pandit Pran Nath... more

This sound installation unites Western harmony and Eastern philosophy to mark both the birth and death of John Cage... more

The first UK solo exhibition by this leading new media artist revisits ideas of slow motion and duration. Making his own cinematic machines using... more

Schipper’s work provides an alternative way of experiencing the world by slowing down physical events to almost imperceptible movement. This slow motion... more

Lauschmann’s critically acclaimed work has been described as too slow to be film, and too fast to be photography. Working across old and new... more

Meyer-Brandis’ work weaves together history, popular science and fiction. It is inspired... more

Super-natural connects two points in time, the historical pre-enlightenment and genetic science of today, both periods signaling the onset of... more

Mesocosm (Northumberland UK) is a 146-hour animated portrait of the Northumberland moors. One hour of time elapses... more

In summer 2011, Benning returned to his hometown of Milwaukee to make a third version... more

Filmed in South West Finland, Inertial Frame captures the moving sea, sky and islands of the beautiful Finnish... more

McAlpine’s work explores the two essential elements of all film: light and time. This exhibition brings together her 8mm sculptural film works that physically... more

Standard Time functions as a new civic clock. Projected in an empty shop window, this ‘digital clock’ tells the exact time of day. However it is actually... more

This group exhibition, including work by Catherine Richards, Scott Rogers, Michael Snow, Thomson & Craighead and others, draws... more

Joe Winter’s series …A History of Light involves fading pigmented papers with either natural or artificial light to produce... more