New perspectives
on moving images
in the public space
2015–2020

A vibrant city should provide space for impressions and expression, for activity and tranquillity, community and solitude, beauty and crudeness, sounds, noise and silence—space for life, in short. So how do we design an urban space for experiencing life, for play and imagination? And how could moving images promote the use of our public spaces?

Vibrant Images—Vibrant City

Vibrant Images—Vibrant City is an anthology compiling new perspectives on film and moving images in urban space based on experiences from the project Smart Kreativ Stad.

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A Conversation on Vibrant Images in Urban Space

A Conversation on Vibrant Images in Urban Space, a discussion between six stakeholders from various fields, highlights the needs and wishes, as well as the challenges and possibilities, for film and moving images in urban space.

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The Smart Kreativ Stad project was initiated in accordance with the goals of Agenda 2030. In our work to make cities and communities inclusive, resilient and sustainable, culture and creativity have been identified as essential tools. Therefore, we have studied the ways in which film and moving images can assist in achieving these goals. Between 2015 and 2019, eleven pilot studies were conducted, probing new perspectives on moving images in the urban space. Teaming up the creative industries with local governments, academia and businesses creates a cross-sector collaboration that stimulates economic, social and cultural growth. The compiled documentation, including the ongoing evaluation reports, can be found under each pilot study below.

Pilot #1

Play or Pause Cinema

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Pilot #2

POPUP Cinema

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Pilot #3

Fisksätra Vibes

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Pilot #4

Next Stop Brunkan

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Pilot #5

Safari Urbain STHLM

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Pilot #6

Viewer Perspective

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Pilot #7

Moving Murals Hagalund

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Pilot #8

Queer Bergman-cinemaoke

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Pilot #9

Audio—Danderyd Is Listening

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Pilot #10

Creative Film Skills

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Pilot #11

Film Tourism Expanded

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Our projects!

Play or Pause Cinema
POPUP Cinema
Safari Urbain STHLM
Moving Murals Hagalund
Viewer Perspective
Next Stop Brunkan
Fisksätra Vibes
Queer Bergman-cinemaoke
Audio—Danderyd Is Listening
Creative Film Skills
Film Tourism Expanded

Work on the eleven pilot studies has led to five areas of development: New perspectives on location, New perspectives on expression and format, New perspectives on creators and filmmakers, New perspectives on audience and spectator and New perspectives on collaboration and structural development. These new perspectives set the framework for the project’s final phase in 2019–2020, for which Smart Kreativ Stad organized five roundtable discussions with the aim of forming partnerships and structural change and advancing the position for film in the urban space. Below you can read about the participants in the conversations, as well as the reflections of the Ongoing Evaluation Consultant.

Result

There are several ways to view the results of the project. Here on the website, the various components of the project are accounted for in text, image, evaluation reports and even film. Here you will also find a digital version of the book Vibrant Images—Vibrant City or you can view the film A Conversation about Vibrant Images in Urban Space.

You can also view:
Film material collected here
Seminar program for The City Surfaces (PDF in Swedish)

Ongoing Evaluation Reports: 
Where imagination and workplaces meet (PDF in Swedish) 
A new role for film in urban space (PDF in Swedish) 
Film and moving images for innovative and sustainable urban development (PDF in Swedish) 
Encountering Images: Insights into the evaluation process – film and moving images in moving space (English) 

The aim of the Smart Kreativ Stad project was to investigate the ways in which film and moving images might contribute to enlivening a cityscape. The project was managed by Film Capital Stockholm in 2015–2020 in collaboration with members and partners in a broad range of sectors in the Stockholm Region. The project was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

If you are interested in learning more about moving images in urban space, contact the Project Managers and Ongoing Evaluation Consultant at the following addresses:

Geska Helena Brecevic
Artistic Director and Project Manager 2015–2020
geska@performingpictures.se

 

Jennifer Norström
Project Manager 2019–2020
jennifer.norstrom@gmail.com

Annika Wik
Ph.D., Ongoing Evaluation Consultant 2016–2020
annikawik.se@gmail.com

 

Ulrika Bandeira
Project Manager 2018–2019
ulrika@bandeira.se