Fresh Start: Sjón International Anthropological Festival

sjón f (genitive singular sjónar, nominative plural sjónir) 1. a vision, sight, eyesight 2. a glimpse, sight, seeing 3. a spectacle, scene, sight Sjón is an annual festival screening anthropological audio-visual works. It takes the shape of an anthropological playground consisting of two parts: the screening of works made by filmmakers with an anthropological, ethnological, folklore etc background and an interactive, participatory space for experimentation with form and concepts. The 2018 festival has the theme of FOODWAYS. We focus on work that engages with this concept (production, transportation, consumption, perception, etc) and that encourages audiences to challenge their relationship to & understanding of how food impacts their lives. We have received over 450 submissions and at the moment we are working on preparing and publishing the programme. Besides the screenings, there will be talks, workshops, experiences, installations, performance … and of course, food! The festival received more than 450 submissions and screened 48 films from 34 countries. Fresh Start was included with the main festival events, which included just 22 films.