recent discussions i've had with ted and george have re-ignited my interest in experimental film. ok, so maybe the interest was already there - but it's gotten me interested in doing some lo-fi experiments myself(i.e. using flash, my digital still camera, and photoshop to create work). as a result of this i've discovered flicker - a site with information about various film festivals featuring experimental work as well as information about various filmmakers. they also run a mailing list called frameworks. the description of the list from their site:

All aspects, from filmmaking to criticism, are acceptable in this context, including unipersonal production, techniques, history and esthetics of avant-garde film, critical discussions, new directions, courses and teaching, festivals, announcements of world-wide events in film, retrospectives, exchanges of information, etc. This list is not intended for the discussion of narrative film, nor documentary film, nor video, nor video art.

i'm not exactly sure what they mean by video art. and there's no mention of digital film either. poking around the archives got me curious enough to sign up. i recieved my first digest today - and unfortunately, some people on the list are posting with html mail turned on, which is a big pain in the butt when you are recieving a digest version of a mailing list.