This summer saw London's National Film Theatre (NFT) and the British Film Institute (BFI) team up with artists and produc-ers Addictive TV and curators Cinefeel to present Optronica; an event dedicated to the convergence of music and visuals. We are delighted to present a taste of this exciting new festival with a specially compiled "best of" programme.

The selection of newly recorded audiovisual work shows the different aspects of the audiovisual genre and how today the long traditional of visual-music has expanded to include the wide range of styles and practices which contemporary audiovisual artists, animators, experimental film-makers and collaborative multimedia groups are now exploring. There's a piece made entirely on a ZX Spectrum, an animation where a city-scape full of people has been created from circuit boards, there's hand-painted single frames of film digitally synced to music, full-blown 3D CGI, abstract pop promos, film sampling and media remixing work, and all manner of classical and electronic music-based audiovisual pieces. Plus work from the award-winning TV and DVD project 'Mixmasters' from producers and Optronica organisers Addictive TV.

How can you not attend something with a name as cool as Optronica? -
The Guardian