Artist and film activist Ieva Balode, as a founder of Baltic Analog Lab collective, will talk about analog film activism she has been doing since 2015 as an artist, curator and teacher. Within growing popularity of analog film medium (both film and photography), it has created a network of analog filmmakers and artists all around the world which can be characterized as a social movement that is more inclusive for all genders, social or national groups and ages – which opposes the individualistic, exclusive and many times hierarchical approach to artistic practice. 

Ieva Balode (b. 1987, Riga, Latvia) is an artist and film curator working with analog image. With her artworks, she takes part in international exhibitions and festivals presenting her work both in installation, as well as cinema and performance context. As a curator, she is a founding member of Baltic Analog Lab – artists’ collective providing a space and platform for analog film production, research and education. She is also director of experimental film festival "Process" that takes place in Riga since 2017.