105 art works, by 89 artists from 34 countries

raging vigil
38 Festival Les Instants Vidéo

124 art works, by 117 artists from 41 countries:
Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ex-Yugoslavia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam + 1 not specified 

The festival will run from 11 October to 21 November 2025 (11 January 2026 for the exhibition at La Friche), from Marseilles to the rest of the world.

The International encounters will be held in Marseille Friche la Belle de Mai from 16 to 19 October 2025. In this hospitable setting, we invite you to immerse yourself in 4 days of screenings, performances, electronic poetry and moments of sharing to explore together the title of this year’s event: raging vigil.

Marseille and Aix-en-Provence

  • October, 15 → 31: Popular ephemeral galleries with 2 exhibitions in ADPEI and Espoir Provence
  • October, 16 → 19: Friche la Belle de Mai for the international encounters : 4 days of screenings and performances
  • October,17 → 11 January 2025 : exhibition in Friche la Belle de Mai
  • October, 23 & 26: Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence, screening
  • November, 06 (8pm): Cinema Videodrome 2 for a screening program

Our videopoetic friendship will also take us around the world

  • October, 11:  Asselah Ahmed and Rabah Cultural Foundation, Alger (Algeria)
  • October, 18 → November, 24: [.BOX] Videoart project space in Milan (Italy) for a screening program 
  • October, 18 → November, 21: Visualcontainer TV (Italy) for a screening program available 24h/24
  • October, 20 → November, 21: Aknoon art Gallery & Safavi Museum, Ispahan (Iran)
  • November, 7 : Festival Videobardo, Buenos Aires (Argentine)

Caring

We try our best to welcome you. Please contact us if you wish to prepare your visit.

Content warnings

From 2023, the team will be working on the issue of content warnings, indicating the presence of certain situations (rape, murder, genocide, torture, domestic violence, parental abuse, sexism, harassment, homophobia, transphobia, racism, validism…):

  • because we want to take care of our visitors
  • because we consider it is our responsibility as a cultural organisation to take note of the struggles to make colonial, patriarchal and capitalist oppressions and systemic violence visible and recognised 
  • because we are aware that trauma and hyper-sensitivity cannot be controlled, and can affect anyone at any time in their lives
  • because we know how important it is to allow each and every one of us to make an informed choice about whether or not to see (a film, an installation, etc.), based on our own sensitivity and state of mind at the time
  • because we don’t want to remain ignorant of the reality of violence in the daily lives or personal histories of many of us, and what people suffering from this kind of disorder may experience.

We are aware that such signage isn’t a 100% reliable solution, but it’s a beneficial step that we’ve decided to take.
We look forward to continuing the discussion with you.

OPEN AND FREE

Our ambition is to remain faithful to the mission of a cultural service for audiences that we consider to be sensitive and active minds. That is why we insist on offering all our services free of charge: access to culture, like access to education, must be available to everyone.

Conversation tour

From October 28, 2025 to January 09, 2026 we offer to welcome groups for a conversation-tour of our exhibition, an invitation to discover an artworks selection of the exhibition. 

Get in touch to book yours with Lola Lyphoudt: 06 58 95 76 77 – art@instantsvideo.com

A sustainable approach 

Since 2012, the festival is engaged in a sustainable and inclusive approach : local and responsible suppliers, waste sorting, environmental footprint reduction (eco-friendly and public transportation), an integrated communication and an “Imprim’Vert” certified printer, the use of bio-degradable or recyclable materials (plates, cutlery…).
In the same spirit, there is no VIP service, nor competition between artists….
Our commitment in term of ecology is just a part of larger effort in favour of a Human sustainable developpement: it follows the ethical, political and poetical commitment that is also guiding our aesthetic choices as well as the kind of relations we want to weave with our «audiences», the artists, our partners and within all the members of our association (staff and volunteers).

To meet us

📞 +33 (0)4 95 04 96 24 – Friche Belle de Mai

  • Pedestrian entrance: 41 rue Jobin 
  • Car park : rue Francois Simon 
  • Bus : lines 49 & 56, Belle de Mai la Friche stop – Night bus 582
  • Tram : Line 2, Longchamp stop (then 10’ walk)
  • Métro : Lines 1 & 2, St-Charles stop (then 15’ walk)
  • Bicycle station 2321 (rue Jobin) + bike parking

Useful addresses

France, South Region
Marseille 
  • Espoir Provence – 28 rue Brandis (5e)
  • ADPEI – 18 Bd Camille Flammarion (1er)
  • Videodrome 2 – 49 Cours Julien (6e)
  • Friche la Belle de Mai – 41 rue Jobin (3e) 
Aix-en-Provence 
  • École supérieure d’art d’Aix – 57 Rue Emile Tavan
International
  • Alger, Algérie – Fondation culturelle Asselah : 29 Boulevard Zighout Youcef
  • Milan, Italie – [.BOX] Videoart project space – Via Passerini 18
  • En ligne – VisuaContainerTV – http://www.visualcontainer.net/
  • Ispahan, Iran (en ligne) – Safavi House & Aknoon Gallery 
  • Buenos Aires, Argentine – Quilmes State University