Hobnox: Festival for Music & Media heading for the big Finale
German club Tresor will host the Hobnox Festival, Germany's competitive event for creative culture with an urban twist. On 28th February, one project from each of the three categories will be awarded an „artistic development package“ worth 25.000 Euros. For the past months, artists from the fields of music, movies and „urban culture“ have fought for votes on the Hobnox website to make it into the top three and for a trip to Berlin on the night of the finals. After the public has decided, a jury will cast a „professional“ ballot with regards to the performances and screenings at the Hobnox Festival. Members include directors like Hans Weingartner, journalists like Davide Bortot (editor-in-chief of Europe's biggest HipHop magazine „Juice“) and London-based „street artist“ Dave the Chimp. What makes the award stand out from many comparable efforts is its commitment to truly supporting their artists, instead of simply tranfering the money to their bank accounts. Even though the winners are assured of being granted the stately sum mentioned above, they need to present a proposition to the Hobnox organisors of how they want to spend it – to finance a record production in the category of „music“ for example, or to cover costs for postproduction to a movie.
Stylistically, there are next to no limits to the Hobnox Festival. Entries have included anything from abstract electronics to singer songwriter poprock. The three nominees for the finale include a band fusing classical influences and hiphop, an energetic Raga-electro project and a minimal technoid pop act. The debates on the Hobnox wesite show that the audience is both critical and enthusiastic, but that the typical „dissing“ is just as present here as well. On the other hand, the homepage is not just intended as a warmup to the big event, but wants to be seen as a crosscultural platform with a long-term commitment to its members.
You can check out the Hobnox promotional video here or find out more about the Hobnox Festival directly from their site.
Homepage: Hobnox
Homepage: Tresor Club Berlin
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