Mono No Aware

07/21/2026

MONO VISITS LONDON! The organization is headed over the great pond for the first time in an 'official' capacity to present a small program of 16mm prints with our sibling org NOT.NOWHERE lab, East London. Join us SAT JUL 25TH @ 6 PM UK TIME. https://www.not-nowhere.org/on/mono-no-aware-visits-not-nowhere Limited seats. Unlimited hugs. :)

02/11/2026

This Winter we've been working to prepare for year 20 of MONO NO AWARE. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Thanks for your patience during the quiet times. We are looking forward to Spring!!!

07/25/2024

THE CALL FOR ENTIRES IS NOW OPEN!!!!
Mono No Aware started in 2007 as a platform to exhibit expanded cinema works. This December, 2024 we will celebrate the 18th year of the festival from December 4th through the 8th at 4 locations in Brooklyn. The event will premiere new works on film commissioned by our organization and the core of the program will be curated from our open call for entries -

MONO NO AWARE exhibits expanded cinema, installation and projection performance that incorporates the moving image on celluloid formats of S8mm, 16mm, 35mm and/or altered light projections. If you are interested in seeing the type of works presented check out out last festival program or the entire 18 year history archived on our website.

THE CALL FOR EXPANDED CINEMA IS CURRENTLY OPEN.
Deadline: All submissions must have been received by Midnight EST US October 31st, 2024
Notification: All entrants will be notified of submissions status by : Friday November 8th 2024
Event: December 4th - 8th 2024 in Brooklyn, New York.

Submissions are considered at a sliding scale $0 to $20*suggested. All presenting artists are in attendance so any and all donations made in association with work for consideration go directly to paying for flight and accomodations for domestic and international travel. For the last 18 years the event has been free to attend, all ages and open to the public.

MONO NO AWARE is proud to promote a selection from a 16mm work in progress by Suneil Sanzgiri as our festival call-for-entries image this year. Suneil Sanzgiri is an Indian-American artist, researcher, and filmmaker. His work spans experimental video and film, essays, and installations, and contends with questions of identity, heritage, culture and diaspora in relation to structural violence.

http://mononoawarefilm.com/call-for-entries-2024

Thank you in advance for the opportunity to see and consider your work.

03/22/2024

Mono No Aware has a new stock available for those who are filming on 16MM. Its a FOMA PAN Orthochromatic (safe under red light) 400 speed BWN stock 16MM 1R SP : ) A great option for those capturing moving images in lower light situations.

"FOMA Cine Ortho 400 is a special orthochromatically sensitized black and white negative film. It is primarily intended for shooting with a film camera, negative processing and subsequent digitization (scanning, post-production). It is characterized by good resolving power and contour sharpness, spe...

01/03/2024

Friends of the greater Los Angeles California area: I'll be visiting my hometown soon for a teaching residency at a spot called Whammy Analog Media on Sunset Blvd. It's rare I leave the Mono No Aware office (here now) let alone NYC, so this will be an opportunity to get together, collaborate, create and catch up. Looking forward to seeing old friends, and meeting new vegan tacos : ) DM or text me- Im at the same phone number I have been forever. ALSO if you or friends are interested in taking a workshop, I'll be running a full week of amazing 16mm workshops below hard costs, all ages and open to the public. Lets make cinema-gic together.

Mono No Aware in residency @ Whammy! February 23rd - March 3rd 2024 (https://www.whammyanalog.com/events/mono-no-aware-community-conversation-and-screening)

FRI * February 23rd Presentation on MONO NO AWARE & Screening program
7 PM Meet & Greet 8 PM : Conversation with Founder / Director of MONO Steve Cossman and 16mm projections of commissioned works.

SAT * SUN * February 24-25th - Two-Day intensive Intro to 16MM color filmmaking on Bolex Camera
12 - 6 PM An introduction to the Bolex Camera and a traditional Film to Film workflow ending with a projectable color print & scan!

SAT * February 24th - Projection Basics for 16MM Tabletop models.
7 - 10 PM Learn to set up, load, operate and maintain an EIKI tabletop projector for standard and expanded cinema projections.

SUN * February 25th - Macro Cinematography on 16MM film.
7 - 10 PM Learn to calculate proper exposure compensation and to measure focal distances in order to film in extreme close-up on film!

MON * February 26th - Motion Picture Film as Still Film for Photography.
7 - 10 PM Learn how to spool down motion picture film short ends and identify film stock properties, then upcycle them into still film canisters!

TUES * February 27th - Color Photograms on 16mm color print stock.
7 - 10 PM Learn to paint with light on motion picture film, develop the film by hand and project. Includes 100 of 16mm film to take home!

WED * February 28th - Test It Yourself ! T.I.Y. Super 8mm camera workshop and hand processing B&W film
7 - 10 PM - Bring a new or used camera to test. We'll cover all functions of the camera, how to clean and fix minor issues, then film a test roll, develop & project!

THURS * February 29th - Desktop Cinema : Print digital images directly onto 16MM film from your home printer
7 - 10 PM - Download, learn and use software that allows for multiple techniques printing large image patterns and videos directly onto film.

FRI * March 1st - BYOB/W - Non-toxic developing workshop & Community mixer
7 - 10 PM - Learn to mix a non-toxic developer using b**r and coffee then develop ANY format still or moving image black and white film !

SAT * March 2nd - The complete 16MM film to film workflow for B/W film; titles, camera, developing, contact printing & projection
11 AM - 8 PM - This is a one day intensive designed to carefully illustrate how one can create, duplicate, archive and exhibit on 16mm film at home.

SUN * March 3rd - Moving Image Phytograms on 16MM film
11 AM - 3 PM - Forage for plant life then learn the technique of rendering detailed chemical traces of plants directly on photographic emulsion.

SUN * March 3rd - FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING PARTY @ WHAMMY!
7 PM Screening Premiere of ALL the films made through the residency this week. Bring friends and family out to celebrate these new 16mm films.