Affiliations
- Vidéographe : Member of the Board of Directors
- MENA Film Festival Vancouver: Member of the Board of Directors
- Société d'histoire de la seigneurie de Chambly
- UNIVERSITY OF CONCORDIA: Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling: Community Affiliate
- Zoom out / Hors Champ: Member of the editorial committee
Publications
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Exploration des traces cinématographiques algériennes : une conversation avec Nabil Djedouani, Hors-Champ, revue de cinéma en langue française. Juillet/Août, 2023
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Traces: Analog Cookbook, University of North Carolina Press, Issue #8, 2022: Analog Erotica, 2023
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Les archives ne font pas histoire par elles-mêmes. Topologie d’une absence,Convergence : Association des archivistes du Québec (AAQ): Février, 2023
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"Nous", Hors-Champ, revue de cinéma en langue française. Septembre / octobre 2021
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Burnt Video art and experimental film festival. Artist response, Edition 3 Program 4, November 2021
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"Unlayering the Other: a Queer Armenian Experience", Kohl Journal: Vol. 2 No. 2 | Winter 2016
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Fragmented Magazine Issue 01 : Location, video showcase curated by Eleanor Juergens and Catalina Giraldo
In the Press:
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Sitjá, J. (2024, April 10). Entrevista | Chantal Partamian. Retransmisión.mx.
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Rouxel, M. (2024, April 11). Rencontre avec Chantal Partamian : autour de son projet KATSAKH. Cinématrianon.
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Analog Cookbook, University of North Carolina Press, Issue #5, 2022: Analog futures : Katsakh
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Mahfoud, Z. (2023, June 21). ترميم الذاكرة المصوّرة...شانْتال برتميان: أتلفْ أرشيفاً تَمحُ شعباً. Al Modon
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Haddad, E. (2022, March 31). Mémoire du cinéma arabe. Le Courrier.
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Quilty, J. (2021, July 1). Short films on a shifting landscape. The Daily Star.
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Rouxel, M. (2016, August 16). Les clés du Moyen-Orient: La deuxième guerre du Liban (2006) : dix ans après.
Chantal Partamian is a filmmaker and archivist primarily focused on working with super 8mm and found footage. Partamian's films have been screened and awarded at numerous festivals and are distributed by Vidéographe, Groupe intervention Vidéo (GIV), and the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Center.
In her capacity as an archivist, she dedicates herself to preserving and restoring reels from the Mediterranean region while conducting research on archival practices in conflict areas. Her written works are predominantly featured in the revue Hors-Champs.
In addition to her film and archival work, she initiated "Katsakh," an online project inspired by Vinegar Syndrome, a film degradation process. This initiative comprises three components:
- "Katsakh: Mediterranean Archives": A personal collection of super 8mm and 16mm non-fiction films capturing Mediterranean towns and villages from the 1930s to the 1980s.
- "Capsules and Experiments": A creative exploration of celluloid's materiality and the interplay of temporalities through experimental filmmaking.
- "Obsolescence": A compilation of cherished and valuable obsolete frames and footage.