VIPER is a forum for innovation and creativity - as one of the internationally leading festivals, dedicated to promoting and communicating qualitatively outstanding and innovative works and projects, VIPER presents for five days recent productions from all over the world: interactive films and installations, video essays, net art projects, VJ-Events and performances. Traditionally, the major focus is on the moving image. VIPER's unique profile includes works in the realm of the fine arts as well as film. In the context of a festival the parallel exploration of both genres indicates numerous references and makes evident that cinema's visual heritage and mass media, such as TV, video and internet create an explosive reservoir of visual innovation.