The KO Video - First Durban Video Festival is brought to Durban by PULSE, the artist-run initiative led by Durban-based artist Greg Streak.

The KO Video Festival runs from October1 to 31 and sees some 150 contemporary video works from around the globe shown at five different venues across the city of Durban. The works are shown in cinema-type screenings with each country represented by a DVD loop of work.

There are video works from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India/Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa and a host of other countries. The works are spread out across Durban at the following venues: Durban Art Gallery, KZNSA Gallery, Imagination Lab (Westville), Art Space Durban and Ikhaya Media Lab (Kwa-Mashu).

The official opening is on September 29 at the KZNSA Gallery at 18h00 for 18h30.

A conference will be held on October 14 at the Ekhaya Media Lab in KwaMashu from 09h30.

All screenings and the Conference are free of charge and open to everyone. The KO Video Festival is made possible with the support of DOEN, Rijksakademie v.b.k., The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Development Cooperation and the RAIN Artistsą Initiatives Network.