Short films on tour: 40 days through 16 European cities
Kurzfilmtage
niewalda at kurzfilmtage.de
Wed Nov 20 14:37:00 CET 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Oberhausen On Tour": Short films travel far
(schedule and list of films below)
On 3 January 2003 ”The Curzon” cinema in London will be the first stop for
”OBERHAUSEN ON TOUR”, for which six short film programs selected from the
distribution archives of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
will travel for 40 days through 16 European cities.
The Short Film Festival is presenting this tour of ten German cities and
six neighbouring European countries in cooperation with renowned cinemas in
cities such as Vienna, Zurich, Marseille, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin,
Hamburg and Freiburg. During the tour the various programs will be screened
in the host cinemas a total of 63 times. The festival has put together six
varied programs out of its extensive distribution archive, compiled during
the course of the festival’s nearly 50-year history. Four of the six
programs - INTERNATIONAL FILM, INTERNATIONAL VIDEO, GERMAN and GERMAN CLIPS
- consist of current works culled from the traditional festival
competitions, as well as music videos that competed for the festival’s MuVi
Award for the best German clip between 1999 and 2002. The two remaining
programs, ROBERT VAN ACKEREN and EASTERN EUROPE, present older films from
Eastern Europe and short works by Robert Van Ackeren.
THE PROGRAMS
The INTERNATIONAL FILM program, which will be shown the most often during
the tour, features films from six countries in a wide variety of different
genres. In these experimental works, animated films and dance films,
documentaries and music videos from the Oberhausen International
Competition one can discover both the humorous and the disturbing.
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO, with award-winning works such as "11 de septiembre" by
Claudia Aravena and "Cargo" by Laura Waddington, is the most political and
experimental of the programs. The GERMAN program featuring award winners
from the German Competition such as "Sportfrei" by Anna Klamroth, "Mexico
City" by Christiane Lilge, and "Nebel" by the best-known German
experimental filmmaker, Matthias Müller demonstrates that German film is
not necessarily at its impressive best in the feature film mode, but rather
when it sets out in more individual and unconventional directions. German
music videos dedicated to raising the standard of pop culture can be found
in the GERMAN CLIPS program, all of them candidates for the MuVi Awards
from 1999 to 2002.
Another tour highlight is the EASTERN EUROPE program, showing, in addition
to the Oscar-winning film Tango by Zbigniew Rybzynski, some of the most
important works from socialist countries that have been screened in
Oberhausen. They include films by directors Zelimir Zilnik, Karpo Godina
and Jan Svankmajer. The works shown in the ROBERT VAN ACKEREN program were
thought to be lost for almost 30 years and were publicly screened for the
first time after their rediscovery at the 2001 Oberhausen Festival.
BIG SCREEN FOR THE SHORT FORM
The idea behind the tour is explained as follows by festival director Lars
Henrik Gass: ”The Short Film Festival has purchased short films throughout
its history, developing with time a unique archive. With "Oberhausen On
Tour" we want to make some of the best Oberhausen films accessible to a
wider audience, thus giving people the opportunity to discover short film
on the big screen.” Accompanying the film screenings, Après Film evenings
will take place in three locations following the German Clips program, on
25 January in Marseille and on 31 January in Brussels. Half-time for the
tour on 7 February will be marked with the opportunity to relax and enjoy
films, videos and music in a lounge at the Cologne Filmhaus.
As of 1 December a 24-page brochure will be available offering an overview
of the tour schedule and programs. In addition to the brochure, which will
be published in three languages, a poster will be produced announcing the
tour. Information on ”Oberhausen On Tour” is also available on the Short
Film Festival’s homepage at www.kurzfilmtage.de under the heading Short
Film Exchange.
Oberhausen, 20 November 2002
Press contact: Sabine Niewalda, niewalda at kurzfilmtage.de
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SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS
INTERNATIONAL FILM
London: 03.01.03, 04.01.03
Karlsruhe: 09.01.03
Vienna: 12.01.03
Zurich: 19.01.03, 20.01.03
Bochum: 22.01.03
Marseille: 25.01.03
Brussels: 01.02.03
Freiburg: 04.02.03, 05.02.03
Amsterdam: 07.02.03
Hamburg: 12.02.03, 13.02.03
Hannover: 16.02.03
Leipzig: 18.02.03
Berlin: 23.02.03
Frankfurt: 25.02.03
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO
Zurich: 21.01.03, 22.01.03
Marseille: 25.01.03, 26.01.03
Brussels: 31.01.03
Leipzig: 17.02.03
Freiburg: 20.02.03, 21.02.03
Berlin: 24.02.03
GERMAN
Mainz: 02.02.03
Karlsruhe: 06.02.03
Amsterdam: 08.02.03
Cologne: 12.02.03
Frankfurt: 18.02.03
Berlin: 25.02.03
GERMAN CLIPS
London: 03.01.03, 04.01.03
Freiburg: 10.01.03, 11.01.03
Zürich: 16.01.03, 17.01.03, 18.01.03
Hannover: 18.01.03
Marseille: 25.01.03, 26.01.03 (plus "soirée après film on 25.01.)
Brussels: 01.02.03 (plus dj/vj session - muzik from Duitsland)
Köln: 07.02.03 (plus "films and tracks" lounge)
Wien: 09.02.03
Hamburg: 12.02.03, 13.02.03
Leipzig: 20.02.03
Berlin: 26.02.03
EASTERN EUROPE
Wien: 19.01.03
Zürich: 25.01.03, 26.01.03
Brussels: 02.02.03 (plus Specials Karpo Godina & Zelmir Zilnik 31.01. and
02.03.03)
Bochum: 05.02.03
Hamburg: 08.02.03, 09.02.03
Leipzig: 19.02.03
Berlin: 27.02.03
ROBERT VAN ACKEREN
Zurich: 23.01.03, 24.01.03
Frankfurt: 19.02.03
Berlin: 28.02.03
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LIST OF FILMS
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Best of International Competition (35mm)
The Chinese Dog_Lut Vandekeybus_Bel 2001_35mm_rom+chiOV engST_15 min
Dog_Suzie Templeton_UK 2001_35mm_engOV_6 min
Deadly Boring_Henry Moore Selder_Swe/Mex 2001_35mm_engOV_9 min
Joy_Cate Shortland_Aus 2000_35mm_engOV_10 min
Ere mela mela_Daniel Wiroth_Fra 2001_35mm_no text_6 min
Comme un seul homme_Jean-Louis Gonnet_Fra 2001_35mm_no text_14 min
En malas companias_Antonio Hens_Spa 2000_35mm_spanOV engST_17 min
(77 min)
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO
Best of International Competition (Beta)
Hello Ingmar_Gunilla Josephson_Can 2000_Beta_eng+sweOV swe+engST_7 min
Nest of tens_Miranda July_USA 1999_Beta_engOV_27 min
11. de septiembre_Claudia Aravena_Ger 2002_Beta_spaOV engST_6 min
Hostage: The Bachar tapes_Souheil Bachar_Lib/USA 2000_Beta_engOV _17 min
Cargo_Laura Waddington_Neth 2001_Beta_engOV _29 min
(86 min)
GERMAN
Best of German Competition
Anonym_Alexandra Gulea_Ger 2000_16mm_no text_11 min
Das schlafende Maedchen_Corinna Schnitt_Ger 2001_16mm_gerOV engUT_9 min
Von der Hingabe_Maike Hoehne_Ger 2002_35mm_no text_12 min
Enfants du Miel_Anja Struck_Ger 2001_35mm_no text_7 min
Sportfrei_Anna Klamroth_Ger 2000_16mm_gerOV engUT_13 min
Mexico City_Christiane Lilge_Ger 2000_16mm_gerOV _5 min
Mit mir_Kerstin Cmelka_Ger 2000_16mm_no text_3 min
Nebel_Matthias Mueller_Ger 2000_35mm_gerOV _12 min
(72 min)
GERMAN CLIPS
Best of MuVi Award 1999-2002
Star Escalator (Sensorama)_ Michel Kloefkorn/Oliver Husain_Ger 1998_Beta_4 min
Weil wir einverstanden sind (Die goldenen Zitronen)_Deborah Schamoni/Ulli
Lindenmann_Ger 1998_ Beta_3 min
Distroia (Mouse on Mars)_Rosa Barba/Herwig Weiser_Ger 1999_Beta_4 min
Ping Pong (Computerjokeys)_Sebastian Kaltmeyer_Ger 1999_Beta_5 min
Die Summe der einzelnen Teile (Cante)_Tom Kimmig_Ger 2000_4 min
What is it with you (The Third Eye Foundation)_Daniela Sieling_Ger
1999_Beta_5 min
The Worst MC (Gonzales)_Gonzales/Mocky_Ger 2000_Beta_4 min
Because (Ulf Lohmann)_Graw Boeckler_Ger 2002_Beta_4 min
La Casa (Kreidler)_Detlef Weinrich_Ger 2002_Beta_4 min
Flimmern (Die goldenen Zitronen)_Deborah Schamoni/Ted Gaier_Ger 2001_Beta_4 min
Game (Nika Machaidze)_Tusia Beridze_Ger 2001_Beta_4 min
IBM (Rechenzentrum)_Lillevaen_Ger 2001_Beta_3 min
#Where the Rabbit sleeps (Sensorama)_Anna Berger/Michel Kloefkorn_Ger
2001_Beta_5 min
(53 min)
ROBERT VAN ACKEREN
Wham_Robert Van Ackeren_BRD 1965_16mm_gerOV _11 min
Ja und Nein_ Robert Van Ackeren_BRD 1968_16mm_gerOV _25 min
Fuer immer und Ewig_ Robert Van Ackeren_BRD 1969_35mm_gerOV _14 min
Kuess mich, Fremder_ Robert Van Ackeren_BRD 1972_35mm_gerOV _12 min
(62 min)
EASTERN EUROPE
Nezaposleni Ljudi (The Unemployed)_Zelimir Zilnik_Yug
1968_35mm_serOV engST_8 min
Zdravi ljudi za razanodu (Healthy People for fun)_Karpo Godina_Yug
1971_35mm_serOV engST_15 min
Tango_Zbigniew Rybzynski_Pol 1980_35mmo_no text_8 min
Death of Stalinism in Bohemia_Jan Svankmajer_TSC 1990_35mm_no text_10 min
Skrajojimai melynam lauke (Flying over blue fields)_Audius Stonys_Lit
1996_35mm_litOV engST_21 min
Teekond Nirvaanassse (The Way to Nirvana)_Mait Laas_Est 2000_35mm_no
text_13 min
(75 min)
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