Der erste Preis, belohnt mit einem Softwarepaket unseres Partners Adobe – der Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium – wurde von der Jury an Murhatuolit/The Murder Chairs von Nalle Mielonen vergeben. Wie schon 2010 gibt Adobe damit einem Filmemacher das komplette Werkzeug für die Postproduktion in die Hand.

Den zweiten Preis, einen Produktionsgutschein des Equipmentverleihs 25p  *cine support, verlieh die Jury dem Film To be there von Sharon Lenger.

Das EMERGEANDSEE-Team freut sich über das insgesamt großartige Filmprogramm 2011 und hofft, den Gewinnern mit den praxisbezogenen Preisen eine Unterstützung für zukünftige Projekte zu bieten. Vielen Dank an unsere Partner für diese Hilfe!

Damit die EMERGEANDSEE-Grafik von 2011 auch dann noch die Straßen ziert, wenn längst alle Plakate ins Nirvana des rasanten Berliner Kulturlebens verschwunden sind, wollten wir Stofftaschen!

Jetzt sind sie angekommen: Schwarz, mit dem Motiv von Markus Günther in robustem Siebdruck verziert. Wir freuen uns darauf, dass die Taschen von der Bötzow-Brauerei aus Berlin erobern und wir sie vielleicht hier und da wiederentdecken können.

Wir danken den Textil-Experten bei Gerulus für die großartige Unterstützung und die schnelle Umsetzung!

Sie wurden liebevoll gestaltet, heiß diskutiert und in Rekordzeit gedruckt. Nun sind sie geliefert und bald in ganz Berlin und Brandenburg zu finden: Unsere Festivalflyer aus der Feder von Markus Günther von formzoo.

They have been  designed carefully,  discussed emotionally and printed at incredible speed. Now they have been delivered and will soon spread the word about EMERGEANDSEE: our festival flyers, created by Markus Günther of formzoo.

It’s a glimpse into a great pool of ideas and images, made by people from all over the world. The top 20 countries from which we received entries are Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, Austria, Spain, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Canada, Brazil, India, Hungary, Finland, Mexico, Norway, China, Ireland and Argentina.

For reviewing and discussing all these films and artwork, we have found a fantastic base at the Blood Orange East Studio, who kindly welcomed us to use their HD projection facilities – so we won’t miss any detail.

Blood Orange East is a new studio space for film, photography and visual arts located in Berlin. Their ambition fits the spirit of EMERGEANDSEE very well: to encourage conversation between multidisciplinary endeavours, from experimental to commercial undertakings. They offer the surroundings for the realisation of film, commercials, music videos, or photography.

Read here, why the jury chose “Turbodiesel” and “I am Simon” as first and second winners and why “Berlun” received an honourable mention.

The audience chose “Leerfahrt” as their favourite film.

Winner

“Turbodiesel” (Vojtech Moravec, Czech Republic)

When we watched “Turbodiesel”, we were uncertain whether we were watching a particularly interesting documentary or a skilfully produced fake-documentary. And we still wonder.

The film’s storyline is simply too hard to believe. There is a man who seven years ago decided not to leave his car anymore. Literally. He doesn’t even know whether his legs would still carry him if he were to step out. As members of the jury, all four of us reacted very differently to the protagonist. One of us felt angry about the man’s refusal to be an active part of society. One was fascinated by his radicalism, and by the fact that he proves to us that we live in a world in which never leaving your driving nutshell is a viable option. Another one was intrigued by the absurdity of interpreting “freedom” as physical isolation, and by the proclaimed happiness to be found in this. The fourth one focused on the contradiction inherent in a situation in which a person refuses to comply with basic social expectations, yet at the same time remains an active member of our working, driving, capitalist community. Given these different readings, we shared the feeling that this man is really “in between”. One wouldn’t expect him to be happy, but he tells us the opposite. He hides from society but still depends on it. He lives his own version of freedom and at the same time radically restrains himself. Irrespective of our different perceptions, we were all touched by this film, and found that in our discussion we returned to it over and over again. Congratulations.

Second winner

“I am Simon” (Tünde Molnár, Hungary)

Tünde Molnar’s graphic novel recounts the life and death of the dog Simon. Its rich and melancholic images capture a moment of transition in which time seems to come to a standstill. At the same time, they speak of an intense love of life, and of a desire to run faster than death in order to outwit time through speed. While this may end fatally, there is consolation in viewing the continuation of beginnings and ends through the dead dog’s eyes.

With its poetic imagery and reduced text, “I am Simon” succeeds in conveying the notion of a span of life in admirable brevity. There is no distinction between joy and sorrow, the two are inseparable. And this is the film’s extraordinary achievement: with great skill it succeeds in tapping the full potential of animation in order to turn a dog’s life into an utterly and existentially human experience.

Honourable mention and special award

“Berlun” (Ezgi Kilincaslan, Turkey/Germany)

In Berlun, Ezgi Kilincaslan creates a poetic visual montage by cross-dissolving and layering over 250 still photos. Snap shots and self portraits of the artist are the basis for a dense reflection on the fragile shifts between language and translations. Cultural projections on a gendered identity are subverted with a playful twist on the subtitles, asserting a subtle, yet empowered political gesture.

Audience award

“Leerfahrt” (Matis Burkhardt, Germany)

Anna Luise Lorenz - Apparatur zur Rekonstruktion von Heima

Zu ihrer Premiere  zum 10. Jubiläum von EMERGEANDSEE geht die Ausstellung Hybrid Metropolis – in between spaces mit  über 20 künstlerischen Positionen den Fragen von Raum und Identitätskonstruktionen nach.  Verschiedenste Arbeiten aus den Bereichen Fotografie, Videokunst,  Skulptur, Performance,  Installation und  Audiokunst nähern sich 3 Tage lang dieser Thematik.

So hinterfragt die Projektion „This is a public space“ von Bill Balaskas die Existenz von öffentlichen Räumen während  uns  Lemeh42  mit seiner Arbeit „Possible Cities“  in verschiedene mögliche Stadtentwürfe mit nimmt.
Anna-Louise Lorenz unternimmt mit ihrer „Heimatmaschine“  erstmalig den Versuch das Konstrukt „Heimat“  zu konservieren während  Rodrigo Sigal die  Besucher im Rahmen des Soundkinos in die Klangwelt Mexikos entführt. Zudem wird „die Lichtmaschine“ des Niedervolthoudini Collecitives  in Interaktion mit den Besuchern eine gesamte ehemalige Umkleidekabine des Stattbads in neues Licht tauchen.

Eröffnet wird die Ausstellung am Freitag den 18.06.2010 um 21:00h  mit der Performance  3x3x3 von Phillip Hohenwater, Mattias Maercks und Brandon Rosenbluth, die unsere Raumwahrnehmung in Frage stellen wird. Im Anschluss daran präseniert das Sound8 Orchestra das Beste aus Retrofuturistischen B-Movie Soundtracks, untermalt mit Super8 Visuals, im ehemaligen Pool des Stattbads.

Sound8Orchestra

To get yourself into the right swinging mood for a night of party at the Stattbad, have a look at our lovely bands and DJs:

On Friday you can listen to the folky tunes of Sarsaparilla…
http://www.myspace.com/sarsaparillamusic

… then hear the Sound 8 Orchestra (electro/pop/trash) perform while watching their super 8 mm film screenings…
http://www.myspace.com/sound8orchestra

… and for the rest of the night, swing your hips to the sound of DJ KURZ!

On Saturday, make sure to take a look at Nova Fliegt Zum Mond who will perform live for you…and dance all night to the beats of our DJs WeAreYourFriends, and Florida and Metronom.

Confusing? Just have another look at our festival schedule and full programme.