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Sunday, 24.01.1610.30-13.30 (masterclass) 14.00-16.00 (film) Hall2
Masterclass with cinematographer, director and digital media artist James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC. www.chreesanthis.com
Masterclass Description:
This is a visual journey, that presents the newest digital technology used in Hollywood, as well as the work of James Chressanthis. His beginnings in documentary in Greece and his work with American farm labor leader Cesar Chavez to ground breaking hip hop music videos to crossing the digital divide of narrative filmmaking in Hollywood.
The masterclass is concluded with the screening of his feature directorial debut ‘No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos’ (USA, 2008) which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was nominated for an Emmy for the PBS version and has been screened at more than 36 festivals worldwide. The recent death of legendary refugee cinematographer ‘Vilmos’ together with the amazing images of the communist revolution in Hungary, places the film amongst the most important documentations in film history.
Film description:
The film traces the careers of cinematographers László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond. These lifelong friends are Hungarian expatriates who had been studying cinematography in Hungary and defected following the 1956 Soviet invasion. Coincidentally, they also photographed many of the tumultuous events during the invasion.
Cut off from their homeland, they decide to go to America and as refugees struggle in the underbelly of Hollywood for ten years finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to cinema in films like Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Paper Moon, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Scarecrow, Frances, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Deer Hunter.
The documentary chronicles their careers with numerous clips and testimonials from Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Tatum O’Neal, Sharon Stone, Barbra Streisand and others.
Link to trailer:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nosubtitlesnecessary/37409694
Cost: 50 EURO (MASTERCLASS AND FILM) Participants: 70
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Friday, 22.01.16 14.30-18.45 Saal 3
Programme:
14.30-16.30 Workshop
17.15-18.45 Film screening “Burning from the Inside”, Germany/Greece 2014,
D: Marsia Tzivara, 64 min, Greek-German-English with
German subtitles & Postheimat D: Ioanna Kryona, Greek with German Subs)
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Michael Kastenbaum / Producer & Director (Bio)
www.michaelkastenbaum.com
Michael Kastenbaum, mostly makes advocacy movies for non-profit organizations and focuses on issues that promote peace and positive change in the world. He directs and produces advocacy movies as ‘calls-to- action’. His movies challenge social issues, offer solutions and catalyze viewers to take immediate and long- term action for positive impact transformation. He has shot hundreds of films around the world and he developed a curriculum on how to make these short-form documentary films that challenge the world we leave in. Kastenbaum is Founder and Director of the Conscious Action Network, an open-source platform and collective for ‘good’ news. He teaches filmmakers and activists how to effectively use audio-visual means to send messages and he travels the world documenting remarkable people taking action on how to improve our planet.
Workshop Description:
Movies are the Storytellers’ canvas of the 21st Century. They are Transformative, our primary art form and springboard for communication. Through Stories, our understanding of each other and our world creates a universal brotherhood. This workshop aims to teach the participants on how to be most effective in making movies as ‘calls-to-action’, and how to produce films that awaken and stir people to co-create a better world. The workshop addresses to filmmakers, activists and to all those who are interested in using audio- visual mediums to bring social change.
Cost for invited filmmakers: 20 Euro (Workshop & Films)
Cost for public: 40 Euro (Workshop & films)
35 Euro (Workshop) 7 Euro (Films)
ⓘ WORKSHOP PRICE: DONATION (in order to cover the cost of this workshop the suggested price is 35 €, but if, for whatever reason, you’re unable to donate this amount, don’t dread, you can suggest the amount you want and can pay instead! The film that you can book in addition to the workshop remains at 7 €).
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SIDE EVENT SHOW FRIDAY
Contempotary Balkan Music beyong Frontiers
Dine Doneff (Kostas Theodorou) “Lost Anthropology”
Tom Arthurs – trumpet, Antonis Anissegos – piano, Mathis Mayr – cello, Dine Doneff (Kostas Theodorou) – double bass, guit, perc, voc
Where: B-flat Jazz Club
Rosenthaler Street 13, 10119 Berlin
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SIDE EVENT SHOW SATURDAY
Zotos sings Theodorakis – Greek Songs
Jannis Zotos – vocal, guitars, Dalai Theofilopoulou – cello, Thanassis Zotos – perc, voc, Heiner Witte – guitar, H.D. Lorenz – bass, Thomas Alkier – drums
Where: B-flat Jazz Club
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Jannis Zotos – vocal, guitars; Dalai Theofilopoulou – cello; Thanassis Zotos – perc, voc; Heiner Witte – guitar; H.D. Lorenz – bass; Thomas Alkier – drums
Jannis Zotos spielte das erste Mal 1980 mit Mikis Theodorakis zusammen. Daraus ergab sich eine über 20 jährige Zusammenarbeit, viele Tourneen u. Plattenproduktionen. Nun, nach 35 Jahren nahm Zotos ein Soloalbum auf, auf dem er 15 weniger bekannte Songs des Meisters interpretiert. Er begleitet sich einzig und allein mit einer E Gitarre. Dadurch bekommt die Musik einen sehr persönlichen, zerbrechlichen Charakter.
Live setzt Jannis Zotos dies allerdings mit Band um u. komplimentiert das Programm mit Songs seiner beiden letzten Alben “Siganess Phones tis Mnimis” (Lyric: Mikis Theodorakis) und “Amour fou” (Lyric: M. Polodouri/K. Karyotakis).
Im Rahmen des 1. Griechischen Filmfestivals im Babylon – Hellas Film Box (21. – 24. Januar)
Im Rahmen des 1. Griechischen Filmfestivals im Babylon – Hellas Filmbox Berlin (21. – 24. Januar 2016)
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Jannis Zotos worked for the first time with Mikis Theodorakis in 1981. From this developed a collaboration of over 20 years, many tours and records. Now, after 35 years he recorded a solo album, on which he interprets 15 of the lesser known songs of the great master. He accompanies his voice only with an elecrtic guitar. This is why the music has a very personal and vulnerable character.
Live on stage, he works with a band and complements his program with songs of his last two albums “Siganess Phones tis Mnimis” (Lyric: Mikis Theodorakis) and “Amour fou” (Lyric: M. Polodouri/K. Karyotakis).
For the first Greek Film Festival at the Babylon – Hellas Filmbox Berlin (21. – 24. January 2016)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWls_pIjXJU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWbRxDXg9ls
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Jannis Zotos
Jannis Zotos studierte zwischen 1984 und 1989 klassische Gitarre an der Musikhochschule „Hans Eisler“ Berlin. Zwischen 1984 und 1987 war er Mitglied der Band „percussion & strings“ – mit Hermann Naehring (perc), Dietrich Petzold (v), Jens Naumilkat (vc), Woka Musick (cb) u.a. 1987 bis 1989 spielte er in der Band der deutschen Singer-Songwriterin Barbara Thalheim.
1980 kam es bei der Aufführung des Oratoriums „Canto General“ (Theodorakis / Neruda) in Berlin zur ersten Zusammenarbeit mit dem griechischen Komponisten Mikis Theodorakis. Diese Verbindung sollte nicht mehr abreißen. 1981 u. 1982 Aufführungen des Volksoratoriums „Axion esti“ (Theodorakis / Elytis) unter der Leitung des Komponisten, die in einer LP Aufnahme endet (erschienen bei Eterna). 1987 instrumentiert Jannis Zotos die LP „Gisela May singt Theodorakis“ (Amiga). Ab 1990 leitet er das Tour Orchester von Theodorakis, schreibt dafür die Arrangements und begleitet Theodorakis auf seinen Tourneen in Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, Luxemburg, Frankreich, Belgien, Norwegen, Holland, Spanien, Türkei, Israel, Canada und natürlich Griechenland. In dieser Zeit arbeitet Jannis Zotos auch mit Maria Farantouri, George Dalara, Dimitra Galani, Maria Dimitriadi, Eli Paspala, Petros Pandis. 1990/91 instumentiert er die CD „Theodorakis sings Theodorakis“ (Intuition), 1995 die CD Birthday Concert – Mikis Theodorakis & Maria Farantouri“ (Tropical Music) und 1997 die CD „Together – Mikis Theodorakis & Sülfü Livaneli“ (BMG). Zwischen 1997 und 2004 begleitet er auch Maria Farantouri auf ihren Tourneen in Europa u. Amerika.
Jannis Zotos komponiert für Film u. Theater („Diese Landschaft ist hart wie das Schweigen – Ritsos Film, Regie: Joachim Tschirner / „Sunny Point“, Spielfilm, Regie: Wolf Vogel / „Antigonä“ v. Sophokles, Neues Theater Halle, Regie: Alexander Stillmark / „Der Auftrag“ v. Heiner Müller, Regie: Thomas Bischoff / „Faust I“ v. J.W.v.Goethe, Regie: Thomas Bischoff / „Der Sondeur“ v. Jannis Ritsos, Regie: Thomas Bischoff / u.a.). 1998 erscheint die CD „Sonne u. Zeit“ Maria Farantouri u. Rainer Kirchmann (Lyra), zu der Jannis Zotos einen Teil der Arrangements schrieb.
1990 gründet Jannis Zotos zusammen mit seinem Bruder Thanassis Zotos die Zotos Kompania und beginnt sich intensiv mit Rembetiko Music, Asia Minor Music und traditioneller griechischer Musik zu beschäftigen. Er intensiviert sein Bouzoukispiel und beginnt sich mit dem Oud zu spielen (Lehrer ist der syrische Oudspieler Farhan Sabah). Im Laufe der Zeit entwickelt die Zotos Kompania eine eigene, unverwechselbare Art Rembetico zu spielen. Das griechische Fernsehen ERT dreht bei einer Griechenlandtour einen Dokumentarfilm über die Zotos Compania. 1995 erscheint die CD „Deviation – Zotos Kompania live in Concert“ (Cooleur) und 2004 die CD „Lethargía“ (anjoke). Die Band wird 2001 zum Folkfestival Gooik/Belgien u. 2004 zum Tanz- und Folkfestival Rudolstadt / Deutschland eingeladen.
Ab 2002 beginnt Jannis Zotos, der Tradition griechischer Komponisten folgend, Lyrik griechischer Dichter zu vertonen. Er entdeckt für sich die Lyrikerin Maria Polidouri (1902 – 1930) und vertont elf ihrer Gedichte. Diesen Liedzyklus nennt er „EROS & THANATOS“ und erarbeitet die Livefassung mit verschiedenen Musikern, u.a. Antonis Anissegos (p), Michael Rodach (guit), Maria Simoglou (voc, oboe), Maria Anissegou (cello), Thanassis Zotos (perc, voc).
Auch beginnt er mit Vertonungen von Gedichten des „großen“ Georgios Seferis, Odysseas Elytis u. Thodoris Gonis.
Eine weitere Entdeckung war für Jannis Zotos der Dichter Mikis Theodorakis. Vor allem die frühen Texte des Komponisten finden seine besondere Aufmerksamkeit. Er beginnt mit deren Vertonung. Diese Arbeit endet 2007 mit der CD „Die leisen Stimmen der Erinnerung“. Bewusst wählt Zotos für diese Songs die Form von rockigen Popsongs. Für die Aufnahmen kann er auf vorzügliche Musiker zurückgreifen, Reinmar Henschke (piano), Kai Brückner (guitar), Tomy Jordy (bass), Stefan Weeke (contrabass), Peter Michailow (drums) und Topo Gioa (percussion).
Homepage: www.janniszotos.com
Alle Fotos: © by David Beecroft
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