[rohrpost] (fwd) KunstFilmBiennale Cologne, 19 to 24 October 2005

[Andreas Broeckmann]

KunstFilmBiennale Cologne
19 to 24 October 2005

In the Cinema at Museum Ludwig, in the Cinema at the 
Brücke/Kölnischer Kunstverein, and at Kölner Filmhaus, Kunst-Station 
Sankt Peter, and Art Cologne

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KunstFilmBiennale Advance Programme
13 September 2005, starting at 20.00h
on the roof terrace at Museum Ludwig, Cologne (in case of bad 
weather, in the cinema)
As the evening’s guest of honour, Isaac Julien – winner of the main 
prize at the KunstFilmBiennale 2003 – will show his latest films and 
discuss his work with the audience. His presentation will include 
“Encore”, a newly-edited version of his Documenta-piece “Paradise 
Omeros”, and the film “True North” from 2004, which was shot in the 
arctic.

KunstFilmBiennale Cologne
From 19 to 24 October 2005, the second KunstFilmBiennale will take 
place in Cologne – a one-of-a-kind mix between exhibition and film 
festival presenting works that straddle the worlds of visual art and 
film.

International Competition
Some sixty films by well-known, unknown and famous artists from all 
over the world, including Tracey Emin, Matthew Barney, Bruce Conner, 
Sarah Morris, Sam Taylor-Wood, Tunga, Straub/Huillet and many more.

Promotional Award for Experimental Film
Fifty top works, out of the three hundred submitted by young German 
filmmakers, will vie for the 25,000 Euro prize sponsored by VG 
Bild-Kunst and dedicated to promoting innovative film formats and 
content.

Mediterranean and Middle East
Cathérine David from France, director of Documenta X, curates a 
selection of Arab and Iranian art films, screened at Kunst-Station 
Sankt Peter.

Fluxus in the Rhineland
In co-operation with the German broadcast and TV station 
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and Museum Ludwig, Cologne, a programme 
has been compiled of rare films by Fluxus artists and about Fluxus 
happenings in the sixties.

Jochen Kuhn Retrospective
With his talent and wit, Jochen Kuhn, who was born in Hamburg but now 
teaches in Ludwigsburg, has been collecting prestigious international 
prizes for the last quarter century. His short and feature films are 
cryptic total works of art made up of drawings, music and text, and 
revealing a finely tuned sensitivity for the unplumbed depths behind 
the façade of everyday life.

Focus on South America
Five programmes comprising art films from South America that have 
never or rarely been shown in Germany, compiled by Brazilian curator 
and producer Solange Farkas. From experimental film, to dance and 
video art, to political manifesto.

Carte Blanche: Jürgen Klauke
The Cologne graphic artist and photographer presents feature films by 
directors ranging from Russ Meyer to Mel Brooks which have made a 
lasting impact on his artistic universe with its sexuality, 
aggression and laconic humour.


An event of the SK Stiftung Kultur of Sparkasse KölnBonn and the City 
of Cologne, in co-operation with the Imhoff Stiftung and the 
Kunststiftung NRW

For further information, please contact:

The KunstFilmBiennale Cologne Office
Phone +49.221.5743161
info at kunstfilmbiennale.de

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