Film Restored 2024: ‘Community’
Press release
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Deutsche Kinemathek
Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Potsdamer Straße 2
10785 Berlin
Press contact Film Restored
Heidi B. Zapke
+49 30 300 903 820
hbzapke [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (hbzapke[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de)
Contact, festival team, program
filmrestored [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (filmrestored[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de)
Press contact for the Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques
Nicole Kühner
+49 30 26 399 555
hallo [at] kulturmeisterei.com (hallo[at]kulturmeisterei[dot]com)
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The ninth edition of Film Restored is dedicated to the topic of ‘Community’. The festival explores the collective experience of filmmaking, film screenings, and film archiving and restoration, as well as the many stories in movies about community, whether in social movements, political organisations or families.
The power of collective filmmaking
A film is rarely the work of a single person. Joint work begins during production and ends in its collective perception in the cinema.Since the outset, filmmaking has served communities in search of new forms of expression. How film collectives help marginalised communities gain visibility is illustrated by the case study of the DEFA’s Sorbian Film production group, which made almost forty films centred on the smallest Slavic ethnic group in Europe, the Sorbs. Moving away from artistic aspirations and toward the political empowerment of communities, ‘We’re Alive’ (USA 1974) was created in collaboration with inmates of a women’s prison as part of the Women’s Film Workshop at the University of California in Los Angeles. The camera as an indispensable ally in the fight for fairer working and living conditions in communities can also be seen in the restored and digitised documentaries ‘Torre Bela’ (LI, PT, FRG 1977) and ‘Lousy Little Sixpence’ (AU 1983).
Film heritage means community
The community aspect of archives cannot be overlooked in this year’s festival edition. The workshop report on the collaborative restoration of ‘Ballade aux sources’ (FR 1965, D: Med Hondo, Bernard Nantet) serves as a case study for cooperation, transnational exchange and knowledge transfer. This film is the almost forgotten debut of Mauritanian director Med Hondo, one of the pioneers of African cinema. A panel discussion on queer film heritage is informed by questions about the role and responsibility of archives toward marginalised communities.
Stories of networks, resistance and solidarity
The festival will be screening a range of stories about collectives in the cinema. The Indian feature film ‘Manthan’ (IN 1976, D: ShyamBenegal) vividly and sensitively depicts resistance to the founding of a dairy cooperative while in Doris Dörrie and Wolfgang Berndt’s debut ‘Rain or Shine’ (FRG 1977), the directors create a touching portrait of cinema operator Maria Stadler in the Bavarian province.One highlight is the German premiere of the restored tinted and toned silent film ‘The Red Mark’ (USA 1928, D: James Cruze), which centres on a dramatic love story set on a prison island. The film will be projected in 35mm with live piano accompaniment. To conclude the festival, the 4K restoration of ‘I Know Where I’m Going!’ (UK 1945) by director duo Michael Powell and EmericPressburger will be shown. In this comedy, young metropolitan Joan Webster finds herself stranded on the remote Scottish Isle of Mull, where she runs into a rural community marked by superstition and the harsh laws of nature.
Award ceremony to take place at the festival
The Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques celebrates its 25th anniversary
For the 25th time this year, repertory cinemas and cultural film initiatives will be awarded the Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques. In the run-up to the award ceremony, films of particular interest to repertory cinemas will be screened. The concept of ‘community’ can already be found in the etymology of the German word for repertory cinema – ‘kommunales Kino’. To this day, repertory cinemas are characterised not only by close ties to their local community but also by a close connection between the movie-goers that frequent them. The supporting programme for the association’s prize explores how communities might be strengthened in the cinema landscape in a forward-thinking fashion.
Festival accreditation
Accreditation is free of charge and can be registered by 11 October at registration_fr [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de. Accreditation guarantees free access to all the specialist events and the full film programme (online included).
Film tickets without accreditation
Even without accreditation, it is possible to attend the festival’s film programme. Tickets are available at the box office of the Arsenal cinema or can be pre-ordered via kasse [at] arsenal-berlin.de.
Online conference
Lectures and panel discussions can be viewed online after the festival at deutsche-kinemathek.de/filmrestored.
Selects – the streaming channel of the Deutsche Kinemathek
In addition to the festival, the free streaming offer in issue #10 from 14.10.24 to 31.1.25 is dedicated to the topic of community.
Venue:
Kino Arsenal, Potsdamer Strasse 2, 10785 Berlin
Programm
Mittwoch, 23.10.
19:00
Programme
Wednesday, 23.10.
19:00
OPENING
Welcome address
Rainer Rother (Deutsche Kinemathek)
FILM
Provocative and amusing – The Hamburg Filmmakers’ Cooperative
‘Der warme Punkt’, FRG 1968, Director: Thomas Struck, 20 min
‘Jüm-Jüm’, FRG 1968, director: Werner Nekes, Dore O., 10 min
‘Na und …?’, FRG 1967, director: Marquard Bohm, Helmut Herbst, 32 min
‘Klammer auf, Klammer zu’, FRG 1966, Hellmuth Costard, 22 min
Guest: Thomas Struck (filmmaker)
Thursday, 24.10.
10:00
LECTURE
The politics of “us”: In film history and archives
Elisa Jochum (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In English
10:45
LECTURE AND FILM
UCLA Women’s Film Workshop and the prison system
Jillian Borders (UCLA Film & Television Archive)
In English
FILM
‘We’re Alive’
USA 1974, directors: Michie Gleason, Kathy Levitt, Christine Mohanna Lesiak, DCP, 49 min
12:30
FILM
Collective resistance
‘Mayday’
USA 1970, directors: May First Media film collective (with Nick Doob, Josh Morton and others), DCP, 22 min
Introduction: Brian Meacham (Yale Film Archive)
In English
‘La causa’
MX 1974, director: Arturo Ripstein, DCP, 30 min
14:30
LECTURE AND FILM
The beginnings of the Prague amateur film club and 9.5mm film technology (1930s)
Daria Chernyak, Jiří Horníček (Národní filmový archiv, Prague)
In English
FILM
‘Hastrman’
CZ 1937, director: Vlastimil Nezkusil, DCP, 5 min
‘Únos’
CZ circa 1947, director: Milada Cmíralová, DCP, 8 min
15:30
LECTURE AND FILM
Serbska filmowa skupina: The DEFA’s Sorbian film production group
Andy Räder (University of Greifswald)
In German
FILM
‘Unrest’/’Wopyt’
GDR 1984, director: Toni Bruk, DCP, 19 min
17:00
FILM
‘Zwickel auf Bizyckel’
GER 1970/1997, directors: Reinhard Kahn, Michel Leiner, Jeanine Meerapfel, Ingeborg Nödinger, Ralf Scheimeister, Pavel Schnabel, Klaus Werner, Marion Zemann
DCP, 85 min
Introduction: Thomas Worschech (DFF – German Film Institute & Film Museum)
19:30
FILM
‘The Red Mark’
USA 1928, director: James Cruze, 35 mm, 80 min
Piano: Richard Siedhoff
Introduction: Robert Byrne (San Francisco Silent Film Festival)
In English
21:30
FILM
‘Mano Destra’
CH 1986, Cléo Uebelmann, DCP, 50 min
Introduction to the Zurich film collective, Frauenkino Xenia, followed by a discussion with Doris Senn, Cléo Uebelmann and Seraina Winzeler
In German
Friday, 25.10.
10:00
WORKSHOP REPORT AND FILM
Towards the retrieval and restoration of ‘Ballade aux sources’: A collaborative approach
Clément Lafite (Università degli Studi di Udine), Alessandro Russo (Università degli Studi di Padua), Annabelle Aventurin (film archivist and curator)
In English
‘Ballade aux sources’
FR 1965, director: Med Hondo, Bernard Nantet, DCP, 33 min
11:30
WORKSHOP REPORT AND FILM
The restoration of ‘Torre Bela’
Stefan Drößler (Munich Film Archive)
In German
‘Torre Bela’
LI, PT, FRG 1977, director: Thomas Harlan, DCP, 111 min
14:30
FILM
‘Lousy Little Sixpence’
AU 1983, director: Alec Morgan, DCP, 55 min
Introduction (video): Elena Guest (National Film and Sound Archive of Australia), Alec Morgan (director)
In English
16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Archiving queer – Queering archives
Björn Koll (Queere Kulturstiftung), Birgit Bosold (Schwules Museum) and an archive user
Presenter: Daniel Meiller (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In German
18:00
FILM/SCREENING
‘Taxi zum Klo’
FRG 1980, director: Frank Ripploh, DCP, 95 min
Introduction: Björn Koll (Queere Kulturstiftung)
In German
20:00
FILM
‘Manthan’
IN 1976, director: Shyam Benegal, DCP, 134 min
Introduction (video): Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (Film Heritage Foundation)
In English
Supporting programme for the Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques
Saturday, 26.10.
10:00
LECTURE
Jewish film heritage
Lea Wohl von Haselberg (media academic and curator), Johannes Praetorius-Rhein (film scholar and sociologist)
In German
11:15
FILM
‘Zeugin aus der Hölle’
FRG, YU 1967, director: Živorad Mitrović, DCP, 83 min
Introduction: Johannes Praetorius-Rhein (film scholar and sociologist)
In German
14:00
FILM
‘Hamida’
GDR, TN 1966, director: Jean Michaud-Mailland, DCP, 79 min
Introduction: Philip Zengel (DEFA Foundation)
In German
15:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Hands-on – Building and developing alternative communities
Audrey Biasucci (Filmgruppe Zelluloid 42), Patrick Holzapfel (Jugend ohne Film), N.N. (Cinema of Commoning)
Presenter: Diana Kluge (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In German
17:00
FILM
‘Ob’s stürmt oder schneit’
FRG 1977, director: Wolfgang Berndt, Doris Dörrie, DCP, 83 min
Introduction: Markus Ruff (Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e. V.)
In German
20:00
25th anniversary of the Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques
Prize-giving ceremony
21:00
Reception + party
Featuring: DJ Baris Cengiz
Arsenal cinema, foyer
Sunday, 27.10.
11:00
FILM
‘Die vier Gesellen’
GER 1938, director: Carl Froelich, DCP, 96 min
Introduction: Annika Haupts (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In German
14:00
FILM
‘The Third Man’
UK, USA 1949, director: Carol Reed, DCP, 105 min
Introduction: Rainer Rother (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In German
16:30
FILM
‘Was tun Pina Bausch und ihre Tänzer in Wuppertal?’
FRG 1983, director: Klaus Wildenhahn, DCP, 115 min
Introduction: Anke Hahn (Deutsche Kinemathek)
In German
19:00
FILM
‘I Know Where I’m Going!’
UK 1945, director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, DCP, 91 min
Introduction: Robin Baker (British Film Institute)
In English
The Deutsche Kinemathek receives funding from
the German Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Prize of the Association of German Cinematheques
is an event organised by the Deutsche Kinemathek for the Association of German Cinematheques and is sponsored by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM).
In cooperation with
Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e. V.
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Media partners
Berlin Film Festivals, Indiekino + Cinematic Berlin, taz
Concept and programme
Anke Hahn, Elisa Jochum, Diana Kluge, Rainer Rother
Festival coordination
Ricardo Brunn, Anke Hahn