13.11.2011
On Friday, the subjects of "crowdfunding" and advanced training possibilities for filmmakers were discussed among the festival attendees as well as during a panel at Profis Plaudern Praxis.
Discussion was also provoked by the screenings during junges dokfest – Watch and Understand Documentary Film, which were held over three days. The short film program "Kraftakt (Tour de Force)" as well as "Utopia Unlimited" were screened on Friday. The evening then saw the opening of the interfiction workshop symposium, featuring an introduction by Verena Kuni as well as the "HowTo-Swap" and bar.
In parallel, a talk between Rein Wolfs and Christian Jankowski was held at the DokfestForum in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum, offering many interesting and entertaining moments.
On Saturday, another debate in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum presented Annita Beckers, Alain Bieber, Candice Breitz, Nate Harrison and Ivo Wessel. The panel discussed the subjects of video art, the art market and the status of original and copy.
The evening was dedicated to the festival party at the DokfestLounge, which was attended by a large and cheerful crowd.
We doubt the Filmladen has ever been sold out as often as it was this year! Particularly well-visited were for example the films "Taktstürmer", "Mamnou (Forbidden)" "Rot sind die Füchse (Red are the Foxes)" and "Wadim".
Check out some impressions at www.facebook.com/kasselerdokfest.
11.11.2011
On Wednesday, the exhibition Monitoring opened its gates. In the course of the evening, more than 400 interested visitors found their way into the Kasseler Kulturverein and the KulturBahnhof Kassel ,where the exhibition can still be seen until Sunday. Afterwards, the audiovisual performances and parties were kicked off at the DokfestLounge, where a wild crowd enjoyed the opening party until the early morning.
The theaters were packed during the screenings of films such as "Schlaue Bauern", "Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo", "kurz & knapp" - das Kultprogramm des Festivals, "Eretz Nehederet - Antizionismus in Israel" and "Ein Ton Blau"..
On Thursday, students from Hessian film schools presented selected works to film and TV industry representatives as part of the 2nd Hessian University Film Day. We are happy to report that the event was a complete success and met with great interest among the expert guests.
At the DokfestForum in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum, the Monitoring artists Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken, Christoph Girardet, Chaja Hertog and Nir Nadler, Annika Larrson, Stefan Panhans, Rolando Vargas with Beatrix Schubert and Gila Kolb talked about their works. In the evening, Martina Bramkamp, Mathilde ter Heijne und Kara Blake took the stage to present their works and discuss them with an interested audience. The three artists are featured in the exhibition Locally Connected which can be seen until Sunday in the south wing (1st floor) of the Kasseler KulturBahnhof.
For impressions as well as for daily updates and program recommendations see www.facebook.com/kasselerdokfest.
09.11.2011
Yesterday night the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival celebrated the opening of its 28th edition with 400 guests in the sold out Gloria Kino.
After introductory words by the festival directors as well as Ernst Wegener (Deputy Head of the Department of Culture of the The Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts) and a speech by Bertram Hilgen (Mayor and Head of the Culture Department of the City of Kassel) the festival began on screen with Work in Progress: Virtuos Virtuell by Maja Oschmann and Thomas Stellmach. Afterwards, the opening film Versicherungsvertreter - Die erstaunliche Karriere des Mehmet Göker by Klaus Stern both entertained the audience and provoked animated discussions.
During his welcoming speech, Ernst Wegener pointed to the special relevance of the Kassel Dokfest for Hesse as film region, particularly with regard to the advancement of young aspiring filmmakers.
Betram Hilgen commended the high quality as well as the continuity of the festival and confirmed the good cooperation between the city of Kassel and the Hessian State in supporting the festival.
Impressions of the evening as well as daily updates and program recommendations can be found at www.facebook.com/kasselerdokfest.
29.10.2011
Realization: Fabian Koopenhöfer, makkS moond (livinroom.berlin), Gerhard Wissner Ventura / Camera: Benjamin Brix
28.10.2011
Until November 1, professional attendees (filmmakers, producers, distributors, editors, journalists, cinema operators) have the opportunity to get an accreditation for the 28th Kassel Dokfest.
The accreditation form can now be downloaded here.
Please send it back 'till November 1 by email (dokfest@filmladen.de) or fax (+49.561.7076433).
The accreditation allows to visit all programs taking place in the course of the 28th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival and can be purchased at the price of Euro 25 (for students Euro 12) at the Festival Counter during the festival.
27.10.2011
What is the influence of digital media on our culture? And what about our options engage in this process and to actively take part in shaping (media) culture(s)? These are some of the general questions raised by interfiction.
Under the topic „instructable: that’s how it works!“, this year’s interfiction symposium deals with potentials and problems of community based knowledge generation. Artists, scientists, intermediaries, video- and filmmakers as well as network culture theorists and practitioners are invited to discuss their projects in a trans-disciplinary framework.
interfiction XVIII will take place from November 11 to 13 at the Tagungszentrum KulturBahnhof. Detailled information can be found at Program 2011 as well as the interfiction website www.interfiction.org.
26.10.2011
The exhibition Monitoring has been taking place as part of the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival since 1997 and is devoted to contemporary media art.
This year, 14 installations by artists from six countries will be presented at the Kasseler Kunstverein, the KulturBahnhof and the Stellwerk:
Jan Bode, Gair Dunlop, Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken, Christoph Girardet, Chaja Hertog and Nir Nadler, Ryota Kuwakubo, Annika Larsson, Dennis Neuschaefer-Rube, Stefan Panhans, Anu Pennanen, Björn Perborg, Ana Esteve Reig, Rebecca Ann Tess, Rolando Vargas
A main focus of this year's exhibition lies on the analysis of film as a medium. Many of the participating artists deal with the collective, cinematographic pictorial memory, dissect the images and reassemble them. Established viewing habits are questioned and the structures and mechanisms of image generation are revealed.
All installations are nominated for the “Golden Cube” award, which awards the best media installation and is endowed with 2,500 €. It is continuously supported by the software company Micromata GmbH.
Detailled information on the exhibition can be found at Program 2011.
25.10.2011
Established as a new location for exchange and communication last year the DokfestForum will be continued as a fesival meeting point with café and video library in collaboration with the Kunsthalle Fridericianum.
Geographically located between the current exhibition by Danh Vo in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum and the media art exhibition Monitoring in the Kasseler Kunstverein, it aims to trigger discussions about the interfaces between film and art with a daily event program. The DokfestForum will provide a video library for accreditated guests making the festival program available on demand.
Thursday, November 10:
15h: Artist's Talks - Exhibition Monitoring
19h: Artist Talk: Exhibition Locally Connected
Friday, November 11:
15h: Artist's Talks - Exhibition Monitoring
19h: Focus on: Christian Jankowski
Saturday, November 12:
19h: Panel discussion: Aura Dies Hard (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Copy)
Detailled information on the events at the DokfestForum are provided by the festival catalog which can be downloaded by using this link.
Established as a new location for exchange and communication last year the DokfestForum will be continued as a fesival meeting point with café and video library in collaboration with the Kunsthalle Fridericianum. Geographically located between the current exhibition by Danh Vo in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum and the media art exhibition Monitoring in the Kasseler Kunstverein, it aims to trigger discussions about the interfaces between film and art with a daily event program. The DokfestForum will provide a video library for accreditated guests making the festival program available on demand.
17.10.2011
The program selection for the 28th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival is finished. We're pleased to present 293 films, 14 media installations, 12 audiovisual performances, and much more!
The detailled festival catalog can be dowloaded as a pdf using this link. The printed version will be published on October 24.
A program schedule can be downloaded here. It will be updated regularly.
The festival program will be published on our website in November.
