Archive 2005

EUROPEAN ROUND TABLE "MUSIC AND FILM"

How can festivals support young film makers and composers?

Th, November 10 10:00 am - 2:30 pm Aula of the TU Braunschweig

Whoever wants to get into the field of scores needs a lot of staying power. The access to this business is hard-fought, the proposals are rare and the employers like to fall back on prominent names. And he who has his foot in the door, is not in the business for a long time yet. Producers and directors primarily attach importance to the pictures, whereas the music plays a minor role. This leads to a rather late involvement of the composer in the production process with foreseeable consequences regarding the teamwork.

With the support of the European Coordination of Film Festivals ECFF, the city of Braunschweig and nordmedia, the film promoter for the provinces of Lower Saxony and Bremen, the filmfest organises a roundtable to discuss the question "How can festivals help young directors and composers?" Under the direction of Peter Kiefer the members will debate how festivals devoted to music and film can contribute to an improved collaboration of young composers and directors.

Organization: Mechthild Kaub

Mechthild Kaub, Film + TV Consulting, will present the workshop. She accompagnies the development of the communal network of 'Filmlocation Lower Saxony'.

Presented by: Peter Kiefer
Composer

Born in Aachen, Germany 1961. Composer and sound artist working on the artistic possibilities of music in an audio-visual context. Teaches New Music and New Media at Gutenberg University, Mainz.

The Guests

		Carsten-Stephan Graf v. Bothmer Composer Studied music at Berlin University of the Arts and has composed and performed more than 30 silent movie scores. At this year's festival, he will present his score "Madame Dubarry".
		Wim De Witte Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent Born in Ghent, Belgium 1969. M.A. Press & Communication Sciences at the University of Ghent (1992). Master's thesis on: "25 Years Of Flemish Cinema". Since March 2000 Program Executive of the Flanders International Film Festival.
		David Robinson Pordenone Silent Film Festival Director of the Silent Film Festival "Giornate del Cinema Muto". Former critic of The Financial Times and The Times, ex-associate editor of "Sight and Sound". Author of books on film history, such as "Buster Keaton" (1969), and "Chaplin. His Life and Art".
		Mariène Caillierez International Music and Cinema Festival of Auxerre (France) Master in Cinema studies. Coordinator of the Film Festival of Sarlat (France). Joins 2C Associés in 1998, creates and directs several film festivals, e.g. the Int't. TV Film Festival of Luchon.
		Heloïse Aubert International Music and Cinema Festival of Auxerre (France) Studied communication and cultural mediation at the Sorbonne, Master in Marketing and Communication, joins 2C Associés as Project Manager in 1998 to organize the MIMPI, the International Market for Music and Image.

Further information about the "Round Table" are available here.