Archive for the ‘German Independents’ Category

01.03.2010 | posted by natalieg

Innovative Youth Media Project Threatened With 30% Budget Cut

The Wuppertal Media Project distributes films made by young people who receive instruction and supervision by media experts. The existence of this internationally recognized model project, which allows youth to tell stories about the world they live in and promotes media competence, alternative content, and social dialog, is threatened. (more…)

27.02.2010 | posted by Krause

Tesla news

The new Tesla documentary “On the Road to Tesla”, was selected for the dragon forum film production workshop in Warsaw beginning March 10, 2010. This means that a new docu-fiction about Nikola Tesla, the man who invented the 20th century, is about to be produced. It’ll be inspiring to see Tesla’s life, his approach and his impact on technology and modern society in fabulous on-screen pictures.

The new 43-minute presentation on Tesla will be shown in Vienna on March 12, 2010 during the opening night of the Tesla Symposiom, with Tesla celebrities such as Konstantin Meyl, PhD., Joerg Schauberger, Paul laViolette, PhD., and Leslie Szabo presenting his 50 KW- overunity-system. Come to see the future!

FILM: ALL ABOUT TESLA - THE RESEARCH

23.02.2010 | posted by natalieg

Build your own synthesizer - Hands on workshop at Schneiders Büro

Schneiders Büro – the analog synthesizer shop in Berlin featured in the realeyz.tv film TOTALLY WIRED is offering a “BingBong Mini-Synth” workshop for self-built synthesizers.

Every participant can built their own small synthesizer: The BingBong. It is housed in a little box including a loudspeaker. Additionally it has an output for other connections. BingBong has 3 oscillators (square wave), 1 is the sound source, 2 are modulating the signal. It also has an input for modulating the internal sound with external signals/sounds. BingBong runs with a 9-volt battery. Please bring your own soldering iron!!!!

HOLD THE PRESS! We have just received word that this particular workshop is already full and registrations are no longer being taken. But you can see if they have a waiting list!

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15.02.2010 | posted by le_redacteur

Berlinale: The Robber Runs

Johann Rettenberger runs. He does marathons and sprints - and he’s good. He’s also good at running away. Seven long years he ran in circles or on the treadmill and had no way to escape. This left a mark on Johann. He used every opportunity to train while in prison and when he got out, he devoted himself once again to the loneliness of the long distance runner. He also robbed banks, then ran. Running - the most important part of the story.

What was that? What’s did you say he was doing? (more…)

15.02.2010 | posted by natalieg

Berlinale: Flug durch die Nacht (Flight Through the Night) Rediscovered

Ilona Baltrusch’s DFFB (Germany Academy of Film and Television) 1980 student film “Flug durch die Nacht” (Flight Through the Night”) always harbored a certain mystique for me. Let’s just say that members of my family witnessed the chaos, energy and creativity that went into producing this work.

So imagine my happiness at reading that “Flug durch die Nacht” was being screened as a “rediscovery” in the Forum Expanded program. Thankfully, the helpful Arsenal staff let in as many non-ticket holders as humanly possible without violating building code. (more…)