Cinema Archive Detail

April 2012
Filmmakers' Choice: Cinemafia
April 2012
"Tepenin ardı" awarded in Istanbul
TEPENIN ARDI (BEYOND THE HILL) by Emin Alper has received several awards at the Istanbul International Film Festival: in addition to the "Golden Tulip" for best Turkish film, the film was given the award for best screenplay as well as the FIPRESCI award in the national competition.
BEYOND THE HILL had its world premiere at this year's Forum where it had received the Caligari award and a special mention of the First Feature Award Jury.
April 2012
FilmDocument: Far From the Land of the Forefathers
April 2012
Public Screenings as part of Living Archive Project
A series of public screenings will be run in conjunction with the Living Archive project we launched in June 2011. Once a month, the project’s participants select films that are rarely screened, offering new ground for discussion and the chance to asses the film copies on the screen. The screenings give an insight into the project’s diversity as well as that of the Arsenal film archive itself. The films for the public screenings are usually selected on short notice and will then be announced on our website. Entry is free.
April 2012
Opening soon: "Kabul Dream Factory"
arsenal distribution will be releasing KABUL DREAM FACTORY, which was shown in the 2011 Forum, on 19 April. Sebastian Heidinger's second feature length documentary portrays a protagonist who is surprising in many ways: Saba Sahar has been a policewoman for 18 years in Kabul. As a representative of the state executive, but also a filmmaker, the central theme of her work is the everyday violence against Afghan women. She stands up for her cause with impressive matter-of-factness, even though in doing so she openly contradicts Afghan family law. Sahar’s great strength is her unshakeable passion for her shattered country: in a place where women’s rights are trampled underfoot she uses film as a weapon for hitting back. Traumfabrik Kabul takes an unusual look at a setting that is a reliable guarantee for sad news. In its encounters with Sahar, but also in entertaining clips from her work this documentary gives encouragement with its refreshingly different approach. One of her films shows a superheroine rescuing a woman from the clutches of her male adversary using martial arts techniques. Saba Sahar is no superheroine in real life – but she is a heroine who gives hope.
April 2012
Jour Fixe and other children's programs in April
The maxim of our What is cinema? programon April 20 for high school students is: "Listen up!". It is all about sound in the cinema – from the first sound attempts of early film to modern experimental sound design.
A season to accompany a children's exhibition about heroes on the 4th floor of the cinema begins on 29 April. WE CAN BE HEROES! (Bäst i Sverige!, Ulf Malmros, Schweden 2003) is about Marcello und Fatima who both want something very different from their parents.
April 2012
Awards for "Habiter / Construire" and "Autrement, la Molussie" at CINÉMA DU RÉEL
HABITER / CONSTRUIRE (LIVING / BUILDING) by Clémence Ancelin and AUTREMENT, LA MOLUSSIE (DIFFERENTLY, MOLUSSIA) by Nicolas Rey have been awarded at the International Documentary Film Festival Cinéma du Réel. HABITER / CONSTRUIRE from this year's Forum program received the 'Intangible Heritage Award'; AUTREMENT, LA MOLUSSIE, which was shown as part of Forum Expanded, was awarded the 'Cinéma du Réel Grand Prix'.
April 2012
The Forum on Tour in Paris and Brussels
A selection of films from this and last year's Forum program will be presented in Paris and Brussels by Birgit Kohler in April. The program running at the Goethe Institute in Paris from April 12-19 will be opening with NEGOTIATING LOVE (BEZIEHUNGSWEISEN) (Germany 2012) followed by a discussion with Birgit Kohler and director Calle Overweg. In the following days Volker Sattel's UNDER CONTROL (UNTER KONTROLLE) (Germany 2011, followed by a discussion with Birgit Kohler and the director), DAY IS DONE by Thomas Imbach (Switzerland 2011), KAZOKU NO KUNI (OUR HOMELAND) by Yang Yonghi (Japan 2012), David Zellner's KID-THING (USA 2012), LA DEMORA (THE DELAY by Rodrigo Plá (Uruguay/Mexico/France 2012) and PAZIRAIE SADEH (MODEST RECEPTION) by Mani Haghighi (Iran 2012) can be seen. In addition, a small program showcasing the work of Heinz Emigholz will be presented with the artist and filmmaker being present at all events.
The Goethe Institute in Brussels will be showing four films from this year's Forum program between April 17 and 25: NEGOTIATING LOVE and KID-THING (presented by Birgit Kohler), MODEST RECEPTION and JAURÈS by Vincent Dieutre (France 2012).
April 2012
"Kabul Dream Factory"
Saba Sahar has been a policewoman for 18 years in Kabul. But she is also an actress, director and producer. As a representative of the state executive, but also a filmmaker, the central theme of her work is the everyday violence against Afghan women. In Traumfabrik Kabul Sebastian Heidinger portrays a protagonist who is surprising in many ways: who stands up for her cause with impressive matter-of-factness, even though in doing so she openly contradicts Afghan family law. Sahar’s great strength is her unshakeable passion for her shattered country: in a place where women’s rights are trampled underfoot she uses film as a weapon for hitting back. Traumfabrik Kabul takes an unusual look at a setting that is a reliable guarantee for sad news. In its encounters with Sahar, but also in entertaining clips from her work this documentary gives encouragement with its refreshingly different approach. One of her films shows a superheroine rescuing a woman from the clutches of her male adversary using martial arts techniques. Saba Sahar is no superheroine in real life – but she is a heroine who gives hope.
April 2012
The Forum on Tour in Paris and Brussels
A selection of films from this and last year's Forum program will be presented in Paris and Brussels by Birgit Kohler in April. The program running at the Goethe Institute in Paris from April 12-19 will be opening with NEGOTIATING LOVE (BEZIEHUNGSWEISEN) (Germany 2012) followed by a discussion with Birgit Kohler and director Calle Overweg. In the following days Volker Sattel's UNDER CONTROL (UNTER KONTROLLE) (Germany 2011, followed by a discussion with Birgit Kohler and the director), DAY IS DONE by Thomas Imbach (Switzerland 2011), KAZOKU NO KUNI (OUR HOMELAND) by Yang Yonghi (Japan 2012), David Zellner's KID-THING (USA 2012), LA DEMORA (THE DELAY by Rodrigo Plá (Uruguay/Mexico/France 2012) and PAZIRAIE SADEH (MODEST RECEPTION) by Mani Haghighi (Iran 2012) can be seen. In addition, a small program showcasing the work of Heinz Emigholz will be presented with the artist and filmmaker being present at all events.
The Goethe Institute in Brussels will be showing four films from this year's Forum program between April 17 and 25: NEGOTIATING LOVE and KID-THING (presented by Birgit Kohler), MODEST RECEPTION and JAURÈS by Vincent Dieutre (France 2012).

Filmmakers' Choice: Cinemafia

"Tepenin ardı" awarded in Istanbul

FilmDocument: Far From the Land of the Forefathers

Public Screenings as part of Living Archive Project

Opening soon: "Kabul Dream Factory"

Jour Fixe and other children's programs in April

Awards for "Habiter / Construire" and "Autrement, la Molussie" at CINÉMA DU RÉEL

The Forum on Tour in Paris and Brussels

"Kabul Dream Factory"

The Forum on Tour in Paris and Brussels