Film:ReStored_01

Film Program

For four days - from September 22-25, 2016 - the Deutsche Kinemathek’s film heritage festival “Film:ReStored_01” will present public film screenings, offering the opportunity to experience the digital premieres of a treasure trove of cinema from six decades of German film history. The festival opens on September 22nd, launched by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Prof. Monika Grütters, and with the opening film KAMERADSCHAFT (DE/F, 1931, directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst).

Conference

The film screenings are accompanied by a conference on September 23–24, 2016. Technical, ethical and aesthetic questions, which are raised by the digitization of historical films, will be addressed in lectures, panels and workshop discussions. This year a main focus of the discussions is the status and the preservation of (analog) originals after digitization. Taking reproducibility as a characteristic feature of the film medium into consideration, for the future it must still be clarified which media formats can be regarded as “originals” and how they should be treated as archival objects and/or as references for further duplication. National and international experts will report on their experiences with digital restoration and the archiving of historical films in Germany, France, Sweden and the USA. Different approaches have been put into practice and formulating stable criteria for a sustainable digital policy with regard to film heritage is one of the biggest cultural challenges of our times.

Children’s Program

On Sunday, September 25, 2016, the Mini Film Club of the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, will make a guest appearance, offering children 5 a creative workshop based on the animated film SPIEL MIT STEINEN (AT, 1965, directed by Jan Švankmajer; film and workshop in German). The film presentation that follows, SABINE KLEIST, 7 JAHRE… (GDR, 1982, directed by Helmut Dziuba; with English subtitles), is recommended for children 8 .

Kinopreis des Kinematheksverbundes

On September 24, 2016 the Kinopreis des Kinematheksverbundes (a nationwide prize of the association of German cinematheques) will be presented in the context of the festival. This prize is awarded annually to local cinemas in appreciation of their exceptional programs and continuous commitment towards creating high-quality, thought-provoking and diverse cinema culture in Germany. This year also marks the first time that the “Lotte Eisner Prize” is being awarded for outstanding cinema programs. It is endowed with 6,000 euros. The awards ceremony will take place at the Deutsche Kinemathek on September 24th, at 7 pm.

Participation | Registration

Participation in the film heritage festival “Film:ReStored” (conference and film program) is free of charge. Registration required by Sept. 16, 2016: filmrestored@deutsche-kinemathek.de

Tickets for the “Film:ReStored” film program alone can also be purchased directly through the Arsenal cinema’s regular ticketing options. www.arsenal-berlin.de

Tickets for the “Children’s Program” can also be purchased directly through the Arsenal cinema’s regular ticketing options.

Attendance at the public awards ceremony for the “Kinopreis des Kinematheksverbundes 2016” is free of charge. Registration required by Sept. 16, 2016: kinopreis@deutsche-kinemathek.de

Full Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 22^nd

Arsenal, cinema 1, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

Starting 4.30 pm Accreditation

5.30 pm

Welcoming Address
Dr. Rainer Rother, Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin

Opening Statement

Prof. Monika Grütters, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.*

In German

Followed by the Film Program

KAMERADSCHAFT (DE/F, 1931, directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst), DCP, 92 Min., s/w, OV with English subtitles

8:30 pm Film Program

DAS LUFTSCHIFF (GDR, 1982, directed by Rainer Simon)

DCP, 116 min., in color

Guest: Rainer Simon

Friday, Sept. 23^rd

Arsenal, cinema 1, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

10:00 am

Welcoming Address and Lecture

Dr. Rainer Rother, Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin

10:30 am Lecture

The Lindgren Manifesto, Part 3: Should Film Archives Preserve Film?

Paolo Cherchi Usai (George Eastman Museum, Rochester).

11:15 am Lecture

The Bundesarchiv and Preserving the National Film Heritage

Dr. Michael Hollmann (Bundesarchiv, Berlin)

12:00 noon Panel Discussion

Dr. Michael Hollmann (Bundesarchiv, Berlin) and Paolo Cherchi Usai (George Eastman Museum, Rochester). Moderation: Dr. Rainer Rother, Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin

1:00 pm break

* press invitation to the photocall with the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters to follow

2:00 pm Workshop Discussion

The Value of the Original

Anke Wilkening (Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Wiesbaden)

3:00 pm Workshop Discussion

The Digitalization of Experimental Film Language

Daniel Meiller and Julia Wallmüller (Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin)

4:00 pm break

Arsenal, cinema 1, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

5:00 pm Film Program

ROSE BERND (FRG, 1957, directed by Wolfgang Staudte)

DCP, 98 min., in color, OV

8:00 pm Film Program

ULIISSES (FRG, 1982, directed by Werner Nekes)

DCP, 94 min., in color, with English subtitles

With an introduction by Dr. Klaus Kreimeier

Saturday, Sept. 24^th

Arsenal, cinema 1, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

10:00 am Lecture

Co-existence of Analogue and Digital Strategies in the Swedish Film Archive

Jon Wengström (Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm)

10:45 am Lecture

L'aide à la numérisation des œuvres cinématographiques du patrimoine. Un dispositif du CNC

Eric Le Roy (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Paris)

11:30 am Panel Discussion
What Should be Digitalized in the German Film Heritage?

Rolf Peter Kahl (Deutsche Filmakademie, Berlin), Dr. Thorolf Lipp (Deutscher Kulturrat, Berlin), Peter Dinges (Filmförderungsanstalt, Berlin), Dr. Rainer Rother (Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin)

Moderation: Cornelia Klauß (Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit, Frankfurt am Main)

1:00 pm break

2:00 pm Workshop Discussion

Living Archive: Digitalization Procedures in the Context of Cultural Production

Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V., Berlin)

3:00 pm Workshop Discussion

Early Color Film from the Film Archive at the Deutsches Filminstitut

Anke Mebold (Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF, Frankfurt am Main)

4:00 pm break

4.30 pm Film Program

DER WILLI-BUSCH-REPORT (FRG, 1979, directed by Niklaus Schilling)

DCP, 120 min., in color, OV

7:00 pm Awards Ceremony for the Kinopreis des Kinematheksverbundes
(prize of the association of German cinematheques)

Event hall, 4th floor (4. OG)

In German

Followed by a reception

8.30 pm Film Program

Arsenal, cinema 2, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

DEUTSCHLAND BLEICHE MUTTER (FRG, 1980, Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms)

DCP, 151 min., in color, OV with English subtitles

Sunday, Sept. 25^th

Arsenal, cinemas 1 2 , 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

11:00 am Film Program

Arsenal, cinema 1

DIE KOFFER DES HERRN O. F. (G 1931, directed by Alexis Granowsky)

DCP, 80 min., b/w, OV

7:00 pm Film Program

Arsenal, cinema 2

DU HAUT EN BAS (F, 1933, directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst)

DCP, 79 min., b/w, OV with German subtitles

Children’s Program

Arsenal, cinema 2, 2^nd lower level (2. UG)

2:00 pm Workshop Film Program

SPIEL MIT STEINEN (AT, 1965, directed by Jan Švankmajer) -OV

Creative workshop based on the animated film SPIEL MIT STEINEN: A Visit from the

Mini Film Club of the Deutsches Filmmuseum. Age recommendation: 5 . In German

4:00 pm Film Program

SABINE KLEIST, AGE 7… (GDR, 1982, directed by Helmut Dziuba)

DCP, 75 min., in color, OV with English subtitels

Age recommendation: 8 .

All Lectures and Panels with Translation

Venues

Film Heritage Festival and Children’s Program “Film:ReStored”:

Arsenal, cinemas 1 2, 2^nd lower level (2. UG), Filmhaus am Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Straße 2, 10785 Berlin

Awards Ceremony for the “Kinopreis des Kinematheksverbundes 2016”:

Deutsche Kinemathek, 4th floor (4. OG), Filmhaus am Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Straße 2, 10785 Berlin

Contacts

Program: Anke Hahn, ahahn@deutsche-kinemathek.de, T 49 (0)30-300 903-31

Press: Heidi Berit Zapke, hbzapke@deutsche-kinemathek.de, T 49 (0)30-300 903-820

Press photos: www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/presse/pressefotos