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News, notes, screenings and ramblings from Directors Lounge, the mothership of media art.
Peter Sempel (* 1954, † 2026) It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of our longtime friend Peter Sempel. Peter, an artist, filmmaker, and jack-of-all-trades, was not only an artist himself; rather, he dedicated his entire body of work to other artists, whom he portrayed with great love and a …
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Directors Lounge goes Zeche Zollverein Contemporary Art Ruhr, The Photo / Media Art Fair, 20. – 22. 03.2026 … read more
Directors Lounge goes Zeche Zollverein Contemporary Art Ruhr, The Innovative Art Fair, 24. – 26. 10.2025 … read more
Relentless Melt No. 39: Abstract Animation from Hong Kong It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a very special kind of midsummer night’s dream. Relentless Melt No. 39, a screening of new abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong, curated by Max Hattler. Join us at the Filmrisz, the clubhouse of …
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/Deutsche Version auf Seite 2/ Directors Lounge Screening Max Hattler – Abstract Articulations 20 Years of Audiovisual Experiments Sunday, 27 July 2025, 5 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Max Hattler is a German artist, filmmaker and animator who currently lives and teaches in Hong Kong. His animation work is best described as experimental film …
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NOT FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM
Brazilian offbeat filmmaker Gabraz Sanna on audience provocation, obsessive geometry, travelling with a legendary wildman, the “vira-lata” complex—and surviving Bolsonaro … read more
/Deutsche Version auf Seite 2/ Directors Lounge Screening Bernd Lützeler – Noise and the Voice Sunday, 25 May 2025, 5 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Noise and the Voice Bernd Lützeler is a dedicated member of the Berlin film community. He is involved with all forms of experimental film, Super-8, 16mm, 35mm and …
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Directors Lounge Screening Dagie Brundert – Feeling Frühling! Sunday, 6. April 2025, 5 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Dagie Brundert, Berlin’s most popular artist in small gauge cinema, invites you to welcome the coming springtime. The artist’s preferred media are self-developed Super-8 film and pinhole photography. She never fails to impress with her continuous, …
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Directors Lounge presents selected positions of contemporary photo and media art. … read more
Directors Lounge Screening Gabriele Stellbaum – The Folly of Others Thursday, 27. February 2025, 9 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Berlin artist Gabriele Stellbaum presents a program of experimental narratives at Z-Bar, starring with the premiere of her newest film “The Up-ending”. With her films, Gabriele Stellbaum creates short stories in which she often …
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