Team DL looking forward to see your film

The 7th Berlin International Directors Lounge, the festival for contemporary media and film, alongside the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, will take place from 10th to 20th of February, at the art house meinblau, Pfefferberg. Daily from 6pm till dawn. Again we will screen a huge selection of experimental films from all parts of the world, covering a wide range of artistic positions in the new media. Details will be revealed over time, stay tuned for a fine collection of cinematic tidbits.
Now it´s your turn to submit your film for The 7th Berlin International Directors Lounge. We welcome single works, compilations, concepts, lectures, any kind of input but please understand that we may not consider submissions for the show in february after the 10th of January.

Urban Research/ Directors Lounge at
KING KONG Contemporary Art Project,
Ehrenhof des Mannheimer Barockschlosses

Sound Pattern #1 Violence in the City
12-29 November 2010

Opening reception 12 November 19:30

Mannheim Barock Castle

Three guest curators, Klaus W. Eisenlohr (Berlin), Hans W. Koch (Köln) und Thomas Lühr Frankfurt/M.) present video and sound works.

Barock Castle Catacombes: Tom Skipp’s 3-channel work Stormwater, which explores Europe’s biggest stormwater reservoir before the flood

Container 1: Urban Research Screening and Installation
"urban interference and the city’s symbols"

The success of modern cities is connected with relative security and trust in the social contract between citizens. As Jan Philippe Reemtsma states: “If I happen to drop into a violent situation, I will neither be made responsible for not being armed, nor for having failed to defend myself.” (memory-quoted). Although this unwritten contract is part of the production of modernity, urban myths and symbols often tell about violent situations. Therefore, films about urban symbols often deal with the uncanny. They thus touch the precarious balance between the violence of law enforcement and undisclosed threats of decay.

On the other hand, with urban interventions, artists try to play a more active role in society . Some artists see themselves as “political activist” and try to change politics and society; others just try to reach a different, more divers audience; or, they like to reach out for a seemingly impossible dream. All of them, however, share visions and ideas about urban life. And those inspirations may be infectious!

Videos:
   

•    Seven After Eleven, 2008 -*- Christina McPhee US
    •    Play Ground, 2009 -*- Rinat Edelstein IL
    •    Descend, 2009 -*- Pablo Useros ES
    •    Fragments of the Los Angeles River, 2009 -*- Richard O’Sullivan UK
    •    Elsewhereness: Yokohama, 2008 -*- Anders Weberg + Robert Willim SW
    •    Sintia, -*- Jose Matiella +Ivan Meza MX
    •    Buda, 2009 -*- Beatriz + Carlos Matiella MX
    •    Easy Rider, 2006 -*- Pilvi Takala FI
    •    Jalkeilla Taas (Up And About Again), 2009 -*- Maarit Suomi-Väänänen FI
    •    Amusement Park, 2001 -*- Pilvi Takala FI
    •    Drive, 2008 -*- Elham Rokni IL
    •    Simulacro, 2005 -*- Hector Falcon MX
    •    Moel Yad, 2009 -*- Hadas Tapouchi IL
    •    Night Meter, 2000-*-Yaron Lapid UK
    •    Interception 2007-2009 -*- Roch Forowicz PL
    •    Stormwater / Estanque de tormentas-*- Tom Skipp ES
curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr (Directors’ Lounge Berlin)

Links:

KIng Kong
http://www.kingkong-contemporary.de/?p=539
Klaus W. Eisenlohr
http://www.richfilm.de/DL2010/framesIndex.html

Andre Werner, Ceci n’est pas de l’art,  shown as part of the opening of the c.a.r. 10, the contemporary art Ruhr  photo: Joerg Eckhardt

Ceci n’est pas de l’art,  impressions from the c.a.r. 10, the contemporary art Ruhr 

just some snaps from the fun


photo:Julia Murakami

The early bird.., the Japanese Guerilla Paparazzi arrived shortly before the opening


photo: Astrid Ewers

Shot during setup through a somehow absent Alan Smithee. On the right, the glass cube cinema, venue for the screenings.

A German TV team shooting inside the Directors Lounge booth.


Astrid Ewers, the lady with the healing hands, long time friend of DL and guardian angel for the tensed and damaged gallerists.

Anne Martens, Getty Museum, LA and Peter Mays, executive Director of the Los Angeles Art Association, photo: the art resort

The C.A.R. was accompanied by several specials like this lecture about the current art scene in Los Angeles by Peter Mays, LAAA, Anne Martens and Rebecca Lowry. The LAAA, the Los Angeles Art Association will present the C.A.R. together with Directors Lounge in April next year.


photo: the art resort

This looks staged, subliminal work by Alan Smithee. 

Outside the sky lounge, a minimal designed pavillon on top of the highest building at Zeche Zollverein The venue for the VIP party of the c.a.r. 10, the contemporary art Ruhr  photo: the art resort


photo: Astrid Ewers

On top of the world. new member of the gang, Suzanne, enjoy the night view from the sky lounge.

Andre Werner, Jewel cases (Chat Noir), 2010

29.-31. October at the Zollverein world heritage site

We are exhibiting and screening at the contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.), “a young art fair that can easily claim to have the most impressive venue of all German art fairs, the Sanaa cube, designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA)” (art resort). The glass cube inside the Saana cube will become the c.a.r. video lounge where we show selected highlights from The 6th Berlin International Directors Lounge along works from the participating galleries. Looking forward to meet you.

contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.)  is an innovative and dynamic fair format. It has established two art fairs annually since 2006. With a media art fair in the summer and innovative art productions out of the ordinary: video and media art, installations, performances, environmental sculptures, multimedia projects and especially the field of contemporary photography. In autumn with an art fair for contemporary art – C.A.R. covers the entire spectrum of fine arts and their most important current influences.

The objective of contemporary art ruhr is to develop an arts marketplace by a unique conception that the Ruhr can call its own. Unbiased. Minimalist. Vibrant.

C.A.R. covers the entire spectrum of fine arts and their most important current influences.

2.-4. July at the Zollverein world heritage site

contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.) is an innovative and dynamic fair format. It has established two art fairs annually since 2006.With a media art fair in the summer and innovative art productions out of the ordinary: video and media art, installations, performances, environmental sculptures, multimedia projects and especially the field of contemporary photograpy. In autumn with an art fair for contemporary art – C.A.R. covers the entire spectrum of fine arts and their most important current influences.

pictured: Andre Werner, The Dream Of The Japanese Beauty,  shown as part of the opening of the c.a.r. 09, the contemporary art Ruhr Foto: Matthias Duschner/Stiftung Zollverein

an after art night with Directors Lounge and Walden Kunstausstellungen

On the occasion of the opening weekend of the 6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. Join us for a summer night with barbecue and fine drinks at the DL Base, F´hain. The best way to meet the team if you are in town and to chill out after a billion openings.

Petersburger Platz 2, Berlin-Friedrichshain
U 5 Frankfurter Tor M 10 Strassmannstr

doors open 9pm

pictured: The Japanese Guerilla Paparazzi at the 6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

a programme of artists moving image curated by Kerry Baldry

This touring programme is the forth in the series, an eclectic range of moving image with formats such as 16mm film, Super 8, video, stopframe animation, superimposition, all constrained by a time limit of one minute.

One Minute Volume 4

Pretty Flamingo by Katharine Meynell

RS-A 4 by Jonathan Moss

Ginnungagap Muspelheim by Eva Rudlinger (silent)

One Minute in Pisa by Chris Meigh Andrews

Dinosaur by Martin Pickles

Cloud Mime by Gordon Dawson (silent)

No Visible Means of Support by Sam Renseiw and Philip Sanderson

100 Heads by Tony Hill

‘it’s art’ (my grand dad is a conceptual artist) by Laure Prouvost (silent)

Twenty Foot Square by Stuart Moore and Kayla Parker

Untitled by Kerry Baldry

The Man Who Came Back by Alex Pearl (silent)

Inanimatismus by Steven Ball

White Wall by Anahita Razmi

Holding The Viewer by Tony Hill

Snowflake by Kate Jessop

Tell me when you think one minute is up from by Bob Levene

Half Life by Erica Scourti (silent)

Little Skipper by Elizabeth Hobbs

Untitled by Stuart Pound

Greenwich Power Station by Liam Wells

X by Claire Morales

Zapruder Objective 1 by Michael Cousin

Film Poem 1 ‘Storm’ by Tina Keane

Turn of the Century by Virginia Hilyard

Dark Matter by Gordon Dawson (Silent)

Recess by Riccardo Iacono

Loves me/loves me not by Fil Ieropoulos

Time Travel by Sam Renseiw and Philip Sanderson

Antarctica Silence by Marty St. James (silent)

Scaped (1) by James Snazell

The lost and crumpled will by Stuart Pound

Night Piano by Richard Tuohy

Colour Bars by Simon Payne (silent)

Like using a … by Tansy Spinks

Piecing by Louisa Minkin (silent)

Twitter by Leister/Harris

1961 Revisted by Nicki Rolls (silent)

Patronizing ideas, Lessons and Afternoon Games: Bar Delay by Zhel Vukicevic

Live Painting – Red Hill by Nick Herbert

Stargazers by Alex Pearl

Code by Stuart Pound

One Minute biennale di venezia 2009 by Daniela Butsch (silent)

Blossom by Michael Szpakowski

Restraint by David Kefford

Passing Shots by Cate Elwes


Fri June 4th, Meinblau, Pfefferberg

doors open at 8pm, screening starts at 9pm

please be on time

still from Turn of the Century by Virginia Hilyard

Abgesang, kupferfarben by Claudia Guilino

to be screened at the German Pavilion at EXPO 2010 Shanghai

Abgesang, kupferfarben, screened in world premiere at the opening of  The 6th Berlin International Directors Lounge has been selected for “Cityscapes”,  compiled by interfilm Berlin. A comprehensive program of short films that will be shown on the screen of balancity. Besides insights in German culture and history these films mirror Germany’s lively short-film scene.

Date:05/01/10 – 10/31/10 Time:evenings Place:on EXPO ground

compliments, well deserved.