Waiting for Women…

…and Ghosts took me in storm. Two documentaries in program 2. Rather different. Rather wonderful.
(Watch program 2 in its 2nd screening @filmmuseum Tue, 17.11.2009, 22:00).
Waiting for Women is a thing that seems to occupy the world. Or at least half of it. I myself never wait for women to long. If I do [...]

1, 2, 3 Saturday, the 21.11.2009 @ Filmmuseum Munich

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the middle of a vast and lonely landscape, two newly weds sleep peacefully in their car. They have no petrol left in their tank and they are weary from celebration. With the breaking of a new day the groom sets out intending to find petrol to fill their empty tank.

 
 
But while the yawning [...]

The Band @ Cannes Festival

By a lovely note from  Tina Kinne, a director of mine, I found out quite surprisingly that “The Band”, which I shot in Melbourne in 2006 and which was directed by my friend Anna Brownfield,  is screening in Cannes Film Festival!
Tina wrote:
“Just watched by coincidence “The Band” – amazing movie … congratulations&respect.“
Did she say this [...]

You did not really…

…think I would put here a photograph of the cinematography award??

1, 2, 3 got in to Edinburgh Film Festival

Siobhan mailed me the other day with more good news…so lovely to look at a map of a place you have never been to and start fantasize about walking … in to the little park in the right upper corner for example or along the train tracks…

Section Feature Film…

…it is. Today I read finally the press release.
After the phone call on Tuesday eve, I had been waiting for something official to show to my friends. Today finally there was something on the homepage.
I won not only the National Competition for Women Directors of Photography 2009 …o my friend but won it as well [...]

Winner of the “National Competition for Women Directors of Photography” 2009

Yippieh! I win. The “National Competition for Women Directors of Photography” 2009.  For best cinematography for the movie “1, 2, 3″ directed by Siobhan Jackson.
A lot of press…and even more press…
The festival you can find here … I will be there and keep you posted about the awards ceremony in late April.
And…
I have been told [...]

IDFA

I am currently attending the IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam.
I have
-lost my phone with all numbers
-bought a new phone (Dutch, no numbers)
-seen some movies
-been speaking a lot of Dutch

-danced till the morning
-been waking up early
-eaten some amazing Dutch fast food

-met old class mates from the time I studied here cinematography at the [...]