Call for Applications: 1st QCinema Critics Lab

Calling all Youtubers, Instagram or Facebook Reel creators, Tiktokers, podcasters, film bloggers, and film journalists with a genuine zeal for the art of film critiquing! QCinema is launching its first critics lab. We are inviting you to join!  

To apply:

https://qcinema.ph/submissions/critics-lab/

Film Review: LIGAW (2015) written & directed by Paolo Endrinal Tesico

Ligaw (2015) is a story of Criselle delos Reyes (Melissa Ricks) who deals with her harrowing relationship experience with the devil, thinking that she could get everything she wanted (not necessarily material things) but to plant evil and do harm to others. Criselle thought that with the devil beside her, power and authority are hers to enjoy. It's actually a misconception that some people take to believe - that the devil can offer them everything they can wish for and imagine, not knowing the danger and consequence of that decision of offering their body and soul to the devil. It's a trap! 

Film Review: "Supremo" (2012) directed by Richard V. Somes

I saw the film, SUPREMO, on December 3, 2012 at Shang Cineplex, as exhibition film for CinemaOne Originals Film Festival (not part of the competition).

SUPREMO was carried on with such a fantastic cinematography (with a play of sepia tones) by Alex Espartero and powerful musical scoring by Von De Guzman. These two are without doubt possess elegance, beauty and masterpiece. Although there were just some scenes that needed proper lighting, to show the faces of the characters. Some were too dark while they deliver their lines.

Writathon: Wishful Thinking for Philippine Cinema

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All Philippine Cinema enthusiasts are invited to submit essays to be published in Indiocine Film Journal. Write for Alexis Tioseco and his wishlist for Philippine Cinema. Deadline of submission is on September 1, 2011.

GUIDELINES:
1. Pick one wish from Alexis' wishlist: Wishful Thinking for Philippine Cinema.

2. Write about it on your blogs or word processor. No specific length, style or approach is required.

3. Submit your works or links to adrian.lessegers@gmail.com​ or to any of the following host sites below:

Cinematon Cinematon
Auditoire
Kawts Kamote
Pixelated Popcorn
Another Sani Day

4. You can write about as many wishes as you desire. The best essays will be published in the upcoming film journal, Indiocine.

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Repertory Philippines' "The Joy Luck Club": A Review

The Joy Luck Club is a play written by Susan Lim, who adapted it from the best-selling novel (1989) with the same title written by Amy Tan. Repertory Philippines’ version is the Asian premiere by special arrangement with Dramatis Play Service, Inc. in New York.

Virgin Labfest 6: Isang Rebyu

[Paalala: Isusunod ang ilang larawang kinuha sa mga dulang nabanggit.]

Itinanghal ang ika-anim na taon ng Virgin Labfest ng Writer's Bloc at Tanghalang Pilipino noong Hunyo 22-Hulyo 4, 2010 sa Tanghalang Huseng Batute ng Cultural Center of the Philippines. Ito ang taunang pagdiriwang para sa teatro na nagtatanghal ng mga dulang di pa nasusubok, di pa naipalalabas at di pa rin nailalathala saan man. Samakatwid, ang Virgin Labfest ay binubuo ng mga dulang bagung-bago at sariwa sa lahat ng mambabasa at manonood na nagsimula pa noong taong 2005. Ang VLF6 ay may 5 set, na lahat ay binubuo ng 3 iisahing yugtong dula maliban sa Set-E na may dalawa lamang. Kung kaya't may 14 mga bagong dulang isinabak sa taong ito. Kasama rin dito ang "Set-F: Revisited" na binubuo ng 3 pinakamahuhusay na  dulang ipinalabas noong taong 2009. Subalit di ko na isinama ang Set-F sa rebyu na ito.

Film Review: The A-Team

The A-Team is based on a hit TV series in the 1980's. Four American soldiers were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit and were sent to prison. They collaborate on using their special skills and set on a mission to clear their name and capture the real culprit. But one by one, this team managed to escape and secretly went into hiding in Los Angeles to accomplish their mission.

Brillante Mendoza's "Lola" won the Grand Jury Prize, 27th Miami International Film Festival

Cast: Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Ketchup Eusebio, Jhong Hilario, Tanya Gomez.

Director: Brillante Mendoza.

Screenwriter: Linda Kasimiro.

Running time: 110 minutes. Vulgar language, adult themes. In Filipino and Tagalog with English subtitles.

From Inquirer.net:

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza’s “Lola” won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Competition of the 27th Miami International Film Festival held in the US city on March 13.

The film was awarded $25,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The fest’s web site commended the film’s star “cinema icon Anita Linda” and its story for offering “an earnest, compassionate study of forgiveness and redemption.”

The Philippine film bested 13 other entries from countries as diverse as Russia, Brazil, China, Bolivia and The Netherlands.

From Miami International Film Festival:

In Tagalog, “Lola” is an affectionate term for one’s grandmother, and this heartrending-yet-gratifying drama centers on the unconditional love and devotion a grandmother can have for a grandchild. Philippine cinema icons Anita Linda and Rustica Carpio skillfully portray two elderly lolas who face the consequences of a robbery-homicide involving their darling grandsons: one the victim, the other the accused. Both frail and destitute, they laboriously solicit money in the midst of the tragedy, each for their own purposes -- a burial or a bail bond, respectively. Offering an earnest, compassionate study of forgiveness and redemption in the aftermath of an everyday killing in a poverty-stricken Filipino community, the latest film from Brillante Mendoza (Kinatay, Slingshot, Serbis) was an Official Selection at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, where it received great reviews from critics, and just recently won the Best Feature Film award at the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival.

More helpful links:

1.)  ABS-CBN News Update

2.)  The Miami Herald website - a review

Adventures of the film "Alice in Wonderland" since 1903

The storybook, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was written by the English writer & mathematician, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), who is also known as Lewis Carroll. The first ever edition was published in 1865 by Macmillan and Co. in London. The title was also popularly known as Alice in Wonderland - a story about a girl named Alice who follows the rabbit until she falls down into a big hole beneath a broken, old big tree and finds herself in a fantasy world that, according to her, only appears in her dream. There she sees various animals and bizarre creatures that talk just like humans. She faces quite an ardous task of fighting the monster and bringing the glory back to the White Queen, a mission she doesn't have a choice to decline.

Lewis Carroll: The Autism Connection

"Lewis Carroll" was the pseudonym that the writer created for himself by translating his first and middle names into Latin, reversing their order, and translating the words back into English. That must have been difficult to think over, don't you think? He decided to use this pseudonym in 1856 when he had begun writing humorous texts and stories to distinguish from his formal, scholarly writings in the field of Mathematics, which he published under his real name.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson unexpectedly died of pneumonia in January 1898.

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

It's amazing to know that this adventure story has been rewritten, adapted, restaged and made into films in many different approaches. The story was translated into 125 languages and has been one of the favourite children's stories ever published. I remember that I have watched an animated film version on a Betamax tape way back in the early 1980's.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Watching the premiere night of Alice in Wonderland in Disney Digital 3D format at  SM Megamall Cinema 1 (Ortigas, Pasig City) on March 3, 2010 was a joy to behold. I rarely able to watch movies in 3D that is why it's a precious treat for my discriminate eyes on films. It's another achievement being added on Tim Burton's career as a filmmaker and visionary director. His other magnificent films were: Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetle Juice, The Sleepy Hollow, and Sweeney Todd.

Alice in Wonderland (Silent film; Pre-Disney, 1903)

Johnny Depp plays the role of the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as Alice. The other important characters are: Red Queen, White Queen, White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, etc. This film has excellent, brilliant graphics; colors are very vibrant! Both children and adults will surely adore this breathtaking masterpiece!

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

I love adventure stories but Alice going to the Wonderland seems abrupt in the story. The film must have also revealed the time she spent in Wonderland (like in the Harry Potter series) equivalent to the time in the real world. When she came back to reality, yes, the family & friends asked her what happened, but never wondered really what took her so long to return.

Watch Alice in Wonderland in Philippine theaters nationwide beginning March 5, 2010.

 

Alice in Wonderland (TV-movie, 1985)

My 365th Blog Post

March 5, 2010 marked my 365th post here on blogspot - which is equivalent to the number of days in a year! Thanks to my friend, Evanjohnn Mendoza, a photoblogger from Cebu, for reminding me on this. I told him that I'd blog about this before I make my 366th post (oh, by the way, this is supposed to be my 366th). It has been 3 years since I started blogging seriously on Multiply, though my Multiply site began on July 8, 2007, with tons of photos and texts about the events in my life, and the friends I have made. Later on, I decided to open a blogspot account on October 2008 and eventually this has served as my main blog site. The other one (which is Multiply) became my secondary site - a repository of photo albums, videos, reminders and promotions of my blog posts on Blogspot. 

Blogging has changed the way I see life, the way I treat each moment as an integral part of one's existence (or mine). My day has never been complete without getting online and blogging at least a few times each week. As a blogger, I believe that I have a role to play in the cyberspace - to know, to share, to inspire, to participate... The best part of being a blogger is that my life has never been this exciting because I meet a lot of people, who later become my friends. I will continue on doing the many roles, even without clicks on my google adsense :)

Planet 51 invades the Philippines and the world

THE FILM 
Have you ever imagined that life can be so bizarre that when humans have set foot on the land of the aliens, humans now become the "aliens" in their eyes? Planet 51 is an animated story about an alien world reminiscent of 1950's America featuring the voices of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. The film takes place on a planet similar to Earth, except only that the inhabitants are Shrek-like humanoids who live and do things like humans.

When astronaut Chuck Baker (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) suddenly appeared on Planet 51 from his lunar spaceship, the little green humanoids panicked thinking that they'd be turned into zombies. Obviously, Chuck who is human, appeared to them as "the alien." Until the whole community was disturbed by the presence of Chuck and had him arrested. Chuck now is troubled because he needed to be back on Earth in less than 48 hours.

I had the privilege to have watched the advanced screening of Planet 51 on November 16, 2009 at The Podium Cinema sponsored by Zed. Planet 51 had its World Premiere in the USA last November 20, 2009. Wow, I was even one of those lucky people to have seen it first than America! The film will be shown in  170 countries across 5 continents. In the Philippines, Planet 51 will be shown nationwide starting December 2, 2009 distributed locally by Pioneer Films.

The plot is interesting, funny and very entertaining. Kids will surely love Planet 51! I also love the animated art, the sound and the musical scoring. However, there are some rough edges in the story that need a little polishing. First, the movie did not quite give any hint as to why Chuck, the astronaut had to be in Planet 51 and why did he land on a planet similar to Earth except only that the inhabitants looked very strange. Second, the ending was quite predictable and expected. The last part could have been improved. I wish that Chuck reaches Earth and makes a report on what kind of trouble he got himself into in Planet 51 within his time limit.  

THE CAST: 
Dwayne Johnson as Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker
Jessica Biel as Neera
Justin Long as Lem
Seann William Scott as Skiff
Gary Oldman as General Grawl
John Cleese as Professer Kripple
Ryan Rosenfeld as Marv

★★★★ out of 5
TITLE: Planet 51
RATING: PG (mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor)
CREDITS: Directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
WEB SITE: http://www.planet51.com/

PLANET 51 ON MOBILE PHONES 
Zed, the developer and marketeer of entertainment and community products and services for mobile and the Internet, announces the release of its exclusive mobile portfolio and in the Philippines it is exclusively available to SMART Communications around Planet 51, the highly-anticipated computer-generated animated movie produced by Zed Group´s sister company Ilion Animation Studios.

Zed’s exclusive portfolio includes more than a hundred samples of graphic content types for mobile personalization: walltags, wallpapers and animated wallpapers, as well as full track music and real sounds taken from the movie. 
 
Moreover, Zed’s portfolio includes 3 exclusive mobile film-to-game adaptations, including a special iPhone /iPod Touch game that will be available through Apple’s App Store: Planet 51 Racer, a frantic car race in Planet 51. Fans will have the chance to choose their favorite character, each one with unique driving features, and steer their car with iPhone’s accelerometer.

Furthermore, there will also be available exciting multi-character platform games and breathtaking urban racing experiences under the titles Planet 51 On the run and Planet 51 Behind the wheel (Java).

This offer will give the SMART Communications susbcribers the chance to extend the movie experience by stepping into the shoes of their favorite characters from the big screen on a mobile device.
 
A full multiplatform entertainment offer has been developed around the movie, including console games for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS, an online free-to-play gaming universe (http://www.planet51online.com) and an extent mobile content portfolio. Over 2.000 million people around the world are expected to be aware of the Planet 51 brand. Planet 51 and the 360º entertainment offer that surrounds the movie is an outstanding example of Zed Groups’ multiplatform vision.   

 
PLANET 51 AS AN ONLINE GAMING UNIVERSE FOR PC 
In the Philippines through exclusive partnership with SMART Communications, Planet 51 Online Gamers can enjoy buying virtual money through SMS service provided by Zed Philippines. Free gaming codes that will enable gamers to get free virtual tokens will also be available to select SMART Bro users.

Planet 51 Online was developed by Zed Group´s sister company Ilion Animation Studios. The game is an online virtual world, where you play for free, that allows players to become a part of and explore the Planet 51 universe, populated by other fans of the film connected via the internet.

Planet 51 Online creates an educational entertainment atmosphere where players can meet and chat with other fans online, complete quests and missions that are rewarded with special virtual items, and play fun games that require eye-and-hand coordination, memory skills and team work. The game will grow and evolve with the audience to improve its playing experience.

Free to play, the game is available to be downloaded at www.planet51online.com and in the Philippines, SMART Communications subscribers will enjoy exclusive privilege to purchase game virtual money through SMS service in the future.
 

About Zed 
Zed Worldwide, the multiplatform digital entertainment company, develops and markets entertainment and community products and services for all platforms. The company is the leading mobile value-added services (MVAS) player in the world in terms of revenue and geographical footprint. Zed operates in 60 countries, including Europe's largest markets, USA, India and China and holds agreements with 130 wireless operators across the globe.

 

For more information visit: http://www.zed.com

About Ilion Animation Studios  
Ilion Animation Studios was founded in 2002 to create state-of-the-art computer generated animated movies for worldwide cinematic release using its own purpose-built cutting-edge technology to achieve a unique visual animation experience. 250 highly talented and experienced artists, program developers, high-tech engineers and other professionals from over 20 nations worked together at Ilion on Planet 51.

For more information visit: http://www.ilion.com

 

 

Thank you, Smart Zed Philippines!!!

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AOC 36 Series: LCD monitors launched

Admiral Overseas Corporation (AOC) has continually lived by the "art of colors" in bringing beauty to our digital lifestyle by offering a wide range of top performing CRT & LCD monitors and LCD TVs. The new AOC 36 monitors series was launched on September 23, 2009 at Banana Leaf in Greenbelt 3 in Makati City.

Applications for film critics to the Talent Press (Berlin, Germany) now open

From Direk Khavn dela Cruz:

Berlinale Talent Campus, Goethe-Institut and FIPRESCI invite young film critics to Berlin.

Dear friends of film,

We'd like to invite you and/or your colleagues to apply for The Talent Press, a project of the Berlinale Talent Campus, of Goethe-Institut and FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics). Young film critics and film journalists will be invited to Berlin to report on the films at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (February 11–21, 2010) and on the events of the Berlinale Talent Campus (February 13–18, 2010).

The call for applications for the Talent Press is now open. Please read the following application regulations carefully (they can also be found online at www.berlinale-talentcampus.de and www.fipresci.org)

Eligible are:

Young film critics or journalists

— fluent in English (in writing and speaking);

— under 30 years;

— eager to report on films screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and on events held during the Berlinale Talent Campus 2010;

— having published articles in newspapers, film magazines, on websites or at universities.

What we expect from you:

— To be willing to cover a broad range of journalistic work: you will write interviews, reviews, reports, articles and features on the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlin International Film Festival;

— To attend daily editorial meetings with a personal mentor (see below).

The work you write may be published on www.berlinale-talentcampus.de and www.fipresci.org. Participants will grant unlimited use and exploitation rights in and to all articles and reviews done in the framework of the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlin International Film Festival.

What we will offer you:

— The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and to be with 350 young talented filmmakers from all over the world and to experience the day-to-day buzz of a prestigious A-Festival.

— You will be guided through the Berlin International Film Festival by Peter Cowie (former International Publishing Director of "Variety" and author of many books on film), Oliver Baumgarten (Chief Editor "Schnitt") and other renowned film critics. Rubaica Jaliwala is your contact person from the Berlinale Talent Campus team.

— Every day, you have the opportunity to write a critique about a film from the festival program or short reviews of an event at the Campus program, and will discuss and review it with your fellow participants and film critics.

— Free accommodation in youth hostels in Berlin from February 12–19, 2010.

— A share of the travel expenses depending on your country of origin.

Your online application should include:

— curriculum vitae and personal data (address, email etc.)

— up to three original copies of articles that you have published in the last two years (if these articles are not in English you should supply us with a decent translation as a proof of your English writing skills for each article).

How to proceed completing an online application:

You can only apply on the Berlinale Talent Campus website: www.berlinale-talentcampus.de

(All relevant information and the application form can be found by clicking on "apply now" on the homepage of the Berlinale Talent Campus site. Make sure you choose the "Talent Press Application" when you have to choose an application)

— Get an application number on the website;

— Log in and fill out the complete online application form;

— Please ensure that you have filled out the online application completely.

If you are unable to upload your articles you can send them by regular mail;

— Your work must be at the Berlinale Talent Campus offices by October 7, 2009;

Please make sure your name and application number are clearly displayed on the articles you send.

If you have any queries please contact info@berlinale-talentcampus.de

The application deadline is October 7, 2009. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of December 2009.

Kind regards,

The Berlinale Talent Campus Team

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Potsdamer Strasse 5

D-10785 Berlin

T +49 (30) 259 20 515

F +49 (30) 259 20 519

info@berlinale-talentcampus.de

www.berlinale-talentcampus.de

The Berlinale Talent Campus is an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival. The Talent Press is organized in co-operation with FIPRESCI, Goethe Institute and Goethe Forum.

FIPRESCI – International Federation of Film Critics

Schleissheimer Str. 83, D-80797 Munich, Germany

T +49 (89) 18 23 03, F +49 (89) 18 47 66

info@fipresci.org, www.fipresci.org

History & Film of Eastern, Western & the United Germany (seminar & a series of film showing at Instituto Cervantes, Sept 10-11, 2009)

Goethe-Institut Manila together with the German Embassy and Instituto Cervantes proudly announce a 2 days’ seminar with Dr. Peter Zimmermann (Wuppertal University, Germany):

Seminar: From the ‘Cold War’ to the Fall of the ‘Iron Curtain’ and the Berlin Wall: History and Film in Eastern, Western and the United Germany

(A contribution to the 12th Cine Europa Film Festival commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall)

Time: Thursday, September 10, 10:30am - 5:30pm

Friday, September 11, 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Venue: Instituto Cervantes. 855 T.M. Kalaw St. Ermita

The workshop will point to some highly important events of German and European history, being represented in documentaries and feature films in eastern and western Germany:

- Rebuilding the destroyed country after World War II with the help of the allied forces

- The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 and different living conditions on both sides of the ‘iron curtain’

- The ‘peaceful revolution’ in eastern Germany in 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall

- Daily life in east and west after the German reunification and the integration of the eastern countries into the European Union: hopes and disillusions.

Target groups of the workshop are not only students and filmmakers, but the seminar it is open for everybody interested in German and European contemporary history and its influence on German film and television production.

Seminar attendance shall be made known to: Goethe Institut: tel. (632) 817.0978 or e-mail: sebastian.griese@gmail.com or call Instituto Cervantes: tel. (632) 526.1482 loc. 115.

Program schedule

Thursday, September 10. 10am – 12am

Introduction into the history of the division of Germany after World War II / Screenings of excerpts of several documentary films with introduction and discussion:

- Wolfgang Staudte: The murderers are among us / Die Mörder sind unter uns (DEFA 1946: Life in the destroyed city of Berlin after World War II / Excerpt of 15’)

- Kurt Maetzig: Unity SPD-KPD / Einheit SPD-KPD (DEFA 1946 / 20’: The Reunification of the Social Democratic and the Communist Party under Russian Control)

- Stuart Schulenberg: Two Cities / Zwei Städte (US 1949 / 10’: Comparison of the destroyed City of Dresden in eastern Germany with the successful reconstruction of Stuttgart in Western Germany)

- Jürgen Böttcher: Building a Furnace / Ofenbauer (GDR / DEFA / 1962 / 14’)

12am – 1pm break

1 – 2:30pm

Introduction: Building the Berlin Wall and the confrontation of east and west Germany. Screenings of excerpts of several documentary films with introduction and discussion:

- Karl Gass: Look at this City! / Schaut auf diese Stadt (GDR/ DEFA 1962 / 85’: Building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 as a result of the separation of Germany into two antagonistic states / Excerpt: 15’)

- The Wall – Germany’s Internal Borders / Mauerschau (FRG / SWR 1999 / 45’ / 100 deutsche Jahre, Teil 45: History of the wall separating both parts of Germany from a western point of view. / Excerpt 15’)

- Walter Heinowsky: Brothers and Sisters / Brüder und Schwestern (GDR / DEFA / 1963 / 38’: Satire on western propaganda slogans calling for reunification of the divided country / Excerpt 15’)

2:30 – 3pm break

3 – 6pm

Different living conditions in western and eastern Germany and increasing discontent and increasing criticism in the GDR under the influence of ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’

- Germans as consumers / Die Deutschen und der Konsum (FRG / SWR 1999 / 45’ / 100 deutsche Jahre Teil 43 / Different life style and living conditions in eastern and western Germany / Excerpt 15’)

- Winfried Junge: The Children of Golzow / Lebensläufe. Kinder von Golzow (GDR / DEFA 1980 / 257’ : Coming of age stories and living conditions of a group of children growing up in the town of Golzow near the Polish border in the GDR. Long time observation in several parts from 1961 – 1980 / Excerpt 20’),

4 – 4:30pm break

4:30-5:30pm

- Volker Koepp: Life in Wittstock (GDR / DEFA 1984: Coming of age stories of a group of young girls working in a textile factory in the town of Wittstock. Long time observation in several parts 1974 - 1984. / Excerpt 30’)

- Helke Misselwitz: Winter adé (GDR / DEFA 1989 / 115’: Difficult living and working conditions of women in the GDR. Portraits showing the growing dissatisfaction of the people with the socialistic system in the GDR. Excerpt 30’)

Friday, September 11

1 – 2:30pm

Introduction: Increasing dissatisfaction and demonstrations against the ruling socialist party in Eastern Germany and the fall of the wall

Screenings of excerpts of several documentaries with introduction and discussion:

- Andreas Voigt : Last Year Titanic / Letztes Jahr Titanic (D 1991 / 100’: Demonstrations and political events leading to the fall of the wall in 11/9 1989 / Excerpt 10’)

- Marcel Ophuls: Novemberdays (UK / BBC 1990 / 90’: Portraits of some of the first east German people crossing the border and climbing over the wall in November 1989 – showing their hopes and disillusions one year later / Excerpt 10’).

- Jürgen Böttcher: The Wall / Die Mauer (GDR / DEFA 1990 / 99’: Documentary on the last days of the wall with flashbacks into decisive events of the German history. Excerpt 10’)

- Raymond Red: Fall of the Wall (Philippines / 10’)

- Hans Christoph Blumenberg: German Screenplay / Deutschlandspiel (D / 2000 / 178’: Docudrama on the political events in Germany from October 1989 until reunification in October 1990. Excerpt 20’

2:30 – 3pm break

3 – 4:30pm

Introduction: The difficulties of the reunification and the problems of the integration of the eastern part into a united Germany.

Screenings of excerpts of several documentaries with introduction and discussion:

- Winfried Junge: Scenario – our times / Drehbuch – Die Zeiten (D 1992 / 280’: Long time observation of a group of children and young adults living in the town of Golzow near the Polish border in the GDR. in several parts from 1961 – 1992: disorientation and hopes after the reunification / Excerpt 30’)

- Volker Koepp: Wittstock, Wittstock (D 1997 / 114’ : Long time observation of a group of young women working in a textile factory in the town of Wittstock in several parts 1974 – 1997: the privatization and close down of the factory after the reunification forced the displaced and unemployed workers to look for new jobs / Excerpt 30’)

4:30 – 5pm break

5 – 7pm

Introduction and screening:

Wolfgang Becker: Good bye Lenin (D 2003 / 120’)

Satirical Comedy of a young man who tries to hide the fall of the wall and the end of the GDR from his ill mother, who is a loyal socialist citizen.