For Filmmuseum Biennale read Film Biennale

Filmmuseum Biennale has changed its name. Below is a synopsis taken from a recent email regarding the Film Biennale. The event sounds like an extravaganza, and archivists please take note of the last two paragraphs.

7 April
Opening night: Michael Nyman performs The Man with a Movie Camera
The Film Biennale will kick off in Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ with the
screening of /The Man with a Movie Camera/. Dating from 1929, this
cinematographic masterpiece by Russian film pioneer Dziga Vertov
continues to impress with its power.

8 April
The Bankruptcy Jazz Live!
One of the highlights of the Film Biennale is the multimedia film
experience The Bankruptcy Jazz Live! It is the recent and only film
based on a scenario written by Belgian poet Paul van Ostaijen in 1921,
at a time when Europe was still in ruins. It is the world’s first true
Dadaist scenario. The work features a 1920s style, employing an
experimental, Dadaist collage technique to combine ready-made film
footage and audio. The result is a turbulent, avant-garde spectacle.
During the Dutch premiere in BIMhuis, The Bankruptcy Jazz will be staged
with singers, actors, a children’s choir and jazz band conducted by
composer Wouter van Bemmel. Van Bemmel will also make use of voice
samples, sound effects, and music excerpts. Frank Roumen of EYE is
directing the performance.


FILM3
The Film Biennale will open a new exhibition, FILM3 [kyü-bik film], on 8
April, in Culture Park Westergasfabriek, showcasing new installations
and performances by eleven young film artists.

10 April
Sessue Hayakawa: Hollywood’s first exotic superstar
Sessue Hayakawa (1889-1973) is primarily known for his role as the
Japanese colonel in David Lean’s /The Bridge on the River Kwai/ (1957).
Less well-known is the fact that he was the first non-Caucasian
Hollywood star and producer, and with his good looks and intense gaze he
was also a veritable hearthrob in second decade of last century.

8,9,11 April
Meet the MoMA
American film collection highlights
During the Film Biennale, The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA)
will present a selection of films from its renowned collection.

11 April
Baba Zula plays Enis Aldjelis
Rounding off the Film Biennale is a spectacular performance by
internationally acclaimed Turkish group Baba Zula, which will accompany
the screening of Ernst Marischka’s film Enis Aldjelis in Paradiso.

9 April
Michael Curtiz before Hollywood
Before immigrating to the United States in 1926, Michael Curtiz,
director of the Hollywood classic /Casablanca /(1942), was an important
figure in the thriving Hungarian film industry. Between 1912 and 1919,
as Mihály Kertész, he made over forty silent movies – primarily popular
genres, but also a few propaganda films. The Film Biennale will dedicate
an entire day to the screening of his early Hungarian work, including
world premieres of the newly restored A Tolonc (1914, 70’) and/ Az
Utolsó hajnal/ (1917, 90’).

8 April
From Scratch to Screen
On 8 April, EYE Film Institute Netherlands will offer the general public
a behind-the-scenes look at film conservation. Throughout the day unique
discoveries and restoration projects will be shown, including several
world premieres. A number of films will feature an extra introduction.
Karel Doing for example, will present his Liquidator project, a
revolutionary digital adaptation of Willy Mullens’ silent film /Haarlem,
Adelheid Heftberger/ (Austrian Film Museum) and EYE-conservator
Mark-Paul Meyer will give a lecture on the restoration of /The Man with
the Camera/. With live music by Wim van Tuyl and Yvo Verschoor.

7 April
Seminar: The Reel Thing en AMIA
EYE Film Institute Netherlands is organising a seminar on 7 April
consisting of a morning and afternoon programme. The morning programme,
The Reel Thing, presents the most recent developments in the field of
film restoration and conservation, with demonstrations of both
traditional and digital techniques. Michael Friend and Grover Crisp,
both of Sony Pictures Entertainment, are organising this
state-of-the-art programme including various presentations.
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), responsible for the
second programme, highlights current developments in archiving moving
images and forms an important international platform for people and
organisations involved in the acquisition, conservation, presentation
and application of film material. Those interested can attend either one
or both of these programmes.

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