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Film in the Present Tense

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 18/07/2017 - 12:32

In spite of claims of its obsolescence, analog film is still alive. It continues to exist as an inimitable artistic medium, put to use in myriad forms around the world. Nonetheless, in the context of our ever-expanding digital landscape, analog film faces new challenges that have forced it into a process of deep transformation. What steps do we need to take to guarantee that analog film will remain as a living-breathing medium? What are the alternatives to the idea of film as an obsolete, historical object?
Dates:
Friday, October 20, 2017 (All day) to Sunday, October 22, 2017 (All day)
She Tales

By Marcos Ortega on Thu, 29/06/2017 - 16:24

She Tales is a collective screening from both past and present female members of LaborBerlin. The wide spectrum of analogue methodologies in this non-thematic screening reflects the diverse constellations of conceptual and aesthetic pursuits of filmmakerin working at LaborBerlin.

Programme:
- Bilderbuch (Luisa Greenfield 3 min, 16mm, live sound, 2017)
On the value of scraps - A live lecture performance on Walter Benjamin's children's chronicle in 3 minutes.
Dates:
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 20:00
Venue:
Ausland Berlin
LaborBerlin: Films by Steve Polta - We Live In Cities / Life Without Buildings

By Bernd Lützeler on Fri, 09/06/2017 - 05:41

LaborBerlin is proud to host Steve Polta, who will join us in person to present a screening of his films on Super 8 and 16mm.

“Bay area artist Steve Polta, who has been producing a body of films, mostly on Super 8, over the past two decades that are as exquisitely nuanced as they are rarely seen. Each film presents a narrow window onto the ordinary world, prodded by subtle observation until it yields images of ethereal beauty.” (Rick Bahto: Echo Park Film Center)

Dates:
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 20:30
Venue:
LaborBerlin
LaborBerlin Opening

By Marcos Ortega on Fri, 28/04/2017 - 04:57

Please join us for the grand re-opening of LaborBerlin! After the success of our crowdfunding campaign FILM AIN’T DEAD we want to share with you the fruit of our collective efforts. We will also introduce our collaborative project REMI with films by our partner labs Filmwerkplaats (NL) and Mire (FR). Have some food and drinks, take a tour, have a look at our wonderful new facilities, watch films or just hang out with us and have a good time!

Dates:
Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 16:00
Venue:
LaborBerlin
PAF 2016: Film Labor

By Alexandra Morales on Tue, 29/11/2016 - 03:46

PAF - Festival of Film Animation's section Film Labor presents contemporary experimental productions and activities by filmmakers from so-called artist-run film labs (film laboratories run by the artists themselves). There are more than fifty such groups all over the world dealing with film, in the sense of working with film material. Thanks to the technological and institutional transformation of cinematographic infrastructure, independent artists may now use industrial equipment and instruments that were previously only available in institutions. The aim of the cycle is to reflect their activities, which significantly change the options for film production and are often referred to as “experimental film.” Film Labor will introduce artists from film labs in Grenoble, Barcelona and Berlin.

Dates:
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 17:00 to Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 20:00
LaborBerlin 2.0 - FILM AIN'T DEAD

By Marcos Ortega on Mon, 14/03/2016 - 07:06

LaborBerlin is an artist-run film lab open to everyone interested in analogue film practice, embracing an experimental & DIY approach to moving image production.

We have started a crowdfunding campaign, aiming to buy professional film processing and printing equipment from Film16, a lab near Cologne, that has recently closed its doors forever.

www.igg.me/at/filmaintdead

This is a decisive step towards our artistic autonomy (and of anyone interested in joining our collective), and it will ensure the future of analogue film culture.

Dates:
Thursday, March 24, 2016 (All day)
RE MI: a new cooperation project by three european film labs

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 12/01/2016 - 11:03
RE MI (Re-Engineering Moving Image) is a two-year European cooperation project run by Mire (Nantes, FR), WORM.Filmwerkplaats (Rotterdam, NL) and LaborBerlin (Berlin, DE), focused on the creation, preservation and circulation of technical knowledge of analogue film in order to support its use as a creative medium.

The project will involve other film labs, cinemas, art schools and other cultural organizations, as well as a broad international audience of film enthusiasts.
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Diffraktion 2015

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 27/01/2015 - 14:44

Once again after four successful editions, LaborBerlin presents Diffraktion, its annual showcase of new works on film by its members and friends. This year, Diffraktion is very excited to welcome guest programmer Koyo Yamashita who is presenting a selection of Japanese experimental films made between 1975 and 1980. The program provides a glance into one of the most fruitful periods in independent Japanese cinema. With works rarely screened in Germany, it also serves as a unique opportunity to experience one of Japan’s most unruly and idiosyncratic artistic scenes. Koyo Yashamita is the artistic director of the Image Forum Festival and programmer of Image Forum, one of Tokyo’s best-known independent cinemas. He joins us after taking part in the Jury for the Tiger Awards Competition for Short films at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Dates:
Saturday, January 31, 2015 - 19:00
Venue:
Ehemaliges Stummfilmkino Delphi
(Un)Fixed Terra Firma: Analog Films from Artist-Run Labs

By Marcos Ortega on Fri, 24/10/2014 - 05:07

Celluloid-based filmmaking is alive and well in Europe, thanks to a network of film labs dedicated to both the preservation of technology and cinematic experimentation! This two-night program on October 27th and 28th features work from three of these cooperatives: L'Abominable in La Courneuve, France; Labor Berlin in Berlin, Germany; and Labo Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium.

While the artists associated with these labs produce work in a variety of styles, the films selected for these two evenings are similar in that they demonstrate extremes of the photographic process. In Mahine Rouhi and Olivier Fouchard's Tahousse, and Emmanuel Lefrant’s Parties visible et invisible d'un ensemble sous tension, filmed landscapes are manipulated in color and texture toward otherworldliness and abstraction respectively. In Els van Riel's Gradual Speed, winner of the Gus Van Sant Award for Best Experimental at the 2014 Anna Arbor Film Festival, the image in each vignette appears through time much like a photograph developing while the hum and crackle of vibrating dust erupts on the optical track.

Dates:
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 19:00
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 19:00
Venue:
Northwest Film Center
LaborBerlin´s Summer Screening 2014

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 26/08/2014 - 15:51

As has become our custom, this summer LaborBerlin presents a program of new and recent films and performances by its members. Though ranging widely in their approach they all show a commitment to exploring the possibilities of film as an artistic language. The evening is organized in two parts: the first one starts at 8 pm and consists of single screen films made at the lab. The second part, starting at 10pm, consists of live film performances.

Come celebrate with us the beauty of hand-processed, do-it-yourself film! Doors open at 7pm. Please feel free to come early, meet the makers, and hang out at the bar!

With works by Miguel Mariño, Anja Dornieden & J.D. González Monroy, Andreas Kebschull & Andreas Zech, Oscar Kranc, Björn Spiedel, Jakob Kirchheim, Sadashivam Rao, Viktor Dill, Distruktur, Doireann O'Malley, Klara Ravat mit Circuit Splash & robin oo /black2 and Nikolaus Tscheschner.

Dates:
Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 19:00
Venue:
Am Flutgraben

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