| ACHTUNG - RESPECT (CONCENTRATION CHAIR) by MICHAEL BRYNNTRUP GERMANY 35mm Philippine Premiere There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience. (Immanuel Kant, Introduction to the Critique of Pure Reason, opening sentence) Born in the body (...and in time...) Michael Brynntrup was born in Muenster (Westphalia) in 1959. Studied Law, Philosophy, and History of Arts at the Universities of Muenster, Freiburg, Rome and Berlin (1977-87). Fine Arts at the Braunschweig School of Art (1987-91, attended film and video classes of Birgit Hein and Gerhard Buettenbender). Received Master's degree in Braunschweig in 1991. Experimental poems, paintings, fotography, copyart since 1977. Texts and diary since 1979. Installations, performances, events since 1980. Over 60 experimental short films and videos since 1981, three feature films. Film exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art New York in 1987 and 1992. Participation in many international film festivals (over ten films at Berlin Film Festival since 1984). Numerous film awards (e.g. "1st Prize German Competition Oberhausen" in 1991). Numerous Werkschauen (e.g. in USA, Canada, Russia, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary and Brasil). Numerous film tours (e.g. 'Missionstournee' and 'Nordamerikamission') with presentations of special compiled film programs. Founding member, oyko-film-coop and Interfilm Festival in Berlin 1982. Film journalist, 'die tageszeitung' Berlin 1982-85. Participation in the roundtable of Berlin Film Production (the Berlin Model for Cultural Film Funding, 1989/90). Organisation of avantgarde and gay film events for the Braunschweig Art School 1990/91, Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt 1995, and several other institutions and for international festivals (Berlin 1989-93, Sao Paolo 1994, and St. Petersburg 1994). Jury member for several international film festivals. Presentation of touring programs of German experimental filmwork at home and abroad. Occasional co-operation with the Goethe Institute, Council Programs for Visiting Foreign Artists, the Senate of Cultural Affairs for Berlin and the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek. Publications on Off-Off-Cinemas ('Kino von unten', 1984) and on Super-8 ('Super-8 in Berlin und anderswo', 1984/87). Several guest lectures. Since 1990 workshops, project advising and apprenticeship counselling in the area of media production (including BBJ-Consult/Berlin und Cineworks/Vancouver). Guest lecturer at Braunschweig School of Art and at Merz Akademie Stuttgart. |
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