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Sunday, September 4, 2016
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Meme - Gene Wilder
Mel Brook's film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, was filmed in Munich, and included footage of this charming city, as well as the surrounding countryside. Many of the OOmpah-Lumpas were Germans (as were most of the extras), and they didn't know the text to their songs.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Krampuslauf, eine Tradition
1. A Krampus parade (December 5th) in the lovely Salzburger Getreidegasse ("Grain Street," Salzburg).
2. München! The NT Times helps recognize the return of this centuries old tradition. Check out the Glockenspiel, as the film begins.
2. München! The NT Times helps recognize the return of this centuries old tradition. Check out the Glockenspiel, as the film begins.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Munich filmmaker, Lennart Ruff, wins student Oscar
Deutsche Welle Juli 2014: Film
It's a dream come true for Lennart Ruff: The Academy of Motion Pictures in Beverly Hills has awarded the young German filmmaker the Student Academy Awards gold medal - placing him firmly on the path to success.
Hollywood calling!
Lennart Ruff was at home with his girlfriend when the surprise call came through from the dream factory. On being told that he had won in the category Best Foreign Film, Ruff says he "turned bright red from head to toe" in excitement.
Lennart Ruff is the third student of Munich's (University of Television and Film) - the "HFF" - to have won the Honorary Foreign Film Award. The prize has been awarded since 1972 by the in Beverly Hills, and is kind of a "little brother" to the more famous Academy Awards. After all, its winners often end up being part of the main event in future years.
Between dream and reality
On the way to Hollywood: "Nocebo" director Lennart Ruff and producer Tobias Huber
Lennart Ruff has just completed his studies, and the award is
for his graduation film, "Nocebo." Ruff won the gold medal - while a
Berlin-based colleague, Peter Baumann, was awarded the bronze for his
short film "Border Patrol."
"Nocebo" is an emotional, action-packed 40-minute thriller, full of disorientating imagery. The central figures are a young couple who've been taking part in a medical study. 22-year-old Christian and his girlfriend Anna discover that one of the patients has died and the doctors are hushing it up. Christian wants to rescue his girlfriend and get her out of the clinic, but he soon realizes someone is after him. To complicate matters still further, Christian suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and the line between dream and reality starts to blur.
In the film, dream and reality start to blur
Founding a production company
The young director was interested in playing with reality partly because he also sees it as a metaphor for film in general. "We spend the whole time staring at a projection - it's just light being transmitted through a little picture," Ruff explained. "And yet our feelings are real."
And that's exactly what his film his about, he said. "In the end it's not all that relevant whether Christian really had this experience or not, because he did experience it emotionally."
"Nocebo" was a co-production that not only involved the two major television channels Bayerischer Rundfunk and Arte, but also two production companies that were started by students and graduates of the film school.
The HFF network
Professor of film Andreas Gruber says professional mentoring is part of the school's concept
Tobias Huber, one of the founders of the production company
Menelaos-Film, is still a student. He says it's quite usual for people
at the HFF to start their own company before they graduate.
Huber really values all the contacts the students get to make during their studies. He said precisely because the HFF is a small school, one gets to meet many people of all ages and nationalities - and make numerous contacts.
"It's very useful if you want to produce," Huber said. People often stay in touch after a student has graduated, and these contacts can help with the production and financing of a film, as well as with tax and legal advice.
Lennart Ruff said he also enjoys the school's international atmosphere. There are students in his year from Colombia, Finland, Korea, Austria - quite the mixture. "There are also lots of successful film people working at the HFF and sitting with you in the cutting room," he says.
Mentors support the students whenever they can. "That's no coincidence; it's part of the school's concept," emphasized Andreas Gruber. The HFF film professor spoke especially highly of the program which supported the film "Nocebo."
Future stars
The HFF receives hundreds of applications every year for just 30 places
The HFF in Munich can justifiably call itself the cradle of
Germany's future Oscar-winners. It has already produced numerous
award-winning young directors, two of whom also boast Academy Awards:
Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck for
"The Lives of Others" in 2007, and
Caroline Link in 2003 for
"Nowhere in Africa."
No wonder, then, that the HFF receives hundreds of applications each year. It only takes 30 students, of whom only 10 get onto the Cinema and Feature Film course. Applicants have to solve two video tasks, and hand in a short narrative film and a self-portrait as well as photo documentation and a short film pitch.
"The most important thing is that your decision to make films has to be a wholehearted one," says Lennart Ruff. "You can't do this halfway."
Lennart Ruff was at home with his girlfriend when the surprise call came through from the dream factory. On being told that he had won in the category Best Foreign Film, Ruff says he "turned bright red from head to toe" in excitement.
Lennart Ruff is the third student of Munich's (University of Television and Film) - the "HFF" - to have won the Honorary Foreign Film Award. The prize has been awarded since 1972 by the in Beverly Hills, and is kind of a "little brother" to the more famous Academy Awards. After all, its winners often end up being part of the main event in future years.
Between dream and reality
On the way to Hollywood: "Nocebo" director Lennart Ruff and producer Tobias Huber"Nocebo" is an emotional, action-packed 40-minute thriller, full of disorientating imagery. The central figures are a young couple who've been taking part in a medical study. 22-year-old Christian and his girlfriend Anna discover that one of the patients has died and the doctors are hushing it up. Christian wants to rescue his girlfriend and get her out of the clinic, but he soon realizes someone is after him. To complicate matters still further, Christian suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and the line between dream and reality starts to blur.
In the film, dream and reality start to blurThe young director was interested in playing with reality partly because he also sees it as a metaphor for film in general. "We spend the whole time staring at a projection - it's just light being transmitted through a little picture," Ruff explained. "And yet our feelings are real."
And that's exactly what his film his about, he said. "In the end it's not all that relevant whether Christian really had this experience or not, because he did experience it emotionally."
"Nocebo" was a co-production that not only involved the two major television channels Bayerischer Rundfunk and Arte, but also two production companies that were started by students and graduates of the film school.
The HFF network
Professor of film Andreas Gruber says professional mentoring is part of the school's concept
Huber really values all the contacts the students get to make during their studies. He said precisely because the HFF is a small school, one gets to meet many people of all ages and nationalities - and make numerous contacts.
"It's very useful if you want to produce," Huber said. People often stay in touch after a student has graduated, and these contacts can help with the production and financing of a film, as well as with tax and legal advice.
Lennart Ruff said he also enjoys the school's international atmosphere. There are students in his year from Colombia, Finland, Korea, Austria - quite the mixture. "There are also lots of successful film people working at the HFF and sitting with you in the cutting room," he says.
Mentors support the students whenever they can. "That's no coincidence; it's part of the school's concept," emphasized Andreas Gruber. The HFF film professor spoke especially highly of the program which supported the film "Nocebo."
Future stars
The HFF receives hundreds of applications every year for just 30 placesNo wonder, then, that the HFF receives hundreds of applications each year. It only takes 30 students, of whom only 10 get onto the Cinema and Feature Film course. Applicants have to solve two video tasks, and hand in a short narrative film and a self-portrait as well as photo documentation and a short film pitch.
"The most important thing is that your decision to make films has to be a wholehearted one," says Lennart Ruff. "You can't do this halfway."
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
British Comedian, Al Murray's German Adventure
Mr. Murray is on a quest of Germany's art, culture and natural beauty. He speaks fast, packing plenty into each sentence, as his explorations take him first from Berlin north and central, and finally west and south. We feel fortunate to be along for the ride, and see Germany through his eyes.
After Episode 1, will you seek out the next one?
Monday, July 22, 2013
Kayla Fernweh schreibt uns und Videobloggt
Mehr zum Nürburgring von Kayla Fernweh (cooler Name, nicht wahr?)
Und was schreibt Kayla über München?
Hi Frau Baker!
Hier fängt Kayla an!
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Und was schreibt Kayla über München?
Hi Frau Baker!
I just wanted to send you the link to my video about the Nurburgring ( http://youtu.
I've been in Munich for a little over a week now,
and have classes for 3 hours every weekday. Though I'm learning a lot, I
am also exploring a ton, and have fallen in love with the city and more
in love with Germany in general! I will continue to post videos like
this about different experiences I have, I already have a few videos
planned!
I hope your summer is going well, and you are staying cool in the heat wave you are having in Rhode Island!
Lots of love,
Kayla
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
VOXXCLUB Flash Mob in München
Genial, Jungs!
Songtext
Wenn der Maibaum wieder am Dorfplatz steht
und sich alles um die Madeln dreht,
wenn sie ihre heissen Dirndeln zeign,
und mir Burschen uns die Augen reibn.
Auf gehts, jetzt ist's wieder so weit,
auf gehts, hait wird nichts bereut.
Komm, zeig mir no a bissl, i wills a bissl wissen,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Tanz ma a bisserl Schieber, oder was ist dir lieber,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleine, du bist a ganz a Feine,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Drah di um, drah di um, bis der Tanzbodn krocht.
Solo (Quetschn)
Und jetzt fangt die Nacht erst richtig an,
jedes Madel greift sich einen Mann,
ja, dann kocht in uns des Wahnsinnsg'fuehl,
weils a jeder hait no wissen will.
Auf gehts, jetzt ist's wieder so weit,
auf gehts, heut' wird nichts bereut.
Komm, zeig mir no a bissl, i wills a bissl wissen,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Tanz ma a bisserl Schieber, oder was ist dir lieber,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleine, du bist a ganz a Feine,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Drah di um, drah di um, bis der Tanzbodn krocht.
Tonartwechsel (1/2Ton höher)
Komm, zeig mir no a bissl, i wills a bissl wissen,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Tanz ma a bisserl Schieber, oder was ist dir lieber,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleine, du bist a ganz a Feine,
rock mi hait Nocht.
Drah di um, drah di um, bis der Tanzbodn krocht.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
In München feiert man OKTOBERFRST
Danke Heidi! Heidi hat diesen Film gefunden.
Es gefällt ihr die Lebkuchenherzen sowohl auch die Alpenhörner.
She is pleased by the decorated heart cookies as well as the long Alp horns.
Hast du eine Lieblingsszene? Lass uns wissen!
Let us know what your favorite scene is here.
Es gefällt ihr die Lebkuchenherzen sowohl auch die Alpenhörner.
She is pleased by the decorated heart cookies as well as the long Alp horns.
Hast du eine Lieblingsszene? Lass uns wissen!
Let us know what your favorite scene is here.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Wetterbericht in Dialekten, und WIE!
Aus 1973: Hier hören wir auch vom Osten, und zwar von Königsberg und Breslau. Köstlich.
Damals . . . . . Danke, Peter Frankenfeld.
Damals . . . . . Danke, Peter Frankenfeld.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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