Out of the void! GEGENkino’s returning this year with its 5th edition!
This year (April 05 – 15, 2018), our central focus are the topics of protest and resistance. How can film behave and positiion itself considering the reality happening all around it? What logics and formats succeed in reaching for the empathetic sensors of the audience—how does a movement on screen get into the brains of the people?
Find a few answers maybe or some more questions emanating from these questions at GEGENkino 2018.
The logo design was done – as you may’ve recognized already – by beloved Raging Eyeball Ricaletto, as always responsible for GEGENgraphics. Check this out: http://ricaletto.blogsport.de
Hello dear GEGENkino friends,
if you’re clueless what movies to watch right now, here’s a couple of hints for you.
You may remember the hommage to Finnish filmmaker MIKA TAANILA with which we concluded this year’s GEGENkino festival. In case you’ve missed his latest feature length documentary RETURN OF THE ATOM (Atomin Paluu) he did in cooperation with JUSI EEROLA, you’ve got the chance to see it again now in cinemas, for example in CINEDING LEIPZIG.
Check www.cineding-leipzig.de for more information about the film and the screening dates.
Our hommage to Taanila somewhat became an hommage to his long-time collaborator MIKA VAINIO, because of his sudden death in April. Vainio worked together with Taanila on the soundtrack of RETURN OF THE ATOM among other projects. See the very beautiful documentary SÄHKO THE MOVIE about Mika Vainio, shot by Finnish musician JIMI TENOR, over at boilerrom.tv, and see below for some more information on Vainio and the film.
“Mika Vainio’s death in April 2017 sent shock waves rippling through the electronic music community. The late Finnish musician left an indelible mark on noise thanks to his roles in the ‘90s group Pan Sonic and record label Sähkö Recordings. Over the years, Vainio collaborated with Björk, Suicide’s Alan Vega, drone icon Stephen O’Malley and more.
Now, just months following his passing, Boiler Room has unearthed a mythic film about the Sähkö label. Artfully shot on 16mm by Jimi Tenor in 1995, SÄHKO THE MOVIE – a title fans have given the film in the absence of any official one – is a suitably abstract portrayal of the singular label in its prime. Finnish artists featured include Sähkö co-founder Tommi Grönlund, Mono Junk, Hertsi, IFÖ, and, of course, Mika Vainio himself.
The film tracks the Finnish unit at work in the studio making tracks on their trademark custom-built analogue equipment, hand-pressing limited edition vinyl releases and their eardrum rupturing yet delicate live performances.Outside of a few select festival screenings and those who own a rare VHS edition released by Blast First Petite, hardly anyone has seen the 44-minute film but this hasn’t stopped it attaining legendary status.“
© Omsk Social Club feat. PUNK IS DADA
GEGENkino Leipzig – Vaginale plus X – FAR OFF
Hey y’all! Lovely thing happening in Cologne this week:
FAR OFF – Cologne Contemporary Art Fair
2017. Part of the fair’s programme was done in collaboration with our small festival. Originating from the ALL EYEZ ON V video art exhibition, which Stephan Langer curated together with Clara Wieck and Katharina Wittmann for the 2015 edition of GEGENkino back then, we provided some positions to the FAR OFF that deals with facets of female desire and political potentials of pornography. Thanks a lot to Alisa Berger for the invitation! So if you happen to be around from April 27 to 30 – make sure you’ll check it out!
GEGENkino 2017 came to a close yesterday. We hope you enjoyed those eleven days and broadened your cinematographic horizon a bit maybe. We’ll have some days of rest now and the one thing left to say is a huge “thank you!” again to all of you who’ve came to the festival and supported us, to our guests and partners, the filmmakers and to all those who helped us out in whatever way. Thanks thanks thanks! We hope to see you all again in the future…
Cheers and enjoy yourselves!
Your GEGENkino crew
photo by Mika Taanila
Just what happened last night…
Thanks, CIRCLE and Mika Taanila and everyone helping out for being the best… and, of course, thanks to our charming audience!
See you tonight at the last day of GEGENkino 2017 and the last day of our Mika Taanila hommage—with another short film reel, 16 and 35mm projections and the German premiere of RETURN OF THE ATOM (ATOMIN PALUU)—at UT Connewitz.
Sun, 16 May 2017
8pm, UT Connewitz
Short film reel II: THE FUTURE IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
The Zone of Total Eclipse (FIN 2006, 6’, no dialogue, 2 x 16 mm), A Physical Ring (FIN 2002, 4’, no dialogue, 35mm), Future Is Not What It Used To Be (FIN 2002, 52’, OV/English subtitles, 35mm), Spindrift (FIN 1966/2013, 14’, OV/English subtitles, 35mm)
10pm, UT Connewitz
RETURN OF THE ATOM
(FIN, D 2015, 105’, Doc, D: Mika Taanila & Jussi Eerola, OV/English subtitles, BluRay)
