Cinergy with Kevin B Lee
The first Cinergy’s guest in 2018 will be Kevin B. Lee, internationally renowned filmmaker, journalist and video essayist. Lee, who has been named “the king of video essays” by The New York Times, frequently writes for Sight & Sound, Slate and Indiewire. He is also the founding editor and chief video essayist at fandor.com. He has made over 360 essays exploring film and media – he examines various aspects of filmmaking and specific trails of each director’s style. His renowned videos includes an examination of “Lynchian style”, counting of all the murders in Tarantino’s films or a meditative poem created from 123 shots in Tarkovski’s Nostalgia.
Lee’s has received critical acclaim for his unique “desktop documentary” Transformers: The Premake, which combines 355 videos shot by amateurs who happened to come across the shoot of Transformers 4. Lee critically reflects on international blockbuster film production and examines how internet influences our perception of reality. The documentary has been screened at various film festivals including Berlinale in 2014.
9. 2. 2018 / 19:00 / Cinema Pilotu
Lee will introduce the video essay format during his master class, he will also show short examples of his work. The master class will be hosted by the film journalist Pavel Sladký. The entry is free.
The visit of Kevin B. Lee is being organized by the educational film platform Cinergy. Besides the public master class, Lee will also conduct a three-day workshop with the students of FAMU. Students will be creating an essay examining Milos Forman’s “The Firemen's Ball” under his supervision.
Cinergy Prague is an educational platform for the development of the talents and knowledge of young filmmakers and film professionals through a series of discussion panels and lectures on topics related to filmmaking or the work of a foreign guest.
Full article
Super 16 is the leading alternative film school of Denmark which over the last almost 20 years has graduated many successful filmmakers and films produced by the school are very often selected and awarded at various film festival around the world. What are the advantages and challenges of such an education model, how is the school financed, how is possible to achieve the continuation of the project and how does it work to be responsible…
Full article
The next focus of Cinergy will be the Norwegian director Joachim Trier. Author of the acclaimed films Reprise, Oslo, 31. August and Louder than Bombs, is currently receiving international praise for Thelma.
Full article
Another of CINERGY master classes will be held in cooperation with FAMUFEST 2017 and it´s guest will be significant Icelandic director and scripwriter RÚNAR RÚNARSSON.
Full article
Another Cinergy’s guest is the Danish director Lone Scherfig, author of the hit-comedy Italian for Beginners, the Academy Award nominated feature film An Education, and the romantic drama One Day.
Full article
Young Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen is coming to Prague to present his feature debut The happiest day of my life Olli Maki which was awarded as the best film of Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2016. On Wednesday, March 15 from 18:30 the director will personally present to preview screening with a following debate at Kino Pilotu.
Full article