Highlights from the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale in Berlin

17–31 October 10

Still from Adam Leech, Speech Bubble, 2008. Copyright © Adam Leech, Hoet-Bekaert Gallery

presented by KW Institute for Contemporary Art

Opening: 16.10. 2010, 5 – 10 pm
8 pm: Special screening of Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist

Doug Aitken, Mirosław Bałka, Guy Ben-Ner, Anina Brisolla, Mircea Cantor, Keren Cytter, Nathalie Djurberg, Omer Fast, Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Cyprien Gaillard, Dani Gal, Christoph Girardet & Matthias Müller, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Mihai Grecu, Claire Hooper, Sven Johne, Korpys/Löffler, Annika Larsson, Lars Laumann, Adam Leech, Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña & Niles Atallah, Mark Lewis, Rä di Martino, Maix Mayer, Alex McQuilkin, Vincent Meessen, Bjørn Melhus, Deimantas Narkevičius, Kika Nicolela, Hans Op de Beeck, Nira Pereg, Reynold Reynolds, Magdalena von Rudy, Aïda Ruilova, Jani Ruscica, Sylvia Schedelbauer, Sam Taylor-Wood, Javier Téllez, Alexia Walther & Maxime Matray, Clemens von Wedemeyer

Once again KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin is focusing on contemporary films by international artists. For the third time—after the great success in 2006 and 2009—highlights of the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale are presented in Berlin. In Berlin the program from the 2009 Cologne biennale is supplemented by a selection of new films. Two stories of KW are devoted to films by Doug Aitken, Mirosław Bałka, Bjørn Melhus, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Javier Téllez, as well as works by the younger generation including Keren Cytter, Adam Leech, Dani Gal, and Alex McQuilkin. On the third floor the program is presented in four thematic archive stations. A fifth station is dedicated to works from last year's BILD-KUNST Promotional Award for experimental film competition. On the fourth floor all films can be seen on a large screen.

Participating artists BILD-KUNST Promotional Award for experimental film:
Tim Berger, Christoph Blawert, Ulu Braun, Mira Bussemer, Jana Debus, Johanna Domke, Niklas Goldbach, Rocco Helmchen, Susann Maria Hempel, David Jahn, Martin Jehle, Daniel Kötter & Hannes Seidl, Alwin Lay & Sascha Hermann, Mischa Leinkauf & Matthias Wermke, Xenia Lesniewski, Mirko Martin, Peter Müller, Bettina Nürnberg, Mario Pfeifer, Simon Rauh, Johanna Reich, Jan Riesenbeck, Gonzalo H. Rodríguez, Lior Shamriz, Adnan Softic, Martin Sulzer, Marc Thümmler, Heiko Tippelt, Markus Wambsganss, Philip Widmann, Richard Wilhelme

The program also includes a number of evening events.
You can download the booklet with information on the whole program HERE.

Accompanying Events

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7 pm
Deimantas Narkevičius in conversation with Inke Arns
Artist talk and screening

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7 pm
Fragmented Histories – Excavating Spatial Narratives
Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani in conversation with Francesca Ferguson
Artist talk and screening

Talks in English
Admission to the exhibition and the events is free.

Film Program and Screening Schedule

I EXPERIMENTE | EXPERIMENTS

Anina Brisolla: Esotec, D 2008, 6'38''
Mircea Cantor: Tracking Happiness, FR 2009, 11' (Presentation only on the 4th Floor)
Mihai Grecu: coagulate, FR 2008, 5'56"
Annika Larsson: Drunk, D 2010, 22'
Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Niles Atallah: Luis, CL 2008, 3'50''
Adam Leech: Speech Bubble, BE 2008, 5'30"
Rä di Martino: August 2008, BE/IT 2008/09, 5'12''
Reynold Reynolds: Secret Life, D 2008, 10'
Sylvia Schedelbauer: way fare, D 2009, 6'30"

II HISTORIES, REALITIES, IDENTITIES

Doug Aitken: Migration (Empire), USA 2008, 24'28''
Mirosław Bałka: Audi HBE F114, PL 2008, 15'20"
Omer Fast: De Grote Boodschap, BE/AT 2007, 27'
Dani Gal: Dumitrescu's Dream, RO 2010, 15'51"
Korpys/Löffler: Gesang der Jünglinge, D 2009, 14'30"
Mark Lewis: The Fight, AT 2008, 5'27'' (Presentation only on the 4th Floor)
Bjørn Melhus: Murphy, D 2008, 3'45''
Deimantas Narkevičius: The Dud Effect, LT 2008, 15'40''
Nira Pereg: Sabbath 2008, IL 2008, 7'12"
Clemens von Wedemeyer: Against Death, GB/D 2009, 9'50''

III RAUM-FLUCHTEN | FOCAL-POINTS

Guy Ben-Ner: If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate, USA 2009, 17'11"
Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani: Sayonara Hashima, D/JP 2009, 17'25"
Cyprien Gaillard: Pruitt-Igoe Falls, FR 2008, 6'55"
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Noreturn, FR 2009, 15'30" (Presentation only on the 4th Floor)
Claire Hooper: Nyx, GB/D 2010, 22'
Maix Mayer: Habitat, D 2008, 22'13''
Vincent Meessen: Dear Adviser, BE 2009, 8'
Kika Nicolela: Naked, BR 2008, 3'22''
Hans Op de Beeck: Staging Silence, BE 2009, 22'
Magdalena von Rudy: Picnic, D 2008, 7'51''
Jani Ruscica: Evolutions, FI 2008, 18'20''
Alexia Walther, Maxime Manray: L'Élan, CH/FR 2008, 15'14''

IV GEGENBILDER | COUNTER IMAGES

Keren Cytter: Les Ruissellements du Diable, D 2008, 12'
Nathalie Djurberg: It's the Mother, D 2008, 12' (Presentation only on the 4th Floor)
Christoph Girardet, Matthias Müller: Contrejour, D 2009, 10'40''
Sven Johne: Tears of the Eyewitness, D 2009, 22'30",
Lars Laumann: Shut Up Child, This Ain't Bingo, D/USA 2009, 58'
Alex McQuilkin: I wish I was a Beam of Light, USA 2009, 3'
Aïda Ruilova: Meet the Eye, USA 2009, 7'
Sam Taylor-Wood: Love You More, GB 2008, 15'
Javier Téllez: Caligari und der Schlafwandler, D 2008, 27'07''

V BILD-KUNST AWARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Tim Berger: Den Strand entlang, D 2008, 5'
Christoph Blawert: ZI 451, D 2008, 7'40''
Ulu Braun: Westcoast, D/FI 2009, 7'20''
Mira Bussemer: Passion, D 2009, 4'16''
Jana Debus: Gregor Alexis, D 2009, 20'44''
Johanna Domke: Stultifera Garden, D/DK 2008, 12'05''
Niklas Goldbach: Habitat C3B, D/FR 2008, 9'19''
Rocco Helmchen: Redshift, D 2009, 3'40''
Susann Maria Hempel: Der Mann, der nicht weinen wollte, D 2008/09, 25'
David Jahn: Spiel-Stau, D 2008, 5'35''
Martin Jehle: Kopf, D 2008, 6'38''
Daniel Kötter, Hannes Seidl: Film für übers Sofa, D 2009, 11'37''
Alwin Lay, Sascha Herrmann: Suicide Portraits, RO/D 2008, 14'55''
Mischa Leinkauf, Matthias Wermke: Zwischenzeit, D 2008, 8'30''
Xenia Lesniewski: Egodyston, D 2009, 3'26''
Mirko Martin: Noir, USA 2008, 8'08''
Peter Müller: Science Center, NL/D 2008, 9'49'' (Presentation only on the 3rd Floor)
Bettina Nürnberg: Tier im Wald, D 2009, 33'
Mario Pfeifer: Yet Untitled ["Pieces of Nature"], D 2008, 11'30"
Simon Rauh: Chord, D 2008, 12'20''
Johanna Reich: Fleeting Glimpse (Street), D 2009, 5'10''
Jan Riesenbeck: Kopfgeburtenkontrolle, D 2008, 9'
Gonzalo H. Rodríguez: Rebeca, D 2009, 23'37''
Lior Shamriz: The Magic Desk, D 2009, 10'
Adnan Softic: Ground Control, D/BA 1999 – 2009, 12'33''
Martin Sulzer: Tween My Lips, D 2008, 2'55''
Marc Thümmler: Radfahrer, D 2008, 27'27''
Heiko Tippelt: An sich, D 2009, 6'24''
Markus Wambsganss: Miko, D 2008, 3'20''
Philip Widmann: Destination Finale, D 2008, 9'15''
Richard Wilhelmer: The Golden Foretaste of Heaven, D 2008, 19'37''

Screening Schedule 4th Floor
Sunday, October 17: Histories, Identities, Realities
Tuesday, October 19: RaumFluchten | Focal-Points
Wednesday, October 20: Gegenbilder | Counter Images
Thursday, October 21: BILD-KUNST Award
Friday, October 22: Experimente | Experiments
Saturday, October 23: Histories, Identities, Realities
Sunday, October 24: RaumFluchten | Focal-Points
Tuesday, October 26: Gegenbilder | Counter Images
Wednesday, October 27: BILD-KUNST Award
Thursday, October 28: Experimente | Experiments
Friday, October 29: Histories, Identities, Realities
Saturday, October 30: RaumFluchten | Focal-Points
Sunday, October 31: Gegenbilder | Counter Images

Highlights from the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale in Berlin is an event by KW Institute for Contemporary Art, supported by the Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Presented by Gabriele Horn, Katia Reich, and Anke Schleper

KunstFilmBiennale is an initiative of the SK Stiftung Kultur, the Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the City of Cologne. It takes place in cooperation with the Filmstiftung NRW and VG Bild-Kunst and is supported with funds of the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The cultural programs of KW Institute for Contemporary Art are made possible thanks to the support of the Governing Mayor of Berlin – Senate Chancellery – Cultural Affairs.

With support from the Flemish Community