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The eDIT 9th Filmmaker’s Festival takes place from September 24 to 26 at the CineStar Metropolis in Frankfurt. With animation and documentary, the festival is focusing this year on two areas that are becoming increasingly successful, especially in cinemas. In addition, particular attention is paid to production for television with numerous events.
In order to shape the programme in accordance with the content focuses, there is the new subject area “Production, Visual Effects, Development”, which relates to feature films, documentaries, animation, television, commercials and the media industry in general.
The Making Of’s on the programme this year are: “Poseidon”, presented by VFX Supervisor Boyd Shermis, “Cars”, the new Pixar animated film with Effects Supervisor Steve May, “Superman Returns”, presented by VFX Supervisor Mark Stetson, and “Pirates of the Caribbean II”, which will be presented by a representative of ILM. From Germany comes “Perfume – The Story of a Murderer”, the long-awaited film adaptation of Patrick Süskind’s bestseller directed by Tom Tykwer. eDIT is devoting a comprehensive panel to the Making Of of the Constantin production. With “Hui Buh”, the festival takes a look behind the scenes of another German feature-film production.
Carlos Grangel also describes the work on the character design of the Corpse Bride from Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride”. Joseph Janeti, author and lecturer in screenwriting at the USC Film School in Los Angeles, explains how, especially in the limitless fantasy world of animation, dramaturgically well-told stories can be created that are more than a creative, visual sensation. “Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker” presents a German animated short film that won second place in the “Cinéfondation” category at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Author, director and animator Stefan Müller will explain why he made the film in this way and no other.
In the television area, “Dresden” and “The Storm Tide”, two of the most elaborate productions in German TV history from teamWorx, are represented. The presentation centres on the extensive planning and sets as well as the films’ digital and analogue effects.
The complete programme can be accessed on the eDIT homepage.
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