Films need a pension scheme A digitization field report / by Juliane Lorenz We began digitizing the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder at the beginning of the 2000s, using what were then the standard SD (Standard Digital) and HD (High Definition) formats, which we used as the basis for the production of DVDs. These techniques, (…)
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Newsletter September 2017
Since the end of last year the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has been featuring guest contributions exploring the issue of film heritage management. Now RWFF president Juliane Maria Lorenz has contributed a text in which she writes about her experiences with the restoration of Fassbinder’s films. Among other things, she points out that the digital safeguarding (…)
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It was unfortunately hardly remarked on in the press that on 19 May the choreographer, director and theatre manager Dieter Gackstetter died at the age of 77. Apart from his long stage career, Gackstetter also worked as a choreographer on a diverse range of films. He was involved in the making of the popular dance (…)
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Newsletter June 2017
The anniversaries of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s birth (31 May) and death (10 June) have just passed once again. And although this is not a major anniversary year, we are nevertheless being constantly reminded of Fassbinder– not only in terms of looking back on his achievements but also because there are so many artists now working (…)
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Newsletter May 2017
On 11 April the film world suffered a great loss with death of cinematographer Michael Ballhaus at the age of 81. Ballhaus worked with Rainer Werner Fassbinder on a series of 15 films, stretching from WHITY to THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN. Recalling the exhibition “Fassbinder – NOW” in the German weekly “Die Zeit,” Gerhard (…)
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