in The beginning there was a cancellation. The Film “Passion” by Christian Labhart was rejected by the program Committee of the Solothurn film days. This not only ensured the Zurich Director for disappointment and resentment. Thirty Swiss film-makers demanded in a Petition that this decision will again be reviewed. Without Success. Seraina Rohrer, Director of the film, argued that it was forced to the selection. It is today simply not possible to show all the works submitted. The selection rate spent 50 to 60 percent.
On Saturday invited Rohrer for discussion about the orientation of the film days, and some expected a hot debate. In fact, this took place then, but only indirectly, such as when the Director said: “By Rejected, I received some massive reactions, it went too far.” Labhart, who announced in Solothurn that his Film course soon at an international Festival in the competition, suspected of being behind the rejection of his work, a political decision. His work was too radical for his eyes to mainstreamige Solothurn.
exchange. What Is The Exchange?
the interest of the discussion turned to the fact Fundamental. It needs more movies in Solothurn? More Competition? More fixed bin guarantees for Established? So much deep-hole in his own case there was last. It was learned that film-makers want to end up like Samir, who wrote the Petition to Labharts Film, more debates, desires and Solothurn as a place of exchange back. Samir then got to hear, however, that these demonstrations will not be first of all, only at the expense of possible, what goutiere, the audience second. Heinz Urben, a veteran of the film festival and a member of the program Commission, said that in the eighties the 500 people in the hall of columns would have appeared, to argue about movies. In the end it was still about 20.
So the Vote towards heaving in the hall. Time it went to the selection criteria, changes to “rejection, which belongs to the film” (Director and ZHdK study Director Sabine Boss), changes to promotional mailings in their own thing, time to festival performance comparisons as well as the corresponding claim that Solothurn need a “unique selling point”. Seraina Rohrer reiterated to the diversity of Swiss film-making map, and to encourage discussion between the generations. But at some point, Sabine Boss, was that little Boy were in the discussion. Why do you think? (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 26.01.2019, 19:03 PM