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26. Kurzfilmwoche 11. Bis 18. März 2020 26. Kurzfilmwoche 11. bis 18. März 2020 www.kurzfilmwoche.de Filmgalerie — Ostentor — Wintergarten — W1 Kulturzentrum INTER SHORT NATIONALE KURZFILM WOCHE FILM REGENS BURG WEEK MÄRZ > LIVING IN A DIGITAL AGE < WWW.KURZFILMWOCHE.DE FFF BAYERN – TALENTE ENTDECKEN UND.. 21. FFF Förderpreis Kurzfi lm für FORDERN Nach wuchs- regisseur*Innen FILMSERIENVRGAMES aus Bayern FESTIVALSKINOS Dotiert mit 1.500 Euro Verleihung bei der Regensburger Kurzfi lmwoche 2020 VIEL GLÜCK mattweis, München mattweis, ALLEN TEIL- FÖRDERUNG UND SERVICE FÜR DEN MEDIENSTANDORT BAYERN NEHMER*INNEN www.fff-bayern.de www.fi lm-commission-bayern.de 1 Theatertipps Februar/März 2020 Jenseits von St. Emmeram Rockerevue von Marc Becker Special Guests: Steffi Denk, Markus Engel- städter, Gerwin Eisenhauer & Band Uraufführung 8.2.2020, Velodrom M’Orpheo Musiktheaterperformance nach Claudio Monteverdi Uraufführung 14.3.2020, Velodrom Filmkonzert: Goldrausch von Charlie Chaplin Am 22.3.2020, Theater am Bismarckplatz Drum Richard III von William Shakespeare Dancing Premiere 28.3.2020, Theater am Bismarckplatz Tanzstück von Georg Reischl Karten: 0941/507 2424 | www.theaterregensburg.de mit Vincent Glanzmann live am Schlagzeug | Uraufführung #KURZFILM_HAMBURG ab 15.2.2020 im Theater am Bismarckplatz Foto © Bettina Stoess Foto JUNE 2 8 2020 SHORTFILM.COM grafikmediendesign TH 50ANNIVERSARY www.mdkw.de kitzmann.wiesinger tamperefilmfestival.fi 2 3 TIMETABLE FÖRDERER INHALTSVERZEICHNIS FILMGALERIE OSTENTOR WINTERGARTEN W1_ZENTRUM ANDERSWO INFORMATION 7 MITTWOCH / wednesday / 11.03. GRUSSWORTE / Greetings 8 19.00 Eröffnungsfeier 22.00 Kinokneipe: 22.00 Eröffnungs- Eröffnungsparty ERÖFFNUNGSPROGRAMM / Opening Program 12 filmprogramm INTERNATIONALER WETTBEWERB / 15 DONNERSTAG / thursday / 12.03. International Competition 19.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 1 19.00 Regionalfenster 1 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 7 19.00 Poetry in Motion 18.00 W1: Vernissage 21.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 3 21.00 Regionalfenster 2 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 8 21.00 Natur 1 - Natur & mit Tamiko Thiel ARCHITEKTURFENSTER / Window to Architecture 34 23.00 Donaublut Nachhaltigkeit 22.00 Kinokneipe SPONSOREN DEUTSCHER WETTBEWERB / German Competition 39 FREITAG / friday / 13.03. BAYERNFENSTER / Window to Bavaria 50 18.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 2 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 3 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 5 19.00 Natur 2 - 21.00 Zündfunkparty Naturidyll 20.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 4 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 4 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 6 20.55 Saal Leerer Beutel: BR-KURZFILMNACHT / BR-Short-Film-Night 58 22.15 Partyfilme 23.00 Midnight Movies - 21.00 Donaublut Tanzfilme Jubiläum REGIONALFENSTER / Window to the Region 60 SAMSTAG / saturday / 14.03. SCHWERPUNKT: NATUR & NACHHALTIGKEIT 67 14.00 Kinderprogramm 15.00 Digital FairyTales 17.00 Int. Wettbewerb 4 17.00 Masterclass: 16.00 InfoCounter: 16.00 Bayernfenster 1 17.00 Int. Wettbewerb 1 19.00 Architekturfenster Deggendorf Midissage POETRY IN MOTION 78 18.00 Bayernfenster 2 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 6 21.00 Natur 3 - Fun 19.00 Ukraine 3 Alla Churikova 22.00 Kinokneipe 20.00 Bayernfenster 3 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 5 21.00 Ukraine 2 PLATTENFILME 80 22.00 Natur 4 - Horror 23.00 Natur 5 - PREISSTIFTER Sexy Nature LÄNDERSCHWERPUNKT UKRAINE 83 SONNTAG / sunday / 15.03. CMV / ALLA CHURIKOVA 92 14.00 Kinderprogramm 17.00 Int. Wettbewerb 2 17.00 Kleine Ukraine 17.00 Bayernfenster 2 10.00 Degginger: 16.00 CMV Alla Churikova 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 8 19.00 Ukraine 1 19.00 Natur 1 - Natur & VR Masterclass DIGITAL FAIRY TALES 96 18.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 1 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 7 21.00 Natur 5 - Nachhaltigkeit 10.00 W1-Café: Kinder ZÜNDFUNKPARTY 99 20.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 3 Sexy Nature 21.00 Partyfilme Filmwerkstatt 22.00 Int. Wettbewerb 3 12.00 Foyer Filmgalerie: S Sparkasse TANZFILME 100 Stadtführung Regensburg MONTAG / monday / 16.03. PARTYFILME 102 19.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 2 19.00 Int. Wettbewerb 2 19.00 Bayernfenster 1 19.00 Architekturfenster 23.00 Kinokneipe: 21.00 Dt. Wettbewerb 4 21.00 Int. Wettbewerb 1 21.00 Bayernfenster 3 21.00 Adnan Softi´c Filmquizz MIDNIGHT MOVIES - JUBILÄUM 104 Film & Gespräch DONAUBLUT 106 DIENSTAG / tuesday / 17.03. KINDERPROGRAMM 108 19.00 Regionalfenster 1 19.00 Natur 4 - Horror 19.00 Ukraine 2 22.00 Kinokneipe: 21.00 Regionalfenster 2 19.30 Plattenfilme 21.00 Midnight Movies - 21.00 Tanzfilme Plattenfilme- TRICKFILMWERKSTATT FÜR KINDER 111 Jubiläum Aftershow KURZFILM UND SCHULE 112 MITTWOCH / wednesday / 18.03. 19.00 Natur 2 - Idyll 19.00 Preisverleihung 19.00 Ukraine 1 SPECIALS: 114 21.00 Natur 3 - Fun 22.00 Preisträger 1 21.00 Ukraine 3 MEDIENPARTNER Ausstellung Natur in immersiven Medien DONNERSTAG / thursday / 19.03. Workshop VR Build your own Solar System 18.00 Preisträger 2 17.00 Publikumslieblinge Filme & Gespräche: TH Deggendorf und Adnan Softić 20.00 Preisträger 1 19.00 Publikumslieblinge 22.00 Preisträger 2 21.00 Publikumslieblinge REGULARS: 120 Stadtführung, Festivalclub Festival Club, City-Tour FREITAG + SAMSTAG / friday+saturday / 20.+21.03. 18.00 Publikumslieblinge PREISE / Awards 121 20.00 Publikumslieblinge ANZEIGENKUNDEN / RESTAURANTS / HOTELS 124 22.00 Publikumslieblinge TECHNIKPARTNER SONNTAG / sunday / 22.03. DANKE / Thanks 125 15.00 Schülerlieblinge Int. Wettbewerb = International Competition • Dt. Wettbewerb = German Competition INDEX 126 18.00 Publikumslieblinge Architekturfenster = Window to Architecture • Bayernfenster = Window to Bavaria 20.00 Publikumslieblinge Regionalfenster = Window to the Region ORGANISATION 128 4 5 VERANSTALTUNGSORTE / VENUES AUSSTELLUNGEN / EXHIBITIONS Festivalzentrum / Festivalcenter Alla Churikova: Dreams Made of Sand Leerer Beutel, Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg 11. - 18. März, Öffnungszeiten des InfoCounters Fresh off the press – the new catalogue Infocounter / Filmgalerie Natur und Nachhaltigkeit in den immersiven Technologien / GERMAN SHORT FILMS 2020 Leerer Beutel - 1. Stock links / 2nd Floor left Nature and Sustainability in Immersive Technologies Available from: [email protected] Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg 13. – 18.03. / W1-Kulturzentrum, Do, 12.03. - Di, 17.03., 12 - 18 Uhr Mi, 18.03., 12 - 15 Uhr Öffnungszeiten des W1-Kulturzentrums Festivalcafé – Foyer, Filmgalerie (Vernissage 12.03. / 18 Uhr mit Keynote von Künstlerin Tamiko Thiel) Leerer Beutel - 1. Stock / 2nd Floor Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg PARTY & KONZERTE / PARTY & CONCERTS Do, 12.03./Fr, 13.03., 17 - 24 Uhr; Sa, 14.03./So, 15.03. 13 - 24 Uhr; Mo, 16.03. - Mi, 18.03. 17 - 24 Uhr GROSSERD im OSTENTOR Kino Mi, 11.03., ab 19 Uhr während der Eröffnungsfeier » Interessenvertretung für den deutschen Kurzfilm Zündfunkparty im Leeren Beutel representational and lobbying body for German FESTIVALKINOS / CINEMAS Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg / Fr 13.03., 21 - 4 Uhr short films Filmgalerie im Leeren Beutel Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg » Servicestelle für Kurzfilmemacher, Kurzfilm­ TICKETS & PROGRAMMINFO / produzenten und ­institutionen OSTENTOR Kino TICKETS & INFORMATION service centre for filmmakers, producers and Adolf-Schmetzer-Str. 5, 93055 Regensburg institutions involved in short film 01.03. - 22.03. online* auf www.kurzfilmwoche.de sowie VVK zu W1 – Zentrum für junge Kultur den Kassenöffnungszeiten der Filmgalerie: 11. - 18.03., 12 - 18 Uhr » Ansprechpartner für Politik, Filmwirtschaft, Weingasse 1, 93047 Regensburg zus. per Telefon: 0941-8500178 Filmtheater und Festivals 2020 Wintergarten - Kinos im Andreasstadel Einzelkarte: 8 Euro, ermäßigt: 6 Euro, Kinderkino: 4 Euro, contact source for political bodies, the film Andreasstr. 28, 93059 Regensburg Plattenfilme: 10 Euro Zündfunkparty (nur AK): 10 Euro, ermäßigt & industry, cinemas and festivals HfKM Early Bird: 8 Euro Andreasstraße 9, 93059 Regensburg Festivaldauerkarte: 45 Euro www.ag-kurzfilm.de www.shortfilm.de * Beim online-Kauf fallen zusätzliche Gebühren an. AGKurzfilm www.kurzfilmtag.com @agkurzfilm www.kurzfilmtournee.de WORKSHOPS VERANSTALTER / PROMOTER VR for the People! Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg SO / 15.03. / Degginger Café / 10 – 12 Uhr agk-2020-az-regensburg-150x105-1.indd 1 24.01.20 15:09 International Short Film Week Regensburg Filmwerkstatt für Kinder Arbeitskreis Film Regensburg e.V. KUFI-APP SO / 15.03. / W1-Café / 10 – 15 Uhr Bertoldstr. 9, 93047 Regensburg, Tel.: +49 941 2984563, email: [email protected] / Web: www.kurzfilmwoche.de Du willst die KURZFILMWOCHE stets FESTIVALCLUB KINOKNEIPE in deiner Hosentasche dabeihaben? Villastraße neben OSTENTOR Kino mit Bierzeltwintergarten und musikalischen Rahmenprogramm Mi 11.03. - 18.03., 16.30 - 4 Uhr 11. bis 15.08.2020 Dann lade doch unsere neue App auf dein Smartphone. Scanne dazu einfach diesen QR Code mit 1 FILMGALERIE deinem Handy oder gehe auf diese Seite: 5 2 OSTENTOR 3 https://regensburg.re/kufiwo 3 WINTERGARTEN 4 W1-KULTURZENTRUM Ab 2020 5 HFKM wieder ! 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