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Join us for a film screening of 6 different short films, created together by 6 international filmmakers across the planet, ‘Down by the Water’ at FabCafe Tokyo. Participate in a dialogue on ecology, long distance collaboration and storytelling. During this event, you will have the chance to talk with one of the filmmakers, Ekaterina Kormilitsyna who engages with interspecies communication, ecology and science-fiction.
Sat, September 9, 2023 UTC+09:00
17:00 – 20:00
About
“Down by the Water” is a short film series curated by Nina Dillenz (AT) and Duan Wenyu (CN), that was produced in cooperation with the Austrian Consulate Shanghai and the Women’s Film Festival branch of the Baturu Culture Festival on the occasion of 50 years of diplomatic relations between China and Austria in 2021. Six female filmmakers from China and Austria each contributed one short film. These six pieces were then edited together into one viewing experience. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the program only premiered in April 2023, at the Goethe Institute in Shanghai.
During this event you will have the chance to meet one of the filmmakers, Ekaterina Kormilitsyna, who will be leading a series of workshops at FabCafe that engage with ecology & science fiction.
Please note that the main speaking language of this event will be English. The film will feature Japanese subtitles.
Short film series concept: Water as a medium
Bodies of water, be it rivers or the sea, play an immense role in connecting cultures. They carry not only goods to trade from far-flung places, but also people: salesmen, explorers, adventurers. And with the people, stories travel down streams and across oceans. Water is also an element traditionally associated with the female as is shown in countless myths from across the globe in the shape of deities, mermaids, sirens and more generally as it symbolizes the creation of life. From the sea foam born Aphrodite to the river goddesses of Egyptian and Hindu mythology, to the lady of the lake from the Arthurian Legend and the Daoist ideas of Yin and Yang, water permeates human imagination as a female force.
Language:
English and Chinese, Japanese subtitles
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Tania Podveikina
Filmmaker
Tania was born in Russia, and has lived and worked in Vienna since 2008. She is a multimedia artist who uses film, animation, drawing, and collage as a medium to express and communicate experiences, observations and dreams. In her works, she implements analogue materials in a simple and honest way.
Tania was born in Russia, and has lived and worked in Vienna since 2008. She is a multimedia artist who uses film, animation, drawing, and collage as a medium to express and communicate experiences, observations and dreams. In her works, she implements analogue materials in a simple and honest way.
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Ekaterina Kormilitsyna
Artist, filmmaker
Ekaterina Kormilitsyna is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist working with politics, film, technology and biology. The Austrian-born artist worked and studied in the UK and Vienna, and is now based at the BioClub in Tokyo, Japan.
Ekaterina Kormilitsyna is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist working with politics, film, technology and biology. The Austrian-born artist worked and studied in the UK and Vienna, and is now based at the BioClub in Tokyo, Japan.
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Nina Dillenz
Co-curator, filmmaker
Austria-born Nina Dillenz graduated from the University of Vienna in Theatre, Film and Media Studies before relocating to her father’s native country, China where she lives and works as a journalist and visual artist. Her creative projects mainly revolve around visuals and video work and often feature elements from nature, pop culture and psychedelia. Her music videos “Magpie” for Austrian band Ein Gespenst and “City of Mirrors” for Beijing-based band Macondo were selected finalists at the 2023 Beijing Dance Video Film Festival and have been screened at festivals internationally.
Austria-born Nina Dillenz graduated from the University of Vienna in Theatre, Film and Media Studies before relocating to her father’s native country, China where she lives and works as a journalist and visual artist. Her creative projects mainly revolve around visuals and video work and often feature elements from nature, pop culture and psychedelia. Her music videos “Magpie” for Austrian band Ein Gespenst and “City of Mirrors” for Beijing-based band Macondo were selected finalists at the 2023 Beijing Dance Video Film Festival and have been screened at festivals internationally.
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Pahriya Ghalip
Filmmaker
Pahriya Ghalip is a Uyghur director who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She uses documentaries to observe the world around her. Her multicultural upbringing has given her a different perspective on life, allowing her to find contradictions and poetry in all kinds of people.
Pahriya Ghalip is a Uyghur director who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She uses documentaries to observe the world around her. Her multicultural upbringing has given her a different perspective on life, allowing her to find contradictions and poetry in all kinds of people.
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Alphabetes
Co-curator, filmmaker
Filmmaker Alphabetes (Duan Wenyu) is a visual artist. Her works have varied visual styles, and are concerned with expressing inner themes. Her work is inspired by everyday experiences, literature, and popular culture.
Filmmaker Alphabetes (Duan Wenyu) is a visual artist. Her works have varied visual styles, and are concerned with expressing inner themes. Her work is inspired by everyday experiences, literature, and popular culture.
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Grace Hsia
Filmmaker
Grace Hsia is an independent screenwriter and director based in Beijing, China. She is a documentary course speaker at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and in Shenzhen, as well as a lecturer for LUMIX. Being a drifter and devoted storyteller since 2014, she started her career with a Changsha documentary trilogy and worked as a documentary director at Enlight Picture, one of the top three film companies in China. Grace’s films provide an insightful view into multiple layers and often conflicting aspects of characters and society. Combining a fresh visual style with dynamic characters, she investigates shifting boundaries between fact and fiction and produces stories that are moving and eye-opening.
Grace’s fiction short films STILL HOME (2017), BROKEN FLOWERS (2019), and SILENT STORM (2021) have been screened at 100+ film festivals such as Oscar® festival LA Shorts, Busan, Flicker Fest, Tampere, Rhode Island, and won various global awards.
Grace Hsia is an independent screenwriter and director based in Beijing, China. She is a documentary course speaker at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and in Shenzhen, as well as a lecturer for LUMIX. Being a drifter and devoted storyteller since 2014, she started her career with a Changsha documentary trilogy and worked as a documentary director at Enlight Picture, one of the top three film companies in China. Grace’s films provide an insightful view into multiple layers and often conflicting aspects of characters and society. Combining a fresh visual style with dynamic characters, she investigates shifting boundaries between fact and fiction and produces stories that are moving and eye-opening.
Grace’s fiction short films STILL HOME (2017), BROKEN FLOWERS (2019), and SILENT STORM (2021) have been screened at 100+ film festivals such as Oscar® festival LA Shorts, Busan, Flicker Fest, Tampere, Rhode Island, and won various global awards.
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17:00 – 17:30
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Doors open
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17:30 – 18:00
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「 DOWN BY THE WATER」 Video screening
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18:00 – 18:15
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Intermission
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18:15 – 18:50
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Dialogue between filmmakers and the audience
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18:50 – 20:00
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Afterparty
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Date & Time
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Sat, September 9, 2023 17:00 – 20:00 UTC+09:00
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Venue
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FabCafe Tokyo
150-0043 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1-22-7 Dogenzaka Pier 1F
tel. 03-6416-9190
https://fabcafe.com/jp/tokyo/
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Fee
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2000 Popcorn will be provided
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Capacity
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30
