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Encounter In Space
a film by Thomas Draschan
Encounter in Space EXPERIMENTAL FILM | 2003 | Austria, Germany | 7 min | Color | 16mm
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Encounter in Space relates the story of a man and his alter egos, abandoned in the midst of an unknown extraterrestrial region immersed in the sinister light of an unholy radiation, which arouses in him sexual craving and human desire. He has to encounter a number of adventures and to give proof of his potency, while having to cope with an eye operation and several other incidents. He is noticeably getting lost in the battles among his alter egos. Eventually, part of his personality leaves the planet, and the part of his personality that remains behind is able to embark in peace on a quest for new amusements.
Director: Thomas DraschanEditing: Thomas DraschanSound: Sebastian Brameshuber Funding: Hessische Filmförderung, Land Oberösterreich, Stadt Linz, bka
Encounter in Space relates the story of a man and his alter egos, abandoned in the midst of an unknown extraterrestrial region immersed in the sinister light of an unholy radiation, which arouses in him sexual craving and human desire. He has to encounter a number of adventures and to give proof of his potency, while having to cope with an eye operation and several other incidents. He is noticeably getting lost in the battles among his alter egos. Eventually, part of his personality leaves the planet, and the part of his personality that remains behind is able to embark in peace on a quest for new amusements.
Festivals: London Film Festival 03 Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival 03 Diagonale Graz 04 Rotterdam International Film Festival 04 Crossing Europe Linz 04 Vila do Conde 04 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 04 Chicago Underground Film Festival ,August 18-24, 2004 20,000 Leagues Under the Industry Film Festival 2K4, October 1-2, 2004 FLEX Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, Oct. 28-30, 2004 San Francisco Independent Film Festival, February 3 – 15, 2005
Thomas Draschan is one of Austria´s most prolific experimental filmmakers. He is also directing commercials and music videos. Draschan´s work is mostly based on very rapid editing of found footage material, digging deep into the past of the visual heritage of western society. Together with Sebastian Brameshuber, who was born in 1981 in Gmunden, Upper Austria and is studying at the University of Fine Arts in Vienna, Thomas Draschan is also known as The Ford Brothers. 1967 born in Linz, Austria 1987 Matura 1987 Theaterwissenschaft & Publizistik, Universität Wien 1992 Filmstudium an der staatlichen Hochschule für bildende Künste Frankfurt a.M. bei Ken Jakobs, Peter Kubelka 1995 Studium an der Cooper Union N.Y. bei Robert Breer 1996/97 Zivildienst 1998 Meisterschüler der Klasse Film bei Peter Kubelka 2000 Geschäftsführer Hessisches Filmbüro 2002 International Film Festival Frankfurt
Organisation:
1998 "Innenleben" Filmschau zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Städelmuseum seither regelmäßig Führungen im Städel 1998 "Andy Warhol" Vortrag Andy Warhol Symposium Museum Wolfsburg 1999 "L'Age d'Or" Filmschau anlässlich der Wiedereröffnung der Sammlung 19. & 20. Jhdt. Im Städelschen Kunstinstitut 1999 Filmreihe in der Ausstellungshalle Schulstrasse 1A, Frankfurt 2000 "Kompilationsrolle", Zusammenstellung und Restaurierung von Arbeiten von Absolventen der Klasse Peter Kubelka aus 22 Jahren, 6 abendfüllende Programme 2000 "How You Look at it" Filmschau zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Städelschen Kunstinstitut 2001 "Independent Film Show Naples 1st Edition", Studio Morra, Neapel 2002 "Independent Film Show Naples 2nd Edition", Studio Morra, Neapel
Filmography:
2005 The influence of ocular light perception on metabolism in man and in animal, 16mm, 6min, colour, sound (mit Stella Friedrichs) 2004 Girls and Cars Remixed, musicvideo for The Josefs, 4min, colour, sound (The Ford Brothers) 2004 Heroes, video installation, 10min, colour, sound 2004 Preserving Cultural Traditions in a Period of Instability, 35mm, 3min, colour, sound (The Ford Brothers) 2004 Bloodsample, music video for Losoul, 4min, colour, sound (The Ford Brothers) 2004 Here Alone, music video for Bildmeister, 4min, colour, sound (The Ford Brothers) 2003 Encounter in Space, 16mm, 7,5 min, colour, sound 2003 To the Happy Few, 16mm, 4min, colour, sound 2002 Yes? Oui? Ja?, 16mm, 4min, colour, sound 2000 Metropolen des Leichtsinns, 16mm, 12min, colour, sound 1999 Italien, 16mm, 3min, colour, sound 1998 3 Filme, 16mm, 9min, colour, silent 1997 In Neapel (Nitsch), 16mm, 6min, colour, sound 1996 In Wien, 16mm, 3min, b/w, silent 1996 Franziska, 16mm, 5min, colour, silent 1995 N.Y. 1-4, S-8, 12min, colour, silent 1994 Ich II-X, S-8, 27min, colour, silent 1993 Bettina, S-8, 3min, colour, silent 1993 Ich I, S-8, 3min, colour, silent 1992 Schwimmen, S-8, 3min, colour, silent 1991 Eva, S-8, 3min, colour, silent 1991 Günter, S-8, 3min, colour, silent
Awards: 2005 Melhor contribuicao a linguagem cinematografica, Recine Archive Film Festival 2005 Honourable Mention, mediacity 11 2004 Special Mention, Ann Arbor Film Festival 2003 Hessischer Filmpreis, with Stella Friedrichs 2003 Blue Award, THAW 03, Iowa City 2002 Griot Editorial Award for Excellence in the Art of Film Editing, Ann Arbour Film Festival 2001 Hessischer Filmpreis 1999 Honourable Mention, Diagonale Graz 1998 Honourable Mention, Ann Arbour Festival 1998 Sharon Cousin Founders Award, Onion City Film Festival, Chicago
Distribution:
Canyon Cinema San Francisco Light Cone Paris LUX London Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Center Toronto www.draschan.com
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© Thomas Draschan
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