IDEA - Miniatures by Improvisers
This film is a 67' free-style music film, a video collage, a tour de force of improvisations by musicians from mainly the UK and Germany in an audio-visual dialogue with Ebba Jahn.
The result is a shrill, flashy, colorful, touching video collage full of different approaches to sound and image and the world.
Background:
I asked all improvising musicians I had worked with in the recent years to send me up to 3 single minutes of music with or without video / images for the creation of this music video collage - it was an inspiring delight to receive and work with them.
The UK musicians are also members of the OXFORD IMPROVISERS and MOPOMOSO.
Please see the attached Credit List for all musicans and other artists involved.
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Ebba JahnDirector
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Ebba JahnWriter
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Ebba JahnProducer
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Project Type:Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Other
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Genres:European Arthouse, Cinematic Music Film
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Runtime:1 hour 7 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:September 8, 2022
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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53. Moers Jazz FestivalMoers
Germany
May 17, 2024
Booked & invited for discussion -
PAST
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Directors Cut Intl. Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
October 29, 2023
Finalist -
Arsenal 1 - Künstlerinnen-ProgrammBerlin
Germany
October 11, 2023
Berlin Cinema Premiere -
Silent City Film FestivalIthaca, NY
United States
October 5, 2023
Official Selection -
Esto Es Para Esto - Exhibidora de CineMonterray
Mexico
August 31, 2023
Official Selection -
On Art - Dance&MusicWarsaw
Poland
August 20, 2023
Official Selection = Pre-selection = Not short list = no Screening -
9. Montevideo World Film FestivalMontevideo
Uruguay
July 7, 2023
Official Selection -
Maladar Music Festival AwardKerala
India
May 13, 2023
Award Best Experimental Film -
Experimental Forum L.A.Los Angeles
United States
HONORABLE MENTION "for your vision and the film's unique contribution to cinema" THANKS. -
Sound On Screen Music Film FestivalCape Town
South Africa
31.3. - 9. April
Official Selection | Nominee Best Improvisation Film -
Jazz Film SeriesMünster
Germany
May 3, 2023
Jazz film series Look & Listen at Cinema - Kurbelkiste / Invitation -
44. Duisburger AkzenteDuisburg - Ruhrort
Germany
March 26, 2023
Official Selection / Invitation -
4th PIGEON D'OR AWARDSKolkata
India
February 17, 2023
Award Gala
Nominee & WINNER Best Postmodern Film -
8 & HalFilm AwardsRome
Italy
Award Oct. 8, 2022 | Public Screening open
Autumn II Winner: Best Experimental Film -
Luis Bunuel Memorial AwardsKolkata
India
Award Sept. 28, 2022|Screening Gala open for 2023
Award Winner: Best Postmodern Film (Sept.). -
Music Film Festival UNERHÖRT!Hamburg
Germany
September 8, 2022
German Premiere
Official Selection / Invitation
Distribution Information
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Ebba JahnCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
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Arsenal Berlin DistributionDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Theatrical
Ebba Jahn graduated from the Film and TV Academy Berlin (DFFB) and has worked as a 16 mm filmmaker and cinematographer Jazzfilm RISING TONES CROSS being her longest and most known music film.
She moved to New York City from 1991 until 2010, where she a.o. studied towards a BA in Fine Arts.
Back in Germany she participated in group exhibitions, made DVD productions, video installations, and was curator and organizer of the traveling art exhibition PAPER PAIRS with abstract artworks by 20 intl. artists including her own from 2017-2019.
2018 focus shifts to the creation of short video collages with original sound and improvised music, own and found footage, artworks, photos and poetic texts.
Collaborations with other artists developed. A Berlin film/video artist grant allowed her to work on this long video collage IDEA-MINIATURES BY IMPROVISERS.
Her award winning experimental, poetic, musical films are shown by film festivals, video programs and in art exhibitions.