Paris Calligrammes
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Ulrike Ottinger
Paris Calligrammes by Ulrike Ottinger
DEU, FRA 2019, Berlinale Special
© Ulrike Ottinger
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Ulrike Ottinger
Paris Calligrammes by Ulrike Ottinger
DEU, FRA 2019, Berlinale Special
© Ulrike Ottinger
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Librairie Calligrammes
Paris Calligrammes by Ulrike Ottinger
DEU, FRA 2019, Berlinale Special
© Ulrike Ottinger
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Film poster
Paris Calligrammes by Ulrike Ottinger
DEU, FRA 2019, Berlinale Special
Crew
Written and Directed by | Ulrike Ottinger |
Cinematography | Ulrike Ottinger |
Editing | Anette Fleming |
Sound Design | Detlef Schitto |
Sound | Timothée Alazraki |
Production Design | Aurore Vullierme |
Line Producer | Corina Ziller, Claire Lion |
Producers | Thomas Kufus, Kornelia Theune |
Co-Producers | Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Gérald Collas |
Commissioning Editor | Udo Bremer |
Co-Production |
Idéale Audience Paris INA - Institut national de l'audiovisuel Paris ZDF/3sat Mainz |
Produced by
zero one film
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Carlo Chatrian, Ulrike Ottinger, Mariette Rissenbeek, Yoko Tawada
At the Award Ceremony in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Paris Calligrammes · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera · Feb 22, 2020
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Carlo Chatrian, Ulrike Ottinger, Mariette Rissenbeek, Yoko Tawada
The Artistic Director, the film's director, the Executive Director and the laudator.
Paris Calligrammes · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera · Feb 22, 2020
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Ulrike Ottinger
The awardee in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Paris Calligrammes · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera · Feb 22, 2020
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Mariette Rissenbeek, Ulrike Ottinger
The Executive Director and the awardee in conversation.
Paris Calligrammes · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera · Feb 22, 2020
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Ulrike Ottinger
This year's Berlinale Camera awardee presented her film in the Thalia Programmkino.
Paris Calligrammes · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Goes Kiez · Feb 23, 2020
Ulrike Ottinger
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Born in Konstanz, Germany in 1942. She worked as a painter and photographer in Paris from 1962–1968. She founded the Visuell film club in Konstanz in 1969, and led it until 1972; she also founded galeriepress, an art gallery and press. She has lived in Berlin since 1973. Alongside her film work she also produces operas and theatre and is present on the international art scene with photo exhibitions.
Filmography (selection)
1973 Laokoon & Söhne. Die Verwandlungsgeschichte der Esmeralda del Rio (Laokoon & Sons. The Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio) · Berlinfieber – Wolf Vostell (Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell) 1975 Die Betörung der Blauen Matrosen (The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors) 1977 Madame X – Eine absolute Herrscherin (Madame X – An Absolute Ruler) · Madame X – Eine absolute Herrscherin (Madame X – An Absolute Ruler) 1979 Bildnis einer Trinkerin – Aller jamais retour (Ticket of No Return) · Bildnis einer Trinkerin – Aller jamais retour (Ticket of No Return) 1981 Freak Orlando. Kleines Welttheater in fünf Episoden (Freak Orlando) · Freak Orlando. Kleines Welttheater in fünf Episoden (Freak Orlando) 1984 Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse (Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press) · Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse (Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press) 1985 China. Die Künste – Der Alltag (China. The Arts – The People) · China. Die Künste – Der Alltag (China. The Arts – The People) 1986 Superbia 1987 Usinimage; short film · Usinimage 1989 Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia · Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia 1990 Countdown · Countdown 1992 Taiga. Eine Reise ins nördliche Land der Mongolen (Taiga. A Journey to Northern Mongolia) · Taiga. Eine Reise ins nördliche Land der Mongolen (Taiga. A Journey to Northern Mongolia) 1997 Exil Shanghai (Exile Shanghai) · Exil Shanghai (Exile Shanghai) 2002 Südostpassage (Southeast Passage) · Südostpassage (Southeast Passage) 2004 12 Stühle (12 Chairs) · 12 Stühle (12 Chairs) 2007 Prater · Prater 2008 Die Koreanische Hochzeitstruhe (The Korean Wedding Chest) · Die Koreanische Hochzeitstruhe (The Korean Wedding Chest) 2011 Unter Schnee (Under Snow) · Unter Schnee (Under Snow) 2016 Chamissos Schatten (Chamisso’s Shadow) · Chamissos Schatten (Chamisso’s Shadow) 2019 Paris Calligrammes
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020