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Film Market
The first in the world music business
Officially part of WOMEX for the 7th year in 2008, the WOMEX Film Market/IMZ Film Screenings are presented in cooperation with IMZ International Music + Media Centre, Vienna - see www.imz.at.
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WOMEX Film Programme 08
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© ZDF/ARTE | A Different Way –
Tango with Rodolfo Mederos/
El Otro Camino –
Mederos spielt Tango
ZDF/ Arte, Kelon Media
Friday 16:30 – 17:30 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Companies: Kelon Media (Germany/Spain)/ ZDF/ARTE (Germany/France)
- TV Producers: Christopher Janssen,
Isabel Iturriagagoitia - Director: Gabriel Szollosy
- Camera: Nyika Jancsó
- Editor: Steffen Herrmann
- Recorded: Buenos Aires, 2007
- Duration: 56'
| Rodolfo Mederos is a bandoneon player and a leading authority on the art of tango. Born in Buenos Aires and still living there today, the city has always been his muse. The sounds of his bandoneon conjure up musical images of life, evoking glimpses of the hidden corners and turbulent times of his native city. Playing in different combinations, ranging from solo to the full orquesta tipica, Mederos takes the spectator on a musical journey through Buenos Aires, full of atmosphere and wisdom. The music also features two extraordinary singers, the young Ariel Ardit and the flamenco star Miguel Poveda, whose passionate performance is just one of the many highlights of the film.
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©Nomadic Wax/Sol Productions | African Underground: Democracy in Dakar
Nomadic Wax and Sol Productions
Friday 12:00 – 13:10 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company:
Nomadic Wax (USA) - Co-Production Company: Sol Productions (USA)
- Producers & Directors: Ben Herson,
Magee McIlvane, Chris Moore - Camera: Magee McIlvaine, Chris
Moore - Editor: Magee McIlvaine
- Recorded: Dakar, 2008
- Duration: 70'
| African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar, Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street in the times before, during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop's role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the Internet, the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process.
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©micheljaffrennou.desertblues/mondomix | Desert Blues, a Musical Journey into the Heart of Mali/
Desert Blues, un Voyage Musical au coeur du Mali
Mondomix Media
Thursday 17:30 – 18:30 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Mondomix Media (France)
Co Production Company: ARTE France (France)
Associated Production Company:
Contre Jour (Belgium), Divano Production (Belgium),
Mali K7 (Mali) - Producers: Marc Benaïche,
Catherine Zbinden
- Director, Author: Michel Jaffrennou
- Camera: Emmanuel Soyer
- Editor: Nicolas Sardjvéladzé
- Recorded: Mali, 2006
- Duration: 60'
| Michel Jaffrennou's musical film Desert Blues is an "opera-journey" into the heart of Mali with some of its greatest musicians: Habib Koité, Afel Bocoum, and the women of the Tuareg group Tartit. Michel Jaffrennou's film is a musical tale, combining the real and the imaginary; an invitation to travel deep into the Sahara and the Niger River, a voyage across sand and water. Symbiotically, in tune with the world of the musicians and their music, it is about the creation of sound-images, of song-images that tell the story of Mali, the Mali of today, land of enchantment.
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©Dirk Hilbert/Christoph Lemmen | Krishna's Dancer
Neue Wertarbeit
Thursday 16:15 – 16:30 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Neue
Wertarbeit (Germany/India)
- Producer: Anna Wendt
- Director/ Author: Dirk Hilbert
- Camera: Christoph Lemmen
- Recorded :Kolgata, 2007
- Duration: 15'
| Krishna's Dancer is an homage and declaration of love to a young Indian Kathak dancer of the new generation and simultaneously shows respect to the ancient culture.
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©John Simpson | Lay Down Your Hearts
Kevala Films
Friday 14:30 – 15:25 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Kevala
Films (UK)
Co-Production Company:
Palanquin Productions (UK)
Associated Production
Company: Realworld (UK) - Producer, Director: John Simpson
Executive Producer:
Anne Francoeur - Editor: Gerard Evans
- Recorded: Recorded Tanzania,
2008 - Duration: 52'
| | Lay Down Your Hearts tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of an East African musical dynasty, catapulted into the limelight only to be ravaged by AIDS. Hukwe Zawose was a goatherd until his musical genius caught the attention of Tanzanian leader, Julius Nyrere. Casting off his shepherd's life to run a college for music at the ancient slave depot of Bagamoyo, which means "lay down your hearts", he became an international star and a friend of Peter Gabriel. Tragically, AIDS blighted his career, before sweeping away other members of his family. Enjoying unique access to the clan, John Simpson's heart-warming film shows how a new generation of Zawoses is battling against the odds to keep Hukwe's legacy alive. | | | 
©EarthSync | Laya Project
EarthSync
Thursday 15:00 – 16:10 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: EarthSync (India)
Co-Production Company:
Boo Films (Malaysia),
Clementine Studio (India) - Producers: Sonya Mazumdar,
Joanne De Rozario - Directors: Harold Monfils
- Recorded: Thailand, Sri Lanka,
India, Maldives, Indonesia,
Myanmar, 2007 - Duration: 68'
| Laya Project – a personal and collective audio-visual tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. The film is a visual journey documenting folk music recorded and filmed on location in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, India and Myanmar. Some of these performances are rare, and documented for the first time. The musicians are primarily from coastal communities affected by the Tsunami of 26 December 2004. For the international team of musicians, sound engineers and camera men who came together for this unique production, Laya Project is a celebration of life, and is dedicated to the survivors. Crossing boundaries of genre while still preserving the music of the people, Laya Project's essence is artistic purity and simplicity, from a non-judgmental point of view.
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©Magnifico: "Land of Champions" | Link TV's Best Video Finds of 2008
Link TV
Thursday 16:30 – 17:30 Bahía Room
| Every year Link TV compiles a programme consisting of the best world music videos they have shown. These videos come from all over the world. This year we have great videos from Slovenia, India, Brazil and Canada.
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©canalmicro | Mariem Hassan, the Voice of the Sáhara/
Mariem Hassan, la Voz de Sáhara
Nubenegra
Saturday 15:00 – 15:55 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company:
Canalmicro (Spain) - Producers: Manuel Dominguez,
Ángel Carmona - Executive Producer: Ignacio
Perez Pinó, Manuel Dominguez
- Director/Editor/Author/Associated Producer:
Manuel Dominguez - Camera: Manuel Dominguez, José Israel Díaz, Sonia Marques, Ángel Carmona, Valeria Pugliese
- Music by: Mariem Hassan, Baba
Salama Said, Nayim Alal, Boika Hassan, Luis Delgado, Hugo Westerdahl - Recorded: Madrid, Würzburg,
Helsinki, St. Nazaire, Refugee Camps: Dajla, Auserd, Smara, a.o., 2008 - Duration: 55'
| | Mariem Hassan is the voice of the Sahara, the voice of the desert. Adored by Saharawis living in exile, Mariem Hassan is an iconic figure who gives hope to those who still live in the territories occupied by Morocco. With her prodigious voice and intelligence, she's been able to bring Saharawi music up to date and make it accessible for 21st century music audiences. In the film we are taken through the highs and lows of Mariem's eventful life to discover her as a courageous and enduring character as we witness her artistic transformation into one of the most charismatic and respected figures of the world music scene. | | | 
©EBU | Parno Graszt – Life with a Hungarian Gypsy Band
European Roots Series
MTV/ EBU, Podium Productions
Saturday 16:00 – 17:00 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Companies: Company EBU European Broadcasting Union (Switzerland), Podium Productions (Hungary)
Co-Production Company:
Hungarian Television (Hungary) - Producer: Ágnes Bársony
Executive Producer:
Simon Broughton - Director: Sándor Silló
- Editor:Tamás Breitner, Olga
Polgári - Camera: Tibor Nemes
- Recorded: Paszab, 2004
- Duration: 59'
| Parno Graszt is a fantastic Gypsy band from a small town on the Tisza river in Northeast Hungary. We see the way they live in poor, simple houses and play mainly outdoors to provide the musical lifeblood of the village. With 80% unemployment and strong anti-Gypsy sentiments across the country, this is a rare and intimate portrait of Romany life in Hungary.
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Nyasha Laing
Saturday 12:00 – 12:30 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Paranda
Media (USA) - Producer, Director, Author: Nyasha Laing
- Camera: Cybel Martin,
Khary Jones, Mano Sij - Editor:Michael Tyner
- Music by: Al Bando, Ivan Duran, Andy Palacio, Paul Nabor, Herman Ramos, Lucio Enriquez, Sofia Blanco, Pen Cayetano, Vince Lewis
- Recorded: Belize, Spain, 2008
- Duration: 27'
| Punta Soul is the story of a music in migration. Punta rock is an electric, percussive sound deeply rooted in centuries-old Afro-indigenous traditions and the rich experiences of the Garifuna people of Belize and Central America. Through the evolution of this music, Punta Soul explores the impact of the Garifuna journey on contemporary cultural identity and the cultural renaissance in Belize.
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SPIF Studio za pozoriste i film/
Studio of Theatre and Film
Friday 15:30 – 16:25 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Studio of Theatre and Film (Serbia)
- Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Author: Milos Stojanovic
- Script, Interviews: Tanja Berclaz
- Camera: Nikola Majdak Jr.
- Editor: Srdjan Radmilovic
- Music by: Shaban Bajramovic
- Recorded: Mostar, Geneva, Paris, Nis, 2007
- Duration 52'
| In the Bosnian and Herzegovina city of Mostar, at the city's Pavarotti Music Studio, Shaban Bajramovic – the king of Gypsy music – is cutting his new album. In parallel, back in Shaban's hometown, the Serbian city of Nis, Shaban tells the tale of his life. His qualities are expressed with warmth and honesty through the recollections of his wife Milica, childhood friend Belly, his colleague and friend Ljiljiana Petrovic-Butler (the Gypsy Ella Fitzgerald) and many more of Shaban's closest friends and fellow music professionals, who all contribute to showing us why Shaban is the biggest Roma singer in the world.
The film portrait is even more poignant given Shaban’s death in June 2008. | | |  | The Dancing Room
BBC
Friday 17:30 – 18:30 Bahía Room
- Genre: Contemporary Dance Film
- Production Company: BBC (UK)
- Producer: Paul Hughes Smith
Executive Producer:
Bob Lockyer - Director: Simon Broughton
- Camera: John Record
- Editor: Malcolm Daniel
- Choreography: Kate Flatt
- Scenography: Sally Jacobs
- Music by: Muzsikás
- Recorded: London, 1995
- Duration 45'
| In Transylvania music accompanies most of the rituals of life and death. In this enigmatic dance piece, the Hungarian band Muzsikás provide the music and are part of the action around a dozen characters from young to old. Although the music is traditional, the dance is contemporary and draws on many styles and traditions from round the world. Filmed in an eerie underground location, The Dancing Room is a powerful and memorable piece specially-worked for the camera.
There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. | | | 
©Possible Pictures, Mondomix studio | Wijdan, the Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music/
Wijdan, le mystère de la musique de transe des Gnawa
Possible Pictures
Saturday 17:00 – 17:55 Bahía Room
- Genre: Documentary
- Production Company: Possible
Pictures (USA)
Associated Production Company:
Mandala Productions (France) - Producer, Executive Producer, Author: Bella le Nestour
Associated Producer: Jean-Baptiste Francine, Khalil Benkirane - Director/Editor: John Allen
- Camera: John Allen, Khalil
Benkirane - Music by: Brahim el Belkani, Sibiri Samaké
- Recorded: Dar Denise Mason,
Marrakech, Paris, 2004 - Duration: 52'
| | The film Wijdan captures the mysterious power of a Gnawa trance ceremony in Marrakech. Painting an intimate portrait of two musicians, the Gnawa Brahim el Belkani and the Malian shaman Sibiri Samaké, Wijdan is a testament to a fast changing Africa. Breaking away from the anthropological genre this documentary conveys the modernity of these masters of the supernatural as they transmit secret knowledge to their children, because "who knows the colour of the chick before it hatches?" | | | Film proposals are independently juried by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, Vienna.
The deadline for film proposals was Friday, 18 April 2008!
The IMZ International Music + Media Centre in Vienna is a non-profit association of more than 180 leading audiovisual producers of cultural and arts programmes from 35 countries around the world. Founded in 1961 under the patronage of UNESCO, it has since established its position as an information and communication centre for audio-visual music production, as mediator between music creators and the media, and as a strong advocate of using modern technology for the visualisation of music - an international platform for each and every aspect of music in audiovisual media.
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