ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES . SPIEGEL ONLINE
German weekly magazine DER SPIEGEL (one of Europe’s largest publications of its kind) features an online article on ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH. This short-documentary by Nils Clauss has just recently been nominated for the GERMAN WEB AWARD. In order to read the article, follow this link.
Until the 23rd of May 2013 the online community can vote for the “Best Video” in each category. To vote, you have to embed the video on any website, POST IT ON FACEBOOK or share it on your blog. Half of the points are awarded by the jury. All the online supporters will be responsible for the other half! Thank you in advance.
WEB VIDEO AWARD . Nomination
Great News! The documentary ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH is nominated for the GERMAN WEB VIDEO AWARD among the six nominees in the category “For Your Information” (FYI). In order to vote, you can share the video on any website, Facebook or blog. Half of the points are awarded by the jury. All the online supporters will be responsible for the other half! Thank you in advance. For more information, folllow this link.
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH is a short documentary about a unique visit of the Munich Chamber Orchestra (MKO) to Pyongyang, North Korea. The Goethe-Institut Korea arranged this cross-cultural encounter to one of the most internationally isolated places in the world. Nils Clauss was kindly invited to join and document this special event in form of a short documentary.
LOSE AGAINST YOU . SHORTLISTED
LOSE AGAINST YOU is a song by Austrian singer/songwriter Nana D. Director Max von Lux teamed up with Nils Clauss as a cinematographer for the music video shoot. Entering the 15th Filmacademy Vienna Filmfestival 2013, the 10th Crossing Europe Filmfestival 2013 and the 10th Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival 2013, this collaboration of the two filmmakers has proven to be successful. Great to hear also that today the music video additionally has been nominated to compete with 13 other contenders for the Best Austrian Music Video at the Vienna Independent Shorts Filmfestival 2013 on 1st of June 2013.
If you have not had a chance to watch the the video yet, feel free to check it out online here.
Finding Joy . BEST FEATURE
FINDING JOY won Best Feature at the LIVERPOOL LIFT OFF and will go on to the sister festivals in London and Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Congratulations to the director Neil Dowling and thanks to the whole crew for all your support! Please click here for more information.
STAFF PICKS . French and German Special
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH has been selected for the STAFF PICKS FRENCH AND GERMAN SPECIAL on Vimeo.
Vimeo writes: “Home to two inspiring film scenes, France and Germany have long been constants on our curatorial radar, and we’ve kept a close eye on many local creators and companies. So this week’s announcement is the perfect time to celebrate some of the French and German work that we love.”
Interview in DIE ZEIT
DIE ZEIT is a German national weekly newspaper. This week their online segment features an interview with Nils Clauss about his short documentary Orchestral Manoeuvres in the North.
To read and watch, please follow this link.
selected for VIMEO STAFF PICK channel
Great News! The short documentary ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH has been selected for the VIMEO STAFF PICK CHANNEL.
The VIMEO STAFF PICK CHANNEL is the most prestigious channel to find on VIMEO. The channel is run by the VIMEO employees. They select their favorite videos on a daily basis and promote them through their website.
Their channel description reads the following: “We really love videos, and these are the videos we really, really love. All of these videos have been hand picked by the real humans who work at Vimeo. We hope you enjoy them!”
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH is a short documentary about a unique visit of the Munich Chamber Orchestra (MKO) to Pyongyang, North Korea.
In addition to joint orchestra rehearsals at the Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory, the MKO conducted one-to-one chamber music classes with North Korean students. After 3 days of rehearsals the German-Korean ensemble performed in a closing concert at the conservatory.
The Goethe-Institut Korea arranged this cross-cultural encounter to one of the most internationally isolated places in the world. Nils Clauss was kindly invited to join and document this special event in form of a short documentary.
Pyongyang Documentary on German TV
Nils Clauss was kindly invited by the Goethe-Institut Korea to join and document the Munich Chamber Orchestra’s visit in Pyongyang, North Korea. An altered and TV-compatible version of the soon to be released short documentary ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE NORTH is scheduled to screen on 3sat, a German TV broadcast company, in the program KULTURZEIT on the 17th of December between 7:20 and 8pm.
Interview on ARIRANG TV
Between the 5th and 10th of November 2012 the GOETHE INSTITUT KOREA arranged a unique visit of the MUNICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (MKO) with conductor Alexander Liebreich in Pyongyang, North Korea. As guests at the Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory the orchestra was working on a concert program together with North Korean music students.
Nils Clauss was kindly invited by the Goethe-Institut Korea to join and document this special event in form of a short documentary. ARIRANG TV, Korea’s global broadcast service, talks to Nils Clauss about his journey to North Korea and asks questions about the possibilities of documenting such a musical event in an enclosed country with remaining limitations.
Feel free to check out the interview on KOREA TODAY on ARIRANG TV on Friday the 7th of December between 7 and 8am. The documentary itself is scheduled to screen in parts on 3sat, a German TV broadcast company, in the program KULTURZEIT on the 13th of December between 7:20 and 8pm.
