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Themenschwerpunkt. Sichtbarmachung durch Verfremdung: Animation in The Green Wave und Teheran Tabu

In the organizer's words:

When images reach their limits, the interplay of animation and montage opens up new spaces: The Green Wave and Tehran Taboo make use of hybrid processes such as rotoscoping and motion comics to tell socio-political realities that could not be filmed in real form or to reconstruct cinematically indispensable locations such as Tehran using CGI based on documentary models.

Such processes shift perception: instead of the illusion of immediacy in real film, a distance is created that makes it possible to reflect differently on violence, taboos and political repression. This alienation creates a special form of audience connection that enables empathy without overwhelming, invites dialog and a change of perspective and allows the inner truth of stories to become visible.

For montage, however, these genre boundaries pose a particular challenge. While the raw material in live-action films often thrives on improvisation and unexpected moments, animated forms are more determined and chance disappears. Authenticity can suffer as a result - and has to be recreated elsewhere. The editors' imagination is particularly challenged - their ability to fill gaps, imagine emotional transitions and think about the rhythm and aesthetic impact of the animation process. This panel asks about changed forms of collaboration in the montage process, editorial qualities that become particularly visible in such borderline formats and how the self-image of montage changes as a result.

Guests: Andreas Menn (editor), Andrea Mertens (editor), Ali Samadi Ahadi (director/producer), Ali Soozandeh (animation/director)

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Location

Filmforum NRW im Museum Ludwig Bischofsgartenstraße 1 50667 Köln

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