Real Film: An encounter with film artist Yuri Ancarani
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Yuri Ancarani
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Europe/Zurich
Library, 52 1-052 (CERN)
Library, 52 1-052
CERN
Description
Film maker Yuri Ancarani is already making a name for himself in the world of art films. He has shown work at important festivals, like Venice International Film Festival and Cinema du Reel in Paris as well as the Guggenheim, Museum, New York.
On the occasion to his visit to CERN to research the final part of his trilogy about work, Yuri Ancarani will talk about the ideas behind his films. The first part of his trilogy was called 'The Chief' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgvWBT9ZLhk and was shot in the marble quarries of Carrera, whilst the second film, 'Platform Moon' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NROmxY_O8iY was shot entirely inside a hyperbaric chamber on a gas platform in the mediterranean sea.
He will talk about the process of film making, how and why he chooses subjects for his films, and his personal story as to why he loves film as an artistic medium.
