Documentary Films - Competition 2006 / Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) / Austria 2006
We set off on a stunning audiovisual adventure across the continents in a remix of the celebrated film Megacities by Michael Glawogger (1997). A blend of original, unused and newly completed shots with a soundtrack from Sofa Surfers, together bringing a fascinating look at the other side of Mexico City, New York, Bombay, Moscow and Tokyo.
Multimedia artist Timo Novotny labels his new project an experimental music documentary film, in a remix of the celebrated film Megacities (1997), a visually refined essay on the hidden faces of several world “megacities” by leading Austrian documentarist Michael Glawogger. Novotny complements 30 % of material taken straight from the film (and re-edited) with 70 % as yet unseen footage in which he blends original shots unused by Glawogger with his own sequences (shot by Megacities cameraman Wolfgang Thaler) from Tokyo. Alongside the Japanese metropolis, Life in Loops takes us right into the atmosphere of Mexico City, New York, Moscow and Bombay. This electrifying combination of fascinating film images and an equally compelling soundtrack from Sofa Surfers sets us off on a stunning audiovisual adventure across the continents. The film also makes an original contribution to the discussion on new trends in documentary filmmaking.
80 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere
Director Timo Novotny
/ Dir. of Photography Wolfgang Thaler
/ Music Sofa Surfers
/ Editor Timo Novotny
/ Producer Ulrich Gehmacher
/ Production Orbrock Film Production
/ Contact Austrian Films, Orbrock Film Production
www: www.lifeinloops.com
Timo Novotny (b. 1973, Böblingen, Germany) studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He is the co-founder and a member of Vidok or Sofa Surfers. He lives and works in the Austrian capital. His films have been included in various exhibitions and festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Mexico City, Sarajevo, New York and Montreal. Filmography: Wirehead (1993–1996, with N. Pfaffenbichler), The Plan (1997), Life in Malmoe (1998), CARGO (1999), Sofa Rockers (2000), Can I Get a Witness (2002), neon (2002), discube (2003).
Austrian Films
Stiftgasse 6, 1070, Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 152 633 23
E-mail: [email protected]
Orbrock Film Production
Schottenfeldgasse 56/23, 1070, Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 152 225 88
Fax: +43 152 225 88
E-mail: [email protected]
Anne Laurent-Delage
Film Institution Rep.
Timo Novotny
Film Director
Ulrich Gehmacher
Producer
Markus Kienzl
Film Crew
Michael Holzgruber
Film Crew
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