yearbook 2004/05 - The European Film College

Photo: Jens Rykær
The summer that was
By Jens Rykær
Folk high school courses
SUMMER 2003
Again this year the summer courses had a strong
appeal to people who share an extraordinary interest
in film, film people and the stimulating
environment of the European Film College and
the quaint little town of Ebeltoft. More than
350 guests joined the six courses from late June,
July and early August to watch, discuss and
mingle.
Veteran course manager ULRICH BREUNING
opened the season under the title “The Good
Story”. Among his guests was the young Danish
director MARTIN STRANGE HANSEN
who presented his Oscar winning novella feature
This Charming Man and flashed his golden
statue. The now internationally acclaimed di-
rector PER FLY together with his producer IB
TARDINI (Zentropa) talked about the making
of Inheritance and introduced their favourite
story based films such as the classic Æblekrigen
and The Good Will. Actor JOEN BILLE and
art historian BENTE SCAVENIUS told stories
about how world art has been enrolled in Danish
collections and launched into The Leopard
by Visconti. The successful screenwriter KIM
FUPZ AAKESON and director NATASHA
ARTY talked about their collaboration on Se
til venstre der er en svensker – for Arty her first
feature for grown ups. Veteran director SØREN
KRAGH-JACOBSEN presented his Skagerrak
and was interviewed about his long career. The
annual tribute to the old silents was the Buster
Keaton classic Steamboat Bill Jr. again accompanied
hectically and emotionally by LARS
FJELDMOSE on the piano.
OLE MICHELSEN, not anymore DR’s “Mr.
Bogart”, but still able to bring in the crowds.
His course “Europe in my Heart” was sold out
in just three days. New record. His strategy of
inviting non-film-people to introduce films of
their own choice gives the audience a seldom
chance to meet other interesting personalities
than those from filmland. Such as the singer
MICHAEL FALCH who spoke strongly about
My Name is Joe, the playwrite and cartoonist
NICOLINE WERDELIN who presented the
Italian Ultimo basso and the Danish foreign
minister, PER STIG MØLLER, who came
flying in from Germany with his old love Jules
and Jim. The author ISELIN C. HERMANN
showed courage by bringing four-hour-long
Moliere – a true challenge also for the audience.
DR’s top reporter ULLA TERKELSEN together
with university lecturer ERIK SVENDSEN