yearbook 2004/05 - The European Film College

KLØVEDAL gave an introduction to the skill
of ‘writing for TV’, while long time producer
LISE LENSE MØLLER did the selection and
external evaluation of the documentaries. Director
HEIDI MARIA FAISST (former student by
the way) assisted Esben during his last directing
course also involving a bunch of acting students
from the acting school in Odense. Also former
student, BARBARA OSTENFELD, offered a
course in production management which included
an introduction to the Movie Magic
scheduling computer programme.
Guest lecturers
The college offers a line-up of so-called “Common
lectures” during course periods, designed
to give inspiration and food for thought. If students
were to decide, all common lectures would
deal with film related matters. For students it is
hard to understand that there actually is something
else besides film out there. Immigrant actor
FAHSAD KHOLGI gave a talk on immigration,
cultural differences between a Muslim
society such as Iran and a streamlined democracy
such as Denmark. Philosopher EMILY KA-
PLERS talked about the concept of time in film
in general and in Kurosawa’s films in particular.
Historian TINE HØISGAARD JENSEN gave
a lecture on ‘conflict prevention’ based on a special
Indian philosophy. In November we were
visited by belly dancer ANNI BRØGGER who
has studied and made theories in conjunction
with the National Museum about the clothing
of the “Egtved Girl” – a remarkable find from
the stone age in Denmark. Former student AN-
DREAS DALGAARD came by with his new
documentary shot in Afghanistan. He also put
the question “What happens after Ebeltoft?”,
an other documentarist, KAREN LITTHAU-
ER, showed her most recent film from Greenland
and told about film production under extreme
conditions. Freelance philosopher KELD
BRIKNER gave a brisk and provocative lecture
titled ‘When individualism beat solidarity”.
CHRISTOPHER WINTLE, senior lecturer in
music at King’s College London, lectured on
the construction of a soundtrack and the choice
SUMMER 2003
of music based on the screening of the classic
British film ‘The Queen of Spades (1948) directed
by Thorold Dickinson and with music
by Georges Auric.
In January two former students, KASPER
TORSTING and MARTIN ZANDVLIET
presented their highly successful documentary
“Rocket Brothers” on the band ‘Kashmir’ and
also Kasper’s TV-programme with David Bowie
being interviewed by Thomas Vinterberg.
GRAHAM EDMONDSON, film marketing
manager from Dolby Laboratories, lectured on
sound on film from the very beginning, including
the first stereo tests by Alan Blumlein, Disney’s
Fantasound format, Cinerama to the latest
Dolby Digital EX audio technology extravaganza.
In March further input on sound was given
by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, veteran radio
‘painter-of-sound’ at DR since the early sixties.
On a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon the first
president of the board of the EFC, film director
MORTEN ARNFRED, passed by and screened
his successful low budget comedy “Move On”
and conducted a Q&A session afterwards in
dining hall.
Former students, ULRIK EHRHORN
NIELSEN and KASPER BIRCH (95/96), now
Cuban Night
Photo: Jens Rykær