Winterthur Composes an Opera / The Forbidden Land (2012)
WINTERTHUR COMPOSES AN OPERA (2012)
Original Title: WINTERTHUR SCHREIBT EINE OPER!
Documentary, 59 min.
World Premiere: September 2012
Original Version: Swiss-German, colour, DVD
In 2011-2012 the city of Winterthur produced an opera. It was composed, designed and performed by children for children. The project was enabled by the Musikkollegium Winterthur. All in all, over 750 children participated in this project. Focusing on three young composers, aged 7 to 18, it shows how children deal with the complex task of creating music.
CREW
Production: SYQUALI CROSSMEDIA AG
Producer: JENS NEUBERT
Directed by: JENS NEUBERT
Written by: JENS NEUBERT
(in collaboration with JULIA VON WEBER)
Cinematography: GERARDO MILSZTEIN, MARTIN HOFFMANN, CHRISTOPHER ROWE, ANDRÉ JAGUSCH, ALEXANDER SZOMBATH, JULIA VON WEBER, CLEO VOGLER, SIMON GUY FÄSSLER
Editing: MARTIN HOFFMANN
Location Sound Mix: ALBRECHT LEU
Sound Editing: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
Sound Design: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
Rerecording Sound Mix: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
FESTIVALS (a selection)
Toronto, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 25.04.2013 – 05.05.2013
THE FORBIDDEN LAND (2012)
Original Title: DAS VERBOTENE LAND
Documentary, 120 min.
World Premiere: November 2012
Original Version: Swiss-German (english subtitles), colour, DVD
The films shows the premiere of the “The Forbidden Land”, an opera from the project Winterthur Composes an Opera. The project was produced by Musikkollegium Winterthur and performed with the participation of 750 kids. It is an opera composed and performed by children for children.
CREW
Production:
SYQUALI CROSSMEDIA AG, MUSIKKOLLEGIUM WINTERTHUR
Producer: JENS NEUBERT
Directed by:
JENS NEUBERT
Written by:
JENS NEUBERT (in collaboration with
JULIA VON WEBER)
Cinematography: GERARDO MILSZTEIN, MARTIN HOFFMANN, CHRISTOPHER ROWE, ANDRÉ JAGUSCH,
Editing: MARTIN HOFFMANN
Location Sound Mix: ALBRECHT LEU
Sound Editing: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
Sound Design: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
Rerecording Sound Mix: MICHAEL KACZMAREK
DISTRIBUTION
Syquali Crossmedia AG, World-wide