After the avant-garde
Subtitle: contemporary German and Austrian experimental film
By: edited by Randall Halle and Reinhild Steingröver.
Contributors: Halle, Randall.; Steingröver, Reinhild.
Series: Screen cultures
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rochester, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9781571133656
Subjects: Experimental films -- Germany -- History and criticism
Description: "Filmmaking in Germany and Austria has changed dramatically in the last decades with digitalization and the use of video and the Internet. Yet despite predictions of a negative effect on experimental film, the German and Austrian filmscape is filled with dynamic new experiments, as new technological possibilities push a break with the past, encouraging artists to find new forms. This volume of theoretically engaged essays explores this new landscape, introducing the work of established and emerging filmmakers, offering assessments of the intent and effect of their productions, and describing overall trends. It also explores the relationship of today's artists to the historical avant-garde, revealing a vibrant form of artistic engagement that has a history but has certainly not ended."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.