13-07-2010
From 8-17 October 2010 the 6th edition of the Shoot Me Film Festival (SMFF) will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands. Under the motto ‘Anywhere Cinema’, SMFF shows international independent films in combination with live music at surprising locations throughout the city.
The first artists have now been confirmed, and deserving of special mention are the internationally awarded photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn, the Dutch première of Felix’s Machines from London, Polish film and animation with music from Chopin and a cinematographic encounter with the Antilles.
Retrospective Anton Corbijn
Photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn will be honored with a special retrospective with unique highlights of his work. Corbijn photographed international artists and directed music videos for world famous bands and artists such as U2, Metallica, The Killers, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Coldplay and Johnny Cash. For his film Control, about the band Joy Division, he won no less than two awards at the Festival of Cannes in 2007.
Performance of Felix’s Machines
Artist Felix Thorn (EN) creates exceptional machines in his bedroom. They translate rhythmic audio structures into a three-dimensional visual show. Felix’s Machines were already displayed in Bordeaux, London, Berlin, Paris and at TED Global 2009 in Oxford. The Shoot Me Film Festival has the Dutch première in collaboration with TAG!
Foreign Ground: Poland and the Antilles
With ‘Foreign Ground’ the SMFF pays attention to relevant topical and global themes every year. In 2010, the theme is the changing society because of ongoing migration. The focus is on Poland and the Antilles, two countries that are inextricably linked to the Netherlands.
In a special program about Poland, the Shoot Me Film Festival gives an impression of the current developments in Polish film and animations. Because 2010 is also the ‘Chopin year’, the program will feature music from Chopin played by live musicians.
On 10-10-2010 the Netherlands Antilles will be officially dissolved as a political entity. On that same day the Antilles will be the main theme at the SMFF. The program focuses on the encounter with the Antillean culture; both on the Antilles and the way that its culture manifests itself in the Netherlands.
Shoot Me Film Festival
The Shoot Me Film Festival takes place annually in October, at various locations in The Hague, the Netherlands. The international selection of documentaries, movies and experimental films in combination with live music is unique. The SMFF is supported by the City of The Hague and cooperates with newspaper NRC Next as media partner.
Ticket sale for the Shoot Me Film Festival 2010 starts in mid-September, on the website. On Friday the 20th of August SMFF organizes a free preview on the Grote Markt in The Hague.