Elfie Semotan, Photographer
Die in Oberösterreich geborene Elfie Semotan ist seit den 1980er Jahren eine der begehrtesten und sicher eigenwilligsten Modefotografinnen der Welt. Seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert arbeitet die heute 77-jährige Semotan erfolgreich an der Schnittstelle von Kunst-, Mode- und Werbefotografie. Viele ihrer raffinierten visuellen Arrangements sind legendär geworden. Ihr – zum Teil kontroversielles – Werk ist geprägt von ihrer starken Persönlichkeit und kontinuierlichem Widerstand gegen den Mainstream. Elfie Semotan, Photographer ist eine Hommage nicht nur an eine große Künstlerin, sondern auch an die Passion des Fotografierens selbst.
Since the 1980s, Elfie Semotan, born in Upper Austria, has been one of the most sought-after and also idiosyncratic fashion photographers in the world. For more than half a century the now 77-year-old Semotan has been successful at the intersection between art, fashion and commercial photography, with many of her sophisticated arrangements having become legendary. Semotan's sometimes controversial oeuvre is characterized by her strong personality and a continuous opposition to anything mainstream. Elfie Semotan, Photographer is an hommage not only to a great artist but also to the passion of photography itself.
Director's Biography
Joerg Burger
Joerg Burger was born in Austria in 1961. He is an artist, filmmaker and cinematographer, has worked in New York and Vienna, and is also a teacher at the Schule für künstlerische Fotografie Friedl Kubelka. His photographs have been shown in various exhibitions in Austria and abroad.
Film Selection: Elfie Semotan, Photographer (2019, doc) - Un solo colore (2016, doc) - Focus on Infinity (2014, doc) - Way of Passion (2011, doc) - Wolf Suschitzky - Fotograf und Kameramann (2010, doc) Gibellina - Il terremoto (2007, doc, CE'08)
Joerg Burger was born in Austria in 1961. He is an artist, filmmaker and cinematographer, has worked in New York and Vienna, and is also a teacher at the Schule für künstlerische Fotografie Friedl Kubelka. His photographs have been shown in various exhibitions in Austria and abroad.
Film Selection: Elfie Semotan, Photographer (2019, doc) - Un solo colore (2016, doc) - Focus on Infinity (2014, doc) - Way of Passion (2011, doc) - Wolf Suschitzky - Fotograf und Kameramann (2010, doc) Gibellina - Il terremoto (2007, doc, CE'08)
Local Artists · Eröffnungsfilme | Opening Films 2019
Joerg Burger
Österreich 2019
color
80 Minuten
Deutsch / Englisch OF
Drehbuch Joerg Burger
Kamera Joerg Burger
Schnitt Dieter Pichler
Ton/Sounddesign Nora Czamler
Produzent*innen Johannes Rosenberger, Johannes Holzhausen, Constantin Wulff
Produktion
Navigator Film Produktion
Weltpremiere
Premierenstatus / Premiere StatusPreview