The 6. Norient Musikfilm (15.1-18.1.2015) was again full of music, emotions, screenings, encounters and live performances. The nights in Bern were packed, and St. Gallen proved to be a great place to host performances and screenings. Enjoy some pictures, videos, quotes and tweets - all photos by Karin Scheidegger. The 7th Norient Musikfilm Festival is going to take place from January 14 to 17 2016.
A visitor reading the programme of the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
With huge anticipation everyone was waiting and looking forward for the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival 2015 in Bern and St. Gallen.
Music documentary festival @norient returns for its 6th edition in #Bern this week: http://t.co/A6nxys6uvY
— The Wire Magazine (@thewiremagazine) 12. Januar 2015
Looking forward to @norient festival this weekend in #bern
— sistapeepa (@sistapeepa) 16. Januar 2015
@norient @MagazinSaiten @sanktgaIIen @thurgaukultur:Die Ostschweizer Ausgabe des Norient Musikfilm Festivals steht an:http://t.co/EF0KLJ3bB7
— PALACE ST. GALLEN (@PALACE_SG) 14. Januar 2015
Tonight the 6th edition of Norient Musikfilm Festival opens. Presale #SoldOut with @songftforest @SweetDreamsDoc @jtronline #MusikfilmBern
— norient (@norient) 15. Januar 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
"A Sound Not to Be Heard Again" @songftforest at #MusikfilmBern. Great Audience. Electrifying Athmosphere.
— norient (@norient) 15. Januar 2015
Audience at Kino Reitschule Bern
Festival director Thomas Burkhalter chatting with Javier Polo (l) and James Costello (r)
Q&A by journalist and scholar Daniel Künzler (l) with director of Sweet Dreams Rob Fruchtman (r)
Journal Rappé from Senegalese rapper Xuman, presented at 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
Xuman commenting live on his Journal Rappé
Friday, January 16, 2015
Now live on air @radiorabe with @jtronline and James Costello from #Ireland. Listen! #MusikfilmBern pic.twitter.com/wEX6eb1i6A
— norient (@norient) 16. Januar 2015
The second day started with an early visit at the local radio show «Der Freitag Morgen» at Radio RaBe with Xuman (Senegal) and Costello (Ireland).
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Costello was in the spotlight at the beginning of the evening again, when the movie Broken Song (Ireland) by Claire Dix was screened, a beautiful portrait about Irish Rap.
Beautiful Pictures, Thrilling & Fast Lyrics and everywhere #Rap. Thats @BrokenSong_Film and #Ireland #Finglas #Dublin live at #MusikfilmBern
— norient (@norient) 16. Januar 2015
Q&A by Irish radio artist Bernard Clarke (r) with Irish rapper James Costello (l)
James Costello live at 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
En tenue de "journartiste . Je suis prêt pour le 2eme jour du festival de Film à Berne @norient @jtronline pic.twitter.com/nBJ17i3LjS
— XUMAN (@gunmanxuman) 16. Januar 2015
We are going naked! @norient #MusikfilmBern with @EUROPEIN8BITS
— norient (@norient) 16. Januar 2015
Q&A by Zuri Maria Daiß from Norient Berlin (l) with Javier Polo, Director of Europe in 8-bits (m)
and Paco Wanga Manzanares (r), Swiss 8-bit Pioneer from Micromusic.net
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Q&A by festival director Thomas Burkhalter with radio artist Bernard Clarke (Ireland) about his radio feature Human Shields
Syrian Metal Is War at #MusikfilmBern – rough cut screening will begin soon! @norient #SMIWFilm
— Syrian Metal Is War (@SMIWFilm) 17. Januar 2015
Skype interview by Anna Trechsel from Norient with Monzer Darwish, director of Syrian Metal is War
This weekend JALANAN screened at the unique and delightful NORIENT Musik Film Festival in Bern, Switzerland. It’s a festival that emphasizes filmmaker participation, audience engagement, professional camaraderie, the meeting of cinema and music, experimental media, a super relaxed vibe and a really fun time. Though small in size, NORIENT is huge in heart, and was one of the most enjoyable festivals I’ve attended.
Daniel Ziv, director of «Jalanan» via Facebook
Q&A by Hannes Liechti from Norient with Daniel Ziv (Canada/Indonesia), director of Jalanan
Michel Ndeze aka Dynamike (Couleur3) interviewing Xuman (Senegal)
Q&A by Sandra Passaro from Norient Berlin with Andreas Johnsen (Denmark), director of Kidd Life
Impressed. #MusikfilmBern #norient
— michael spahr (@vjrhaps) 17. Januar 2015
«The Norient Music Film Festival has showed me how very different people can be. Indifferent sometimes, but also wonderful; everyone’s just so different and yet there‘s something linking us all, something that talks to all of us. When it comes to music, I‘m just an average kind of person. I really like my iPod, but I spend a lot of train rides without it. And still I‘m touched by the music all those people I‘ve seen on the screen this weekend make!»
Noemi Harnickell on Harnickell Tales
«Just give me the kitchen» Islam Chipsy said, after the film directors had eaten all the food. What a nice guy!
#islamChipsy aus #cairo tritt diesen samstag zum ersten mal in der schweiz auf! @norient @derbund pic.twitter.com/LaRLGifpmP
— bee-flat (@beeflatbern) 15. Januar 2015
Islam Chipsy (Keys), Mohamed Karam (Drums) and Eslam Abdelfattah (Drums) live at Turnhalle at PROGR Bern
Islam Chipsy (Cairo) live at Turnhalle at PROGR Bern
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Schon mal serbische Laubbläser gesehen? #norient #MusikfilmBern #Unplugged http://t.co/BnGeoGW7R2 pic.twitter.com/tQpwEuAuSZ
— Valentin (@hoerbild) 18. Januar 2015
Q&A by Theresa Beyer (Norient) with Mladen Kovacevic on Unplugged
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Transforma (Berlin) and Yro (Paris) performing BSYNTHOME live at the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
Transforma (Berlin) and Yro (Paris) performing BSYNTHOME live at the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
Transforma (Berlin) and Yro (Paris) performing BSYNTHOME live at the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival Bern
Q&A by festival director Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) with Gilles Aubry on Notes via a Soundscape of Bollywood
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Q&A by festival director Thomas Burkhalter (r) with Gilles Aubry (l), director of Notes via a Soundscape of Bollywood
The Norient Crew (Hannes Liechti, Theresa Beyer, Thomas Burkhalter – from left to right) and Gilles Aubry
Amazing week-end @ Norient Sounds Festival with Transforma ! Thanks a lot !
— Yro (@yrostudio) 19. Januar 2015
Directors, Partners, Curators and Staff of the 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival 2015, Edition Bern
More:
> Full clipping report
> Programme overview
> Programme PDF (in German)
> Background articles
> More festival pictures on Facebook
Festivalplakat 2015 – Design Foto: Artemproot (Ukraine) Foto: Michael Pfister (Deutschland) Grafik: Irena Germano (Schweiz)