HD, 5:03 minutes
From a mere technical point of view the TV/video screen comes alive by a controlled beam of electrons in the cathode ray tube. For ‘Energie!’ an uncontrolled high voltage discharge of 30.000 volts exposes multiple sheets of photographic paper which are then arranged in time to create new visual systems of electron organization.
Music by Jens Thiele.
Awards:
-Best Experimental Film at Fargo Film Festival
-Best Experimental Film at Dotfest
-1. Prize at In Out Festival 2009
-1. Prize at FLEXfest 2009
-Special Jury Mention at Film Anca 2009
-Emerging Experimental Video Artist Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival
-Jury’s Choice First Prize at Black Maria Film & Video Festival
-Special Award at Optica 2007
-Best Visual Award at Fantoche 2007
-Special Mention at the International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 2008
-Best Visual Work at Vallecas Puerta del Cine
-Best Video at International Videofest Bochum
-3rd Price at Movies and Stills
-3rd Prize at Formula Mundi
-Best of Abstract Panorama at the Melbourne Int. Animation Festival
-Honorary Mention at the Milano Film Festival 2007
-Honorary Mention at Abstracta in Rome
-Honorary Mention at 25 FPS in Zagreb
-Honorary Mention at Flensburger Kurzfilmtage Tricky
-Honorary Mention at Visual Music Award Frankfurt
-nominated for Best Experimental Short at San Joaquin Film Festival
Energie! is included in the Aurora Edition 1 DVD compilation, 10 ans de Labo DVD, the Ann Arbor Film Festival DVD Time Pieces, the Black Maria Festival DVD, Expérience(s) 04 – Festival Némo 2008 and also available on the Simultan 03 DVD. It is also included as an extra on the special edition DVD and Blu-Ray of Enter The Void by Gaspar Noé released by Wild Side in France and on the German edition released by Capelight where I also did a commentary track.