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6th & 7th July 2013 - a special event to mark the retirement from film-making of Oskar Siebert. Every country where Oskar's films had had festival success was invited to send a 15 minute film programme. More than 40 were received. In Oskar's home city of Regensburg, one of the world's most picturesque cities, delegates from many countries joined a strong Czech delegation. In a theatre on the top floor of one of the city's romantic towers we enjoyed two days of fine films and good company. Though born in Berlin, Oskar Siebert grew up in what is now the Czech Republic. He has long worked to establish close links between the film makers of Czechia and Bavaria. A special programme was devoted to films from the Czech Republic and these were judged separately by Czech-speaking jurors. Films shown in the international competition: |
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 The Botanical Gardens by Stuart & Shirley Walker AUSTRALIA |
 Concerto d'Amore by Lukas & Simon Gaigg AUSTRIA |
 Ei-Ei
by Rudolf Bischoff AUSTRIA |
 The Song by Dimia Ilieva BULGARIA
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 Nothing
Girl
by
Pierre Daudelin
CANADA |
 Larghetto by Jaroslav Nykl CZECH REPUBLIC |
 Sidewinder by Phil Martin ENGLAND |
 The Drill by Bob Lorrimer ENGLAND |
 Without Contact
by Priit Pohjala ESTONIA |
 In Ohio by Peter & Mary Rouillard GUERNSEY |
 Waiting by Rolf Mandloesi ITALY |
 When We Were Young
by Mitze Chapovski MACEDONIA |
 How Time Flies by Petre Chapovski MACEDONIA |
 We Used to Touch the Music
by Mitze Chapovski MACEDONIA |
 Blood by Petre Chapovski MACEDONIA |
 Katrina by Eleonora Abela MALTA |
 The Grandmother, Her
Grandchildren, Their Mobile Phones and (in the Background)
the Grandfather's Clock,
by Jon Gisle NORWAY |
 Chatter by Leo Rosnes NORWAY |
 The Good Cake by Julia Obraztsova RUSSIA |
 Torment by XDL Club SCOTLAND |
 The Stray by XDL Club SCOTLAND |
 The Story of a Restoration by L'ubor Patsch SLOVAKIA |
 The World's Oldest Vine - in Maribor by Franc Kopic SLOVENIA |
 I Want to Return to my Home Town by Mr. Chan Joo Chang SOUTH KOREA |
 The Fishers by Max Haensli SWITZERLAND |
 Maybe Today by Bob Meacham USA |
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Every author whose film was shown was awarded a diploma and a medal. On the reverse of the medal is the logo of Oskar's club VideoAktiv Regensburg. The front blends a famous statue which is on Regensburg's vital stone bridge over the Danube with a 35mm camera. The international jury consisted of Dave Watterson (UK), Erich Riess (Austria), Jaroslav Bouse (Czech Republic) and Daniela Siebert (Germany). They awarded:
OSKAR SIEBERTYou can - for the moment at least - see a selection of Oskar's films in their German version on the club website: www.videoaktiv-regensburg.de and you can read in English, German or Czech about his life in film. He has chosen to retire due to health problems. As for all film-makers it is not just a hobby to him, but a passion. The decision to stop was not taken easily. After several years of telling us "this is last one" ... then offering a new film or a reworked version of an older one, this really is the end. In typical Oskar style he chose to celebrate not his own work, but that of other movie-makers. We salute you, Oskar Siebert.
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