BIO
after ten years of film business alexandra reill focused on the development of experimenteal new media projects and - with a special view on interactive dramaturgies - transported all activities to the online platform kanonmedia, orginally founded in 1996 as the gallery kanon, situated in vienna / austria. today kanonmedia serves as a networking / content providing / exhibition platform for innovative & experimental new media projects as much as for the presentation of inhouse productions.
RHIZOME ACTIVITIES
CHANGES - on the edge
Dates:
Thu Jun 30, 2011 20:00 - Fri Jul 01, 2011
Location:
Vienna,
Austria
a video atmosphere produced by kanonmedia, alexandra reill, for the dance performance created by AIKO/kazuko kurosaki + students for the finalLAB - a project on disorientation and a search for orientation AIKO is perceiving as symptomatic of contemporary human states of condition.
SCREENING: GRANDCHILDREN's QUESTIONS
Dates:
Wed Jun 23, 2010 00:00 - Wed May 26, 2010
Location:
Austria
SCREENING: GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS [EXISTENZ ENKEL]
A documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival which took place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asked people questions which perhaps still are not posed often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
The results of the interviews the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is screened on Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 7 PM, in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable iis moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. Admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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A documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival which took place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asked people questions which perhaps still are not posed often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
The results of the interviews the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is screened on Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 7 PM, in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable iis moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. Admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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PREMIERE: GRANDCHILDREN's QUESTIONS
Dates:
Tue Jun 22, 2010 00:00 - Wed May 26, 2010
Location:
Austria
PREMIERE: GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS [EXISTENZ ENKEL]
A documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival which took place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asked people questions which perhaps still are not posed often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
The results of the interviews the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is premiered on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in a matinée at 10:30 AM in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable which wants to turn especially to school groups is moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. A second screening followed by a round of talks takes place on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 at 7:00 PM. This evening is also opened by the head of the district council Martina Malyar and moderated by Gilda Horvath. At both events, admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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A documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival which took place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asked people questions which perhaps still are not posed often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
The results of the interviews the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is premiered on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in a matinée at 10:30 AM in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable which wants to turn especially to school groups is moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. A second screening followed by a round of talks takes place on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 at 7:00 PM. This evening is also opened by the head of the district council Martina Malyar and moderated by Gilda Horvath. At both events, admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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VIDEO STATION: GRANDCHILDREN's QUESTIONS
Dates:
Sat May 29, 2010 00:00 - Wed May 26, 2010
Location:
Austria
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS [EXISTENZ ENKEL]
A video station + documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival taking place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asks people questions which perhaps still are not often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
Alexandra Reill’s video installation at the Südwind Festival creates the opportunity to unveil such myths of denial that are potentially undetected and classified as "normal" - by talking about the myths, the past and what was passed down.
The results of the talks the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is premiered on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in a matinee at 10:30 AM in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable which wants to turn especially to school groups is moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. A second screening followed by a round of talks takes place on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 at 7:00 PM. This evening is also opened by the head of the district council Martina Malyar and moderated by Gilda Horvath. At both events, admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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A video station + documentary film by Alexandra Reill
continuing the work of coming to terms with NS-past in Vienna
As part of the Südwind Festival taking place in Vienna in the courtyard of the Old General Hospital on May 29th 2010, the film maker Alexandra Reill asks people questions which perhaps still are not often enough. The film maker researches the specific history of Vienna: in the interviews held, she examines relationships between contemporary xenophobia and historical traces of fascist or fascistoid identity in a Viennese 'majority' society by not only interviewing people on their opinions on integration and interculturalism but also posing a personal question: which "stories" from the Nazi era the family passed down to offspring?
This question leads far: How common are traditional myths of denial of active naziship or opportunism still today? Are there regularities in the repetition of standard answers and, if so, which? What are the connections with today's everyday racism, and how do such traces contribute to today's xenophobia? What is current status of consciousness regarding interculturalism and multiculturalism?
Alexandra Reill, in a number of projects, i.e. the tour against everyday racism REAL ONES ALWAYS SURVIVE or WOULD WE SAY NO ? with which she and a team of cultural and social workers toured almost all "workers’" districts of Vienna, has led dozens of conversations with people on the subject. She learned one thing: the more myths of Naziship denial are hidden the stronger they affect so many obstacles in the context of interculturalism and integration. The more they lay hidden because having passed on to the next generation the stronger they can live on.
Alexandra Reill’s video installation at the Südwind Festival creates the opportunity to unveil such myths of denial that are potentially undetected and classified as "normal" - by talking about the myths, the past and what was passed down.
The results of the talks the film maker shows in a documentary:
GRANDCHILDREN’s QUESTIONS is premiered on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 in a matinee at 10:30 AM in the conference room of the district council of 1090 Vienna, Währinger Straße 43. The head of the district council Martina Malyar speaks the welcoming and opening words. After the screening, Alexandra Reill is available for questions and discussion. The roundtable which wants to turn especially to school groups is moderated by Gilda Horvath from the ORF editorial department for ethnic questions. A second screening followed by a round of talks takes place on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 at 7:00 PM. This evening is also opened by the head of the district council Martina Malyar and moderated by Gilda Horvath. At both events, admission is free.
Press contact and further inquiries
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kanonmedia, ngo for new media
Alexandra Reill
call: + +43 [0] 6991 820 70 03, mail to: alexandra.reill@anonmedia.com
write to: 12/24 richter alley, a 1070 vienna, visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com
For the download of print photos in high resolution please visit: http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/films/ex.html
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do artists make a living with their art ?
i did a study and an interview series on these questions - between 2006 and 2009 - you can find all infos on http://www.kanonmedia.com/portfolio/voices.htm, some of the interviews are in English, the study is in German only, we did not have enough resources to translate it, the main result is that most of the artists cannot live from their art production and that creative industries is no solution to this question as they - as the word industries indicates - are embedded in commercial, i.e. applied businesses, in a high number of cases service-oriented. The idea of improving the situation of the arts by changing the approaches and goals, thus identities of art production more and more into the profile of the creative industries is a neoliberal idea coming from the 90ies. one could say that about all ec-studies prove that economically it does not work. but one can also notice that through such approaches the arts have been turning more and more into a theme and event business where artists loose more and more the freedom and choice to choose what they are striving for to work on but still are the loosers of the game.
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