ZKM | Film Institute [2003–2009]

The ZKM | Film Institute, founded in 2003, and directed by Andrei Ujica was oriented on the film departments of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris; establishments rich in this tradition. While still a place of reflection, it was, above all, a production site and platform for distribution that was paradigmatically open to the cinematographer: from the artist’s documentary film to the large-format philosophical film.
The main focuses were a co-production program offering international directors the chance to realize films in or centered around Karlsruhe, and an independently-produced DVD edition. The ZKM | Film Institute came about as a collaboration with the State University for Art and Design, Karlsruhe (HfG) and thus granted access to the formidable technical infrastructure of both institutions. The Film Institute’s guests also enriched the course offerings at the University through lectures in their area of expertise.