Bastian Clevé
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Bastian Clevé, born January 1, 1950 in Munich
, is a German filmmaker and producer
. He is Professor and Head of the Film Production-Department at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
in Ludwigsburg
, Germany
.
. After a two-year stint as sound-assistant at the TV-studios in Munich he studied Visual Communication in Hamburg at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg (University of Fine Arts of Hamburg) where he continued filmmaking and started winning awards. In 1975/76 he was awarded a one-year scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD to study at the San Francisco Art Institute
. He was touring with his experimental short films throughout the continent. After a brief return to Germany he relocated to Los Angeles
in 1979 where he worked as a freelance writer, director and producer.
In 1991 he returned to Germany to become Professor and Head of the Department for “Film Production and the Business of Entertainment” at the newly established Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
, in charge of the training program and the curriculum for motion-picture- and TV-producers. Clevé wrote and edited more than two dozens books on filmmaking and film production. He is married with a daughter.
he focused on the commercial side of filmmaking by picking up the craft of producing. He continued both his artistic and commercial filmmaking later on throughout his professorship in Germany.
His first DVD entitled Journeys contains Schau ins Land, Nachtwache, Lichtblick, Die Reise, Empor, Nach Bluff and Fatehpur Sikri.
Melodie einer Stadt: Quebec City
Die experimentellen Filme des Bastian Clevé
Melodie einer Stadt: Buenos Aires
Melodie einer Stadt: Rio de Janeiro
Melodie einer Stadt: Mexiko
Out of Rosenheim (aka Bagdad Café)
Nightchildren
Die verklärte Nacht
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, is a German filmmaker and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is Professor and Head of the Film Production-Department at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
The Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg is a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film schools and known for its Institute for Animation and Visual Effects...
in Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg urban district with about 87,000 inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Biography
Clevé grew up in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. After a two-year stint as sound-assistant at the TV-studios in Munich he studied Visual Communication in Hamburg at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg (University of Fine Arts of Hamburg) where he continued filmmaking and started winning awards. In 1975/76 he was awarded a one-year scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
DAAD to study at the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
. He was touring with his experimental short films throughout the continent. After a brief return to Germany he relocated to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 1979 where he worked as a freelance writer, director and producer.
In 1991 he returned to Germany to become Professor and Head of the Department for “Film Production and the Business of Entertainment” at the newly established Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg
The Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg is a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film schools and known for its Institute for Animation and Visual Effects...
, in charge of the training program and the curriculum for motion-picture- and TV-producers. Clevé wrote and edited more than two dozens books on filmmaking and film production. He is married with a daughter.
Work
Clevé started personal filmmaking in 1969 with short-films progressing into feature-lengths works. He sustained his efforts by winning awards and by touring and lecturing extensively throughout the world. Upon moving to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
he focused on the commercial side of filmmaking by picking up the craft of producing. He continued both his artistic and commercial filmmaking later on throughout his professorship in Germany.
His first DVD entitled Journeys contains Schau ins Land, Nachtwache, Lichtblick, Die Reise, Empor, Nach Bluff and Fatehpur Sikri.
Filmography
The focus of Clevé‘s artistic filmmaking lies in the manipulation of real-live imagery using sophisticated in-camera-editing and optical printing.Short films
- 1971 Pariser Traum / Rève Parisien
- 1974 Götterdämmerung
- 1975 Schau ins Land
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- Seelig
- Nachtwache
- Lichtblick
- 1977 Über den Flammenbaum
- Die Reise
- Empor
- Nach Bluff
- 1978 Amerika: Neben anderem: Rodeo
- Szenische Übersicht
- Parade für die Unabhängigkeit
- Am Wegerand
- 1979 Tollhaus
- 1980 Raga
- Oscar
- Sehen ist Glauben
- Labyrinth
- Fatehpur Sikri
- East I
- East II
- Transit
- 1981 Puzzles
- Zenith
- Tollhaus II
- 1982 Der mystische Augenblick
- Kaskaden
- Echo
- 1983 Pool
- Motion Picture
- Descanso
- Winterlandschaft
- 1986 Kyrie
Feature-length films
- 1978 San Francisco Zephyr
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- Der Deutschlandfahrer
- 1980 Exit Sunset Boulevard
- 1981 Holi
- 1983 Der Sheriff aus Altona
- 1986 Das blinde Glück
- 1988 Die Reise aus dem 23.Jahrhundert
- 1992 Winterreise im Jahre 1
- 2001 So weit die Füße tragen (aka As Far as My Feet Will Carry MeAs Far as My Feet Will Carry MeAs Far as My Feet Will Carry Me is a 2001 film about German World War II prisoner of war Clemens Forell's escape from a Siberian Gulag in Russia back to Germany. It is based on the eponymous book written by Josef Martin Bauer...
) - 2005 Klang der Ewigkeit (aka Sound of Eternity)
- Der Deutschlandfahrer
Commercial filmmaking
Clevé‘s commercial filmmaking as a writer/director/producer has been for TV and as producer/production-manager/line-producer for German and American third party projects (Bagdad Café) or other contracted work. He has worked and produced throughout the world.Honors and awards (selection)
- Lichtblick BMI-Award 1976
- Empor German Film Award 1978
- Am Wegerand German Film Award 1979
- San Francisco Zephyr French Film-Critic’s Award, Hyères Filmfestival 78
- Der Deutschlandfahrer BMI-Shortfilm-Award 1978
- Exit Sunset Boulevard BMI-Screenplay-Award 1978
- Das blinde Glück BMI-Screenplay-Award 1985
- Sound of Eternity HD Fest DEFFY-Award 2006
Books (selection)
- 1989 The Art of Personal Filmmaking
- 1994 Film Production Management
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- Interview: Philipp Glass
- 1997 1.Akademiekreis Production Value
- Development/Stoffentwicklung
- Cashing In – Chancen und Risisken privater Filmfinanzierungsfonds
- Wege zum Geld
- Drehen in Deutschland – Shooting in Germany
- 1998 Investoren im Visier
- Von der Idee zum Film
- 1999 Film Production Management
- 2005 Gib niemals auf – Filmökonomie in der Praxis
- Interview: Philipp Glass