DOP, Bolzano (IT)
After training as a DOP in Milan, the cameraman and photographer Kurt Moser began to work for the Italian studio of Austrian broadcaster ORF. Moving to Rome, he worked on reports for the German broadcasters ZDF and Pro 7 as well as for Swiss TV. From 1996 onwards he worked on documentary films for numerous notable broadcasters, such as ARD, ARTE, BBC and CNN, and produced for TERRA X and UNIVERSUM among others. He then spent some years as a war correspondent and got a „ Grimme Price „ nomination for this. One of his best-known works is his 2009 cinema documentary “Das Auge 3D: Leben und Arbeiten am Cerro Paranal”, for which he received the “Award for Best Picture” at the Dimension3 international film festival in Paris. Kurt has since 2010 been working on ultra large format photography and has sifted through dozens of historical books and documents, updating the approaches of the past to the possibilities of the modern era. Today he is one of the few experts in this area and his work has met with considerableonal approval.
The last session of ESoDoc 2016 will take place in the framework of the training and networking event IDS Academy 2016 - promoted by Doc/it - which will take place in Palermo from September 12 till 16, 2016.
There's time till September 2 to register for the event, which will feature ESoDoc's final pitching, the Match Making by Documentary in Europe and a series of keynotes focused on the theme of "EXPANDED DOCUMENTARY".
Valentina Pedicini, ZeLIG graduate in 2010, will present her first fiction short film, 'It was yesterday', at the next edition of the International Film Festival of Venice, which takes place from 31.08 to 10.09.
"Working for an African NGO, bringing across to as broad an audience as possible the reality we face on the ground, and the central reasons why we do our work, has always been essential. Through ESoDoc I have come to understand that there are broader channels of communications, possible partnerships and very real interest in the themes we deal with than I had envisaged. ESoDoc has shown me that NGOs have very real opportunities to ensure that the stories which are at the core of their work can be widely shared on a great number of mutually supporting platforms."
"Participation in ESoDoc made me realize even stronger that working on transmedia documentary project is not about the idea in my head but more about how do I communicate it to the world and how do I want to create an impact. This conclusion was backed by wonderful ESoDoc community: organizers, tutors and participants which was enriching as professional and deeply human experience."
"I found a great community at ESoDoc of people who share my passion and concern for the world around us. The multiple sessions gave us a chance to develop over time our strategies for how to tell our stories. I have also profited a lot from the ongoing ESoDoc network after our workshop concluded."
"Alla ZeLIG ho avuto l’opportunità di acquisire competenze tecniche e “di pensiero”, di alimentare una mia idea di cinema, di incontrare compagni di classe preziosi, personalità affascinanti e profonde, prima di tutto amici, con alcuni dei quali abbiamo stretto un sodalizio professionale e artistico che dura ormai da lungo tempo."
"Trovo che la ZeLIG sia come una porta, si entra e ci si ritrova in un mondo circondato da tuoi simili, che amano il cinema quanto se stessi e apprendono le competenze che servono per realizzare film di grande qualità. "
"La ZeLIG è una palestra di vita che mette a disposizione gli attrezzi del fare documentario e fornisce le lenti attraverso le quali guardare e analizzare il mondo. Un’officina speciale di reciproco apprendimento. Frequentare la scuola di documentario ha rappresentato far coincidere la formazione con il lavoro che amo. Il privilegio e l’occasione di incontrare i maestri e i professionisti del settore, di intessere relazioni lavorative, in uno spazio e in un tempo progettato per noi allievi, attraverso un percorso quotidiano di formazione tecnica, professionale e umana; con il supporto di un team disponibile e competente. Rifrequenterei cento e mille volte ancora la scuola ZeLIG!"
"I won the opportunity to study for three years at the ZeLIG School for Documentary Film in Northern Italy. The program was an eye-opener and I learned to translate my visions into a strong cinematographic language.
Graduated from ZeLIG Film School (South Tyrol, Italy 2007-2010) with distinctions and the diploma film - ‘Guanape Sur’ a documentary about workers that harvest guano on a barren island off the coast of Peru – was invited to over 50 film festivals including Plus Camerimage and IDFA. It also won prices in San Sebastian, the IDA Award, Silver Docs, i. a., including a few prices for best cinematography.
Since then I have worked in the field of feature-length creative documentary and fiction for cinema release and television world wide."
