Joerg Burger
Joerg BURGER (1961, Austria) is an artist, filmmaker and cinematographer. His photographs have been shown in various exhibitions in Austria and abroad.
Filmography
Dear Fritz - Der Schriftsteller Fritz Habeck (1995, short doc, co-dir), Moscouw/Moscow (2001, short), Exploration (2003, short), In Wirklichkeit ist alles ganz anders - Der Filmemacher Wilhelm Gaube/Actually, Everything Is Completely Different (2004, short doc), Restoring Entuziasm (2005, doc, co-dir), Gibellina - Il terremoto (2007, doc), Unter Beschlag/Seized (2007, short doc), Wolf Suschitzky - Fotograf und Kameramann/Wolf Suschitzky - Photographer and Cameraman (2010, short doc), Way of Passion (2011, doc)
Joerg Burger at IFFR
Way of Passion
Trapani, Sicily. Its inhabitants are preparing for the Good Friday procession that has taken place annually for 400 years. A swift and ubiquitous camera takes us on a 24 hour journey into the heat of the action and the heart of emotions.
89'
Austria
IFFR 2012
Cinema Futures
In the digital era, what chance does ‘real’ celluloid film have of surviving? Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Tacita Dean: a small but influential group of archivists, filmmakers and artists are bent on saving the medium. A fascinating exploration, both sobering and encouraging.
126'
Austria
IFFR 2017