Vincent Moon & Efterklang unveil plans for Private-Public Screenings of AN ISLAND
Late last year Efterklang and renowned filmmaker Vincent Moon announced their film project AN ISLAND, a unique musical collaboration. The film will be aired before each Efterklang live show on their forthcoming European tour (February 21st – March 18th).
In addition Efterklang and Vincent are also inviting people to host their own screenings of AN ISLAND. Dubbed Private-Public Screenings, the rules are very simple. In order to host a screening, each event must adhere to the following:
• The screenings need to offer free entry
• The screenings need to be public
• The screenings need to have a minimum capacity of five people
• The screenings need to be verified by Efterklang and Vincent Moon and only screenings that are featured on www.anisland.cc are official Private-Public Screenings.
In other words as long as entrance is free and it is an open event (as capacity permits) the Private-Public Screenings can take place at a home, at a café, in a school auditorium or any similar space. Those planning to host screenings in their own homes will be allowed full control over who can attend.
The Private-Public Screenings will run for two months between February and March 2011, and are designed to create a free and inspiring distribution method for film. For an updated list of the current and future Official Screenings and Private-Public Screenings of AN ISLAND visit the website HERE.
From todayAdd an event for today Efterklang and Vincent Moon will be accepting Private-Public Screening applications of AN ISLAND.
“We hope that a lot of people will host and attend screenings of AN ISLAND. The Private-Public Screenings are our attempt at creating a free and inspiring distribution method for our film. It is also our attempt to give something back to our many supporters around the world. We have financed this film ourselves and we hope that we can recoup some of that money through donations. However, the memory of the 4 days we spent on the island of Als in August 2010 and our joy and pride of the finished film is a huge reward in itself.” – Vincent Moon & Efterklang
To coincide with the announcement of the Private-Public Screenings, a third teaser trailer for AN ISLAND has also been released today and can be seen here
EFTERKLANG UK TOUR DATES (including screenings)
February:
21st – Cube, Bristol (AN ISLAND screening only)
22nd – The Globe, Cardiff
23rd – Queens Social Club, Sheffield
24th – Oran Mor, Glasgow
25th – Academy 3, Manchester
26th – The Sage Gateshead, Newcastle
27th – The Scala, London
About AN ISLAND:
AN ISLAND is an unconventional music performance film and an abstract documentary about a band and an island.
In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang’s 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast. The objective was to shoot a film that was the same length as an album, and full of performances, experiments and collaborations.
Over an intense period of four days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, kids and parents, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, 2010). It was documented by Vincent Moon who also conducted several filmic and musical experiments with Efterklang as his dedicated playmates.
“We value AN ISLAND as much as we value our albums. We are so proud to be part of this and can’t wait for it to premiere.” – Efterklang
“AN ISLAND is not similar to any other film I have done with bands or artists. This is a collaboration on a deeper level. Im hoping this film can push the boundaries between images and sounds, resulting in a hybrid, a film in between genres.” – Vincent Moon
AN ISLAND is financed by Efterklang, Vincent Moon and donations. Except where otherwise noted, all content relating to An Island is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
