Lutz P. Kayser

Wonderful, this is selection No 30 for my Short Essay Film, again in Los Angeles, 20-21 February 2021!

The official selection for my Short Essay Film is now Argentina premiere in February 2021!

Wow, an other Film Festival with two of my shorts at the same time!

Thanks so much for the update as Finalist in the December season! This was the last selcetion my mother Marie Luise was alive. She passed away peacefully today in the proud age of almost 89 years, a week before her birthday. R.I.P. dear Mami.

Online live screening totday, 9 January 2021 as Finalist as second film. Thx so much!

The New Year 2021 starts as last year ended: an official selection!

Herzlichen Dank dem SWR für diesen 2-Minuten-Beitrag zur Entstehung des Kurz-Essay-Films. Tatsächlich ist mein Wunsch aus dem crowdfunding, diesen Starenschwärmen in Huningue bei Basel ein Denkmal zu setzen inzwischen nach 27 Festivals in Erfüllung gegangen. Many thanks to SWR for this 2-minute feature on the … Continue readingSWR aktuell vom 27.12.20: „Worldwide furore / weltweit Furore“ der Vogelschwärme als Kurz-Essay-Film

Yes yes yes, thx so much to Alternative Film Festival at Toronto for this Award, wonderful! At one Festival I´ve got for the first time two nominations: Best 1-Minute Documentary and Best Cinematography Ultra Shorts. Thx so much to ALTFF in Toronto! More information about … Continue readingWinner at Alternative Film Festival 2020, Toronto, Canada

23rd iCARO International Film Festival Central America, Guatemala

Sad, but true. About the last happy Winter Day at Black Forest More information about my short Sad, but true

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Thx so much to 23rd iCARO International Film Festival Central America, Guatemala-City for the official selection at International Competition Experimental Short Film, free online edition 5 – 12 December 2020. My short film has now been accepted by 25 festivals worldwide, including 8 festivals alone … Continue reading25 Film festivals worldwide – online at ICaro International Film Festival at Guatemala 5 – 12 Dec 2020

Nur dank freundlicher und sehr engagierter Zusammenarbeit mit Balimage, Verein für Film- und Medienkunst in Basel und dem Stadtkino Basel kann diese Preview zu diesen frühen Zeitpunkt zum deutschen Kurzfilmtag stattfinden. Das genaue Programm des Abends folgt in Kürze.

Last night, 12 December my short essay film was one of three nominated for Best International Experimental Short Film at the iCARO International Film Festival Central America in Guatemala 2020. Thx so much to iCARO Festival and the Jury!

This should not be presumptuous, but we are deeply touched by the situation in Belarus. We are afraid that this may take a very long time. The analogy between birds and people is so obvious. You can achieve almost nothing on your own, you are … Continue readingBelarus 2020

After a friendly agreement with the music publisher and the label from Philip Glass I may attend at Film Festivals with online edtion due to Covid-19. During the International Film Festival La Paz my Short Essay Film will be screened here. Thanks to the management … Continue readingLa Paz International Film Festival, Bolivia 3-6 September 2020

I am very happy about the first nomination for an Cinematography Award. Thx so much to NYCA-Festival!

Thanks to the management of Philip Glass it was allowed to show the Trailer during the Filmfest Dresden.

I am very happy about the invitation beeing part in the program in spring or summer 2021 at the local TV-Station PBS Guam. Thanks to a very friendly agreement once more with the music publisher I am very happy to be able to participate.

Sad, but true is a very short shortfilm with 60 sec. The short is showing the last happy Winter Day at Black Forest .. sad, but true. Thats why i call it a statement. Some screenshots you´ll find here: www.kayserfilm.com/portfolio/film/sad-but-true/

It is a huge honour for me to win the award with the combination of the track „Vessels“ by Philip Glass from the legendary essay and avant-garde film Koyaanisqatsi with my pictures! Thanks to everybody who helped making this film and the friendly agreement by … Continue readingFestival de Cine de Portoviejo, Ecuador

Am letzten Montag erhielt ich die überraschend erfreuliche Nachricht aus New York über einen neuen Höhepunkt, die official selection im Wettbewerb „Experimental Short“ beim New York World Film Festival, online vom 6. – 8. Juni 2020, der Trailer schon ab 3. Juni. Es ist ein … Continue readingNew york World Film Festival 2020: 3 – 8 June

Auf der Suche nach Partnern, wie Museen oder Kunsthäusern, um meine immersive Installation zu präsentieren / Looking for partners, like Museums or Art Galleries, to present my immersive installation.