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	BÄRBEL NEUBAUER Lindwurmstraße 207 D-80337 München, Germany Phone: +49 (89) 747 70 701 Fax: +49 (89) 747 70 701 E-mail:baerbelneubauer@compuserve.com
Biography	Filmography	Screenings & Links

Biography

Bärbel Neubauer was born in Austria. Studied stage-design and film at the Academy of Arts in Vienna. Makes films since 1980: animation films, short subjects, experimental films, documentaries Composes music and filmmusic since 1991 Works on various media, such as 35mm cinema, 70mm IMAX cinema and Quicktime Movies for internet. At present deals with combining direct animation screenings with performance and dance. The films of the last years are mostly abstract direct animations and got international recognition and prizes, running at numerous international animation film festivals, short film festivals and experimental film festivals. Made some commercials in the own style. 1998 made a 70mm animation film, "Sky", a handpainted direct on film animation 1999 Created several Quicktime Movies for the article "The Influence Of Sound/Music On Images" in the Animation World Magazine. Work as a jury member at several international animation festivals. Teaches free workshops and workshops at schools and universities since 1986. Latest in1999: workshop at the Royal College of Art in London Lived till 1987 in Vienna/Austria, since then in Munich/Germany A tape of the abstract films, "Colours And Minutes", is available at AtomFilms

Filmography

FILMS OF THE 90-IES (not listing the films of the 80ies, there were about 12 experimental films, animation films, short subjects in the 80ies) 1988/90   SONDERANGEBOT (Special Offer) 10:00 story telling painted animation, 16mm 1988/90   ZWEI BESTE FREUNDINNEN (Two Best Friends) 12:00 Story telling animation film, mixed techniques, 16mm Predicate "wertvoll" 1990   MONDFINSTERNIS (Lunar Eclipse) 4:00 Story telling painted animation film, 16mm 1991   DROP (Drop) 0:30 Spot, animation film, mixed techniques, 16mm 1991   MORGENSTUND' (Morning Hour) 4:00 Experimental story telling animation film, 16mm 1991   IM DUNKELN IST GUT MUNKELN (When It´S Dark It Is Easy To Whisper) 4:00 Partly abstract, direct animation film: painted on blank film, 16mm, 1993   SAMSTAG NACHMITTAG (Saturday Afternoon) 3:11 Partly abstract direct animation film: painted on blank film, 35mm Predicate "Besonders wertvoll" 1994    ALGORITHMEN (Algorithems) 3:17 Abstract direct animation film: painted and stamped on blank film, 35mm Predicate "wertvoll" 1994   LACHTARA - SEHNSUCHT NACH ZU HAUSE (Lachtara - Longing To Get Home) 35:00 Documentary on video, S-VHS 1994    FALTER-SPOT 7 (Falter-Spot 7) 0:30 Abstract direct animation film: painted and stamped on blank film, 35mm Commercial for the city magazine "Falter" in Vienna Production: Animotion Films Vienna, Mag. Hubert Sielecki 1996   ROOTS (Roots) 3:42 Abstract direct animation film: painted and stamped on blank film, 35mm Predicate "Besonders wertvoll" Zagreb´96: "Best Abstract Film" 1996   ABSOLUT NEUBAUER (Absolut Neubauer) 0:10 Abstract direct animation film: painted and stamped on blank film, 35mm Commercial for ABSOLUT VODKA, part of ABSOLUT PANUSHKA PROJECT the whole project got several prizes at various festivals 1997   MONDLICHT (Moonlight) 4:11 Abstract direct animation film: scratched on black film, 35mm Predicate "wertvoll" 1998   HOLIDAY (Holiday) 4:33 Abstract direct animation film: painted on blank film, 35mm, the original was used as negative 1998    SKY (Sky) 0:40 Abstract direct animation film: painted on blank film, 70mm, runs in IMAX theatres in USA Production: Swell Productions, Los Angeles 1998   FEUERHAUS (Firehouse) 5:25 Abstract direct animation film: objects put on print stock, 35mm, and exposed to light by flashlight "Best Use Of Colour" at Ottawa´98 "Special Mention for the soundtrack" at Annecy´99 "Special Mention" at the Dokfestival Leipzig´99 "Special Mention" at the Madrid Experimental Cinama Week´99 1999   Music CD "Yellow Butterfly" 50:00 Several Quicktime Movies for the article "The Influence of Sound/Music on Images" in the Animation World Magazine The article was created in collaboration with Dr. William Moritz and Heather Kenyon 2000   Colours And Minutes Tape with the abstract films by Bärbel Neubauer, Distribution and rights: AtomFilms 2000   E.T. - Experimental Trip stART animation for ASIFA.NET Figurative Spot, mixed techniques Work in progress: BEVILAQUA (Drink The Water) 8:30 Mixed techniques

Selected Screenings

1994-98   Showreels "Films by Barbel Neubauer" Screenings in several cities in Germany and Switzerland. Screenings at the Goethe House in New York, 1996, and at the Goethe Institute Los Angeles, 1998 1998 screenings at CalArts Los Angeles, UCLA Los Angeles, USC Los Angeles, 1999 at the Royal College of Art/London, at Cartoombria 99/"Armonie" (Harmonies") in Italy Next: special programme at Hiroshima 2000 Screenings in the Internet: Several publications in the Animation World Magazine, in "HotWired", "Renaissance 2.0" in USA and Japan Screenings in "TV Prology", Czech Republic Participation at exhibitions in art galeries and at conferences , among them: ICA Conference in London by Jayne Pilling Portland Institute of Contemorary Art, programme by Joanna Priestley Participation of various films at numerous international film festivals: animation film festivals, short film festivals, experimental film festivals. Among them, latest: Zagreb 98, Ottawa 98, Annecy 99, Fantoche 99, Madrid Experimental Cinema Week 99, Media City 2000/Canada, and many others. Next: Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival 2000, Diagonale 2000 (Austria), HongKong International Film Festival 2000, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2000, Macau Art Festival, Hiroshima 2000, Brisbane International Animation Film Festival 2000, a.o. L I N K S : The Influence Of Sound and Music on Images: http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.03/4.03pages/neubauermoritz.php3 Article in the Animation World Magazine, June 1999 Issue Includes several figurative animated Quicktime Movies by Bärbel Neubauer The Film Strip Tells All http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.6/3.6pages/3.6moritzfilms.html Review About Moonlight and films in general by Dr. William Moritz in the Animation World Magazine, Sept.1998 Includes 1 Quicktime Movie of "Moonlight" Roots - An Experiment In Image And Sound: http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.6/3.6pages/3.6neubauerroots.html Article in the Animation World Magazine Text, Fotos/Stills by Bärbel Neubauer . Includes 1 Quicktime Movie of "Roots" Review of "Firehouse" by Maureen Furniss, PH. D. http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.09/4.09pages/4.09festival.php3 Fresh from the Festivals: December 1999's Film reviews, in the Animation World Magazine Includes 1 Quicktime Movie of "Firehouse" Website at AtomFilms: http://www.atomfilms.com/films/film.asp?film_id=295 Site with "Colours And Minutes", a tape with the abstract animationfilms by Bärbel Neubauer Includes 1 Quicktime Movie of "Holiday" http://www.iotacenter.org Visual music archive in Los Angeles.