2012-05-19T15:43:13Z Uli Stelzner Copyright 2012, Uli Stelzner SPHPBLOG IIIMuestra de Cine Internacional Memoria Verdad Justica 2012 en Guatemala, see program, guests and screenings on www.muestracineguatemala.blogspot.com]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120501-070608 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nearly 900 people assisted the Documentary Film Festival "Uli Stelzner and Thomas Walther, Documentary and political intervention, Guatemala 1991-2011 in the "Moviemento"Cinema in Berlin. 20 screenings of the seven feature documentaries made by Uli Stelzner and Thomas walther in the last 20 years in Guatemala. See more information on www.iskacine.com, with the german-spanish information.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111124-201146 2011-11-24T00:00:00Z 2011-11-24T00:00:00Z Uli Stelzner talks about the importance of documentaries in the guatemalan society and the II Muestra de Cine Memorria Verdad Justicia. Read the article (spanish): http://dca.gob.gt:85/diariopdf/20110325 ... sta134.pdf]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110620-214136 2011-06-20T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T00:00:00Z
La isla in California: one screening at USCB (Santa Barbara), UCLA (Los Angeles), at the Congres of Central Americain Cultural Studies at Northridge University and with the Maya Comunity in Los Angeles (Foto) ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110620-213535 2011-06-20T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20T00:00:00Z On march 31rst, in Guatemala starts the Second Human Rights Festival, initiated in 2010 in the context of the Premier of La isla. We, the organizers, think that a Festival like ours is very important in a country living the absolute impunity and no one sentenced for genocide comitted in the 1980´s. More information about the festival on www.muestracineguatemala.blogspot.com and Facebook Memoria Verdad Justicia.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110330-055756 2011-03-30T00:00:00Z 2011-03-30T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110301-171004 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z Director Uli Stelzner and film protagonist and rap musician Nim Alae at leipzig Premiere of LA ISLA in december 2010.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110131-030944 2011-01-31T00:00:00Z 2011-01-31T00:00:00Z La isla wins prestigous Award Memoria Democratic at the Memoriage Festival in Reus/Spain in November 2010. One week later La isla won Award for Best Film at XOM Festival/Spain.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry101126-212135 2010-11-26T00:00:00Z 2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

Asalto al sueno/Assaulted Dream will be screened in Barcelona on october, 9, 2010 at Casa América Catalunya, with director Uli Stelzner. More information: http://cinefronteras.blogspot.com

More information about the film on http://www.iskacine.com/f_asalto_1.php]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry101005-220556 2010-10-05T00:00:00Z 2010-10-05T00:00:00Z

Days after award winning in Teheran-Iran, La isla wins at Memory Film Festival in Tepoztlán-México Awards for Best Festival Film, best Photography, best Investigation and best film of Memory Section.Foto: Director of Photography Guillermo Escalón]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100928-110123 2010-09-28T00:00:00Z 2010-09-28T00:00:00Z La isla wins the Jury Award in the International Documentary Competition in Teheran - Iran.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100926-191925 2010-09-26T00:00:00Z 2010-09-26T00:00:00Z La isla will be presented on September 21rst at 6pm in Madrid at the III Cine por la Paz, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Cine Estudio, C/Marques de Casa Riera 2, Madrid.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100911-231403 2010-09-11T00:00:00Z 2010-09-11T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100802-115438 2010-08-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-02T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100702-221817 2010-07-02T00:00:00Z 2010-07-02T00:00:00Z http://ilkaoliva.blogspot.com/2010/04/u ... icago.html]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100524-171732 2010-05-24T00:00:00Z 2010-05-24T00:00:00Z
Even a bomb threat and cutting the power supply could not prevent the premiere of the movie »La Isla - Archives of a Tragedy« on Friday night at the National Theatre. An audience of 2,000 people watched in ghastly silence the film about the government crimes committed during the civil war. Tickets for the following two shows had been sold out weeks before.

Background:

My film deals with the crimes against humanity, genocide and forced disappearances committed by national security forces against members of the opposition by using the secret police archive found some years ago. So far unpublished film material and CIA documents etc. incriminate among others the rightist presidential candidate and former general Perez Molina. In the days prior to the premiere his party pressurized the German Embassy and accused the Guatemalan government of a systematic smear campaign. Hence government and embassy both forbore from giving their planned welcoming speeches. On the morning of the opening night the National Theatre received a bomb threat and alarm was given, Special Forces marched up. A couple of hours before show begin unknown persons cut the power supply. In the end the film could be projected under great security measures. It was followed by quite emotional and touching moments. Altogether 6,000 spectators visited the three functions over the weekend. The event as such and breaking the silence about the film are today already regarded as historical in Guatemala. ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100519-103050 2010-05-19T00:00:00Z 2010-05-19T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100516-115802 2010-05-16T00:00:00Z 2010-05-16T00:00:00Z The victims of injustice deserve recognition and a voice. The perpetratores of injustice and the facts must be named. to find a way to involve the audience and to take responsability for this is a great art.
The Mimikri Talent Prize jury has unanimously decided to award the prize to the film La isla by Uli Stelzner.This film succeeds in informing the audience about the events in Guatemala. But moreover we are emotionally moved by the gentle contact with the protagonists and the skilfull handling of the archive material. Uli Stelzner has achieved something special: he has transformed pain and sadness into timeless poetry.]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100516-114059 2010-05-16T00:00:00Z 2010-05-16T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100410-035535 2010-04-10T00:00:00Z 2010-04-10T00:00:00Z ]]> http://www.iskacine.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry100312-074710 2010-03-12T00:00:00Z 2010-03-12T00:00:00Z