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Title: HARRACHOV

Reference number: 7907

Date: 2006

Director: d. Matt Hulse, Joost van Veen

Sponsor: Nederlands Fonds Voor de Film, Rotterdams Fonds Voor de Film en Audiovisuele Media, Thuiskopie Fonds in association with Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Screen

Producer: Esther Urlus

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 10.20 mins

Description: Piece by piece, a menacing machine-system is constructed. Combining live action, stop-frame animation and a kinetic sculpture, Harrachov explores the effect of an arcane force that, like a black hole, exerts an irresistible power upon certain objects and materials. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Films, New Talent, Best of Scottish Shorts 2006]

See also website at http://www.myspace.com/theharrachovexchange [last accessed 15/2/2010] Limited edition DVD can be purchased from http://www.filmbank.nl/shop/item/27/ [last accessed 15/2/2010]

See also ref. 7796

Credits: Nederlands Fonds Voor de Film, Rotterdams Fonds Voor de Film en Audiovisuele Media, Thuiskopie Fonds in association with Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Screen
A film by Matt Hulse, Joost van Veen with Guy Bishop and Ben Rivers

cinematography Matt Hulse, Ben Rivers, Joost van Veen
ed. Matt Hulse, Joost van Veen
design and construction of 'The Harrachov Exchange' Guy Bishop
locations Snowdonia, North Wales; The Ariege, France; Dresden, Germany; Czech Republic

Thank you The Kottings and Louyre, The Browns and Ken Goody, Ines Seifert and Andre Eckardi, Christian Horchert, Jonathan Adler, Pim Zwier, Frank Bruinsma, Roel van der Maaden, Worm Filmwerkplaats Rotterdam and The Many Contributors of Junk

p. man. Lucy Brown
p. Esther Urlus - Wayward Productions (NL)
exec. p. Bob Last - Sell Out Pictures (UK)

© 2006 Matt Hulse / Joost van Veen