Import-Export

Michael Woergoetter's video essay observes people interacting with animals both in India and Austria, and gathers opinions from both cultures regarding the treatment of animals. Part of the Import – Export Cultural Transfer between India, Germany and Austria. Michael Woergoetter's is a filmmaker, artist and curator based in Vienna. Founder of the art and theory network DeEgo.

Credits

Original Title: Import-Export – Eine Reise in die deutsch-türkische Vergangenheit
Language: German original version with German subtitles
Country of Origin: Germany, Turkey
Year : 2006
Duration: 90 Min.
color, b/w
Director: Eren Önöz
Script: Eren Önöz
Camera: Holger Hahn
Editing: Inga Kaiser, Eren Önöz, Benjamin Ikes
Sound: Joachim Becker
Sound Mix: Nico Bergmann, Arnold Kaup/Audio Media Design
Music: Joachim Becker, Vladimir Ivanoff
Starring/Featuring: Cantürk Kiran, Bayram Kaya, Margret Spohn, Hartmut Heller, Götz Aly, Asaf Pekdeger, Gültekin Emre, Rudi Höhnow, Edzard Reuter, Cornelius Bischoff, Yasar Kemal, Christoph Daum, Ayhan Ayrilmaz, Edith Glansdorp, Bernhard Jäckel, Roman Blug, Jörg Heide, Onur Özer
Production: Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Eren Önsöz
Festivals: 2006: Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest (D); Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (D)
Awards: 2007: Sonderpreis der Jury „Dok-Film“, Hachenburger Filmfest (D); 'Boundless/Grenzenlos' – Europäischer Medienpreis für kulturelle Vielfalt und grenzüberschreitenden Journalismus (D)
narrated by: Jörg Hustiak supported by: Filmstiftung NRW, kontext - Gesellschaft zur Förderung junger Journalisten, Ford, Turkish Airlines, Öger Tours, Hilton Ankara