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Producer, Director - Country
Germany
Peters Jan
Time's Up
Being confronted with the finiteness of life in a car accident while having theirunborn baby inside, the filmmakers Marie-Catherine Theiler and Jan Peters suddenlyrealize that their lives have become way too hectic. They spend too much precioustime rushing from one appointment to another, hunting deadline after deadline. Theydecide to change their lives and slow down. But how? During a humorous odysseyfrom one time-expert to the next, Marie-Catherine and Jan ask the questions most of us would like to know the answers to… Within the timeframe of Marie-Catherine's pregnancy, the directors of TIME'S UP leave no stone unturned, examiningwith wit and irony how today's society – and above all they themselves – deal with the subject of 'time'.
Being confronted with the finiteness of life in a car accident while having theirunborn baby inside, the filmmakers Marie-Catherine Theiler and Jan Peters suddenlyrealize that their lives have become way too hectic. They spend too much precioustime rushing from one appointment to another, hunting deadline after deadline. Theydecide to change their lives and slow down. But how? During a humorous odysseyfrom one time-expert to the next, Marie-Catherine and Jan ask the questions most of us would like to know the answers to… Within the timeframe of Marie-Catherine's pregnancy, the directors of TIME'S UP leave no stone unturned, examiningwith wit and irony how today's society – and above all they themselves – deal with the subject of 'time'.
Born in Hannover in 1966. Studied at Hamburg Art Institut HfbK. Co-founded the filmmakers group Abbildungszentrum in 1994. Besides award-winning short and feature films such as How I Became a Cave Painter or How I Became a Freelance Tour Guide, Jan Peters also creates radio plays and participates in art exhibitions. Lives and works in Berlin. Filmography: 2008 - Two or Three Takes for One Idea. 2007 - Roadmovie. 2007 - How I Became Particularly Valuable. 2007 - How I Became a Freelance Tour Guide. 1990 - 2006 - ...But I Still Haven't Figured Out the Meaning of Life. 2004 - 13 or 14. 2004 - Bye Bye Tiger. 2001 - How I Became a Cave Painter. 2000 - I Am 33. 1999 - December, 1-31. 1998 - November, 1-30. Audiography: 2006 - My Little Corrections. 2001 - You Got 25 Messages. 2001 - A Terrible Journet, Expanded Cinema Performance
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Schlesische Strasse 29/30
10997 Berlin
Schlesische Strasse 29/30
10997 Berlin
Breathless - Dominance of Moment - 2008
Breathless - Dominance of the Moment - 2009
2008 - Award for the best film of Swiss Competition (VIDEOEX Zurich) for TWO OR THREE TAKES FOR ONE IDEA
2007 - German Film Critics Award for the Best German Experimental Film (European Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck), Award "Der Findling" (FilmKunstFest Schwerin)/ Audience and Jury Awards (Int. Short Film Festival, Hamburg)/ Audience and Jury Awards (Int. Videofestival, Bochum)/ Max-Bresele-Award (Shortfilmweek Regensburg)/ Audience Award of Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (Exground Filmfestival, Wiesbaden) / Critics Award (Young Collection, Bremen)/ Award for the Best Documentary (Filmfestival Landau)/ Special Mention
(Videoformes, Clermont-Ferrand)/ "Video mixte" Award (Shortfilmfestival Nizza)/ for HOW I BECAME A FREELANCE TOUR GUIDE
2004 - Prix de la creation (Videoformes, Clermont-Ferrand), Prix Point de Vue (Biennale de l’image en mouvement, Genf) for 13 OR 14
2001 - BMW-Shortfilmprize (Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche), NORMAN 2003 – Award for the Best Film (Filmwinter Stuttgarter) for HOW I BECAME A CAVE-PAINTER
1999 - FIPRESCI-Prize (Sarajevo Film Festival), 3sat Prize (Duisburger Filmwoche), Documentary Film Award (Independent Cinema Festival, Barcelona) for DECEMBER