Architecture on Screen: Selections from the 2011 Montreal International Festival of Films on Art

The Center for Architecture will host the third annual ARCHITECTURE ON SCREEN, a series of international productions on architecture selected from the 2011 FIFA, on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4, in collaboration with MUSE Film and Television. Friday, Feb. 3 - Program Schedule Introduced by The Consul General of Denmark, AmbassadorJarl Frijs-Madsen 6:00pm A CITY HALL FOR ALL OCCASIONS Director: Nils Vest (Denmark) 51 min. / 2010 / English Copenhagen’s city hall, completed in 1903, is one of that city’s emblematic monuments and a great achievement of the Danish architect Martin Nyrop (1849-1921). Followed by a reception sponsored by the Consulate General of Denmark in New York. Introduced by Alexia Lalli, Director, Grand Central Terminal Centennial 8:00pm ANTWERP CENTRAL STATION Director: Peter Kruger (Belgium) 90 min. / 2010 / Dutch, English subtitles Presents a kaleidoscopic impression of the station, with an ongoing interplay of its historical, realistic and poetic dimensions. FIFA Grand Prize Saturday, Feb. 4 - Program Schedule Introduced by Rick Bell, FAIA, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Chapter 1:30pm LE CORBUSIER’S CABIN Director: Rax Rinnekangas (Finland) 60 min. / 2010 / Finnish, French, English subtitles Tells the story of the cabin, a gem of ingenuity and functionality, from the 1930s. AIA CES: 1.0 LU Introduced by Thomas Fridstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP, Fridstein Consulting 3:00pm MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS: DANIEL BURNHAM & THE AMERICAN CITY Director: Judith McBrien (USA) 57 min. / 2010 / English At the end of the nineteenth century, Daniel Burnham had a compelling vision of the American City. Q&A with Judith McBrien AIA CES: 1.0 LU Introduced by Kenneth Frampton, Associate AIA, Ware Professor of Architecture, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 4:30pm NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER: JAPANESE METABOLIST LANDMARK ON THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION Director: Rima Yamazaki (USA) 58 min. / 2010 / Japanese, English subtitles Examines the issues associated with the conservation of modern architectural landmarks. Q&A with Rima Yamazaki 7:00pm BAUHAUS – MODEL AND MYTH Directors: Niels Bolbrinker, Kerstin Stutterheim (Germany) 103 min. / 1998-2009 / English, German, English subtitles Looks at the post-World War I origins of the Bauhaus and its revolutionary influence. Liliane Stewart Award for Design Arts. Q&A with Kerstin Stutterheim A special thanks to the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany for their support of this screening. The Montreal FIFA has earned international acclaim as the premiere film festival for the arts. Taking place over ten days in March 2011, the 29th FIFA screened 227 films from 22 countries. Following the Montreal showings, the award-winning festival entries tour to other cities in Canada and abroad. The 30th FIFA will take place March 15-25, 2012. For more information: www.artfifa.com. Organized by the Center for Architecture and MUSE Film and Television. http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=3769