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Searching for El Dorado

Behind the scenes

Credits

Oliver Herbrich .... screenplay and director

Christoph Wirsing ............. cinematography

                                           still photography

Oliver Herbrich .................. sound recording

Gerson Faria ............................ unit manager

Romy Schumann ................................. editing

Elisabeth Bertram .......................... narration

Benita Rinner ................................... narration

Franz A. Huber ................................ narration

Detlef Kügow ................................... narration

 

Paul Carmine ................ re-recording mixer

Arno Bamberg ...................... sound transfer

Peter Rosenwanger ................... title design

William Duke ................................ film poster

Maximiliane Hau-Cordoso ........ translation

 

Oliver Herbrich

Filmproduktion .......... production company

 

in coproduction with

HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film

 

Ulrich Möller ..... production manager HFF

Wolfgang Längsfeld ................... editor HFF

Tania Quaresma ... production coordinator

Ebbo Demant ........................ TV editor SWR

Katja Naumann ........ production assistant

Ana Mazur ................. production assistant

Petra Vonhausen ..... production assistant

Isolde Herbrich ..... production accountant

Harald Kißling ....... production accountant

 

Thanks to

Radio Bras, Brasilia

Tech specs

Lenght .................................... 517m/45 min

Film ....................................16mm Fuji color

Aspect ratio ........................................ 1: 1,33

Equipment ........................ HFF, Licht & Ton

Film lab ......................... Cineco, Hilversum

Prints ..................................................... Geyer

Digital scan .......................................... Berola

Color grading ......... Wolfgang Grimmeisen

 

Soundtrack ...................................... German

                                                         French

Rating (FSK) .................16 years and older

 

Shot on location 07.1983 - 09.1983 in

Amazon jungle, Barsil.

 

Alternative title:

Auf der Suche nach El Dorado (Germany)

A la recherche d'El Dorado (France)

Availability

Print 16mm ComOpt

DCP, BluRay (digitally remastered in HD)

Festivals/Release

Premiere ............. Cinema du Reél, Paris

                                14.03.1985

                              Munich Int. Filmfest

                                25.06.1985

Cinema release ... 28.5.1986 .Munich

TV ...........................  12.08.1985  ORF

                                24.08.1986 ARD

 

Distribution 16mm .............. endfilm

                                               HFF

                                               Verleih der
                                               Filmemacher

Film evalaution rating

FBW .............................highly recommended

 

Awards:

Prix d'Antenne II, Paris (Festival Cinema

   du Reél)

2nd Price Cinestud Filmfest, Amsterdam

 

Festivals:

Cinema duReél, Paris 03.85

Munich Int. Filmfest 0.85

Festival du Film Ethnologique et

  Sociologique, CEFE Brusssel 11.85

Tebessa Int. Filmfestival, Algeria 1985

Cinestud Filmfest, Amsterdam

Lateinamerikanische Filmtage Munich
  03.92

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