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