Dogme 95 — Movement to take back power for the Director as an artist.

Dogme (is the Danish word for dogma.)”Which means a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true”.“the dogmas of faith”

FILM MAKING MOVEMENT Started in 1995 by the Danish directors -Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.They were later joined by fellow Danish Directors Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, forming the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren

The goal of the Dogme collective is to purify filmmaking by refusing expensive and spectacular special effects, post-production modifications and other technical gimmicks.The filmmakers concentrate on the story and the actors’ performances. They believe this approach may better engage the audience, as they are not alienated or distracted by overproduction.

And created the “Dogme 95 Manifesto” and the “Vows of Chastity” These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology.

Vow of Chastity

They produced ten rules to which any Dogme film must conform. These rules, referred to as the “Vow of Chastity,” are as follows:

1. Shooting must be done on location. Props and sets must not be brought in (if a particular prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found).

2. The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. (Music must not be used unless it occurs where the scene is being shot.)

3. The camera must be hand-held. Any movement or immobility attainable in the hand is permitted.

4. The film must be in colour. Special lighting is not acceptable. (If there is too little light for exposure the scene must be cut or a single lamp be attached to the camera).

5. Optical work and filters are forbidden.

6. The film must not contain superficial action. (Murders, weapons, etc. must not occur.)

7. Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden. (That is to say that the film takes place here and now.)

8. Genre movies are not acceptable.

9. The film format must be Academy 35 mm.

10. The director must not be credited.

They announced the Dogme movement on March 13, 1995 in Paris, at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference. The cinema world had gathered to celebrate the first century of motion pictures and contemplate the uncertain future of commercial cinema. Called upon to speak about the future of film, Lars von Trier showered a bemused audience with red pamphlets announcing “Dogme 95”.

In response to criticism, von Trier and Vinterberg have both stated that they just wanted to establish a new extreme: “In a business of extremely high budgets, we figured we should balance the dynamic as much as possible.”

In total, thirty-five films made between 1998 and 2005 are considered to be part of the movement.

Since the late 2000s, the emergence of video technology in DSLR photography cameras, has resulted in a tremendous surge of both feature and short films shot with most, if not all, of the rules pertaining to the Dogme 95 manifesto.

However, because of advancements in technology and quality, the aesthetic of these productions typically appears drastically different from that of the Dogme films shot on Tape or DVD-R Camcorders. Largely erasing the primitive and problematic features of past technologies, newer technologies have helped Dogme 95 filmmakers achieve an aesthetic of higher resolution, as well as of lower contrast, film grain, and saturation.

DIRECTOR WHO WERE PART OF THE MOVEMENT

· Thomas Vinterberg· Lars von Trier· Søren Kragh-Jacobsen· Kristian Levring· Jean-Marc Barr· Anthony Dod Mantle· Paprika Steen· Harmony Korine· Susanne Bier· Richard Martini

LIST OF THE MOVIES:

Dogme # 1: Festen (Denmark)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Produced by Nimbus Film Productions

Dogme # 2: Idioterne (Denmark)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Produced by Zentropa Entertainments

Dogme # 3: Mifunes Sidste Sang (Denmark)
Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Produced by Nimbus Film Productions

Dogme # 4: The King Is Alive (Denmark)
Directed by Kristian Levring
Produced by Zentropa Entertainments

Dogme # 5: Lovers (France)
Directed by Jean-Marc Barr
Produced by TF1 International

Dogme # 6: Julien Donkey-Boy (USA)
Directed by Harmony Korine
Produced by Independent Pictures

Dogme # 7: Interview (Korea)
Directed by Daniel H. Byun
Produced by CINE 2000 Production

Dogme # 8: Fuckland (Argentina)
Directed by Jose Luis Marques
Produced by ATOMIC FILMS S.A.

Dogme # 9: Babylon (Sweden)
Directed by Vladan Zdravkovic
Produced by AF&P, MH Company

Dogme # 10: Chetzemoka’s Curse (USA)
Directed by Rick Schmidt, Maya Berthoud,
Morgan Schmidt-Feng, Dave Nold,
Lawrence E. Pado, Marlon Schmidt
and Chris Tow.
Produced by FW Productions

Dogme # 11: Diapason (Italy)
Directed by Antonio Domenici
Produced by FLYING MOVIES s.r.l.
Via del Governo Vecchio 73
Co-producer: Minerva Pictures
Via Domenico Cimarosa 18

Dogme # 12: Italiensk For Begyndere (Denmark)
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Produced by Ib Tardini Zentropa Entertainments
Avedoere Tvaervej 10

Dogme # 13: Amerikana (USA)
Directed by James Merendino
Produced by Gerhard Schmidt and Sisse Graum Olsen
Cologne Gemini Filmproduktion and Zentropa Productions 2
Avedoere Tvaervej

Dogme # 14: Joy Ride (Switzerland)
Directed by Martin Rengel
Produced by ABRAKADABRA Films AG
Theaterstrasse

Dogme # 15: Camera (USA)
Directed by Rich Martini
Produced by Rich Martini

Dogme # 16: Bad Actors (USA)
Directed by Shaun Monson
Produced by Nicole Visram
Immortal Pictures

Dogme # 17: Reunion (USA)
Directed by Leif Tilden
Produced by Kimberly Shane O’Hara and Eric M. Klein

Dogme # 18: Et Rigtigt Menneske (Denmark)
Script and Director: Åke Sandgren
Produced by Ib Tardini
Zentropa Productions
Avedoere Tvaervej 10

Dogme # 19: Når Nettene Blir Lange (Norway)
Directed by Mona J. Hoel
Produced by Malte Forssell

Dogme # 20: Strass (Belgium)
Directed by Vincent Lannoo
Produced by Dadowsky Film

Dogme # 21: En Kærlighedshistorie (Denmark)
Directed by Ole Christian Madsen
Produced by Bo Ehrhardt, Birgitte Hald and Morten Kaufmann
Nimbus Film Produktion ApS
Avedøre Tværvej 10

Dogme # 22: Era Outra Vez (Spain)
Directed by Juan Pinzás
Produced by Pilar Sueiro
ATLÁNTICO FILMS, S.L.
Plaza Conde Valle Suchil,

Dogme #23: Resin (USA)
Directed by Vladimir Gyorski
Produced by Steve Sobel
Organic Film

Dogme #24: Security, Colorado (USA)
Directed by Andrew Gillis
Produced by Andrew Gillis
Grammar Rodeo LTD

Dogme #25: Converging With Angels
Directed by Michael Sorenson
Produced by Thomas Jamroz and Michael Sorenson
Artistry & Rhythm Filmworks

Dogme #26: The Sparkle Room (USA)
Directed by Alex McAulay
Producer: Voltage USA

Dogme #27: Come Now (USA)

Dogme #28: Elsker Dig For Evigt (DENMARK)
Director: Susanne Bier
Producer: Vibeke Windeløv
Zentropa Entertainments
Avedøre Tværvej 10

Dogme #29: The Bread Basket (USA)
Director: Matthew Biancniello
Producer: My way of the Highway Films

Dogme #30: Dias de Boda (Spain)
Director: Juan Pinzas
Producer: Atlantico Films
SL Plaza conde Valle Suchil 15

Dogme #31: El Desenlace (Spain)
Director: Juan Pinzas
Producer: Atlantico Films
SL Plaza conde Valle Suchil 15

Dogme #32: Se til venstre, der er en Svensker (Denmark)
Director: Natasha Arthy
Produced by Nimbus Film Productions
Avedøre Tværvej 10

Dogme #33: Residencia (Chile)
Director: Artemio Espinosa Mc.
Producer: Nuevo-Extremo Cine TV Digital

Dogme # 34: Forbrydelser (Denmark)
Directed by Annette K. Olesen
Produced by Ib Tardini
Zentropa Entertainments
Avedoere Tvaervej 10

Dogme #35: Cosi x Caso (Italy)

Director: Cristiano Ceriello
Producer: CinemaDistriBuzione.com and Cristiano Ceriello
Viale Della Rinascita 15

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