Jason Scott gave “Die Gsettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” a great review. Yeah! GSTETTENSAGA is the best kind of low-budget filmmaking: science-fiction collides with mythology and political satire, and a landscape both gray and filled with colorful personalities. The characters each have their own agenda, their own wishes, and find themselves at odds with almost … Read more
The part about Roboexotica starts at 14:30 – enjoy! Link
Interview with Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner in NEON. German language. Im Film »Her« verliebt sich die Hauptfigur, gespielt von Joaquin Phoenix, in ein Computersystem. Technik und Erotik – wie gut passt das in der Realität zusammen? Sehr gut, sagt Johannes Grenzfurthner. Der 38-jährige Künstler aus Österreich ist der Kurator der jährlichen Sex-und-Technik–Konferenz »Arse Elektronika«. … Read more
A handbook for artistic strategies in real politics. How does art play a role in social and political struggles all over the world? Can it be a tool with which to shape the world rather than just reflect it? Following on from the “Truth is concrete” 24/7 marathon camp at the 2012 steirischer herbst festival, … Read more
Yeah. Well, you expect high weirdness from a writer-director like Johannes Grenzfurthner, who fronts monochrom and is known for the freakiest shenanigans and the most thorough academic theories – and you get a lovin’ spoonful of all of it delivered through this production. Decades after the disastrous “Google Wars,” a shady media tycoon (with a … Read more
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Oh yes. Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl is a feature length sci fi comedy set in a post apocalyptic future in which the world has been devastated by the “Google Wars.” The film is the first feature length production from Austrian art and technology group Monochrom. It was directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner. More here … Read more
Little Arse Elektronika shout-out in Playboy, March 2014. Voila!
Stefan Tiron wrote a great review of our feature film “Die Gstettensaga”. I recently had the great satisfaction to watch a preview of a very fresh postapocalyptic feature film + a directorial debut, that premiered on Austria’s ORF in March this year. What I was asking myself this time was to try and appreciate an … Read more
“Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” contains a text insert similar to watermarks used in festival viewing copies: “This viewing copy is provided for awards consideration only.” The text insert asks the viewer to report the film as copyright infringement by calling a premium-rate phone number (1.09 EUR/minute). The film aired on Austrian national television … Read more