FILMOGRAPHY
Rosemarie Blank, born in Germany, attended the "Hochschule der Künste" (Academy of Art) in Berlin and worked for some time as an artist. She started to make films in 1980 as a member of the Amsterdam Stadsjournaal, published articles about films, works as scriptwriter, director, camerawoman, editor and producer for her own production company Casa-Film.

Trailer Der Menschen-Stuhl * Kurfürstendamm Berlin 1971, Vimeo

Contact: Casafilm Rosemarie Blank
1013 CR Amsterdam
van Diemenstraat 410-412
tel: +31 646278702
e-mail: casafilm7@gmail.com
                    Rosemarie Blank


AWARDS 1992 for TRANSIT LEVANTKADE
Prize for the best artistic documentary, Créteil / France

1994 for CROSSING BORDERS
Golden Calf for the best director 1994 at the Dutch Film Festival,
City award from Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst,
Special award of the 13th Festival d'Annonay, France.

2015 Grand Prix, for BERLIN DIARY
Apricot Tree 1st International Ethnographic Film Festival,
Yerevan, Armenia

2024 LOST in TIME Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Documentary 70 min. colour Ultra- HD/4 K
Directed, Camera, sound and editing by Rosemarie Blank
Production: casafilm Rosemarie Blank
Distribution: Mokum Film Amsterdam

2019/20 THE VOICE OF BUTTERFLIES * DER INSEKTENMANN * DE VLINDERMAN *
Read more...
Documentary 72 min. colour HDV
Camera, sound, editing, directed by: Rosemarie Blank
Production: casafilm Rosemarie Blank & DocEyeFilm
Frank van Reemst, Amsterdam

2019/20 *PUNT UIT * SCHLUSS AUS * FULL STOP * Read more...
Trailer, YouTube
Documentary 80 min. colour HDV
Camera, sound, editing, directed by: Rosemarie Blank
Production: casafilm Rosemarie Blank & Doceye
Frank van Reemst, Amsterdam & Lichtblick
Carl-Ludwig Rettinger, Köln
Distribution: march 2020: *Mokum Film Amsterdam
TV VPRO broadcast 16 September 2020

2016 In Berlin / In Berlijn Read more...
Documentary, 72', HDV 16:9, colour 
Script & camera + sound & editing: Rosemarie Blank
Artistic adviser: Jan Wouter van Reijen
Production: © casafilm & Stichting Zig/Zag Frank van Reemst
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2012 Berliner Tagebuch /Berlin Diary / Berlijns Dagboek Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Documentary, 74', Pal 16:9, colour DVD 
Concept & camera + sound & editing: Rosemarie Blank
2nd camera & sound: Yvonne Mohr
Artistic adviser: Jan Wouter van Reijen
Production: © Casafilm, Amsterdam Postproduction: Doceyfilm Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2008/2009 JOB en de HOLLANDSE VRIJSTAAT / JOB and the DUTCH FREE-STATE Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Documentary, 47', colour + black & white DVD
Production: Casafilm Amsterdam
Camera & sound & editing: Rosemarie Blank
Archive material: Marieken Verheyen
Release 07-03-2009: Cinéma du Réel Festival Paris 2009 (competition)
'Filmprikkels' Celluloid/Digitaal 8 / April - June 2009, Amsterdam

Distribution: Filmbank, 2009 / International Filmfestival Split / 2010 Documenta Madrid 10
Local TV RTV Noord-Holland 6 and 19 December 2009


2007 RETROSPECTIVE & PHOTOEXIBITION Read more...
In the ARSENAL theatre 'Freunde der deutschen Kinemathek' in Berlin

2006/2007 SCHULD / GUILT
Script in progress, Feature 90', colour, 35 mm
Production company DOC-EYE Frank van Reemst & Joost Verhey

2004 DIE KOMÖDIANTEN / THE COMEDIANS Read more...
Video-installation on 3 monitors, 29 min.
Production: Casa-Film & 'Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin'
Release: 16.08.2004, RAMBA ZAMBA theatre /Berlin and Freibank Gallery Nürnberg / Germany

2003 ALS WÄR'S DAS WAHRE LEBEN / ALMOST REAL LIFE Read more...
Documentary, colour, video, 65 min
Production: Casa-Film in collaboration with RAMBA ZAMBA theatre / Berlin
Release: 25.11.2003, IDFA, Int.Docu. Festival Amsterdam / Films des Femmes / Créteil

2002/2001   Script: MARAS BAHNHOF feature 90', colour, 35 mm / subsides by the Dutch Filmfonds

2001 NOW BOARDING Read more...
Feature, 15', colour, 35 mm / Production: Casa- Film
Release: 31.01.2001, Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam, Paris

2001 PHOTOEXIBITION & Retrospective of LA TERRA IN DUE & THE ANTS
Int. Art Gallery 'CAMERA OBSCURA' in S. Casciano dei Bagni / Italy

1999 VAARWEL PAVEL / FAREWELL PAVEL / LEBWOHL PAVEL Read more...
Feature, 92', colour, 35 mm
Production: Nieuwe Gronden: René Scholten in Copro. with NPS, ZDF, Kleine Fernsehspiel
Release 1.02.1999, Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam, Berlinale: Panorama, Montreal, Sao Paulo,
Rencontres Int. Paris, Algier, St. Petersburg

1994 RIT OVER DE GRENS / CROSSING BORDERS / RITT ÜBER DIE GRENZE Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Feature, 94', black & white, 35 mm
Casa-Film & ZDF, das Kleine Fernsehspiel
Release 1.2.1994, Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam / Int. Filmfestival Hof, Dresden, Hamburg,
          * 1994 Golden Calf for the best director at the Dutch-Film-Festival
          * City award from Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, 1994
          * Special award of the 13e Festival d'Annonay 1996 (France)

1991 TRANSIT LEVANTKADE Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Documentary, 82', black & white, 16 mm
Casa-Film & ZDF, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
Release:1.02.1991, Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam, Berlinale:Forum, Créteil, Cinema du Reel
          * Prize for the best artistic documentary, Créteil 1992

1987 DE MIEREN / THE ANTS / DIE AMEISEN Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Feature, 30', black & white, 16 mm
Van de Staak Filmproduction / Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam, Berlin, Hamburg etc.

1985 LA TERRA IN DUE / THE DIVIDED EARTH / DIE GETEILTE ERDE Read more...
Trailer, Vimeo
Documentary, 82', colour black & white 16 mm
Casa-Film & v.d. Staak Filmprod./ Int. Filmfestival Rotterdam, Berlinale Panorama, Salsomaggiore/Italy

1982 LEVEN MET DE BELT
Documentary, 55', colour, 16mm, Berlinale, Panorama / Amsterdams Stadsjournaal



 

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