14/06/2018, 14:00
Film screening with the Danish film composer Nicklas Schmidt

Even before the official cinema release on 06/12/2018 (distribution: DCM) we are showing the international co-production Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen. She has also written the screenplay together with children’s book author Kim Fupz Aakeson. The film tells about the early years of the famous Swedish book author Astrid Lindgren, whose children’s books have influenced millions of people to this day.

“My film about Astrid Lindgren’s youth is a personal homage to one of Scandinavia’s greatest artists. A declaration of love to a woman whose strong personality has gone beyond the prevailing norms of gender and religion in her society.”
Pernille Fischer Christensen

Astrid and her siblings are lucky to grow up on their parents’ parish farm in Vimmerby. Although strict religious values determine the daily routine, Mother Hanna and Father Samuel always give them a sense of security and a sense of freedom. They make it possible for Astrid to attend a secondary school, which is actually only reserved for rich middle-class children, and they do not stand in the way of the 18-year-old when the owner of the local newspaper offers her a job as a volunteer in the editorial office. Reinhold Blomberg not only teaches her how to proofread and write texts, he also falls in love with her. When she gets pregnant, Astrid makes a momentous decision: she refuses to marry him and wants to take care of herself and her son Lasse alone.

ASTRID (Unga Astrid / Becoming Astrid)
Sweden/Germany/Denmark 2018, 123 min.
Swedish original version with English subtitles
Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen
Actors/Actresses: Alba August (Astrid), Maria Bonnevie (Hanna), Trine Dyrholm (Marie), Henrik Rafaelsen (Blomberg), Magnus Krepper (Samuel), Björn Gustafsson (Sture Lindgren)
Admission: 5 €
Group tickets for school classes: 2 € per person
Venue: Blankeneser Kino, Blankeneser Bahnhofstr. 4, 22587 Hamburg, Germany

13/06/2018, 17:00
John Groves

Psychoacoustics: The Power of Sound and Music to control our minds

The use of sound and music in an applied sense, such in films or brand communications, has traditionally been steered by intuition, often relying on one persons auditory memory-bank to supply the triggers for creating the desired specific and universal emotions, associations, and perceptions.

The past years have witnessed an increased development of structured systems which have enabled a more efficient and effective application of sound and music. They are currently being used in areas such as Sound Branding, advertising, Receptive Sound Therapy in the healthcare sector, and others. Located at the cross-roads of science and art, this approach has removed a lot of the guesswork involved with music and sound choices and has enabled the creation and validation of more effective and accurate perceptions, improving the chances of sound achieving the intended outcome. The discipline that observes the way sound is perceived and how it effects us is called Psychoacoustics. By better understanding the influence of sound and music on our minds, we will be able to apply it more effectively.

In this forum we examine the phenomena sound and music from a perceptual perspective and observes its effect on our emotions, our memory, and on our health. It demonstrates how sound is capable of exerting psychological power over our thoughts and on our biochemistry, having a profound neurological effects on the nervous system. We will also observe how sonic impulses and vibrations can synchronize brainwaves for effectively relieving stress, promoting sleep and boosting concentration.

Tuition Fee: 50 € (incl. 19 % VAT) or
Forum Flaterate: 150 € (incl. VAT) for any numbers of forums or
Flaterate: 1800 € (incl. 19% VAT) for any of master classes, workshops, forums and special events
Student Discount: 20 %
Working Language: englisch
Location: Elsa Brändström Haus, Hamburg-Blankenese

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John Groves is a composer, music producer and consultant and is considered the pioneer of sound branding. He developed a structured system for creating and implementing brand and corporate sound identities, which forms the basis for today’s market standard. Groves created unforgettable melodies for brands like Olympus, Mentos, Bacardi, Mars and Visa.