Bastian Clevé (born 1 January 1950, in Munich), is a German filmmaker and producer. He is Professor and Head of the Film Production-Department at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Biography Clevé grew up in Hamburg. After a two-year stint as sound-assistant at the TV-studios in Munich he studied Visual Communication in Hamburg at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (University of Fine Arts of Hamburg) where he continued filmmaking. In 1975/76 he was awarded a one-year scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD to study at the San Francisco Art Institute. He was touring with his experimental short films throughout the continent. After a brief return to Germany he relocated to Los Angeles in 1979 where he worked as a freelance writer, director and producer.
In 1991 he returned to Germany to become Professor and Head of the Department for “Film Production and the Business of Entertainment” at the newly established Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg, in charge of the training program and the curriculum for motion-picture- and TV-producers. Clevé wrote and edited more than two dozens books on filmmaking and film production. He is married with a daughter.
Work Clevé started personal filmmaking in 1969 with short-films progressing into feature-lengths works. He sustained his efforts by winning awards and by touring and lecturing extensively throughout the world. Upon moving to Los Angeles he focused on the commercial side of filmmaking by picking up the craft of producing. He continued both his artistic and commercial filmmaking later on throughout his professorship in Germany.
His first DVD entitled Journeys contains Schau ins Land, Nachtwache, Lichtblick, Die Reise, Empor, Nach Bluff and Fatehpur Sikri.Bastian Clevé: Journeys provided by redavocado
Filmography The focus of Clevé‘s artistic filmmaking lies in the manipulation of real-live imagery using sophisticated in-camera-editing and optical printing.
Short films 1971 Pariser Traum / Rève Parisien 1974 Götterdämmerung 1975 Schau ins Land Seelig Nachtwache Lichtblick 1977 Über den Flammenbaum Die Reise Empor Nach Bluff 1978 Amerika: Neben anderem: Rodeo Szenische Übersicht Parade für die Unabhängigkeit Am Wegerand 1979 Tollhaus 1980 Raga Oscar Sehen ist Glauben Labyrinth Fatehpur Sikri East I East II Transit 1981 Puzzles Zenith Tollhaus II 1982 Der mystische Augenblick Kaskaden Echo 1983 Pool Motion Picture Descanso Winterlandschaft 1986 Kyrie
Feature-length films 1978 San Francisco Zephyr Der Deutschlandfahrer 1980 Exit Sunset Boulevard 1981 Holi 1983 Der Sheriff aus Altona 1986 Das blinde Glück 1988 Die Reise aus dem 23.Jahrhundert 1992 Winterreise im Jahre 1 2001 So weit die Füße tragen (a.k.a. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me) 2005 Klang der Ewigkeit (a.k.a. Sound of Eternity)
Commercial filmmaking Clevé‘s commercial filmmaking as a writer/director/producer has been for TV and as producer/production-manager/line-producer for German and American third party projects (Bagdad Café''') or other contracted work. He has worked and produced throughout the world.Lumigraph Oskar Fischinger – Life and WorkDie Familie Oppermann Melodie einer Stadt: CaracasMelodie einer Stadt: BogotaMelodie einer Stadt: São Paulo Melodie einer Stadt: Vancouver Melodie einer Stadt: Quebec City Die experimentellen Filme des Bastian ClevéMelodie einer Stadt: Buenos AiresMelodie einer Stadt: Rio de JaneiroMelodie einer Stadt: Mexiko Out of Rosenheim (a.k.a. Bagdad Café) Nightchildren Die verklärte NachtHonors and awards (selection)Lichtblick BMI-Award 1976Empor German Film Award 1978Am Wegerand German Film Award 1979San Francisco Zephyr French Film-Critic's Award, Hyères Filmfestival 78Der Deutschlandfahrer BMI-Shortfilm-Award 1978Exit Sunset Boulevard BMI-Screenplay-Award 1978Das blinde Glück BMI-Screenplay-Award 1985Sound of Eternity HD Fest DEFFY-Award 2006
Books (selection) 1989 The Art of Personal Filmmaking 1994 Film Production Management Interview: Philipp Glass 1997 1.Akademiekreis Production Value Development/Stoffentwicklung Cashing In – Chancen und Risisken privater Filmfinanzierungsfonds Wege zum Geld Drehen in Deutschland – Shooting in Germany1998 Investoren im Visier Von der Idee zum Film1999 Film Production Management 2005 Gib niemals auf – Filmökonomie in der Praxis''
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Study programs at Filmakademie Soweit die Füsse tragen Klang der Ewigkeit DAAD Alumni Interview