Synopsis

The Contacts collection is an invitation to discover the artistic approach of the greatest contemporary photographers from an original angle. Through a series of images (contact sheets, proofs, prints and slides), with a commentary by the photographer, the viewer enters the secret world of their creation and is guided into the heart of the photographic creative process. 

CONTACTS is a collection of films about contemporary photography. Each film traces the development of an individual photographer. With the help of the programme director, the photographer puts together a retrospective, selecting images from his or her contact sheets, proof prints and end-prints to show how his or her work has changed in character and meaning over the years. 
Photographers use contact sheets and proofs of various kinds as an aid to memory or a log-book. Exploring these visual jottings provides us with an invaluable insight into their working methods. 
Over the years, the initial concept of the collection has evolved. CONTACTS now includes major contemporary artists like Sophie Calle, Jeff Wall, Nan Goldin and Hiroshi Sugimoto, whose work makes use of photographic techniques, alongside famous photo-journalists like William Klein, Helmut Newton, Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson. CONTACTS has become an international reference for all those who are interested in contemporary photography. 

3 DVD released by ARTE Video

Technical Information

 34 x 13' , 26' 

Director(s) : DELPIRE (ROBERT) , DIVERS , IKHLEF (ROGER) , MOON (SARAH) 
Producer(s) : ARTE FRANCE , RIFF PRODUCTION , CNP , CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE , KS VISIONS 
Production Year : 2004
Language(s) : Alemão, Inglês, Francês 
Rights : DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, TV, VOD 
Territories : WORLDWIDE

Awards

2000 : Certificat Of Merit Winner au Festival International Du Film De San Francisco for NAN GOLDIN
1999 : Mention Spéciale à Vue Sur Les Docs for NAN GOLDIN
1994 : Golden FIPA for SARAH MOON
1993 : Prix du Meilleur Film de Jeunes au Festival du Court-métrage De Tampere for DON MCCULLIN
1992 : Mention Spéciale at the Festival International Du Documentaire - Visions Du Réel (Nyon) for DON MCCULLIN

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