MOFFOM (Music on Film-Film on Music)
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Music on Film – Film on Music (MOFFOM) is a film festival
held annually in October in Prague
, Czech Republic
and dedicated to music films. The 2008 festival presented 58 films and attracted more than 10,000 viewers.
MOFFOM focuses on documentaries but also presents concert films, musicals, music-centric dramatic features, music videos and shorts, cine-concerts (film screenings with live musical accompaniment), live performances and film workshops. In 2007 it spearheaded the founding of the Association of Music Film Festivals, which includes similar events in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
Since its inception MOFFOM's programming has included honors and tributes to signal figures in music film, such as Fred Frith
, Julien Temple
and Don Letts
, as well as special thematic sections. In 2006 an Audience Choice Award was added, and for the first time in 2008 MOFFOM awarded a jury prize.
The 2007 festival was highlighted by a concert by Glen Hansard
and Markéta Irglová
, stars of the Oscar-winning film Once
. The 2008 festival featured an exclusive video greeting from Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Pete Seeger
.
, Allan Miller
2005 Henry Hills, Don Letts
, Albert Maysles, Jan Roháč, Larry Weinstein
2006 Simon Broughton, William Ferris
, Ladislav Rychman, Julien Temple
2007 Fred Frith
, Hana Hegerová
2008 Pete Seeger
, Marta Kubišová
2007 Nömadak Tx
2008 Gogol Boredello Non-Stop
Awards of Merit were given to two other films: KISS Loves You
and African Underground: Democracy in Dakar.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held annually in October in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and dedicated to music films. The 2008 festival presented 58 films and attracted more than 10,000 viewers.
MOFFOM focuses on documentaries but also presents concert films, musicals, music-centric dramatic features, music videos and shorts, cine-concerts (film screenings with live musical accompaniment), live performances and film workshops. In 2007 it spearheaded the founding of the Association of Music Film Festivals, which includes similar events in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
History
MOFFOM was established in 2004 as part of a non-profit association dedicated to the convergence of music and film. Initially a two-day event, it now runs for five nights in several cinemas and other venues in central Prague.Since its inception MOFFOM's programming has included honors and tributes to signal figures in music film, such as Fred Frith
Fred Frith
Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, Julien Temple
Julien Temple
Julien Temple is an English film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including The Great Rock And Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners and a documentary film about Glastonbury.-Temple...
and Don Letts
Don Letts
Don Letts is a British film director and musician. He is credited as the man who through his DJing at clubs like The Roxy brought together punk and reggae music.-Biography:...
, as well as special thematic sections. In 2006 an Audience Choice Award was added, and for the first time in 2008 MOFFOM awarded a jury prize.
The 2007 festival was highlighted by a concert by Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season...
and Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová is a Czech songwriter, musician, actress, and singer. As of 2010, she resides in New York City.-Early life:...
, stars of the Oscar-winning film Once
Once
Once may refer to:Music* Once * Once * Once * Once * Once * Once , an Indonesian singerOther uses* Once...
. The 2008 festival featured an exclusive video greeting from Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
.
Honors and tributes
2004 Ron MannRon Mann
Ronald "Ron" Mann is a Canadian documentary film director focusing primarily on aspects of Canadian and American popular culture. He does most of his work through his company Sphinx Productions, while also running a film distribution company on the side called 'FilmsWeLike'. Mann has also put...
, Allan Miller
2005 Henry Hills, Don Letts
Don Letts
Don Letts is a British film director and musician. He is credited as the man who through his DJing at clubs like The Roxy brought together punk and reggae music.-Biography:...
, Albert Maysles, Jan Roháč, Larry Weinstein
2006 Simon Broughton, William Ferris
William Ferris
William Ferris may refer to:*William H. Ferris , African American journalist and author*William R. Ferris , folklorist and scholar of the U.S. South, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities...
, Ladislav Rychman, Julien Temple
Julien Temple
Julien Temple is an English film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including The Great Rock And Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners and a documentary film about Glastonbury.-Temple...
2007 Fred Frith
Fred Frith
Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, Hana Hegerová
Hana Hegerová
Hana Hegerová , is a leading Czechoslovakian singer, actress and uncrowned queen of Czechoslovakian chanson. Foreign critics call her "The Great Lady of Chanson", "The Piaf from Prague", and "The Chanteuse with a Slavic Soul"...
2008 Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
, Marta Kubišová
Marta Kubišová
Marta Kubišová is a Czech singer of iconic significance. By the time of the Prague Spring of 1968, with her song "Modlitba pro Martu" , she was one of the most popular female singers in Czechoslovakia.In 1967 she won Zlatý slavík award...
Audience Choice Award
2006 Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsSierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Since their return to Freetown in 2004, the band has toured extensively to raise awareness for humanitarian causes...
2007 Nömadak Tx
2008 Gogol Boredello Non-Stop
Jury Prize
2008 Solo.Awards of Merit were given to two other films: KISS Loves You
Kiss Loves You
KISS Loves You is a 2004 documentary film directed by Jim Heneghan and co-produced by 8th Grade Films and Sveriges Television. The documentary chronicles the triumphs, tragedies and absurdities of a select group of KISS fans over a ten year period beginning in 1994, during which the band reunited...
and African Underground: Democracy in Dakar.