{"id":8486,"date":"2020-03-28T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:07:03","slug":"8486-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8486","title":{"rendered":"“I love to work in a team with creative people who inspire me…”-Jonas Riemer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exclusive Interview with Jonas Riemer – Filmmaker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jonas Riemer was born near Berlin in 1990 and studied animation at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Since his youth he has experimented with the limits of the possible and combines elements of real film with animation. In 2012 he worked as production assistant and lead animator on the internationally successful feature film THIS AIN’T CALIFORNIA. His short film MASCARPONE was screened at over 90 international festivals (including Cannes) and was awarded 28 prizes. In 2019 Jonas Riemer realized the animated documentary film “The One who Crossed the Sea” with the Cast&Cut grant of Nordmedia in Hannover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> How long have you\nbeen making films and videos?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I was 12 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What film was your\ndirectorial debut? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMascarpone\u201d \u2013 an\nanimated mobster short film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What is your recent\nfilm about? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The animated documentary\nTHE ONE WHO CROSSED THE SEA tells the story of a GDR refugee who joins the new\nright. In a folding boat, he flees via Denmark to Western Germany, where the\nstory tips into the dark. His newly acquired freedom turns into disorientation.\nOnly in a growing nationalist movement does the main character find a new\nhome.  The film poses the elementary question: Where does the fear of\nforeign cultures and the desire for isolation really come from? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> How did you go about\ncasting for the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this is an animated\nfilm with only one character which is shown only from a far bird’s eye\nperspective the casting wasn’t that complicated. I needed someone who is a good\nphysical actor who looks and feels convincing from a  bird’s eye perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What was the most\nimportant lesson you had to learn that has had a positive effect on your film?\nHow did that lesson happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole film is a\ndocumentary which is based on an interview by a real person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the beginning I knew I wanted to use this interview as voice over for the film. The interview went very well and I got more than I expected. However after some month in the editing I had the feeling that my the narration wasn’t good enough. So I decided to rewrite it and record it with an actor to improve the flow and dramaturgy of the story. But after showing it to a small audience I realized that the story had lost its authenticity and impact on the people. So I went back to the original interview and accepted that it is not perfect but true<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NY Glam:<\/strong> Tell<\/strong> us a bit about the other films you\u2019ve made and your other\nprojects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have worked on different kind of films as animator and VFX\nSupervisor and directed two short films so far. My graduation film \u201cMascarpone\u201d\nis a tribute\nto the mobster films of the 1930s that takes the audience on a fast roller\ncoaster ride through a cardboard version of New York. It was a huge project for a student film with about 150 participant\nwhich three years in the making. The film will soon be released for VOD. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What role have film\nfestivals played in your life so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had the fortune to\nshow my short film \u201cMascarpone\u201d at many festivals around the world and even win\na couple of prizes. That’s of course a huge honour and convinced me to continue\nmaking films. It also gave me the chance to travel to many great festivals and\nmeet a lot of  incredible filmmakers. But\nwhat I love most about film festivals is the variety of topics and all the\ndifferent nationalities who come together for intercultural exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> Is it harder to get\nstarted or to keep going? What was the particular thing that you had to conquer\nto do either?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting started is hard\nsometimes. But if a project started rolling it’s often hard to stop working.\nAnother good thing to keep me working is my Producer Johannes Schubert who\nalway pushes me or lifts me up during hard times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> How has your style\nevolved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pacing of my films\nbecame much slower and the topic darker and more serious. But I think my next\nproject will be lighter and more playful again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What has been your\npersonal key to success? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love to work in a\nteam with creative people who inspire me and I always try to create an\natmosphere where everyone can participate and go crazy. If that works and\neveryone is satisfied with his or her work the by-product will be a good film.\nAnd the by-product of a good film can perhaps be success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> What are you thinking\nabout doing next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am working on a\nscreenplay for a feature film that plays in the same world like Mascarpone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NY Glam:<\/strong> Where does your studio\nwant to go from here?  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t have a studio\nyet but would love to continue making feature films that combine Animation and\nLive Action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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