Lutz P. Kayser | 1994 – 2025

I am more than thrilled that my short film „New Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep“ is part of the COP30 side programme in Belém, Brazil! Many thanks to Art Speaks Out – Environmental Initiative! The UN Climate Change Conference will … Continue readingArt Speaks Out at COP30 at Belém, Brazil

I am very happy about this official selcetion at Girona Filmfestvestial 2025! Happens 4 – 8 November 2025. More information coming soon

World Premiere: SCINEMA International Science Film Festival in Australia. Kick off Australian Science Week from 9 – 17 August 2025 – at educational institutions like Schools and Universities as VOD until July 2026! Warum läuft diese Dokumentation auf einem Wissenschafts-Filmfestival? Das könnte / sollte das … Continue readingTrailer Starlings next Level

Wonderful, I am very happy about the invitation to Pärnu IDFF in Estonia next year! It`s a selection before opening of the 39th edtion and before opening the submissions for the 40th edition by personal information to me, cause the Pärnu IDFF was cutted of … Continue reading40th Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival

02/09/2025 Ich habe meinen Kurzfilm zurückgezogen, als deutlich wurde, dass er lediglich als visuelle Kulisse vor einer Lesung dienen sollte. Der Programmpunkt „Lesung und Natur“ ist auf 120 Minuten angesetzt, doch eine inhaltliche Einbindung meiner Arbeit – etwa durch ein Gespräch oder einen kurzen Austausch … Continue reading20. Darßer Naturfilm Festival, Germany – self withdrwan

I am thrilled to announce that my latest short film about starling swarms „Starlings Next Level“ will have its world premiere as Finalist at the renowned international science film festival Scinema in Australia. The festival kicks off during Australia’s ‘Science Week’ from 9 to 17 … Continue readingFinalist at 25th SCINEMA International Science Film Festival, Austrailia

As a consequence of the now available two parts of Studies at Huningue / Basel, a complete version of both parts is now also available. The title is Starlings next Level and is 20:22 min long. The complete version of 8 years observations and studies … Continue readingStarlings next Level – 20:22 min, 2025

A visual journey into the soul, inspired by a recent remix of a song by the Hamburg slowcore band HALMA. A flight, a journey or a floating through mystical worlds. Forest and fog. Eine visuelle Reise in die Seele, inspiriert von einem aktuellen Remix eines … Continue readingSlow Song Remix

Wow, I have the extraordinary pleasure to announce the very first and even two (!) Awards for my Short LUCKY IN THE SKY at Frida FF as France International Grand Prix 2024, thx so much!

I am very happy about the selection at Fargo Film Festival, thx so much! It´s the 6th selected of one of my shorts at Fargo, wow! And it´s once more at 2-minute-movie-contest.

Point of no return at the COP28 world climate conference in Dubai! Ikono TV

Lucky in the sky. Happy humanity? Happy nature? Happy planet? 1.5 degrees? 2 degrees? Or more? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says 2023: To limit the rise in global warming to a maximum of 2 degrees, emissions would have to be significantly reduced … Continue readingTrailer Lucky in the Sky

We are very happy about the official selection and about this Award in Paris at Frida Film Festival, wonderful! Unchanged, this ultra short film and this Award is dedicated to the Ukrainian people for their brave fight against the Russian aggression. More information about the … Continue readingFrida Film Festival, Paris, France

I have the extraordenairy pleasure to announce my third short movie got it´s third official selection at SCINEMA and have it´s worldpremier in Austrailia, wunderful. Thx so much SCINEMA IFF! The Festival is a project of The Royal Institution of Australia. Per kostenloser Anmeldung unter https://scinema.org.au ist die … Continue readingSCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2023, Adelaide, Australia

Thanks so much Fargo FF for this two selections this year! Since 2021 Fargo FF has shown five of my shorts, wunderful! I hope one day I will attend one of my movies at 870 seats Fargo Theater. Festival happens March 21-25. More informations coming … Continue reading23 Fargo Film Festival, North Dakota

We are very happy about this selection at Fargo FF, thx so much! More information coming soon.

I am very happy about the nomination at Aporia International Village Film Festival in South Korea, thx so much! Morre informations are coing soon.

Wonderful, we are very happy about this selection again in Georiga, after „Again and again“ last year. More informations coming soon

We are very happy about this selection at Girona Film Festival, thanks so much! The Festival happens from 8 – 13 November 2022.

Thanks so much about the Special Mention at Phnom Penh in Cambodia! First short ever by me in Cambodia!

I am very happy about the Honorable Mention at Afraid Online film award, thx so much to Kiev! It´s the 6th festival and the 4th in Ukraine. As the name says it happens online from 7 to 9 September 2022 at YouTube-Channel by Afraid Festival.

This means Festival No 4 for my Short „Point of no return“, wunderful! More information coming soon.

I am very happy about the official selction at Dili IFF at East Timor. In the name of my swarms of starlings at Huningue / Basel I really like to thank each of all 71 festival selections in more than 40 countries worldwide included a … Continue readingDili International Film Festival, East Timor

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We are really very happy about the US premiere at New York! Moore informations coming soon.

I am very happy about this new official selection wich means No 70 since the worldpremiere 2019 at Oaxaca, Mexico. Happens 12 – 16 July 2022. Moore informations coming soon.

I am very happy to be again part of SCINEMA after last year with my short „Sad, but true“ this year with my nes short „Point of no return“, thx so much! SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere. We are … Continue readingSCINEMA International Film Festival, Adelaide, Australia

Great news, after Oberhausen next festival happens in many Cities in Korea between July and November 2022. I am very excited about, thx so much!

Thx so much to Babul Eco Film Festival at Hyderabad, India! Festival happens from 1 – 5 June 2022.

Montreal happens the 31st may to 2nd june 2022.

I am very happy about the official selection at Mad Visions Film Festival ! Festival happens 10 – 11 June 2022 at Ho Chi Minh City

World Premiere of my new short „Point of no return“ will be in the section OPEN SCREENING at Oberhausen the 7 May 2022 at 9.45 pm

I am very happy about and feel deeply honored about winning the Best Experimental Short Film Award at 7th Pambujan International Film Festival! That means a lot to me, wonderful! Thanks so much!

We are very happy about this selection to the 2-Minute Movie Contest after my short essay film the second film at Fargo Film Festival, wonderful! More information coming soon.

Wonderful, I am very happy about the selection of my short essay film at Fargo Film Festival, thx so much! Fargo FF is Festvial No 100 for my first three shorts films! More informations coming soon.

I am really honored beeing part of Kumu Documentary Festival at Estonia Art Museum at Tallinn, thx so much! More informations coming soon.

The first Festival in the year 2022! Swarms of starlings as essay film are going to fly than in there fourth year since the worldpremiere at Oaxaca FilmFest in Mexico in October 2019. Happens 16 – 23 January 2022. More information coming soon.

We are very happy and honored about winning the Best Symbolic Film Award at ISAFF in St. Petersburg in Russia, wonderful! And for sure: this Award is dicdicated to brave Belarusian People!!

This selection in Cairo, Egypt means the third screening in Africa after Kinshasa, Congo and Abuja, Nigeria of my short essay film

I am very happy about the official selection at The Retro Avant Garde Film Festival in New York City 2021! New York City is the capital of my Short-Essay-Film lovers: it´s the 5th selection in Big Apple!

Happens from 17 – 22 November 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya and Abuja, Nigeria . The screening was at Abuja, Nigeria.

Wunderful, I am very happy about and feel deeply honored about winning the Best Experimental Short Film Award at Bangkok! That means a lot to me, wonderful! The Festival happened between 24 – 27 October 2021.

The International Art Film Festival, London happens hybride between 1 – 17 December 2021, life in London the 17th December 2021. More informations coming soon.

Tuzla Film Festival happens live and online 15 – 19 October 2021. More informations coming soon.

Wow, we are very happy: the thrid notification means the third selection, wunderful! The world has not forgotten Belarus! Happens 24 November 2021. More information coming soon.

Yes! My short is Award Winner at Singapore! Thx so much to SISFF! Even two Awards – for the first time at one festival!

Since today my Short-Essay-Film was accepted at 50 Film Festivals worldwide, thanks so much to every Festival!!

Happens from 6-11 December 2021. Live screening with winner films ..

Einmal mehr habe ich die außerordentliche Freude einen weiteren Höhepunkt für meinen Kurz-Essay-Film mitteilen zu dürfen: besser hätte ich es mir in einem Drehbuch nicht ausdenken können, als das die Schweizer Premiere im Herzen von Basel auf dem Münsterplatz nach zwei sehr erfolgreichen Jahren der … Continue readingFoto-Ausstellung im Quartiertreffpunkt Lola, Basel-St. Johann, 25. August – 9. Oktober, Dienstag – Freitag 10 – 18 uhr

Moore informations coming soon. Happens from 2 – 7 November 2021 at Kinshasa, Congo.

Moore informations coming soon. Happens hybride from 3 – 5 September 2021 at Dublin.

Moor information coming soon. Happens from 11 – 16 August as live festival! I am very honred beeing part of one of the oldest short film festivals in Germany at all! My short will be screend on saturday, 14 August at 1 pm. After my … Continue reading45th Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany

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Wow, a new continent .. thx so much to Sydney Indie Short Festival for the selection as Semi-Finalist Summer 2021! More information coming soon.

Thx so much to KLIFFS for the official selection. More information coming soon.

Wunderful, I am really very happy and honored about winning the Best Short Doc Award at 35th Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival. This means a lot to me, thank you very much! The festival happened between 12 – 18 July 2021 with live screenings.

Wow, thanks so much to the Jury at Retro Avant Garde Film Festival, Venice, Italy for beeing Winner of Best Art Short Film Award, wonderful! I feel very honored about it!

I feel deeply honored about this official selection at Jecheon International Music & Film Festival as asian live screening premiere, thanks so much! Since the launching in 2005, JIMFF has grown to be one of the largest music-themed film festivals in Asia and it has … Continue readingJecheon International Music & Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea

I am very happy about the official selection of my ultra short film Sad, but true at Green Film Festival at Krakow in Poland, thx so much! Happens between 15 – 22 August at Krakow.

Wow, both of my shorts are selected, thx so much to International Independent Film Fair of Bogotá, Columbia! Tow new premieres, great! More informations are coming soon. Takes place 16 – 26 June 2021.

Yes, Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep is my first short I brought to Festival maturity.

I am very happy to annouce the Best Sound Design Award at Super Indie Film Festival in Los Angeles, wonderful!

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere. Organized by The Royal Institution of Australia, Adelaide. SCINEMA International Film Festival will take place in June 2021 with screenings (COVID-19 restrictions permitting). This will be followed by the community … Continue readingSCINEMA International Science Film Festival, Australia

Japan is calling for the first time, wunderful! Even both of my shorts are official selected.

Wow, wunderful, for the first time in Canada and just an Award for my short essay film as Best Experimental International Short, great! More informations coming soon.

The Festival takes place at Urbino, Italy from March 24th – 28th, 2021. This years edition will be for well known security reasons an ONLINE EDITION. My short is in Cinema Transgression Competition 3, starts the 26 Match at 4 pm (CET) and will be … Continue reading18th Festival Internazionale Segni della notte, Urbino, Italy, 2021

Roma Cinema DOC 2021 The 5th Roma Cinema DOC Event will take place in Rome, Italy on September 2021.  Roma Cinema DOC is a Film Festival based in Italy, that features the best short films, documentaries and web series from around the world. During the … Continue reading5th Roma Cinema DOC, Italy, 2021

Yes, yes yes! Such a breaking news form LA: Super Indie Film Festival has updated the Judging Status my short essay film Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep to Honorable Mention. Wonderful, I am really honored!

For the very first time in the festival history of my short essay film the Track „Vessels“ part of the legendary avantgard film Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass, wellknown US composer, was awarded in March 2021, absolutely deserved! The Track fits extraordinary well to the mediative … Continue readingInternational Symbolic Art Film Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia

Thanks to a friendly agreement with the music publisher of Philip Glass I may show the Trailer during festival times only, thats why the trailer is off now. Das Festival de Cine Amazonía del Plata ist ein Festival, das darauf abzielt, durch audiovisuelle Werke, die … Continue readingFestival Opening film in Buenos Aires!

Thanks so much for the update as Finalist in the December season! This was the last selcetion my mother Marie Luise was alive. She passed away peacefully today in the proud age of almost 89 years, a week before her birthday. R.I.P. dear Mami.

Herzlichen Dank dem SWR für diesen 2-Minuten-Beitrag zur Entstehung des Kurz-Essay-Films. Tatsächlich ist mein Wunsch aus dem crowdfunding, diesen Starenschwärmen in Huningue bei Basel ein Denkmal zu setzen inzwischen nach – Stand 21. Mai 2021 – 37 Festivals in Erfüllung gegangen. Many thanks to SWR … Continue readingSWR aktuell vom 27.12.20: „Worldwide furore / weltweit Furore“ der Vogelschwärme als Kurz-Essay-Film

Yes yes yes, thx so much to Alternative Film Festival at Toronto for this Award, wonderful! At one Festival I´ve got for the first time two nominations: Best 1-Minute Documentary and Best Cinematography Ultra Shorts. Thx so much to ALTFF in Toronto! More information about … Continue readingWinner at Alternative Film Festival 2020, Toronto, Canada

23rd iCARO International Film Festival Central America, Guatemala

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Nur dank freundlicher und sehr engagierter Zusammenarbeit mit Balimage, Verein für Film- und Medienkunst in Basel und dem Stadtkino Basel kann diese Preview zu diesen frühen Zeitpunkt zum deutschen Kurzfilmtag stattfinden. Das genaue Programm des Abends folgt in Kürze.

Last night, 12 December my short essay film was one of three nominated for Best International Experimental Short Film at the iCARO International Film Festival Central America in Guatemala 2020. Thx so much to iCARO Festival and the Jury!

We made this short clip in September 2020 with respect to Belarusian people cause of there impressiv and peaceful protest against the Belarusian Regime. This should not be presumptuous, but we are deeply touched by the situation in Belarus. We are afraid that this may … Continue readingAgain and again, 2020

After a friendly agreement with the music publisher and the label from Philip Glass I may attend at Film Festivals with online edtion due to Covid-19. During the International Film Festival La Paz my Short Essay Film will be screened here. Thanks to the management … Continue readingLa Paz International Film Festival, Bolivia 3-6 September 2020

I am very happy about the first nomination for an Cinematography Award. Thx so much to NYCA-Festival!

Thanks to the management of Philip Glass it was allowed to show the Trailer during the Filmfest Dresden.

I am very happy about the invitation beeing part in the program in spring or summer 2021 at the local TV-Station PBS Guam. Thanks to a very friendly agreement once more with the music publisher I am very happy to be able to participate.

Sad, but true is a very short shortfilm with 60 sec. The short is showing the last happy Winter Day at Black Forest .. sad, but true. Thats why i call it a statement. Some screenshots you´ll find here: www.kayserfilm.com/portfolio/film/sad-but-true/

It is a huge honour for me to win the award with the combination of the track „Vessels“ by Philip Glass from the legendary essay and avant-garde film Koyaanisqatsi with my pictures! Thanks to everybody who helped making this film and the friendly agreement by … Continue readingFestival de Cine de Portoviejo, Ecuador

Am letzten Montag erhielt ich die überraschend erfreuliche Nachricht aus New York über einen neuen Höhepunkt, die official selection im Wettbewerb „Experimental Short“ beim New York World Film Festival, online vom 6. – 8. Juni 2020, der Trailer schon ab 3. Juni. Es ist ein … Continue readingNew york World Film Festival 2020: 3 – 8 June

Auf der Suche nach Partnern, wie Museen oder Kunsthäusern, um meine immersive Installation zu präsentieren / Looking for partners, like Museums or Art Galleries, to present my immersive installation.