Bruno Felix
Bruno
Felix is one of Holland's leading independent new media producers. In 2000
he co-founded Submarine, an independent production studio and online network
specialized in documentaries and new media productions. Submarine explores
new and lively forms of visual language and pushes the boundaries of nonfiction
filmmaking. The company works with an extensive international network of the
most innovative and creative storytellers to develop crossmedia formats that
combine the representational richness of film, the immersive quality of television,
with the interactivity and openness of the internet. In the right place, at
the right time Submarine looks for contemporary stories that reflect modern
day society in which the walls that used to separate the arts, media and politics
have crumbled.
Previously, he was responsible for the new media strategy of Dutch Public broadcaster VPRO, and Director of VPRO Digital, a media research department exploring the influence of digital technology on the production, distribution and use of media.
Recent productions:
- Celebration A documentary by Racké & Muskens about 'Celebration',
a picture-perfect town that Disney built in the swamp of central Florida,
U.S.A.
- Naked A children’s documentary series for Dutch broadcaster VPRO,
blending animation and video techniques.
- Viktor & Rolf, Because we are worth it This 52 minutes documentary,
shows the transition that the Dutch duo underwent from being conceptual
artists-cum-fashionsdesigners to being part of the commercial fashion-establishment.
Directed by Femke Wolting.
- Jungle Rudy A feature length documentary by Rob Smits en Stefanie de
Brouwer for NPS Television, about the explorer Jungle Rudy, who went to
Venezuela in the ’50.
- The Tulse Luper Journey An online discovery game. It is part of extensive
multimedia project by British director Peter Greenaway, The Tulse Luper
Suitcases. The project makes use of five different media: Feature Films,
television, linear and interactive DVD’s, publications and installations.
- Being Vincent Gallo A documentary and DVD about American filmmaker/artist/musician
Vincent Gallo.
- The incredible adventures of Kika & Bob
Kika and Bob is an interactive, high paced, funny, children’s animation. It is a combination of narrative, interactive game, creative learning experience consisting of episodes of 13 minutes weekly. The directors are Vincent Bal and Colette Bothof.
- Lagos Wide & Close A DVD production. Architect Rem Koolhaas decided
to study Lagos in an attempt to understand the hidden logic that makes a
'dysfunctional' city function. He invited filmmaker Bregtje van der Haak
to help document his research. The DVD enables an interactive engagement
with Lagos through which one can see and hear the city from various perspectives.
- Sneakers A 52 minutes documentary for VPRO television about the history
and social significance of sneakers. The program asks the question how sneakers
have evolved from 'poor black man’s shoe' to something worn globally.
Directed by Femke Wolting.
- 2Vandaag (EO/TROS) A website part of a newsreel TV program of broadcasters
EO and TROS. On the website background information on news items is offered
in the archive.
- Hotel Hotel is a 10-part interactive series by the famous Dutch web artist
Han Hoogerbrugge, situated in a virtual hotel. The main character in the
series is a comic artist. All episodes will be presented on and distributed
through Submarinechannel.com.
- The American I never was An autobiographical novel, a radio documentary
and a website by Chris Keulemans, former director of De Balie in Amsterdam.
The novel follows the live of Chris, raised in tropical countries where
he went to American schools and became a true little patriot without ever
having been in America. The literature, films, TV and essays that together
build the image of America from the outside. The radio documentaries have
the form of a journalistic travel log in which Chris travels to different
places in New Jersey.
