134. Architecture and Design Film Festival with Kyle Bergman

Dec 16

Dec 16 134. Architecture and Design Film Festival with Kyle Bergman

This week we are joined by Kyle Bergman, who is the CEO of the Architecture and Design Film Festival. Bergman shares with us his thoughts about the connections between film, architecture, and design, and more.

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0:52 Introduction: Architecture & Design Film Festival (2008-present)
”What we don’t do very well as a(n architecture and design) group is expand to a larger audience” KB

4:31 What describes a typical festival for you? How many days? How many films?

8:27 What do you base the curation (of films) on? What is a well balanced, healthy festival?
The difference between the architectural audience and the general audience

11:29 My Architect - Nathaniel Kahn

15:00 What type of films do you show?
Documentary Columbus
Euro-American or international films?
Network of film festivals

18:15 How did this brew and become a thing for you?
Architecture in relation to film making: storytelling, public, and love
Audio and visual learner

23:42 What to tell someone who is aspiring to be like you?
The Infinite Happiness

27:52 Top 3 films of all time?
Unfinished Spaces
Antwerp Central
Building Bastille

33:54 Who supports the film festival?
”Two levels of self-selecting” KB

38:17 Discussion about design
Films about design
What is “design”?

43:30 What do you plan on doing in the future with the film festival?