Festival Info
The Norient Festival explores the contemporary world through music and sound. We search films that portray musicians, music, sound, or noise as seismographs of our time, and speak of the possibilities and challenges of the now. We screen documentaries mainly, but are open to feature films, short movies, video art, and experimental formats. Our goal is to nominate films that are getting close to people and phenomena. Films screened at the Norient Festival have won important awards or were nominated at major international A festivals, some have been produced very DIY and low budget. We are especially interested in films by filmmakers from outside of Europe and the U.S.
about Norient
Norient is an audio-visual gallery and a community (of practice) for the sound of the world: for contemporary music, quality journalism, cutting-edge research, projects, and events like the Norient Festival. Norient conceives music, sound, and noise as seismographs of our time, facilitates space and place for thinkers and artists from currently sixty countries to tell new and different stories of the now and tomorrow. The goal is to support (sub)cultural diversity, broaden horizons, and open up dialogue across people, continents, and disciplines. Become a member to enjoy more features and join our ride and vision: the creation of a sustainable platform and strong media content from across the globe
veranstaltungsorte / venues
einreichungen / submissions
Einreichungen können über FilmFreeway oder via Email übermittelt werden.
Entries are accepted on FilmFreeway or via Email.
medien / media
Medienspiegel / Media Coverage
Medienmitteilungen / Press Releases
2023/11 – Program Release NF24 (De/En)
2022/11 – Program Release NF23 (De/En)
2021/11 – Program Release NFF22 (De/En)
2021/07 – New Artistic Direction (De/En/Ar)
2021/01 – NFF 2021 (De/En/Fr)
Zugang / Access Media Dropbox
schicke uns eine Anfrage / send a request
partner Norient Festival 2024
Funding Partner / Sponsors
Eva M.-Rufer Stiftung
Werner-Stiftung
Location Partner
Communication Partner
Catering Partner
Accommodation Partner
Transportation Partner
Printing Partner
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playlists
team 2024
Artistic Direction
Emma Nzioka
Program Group
Vinzent Preuß (Film Selection)
Claudia Popovici
Philipp Rhensius
Rebecca Salvadori
Head of Production
Hannes Liechti
Strategic Direction
Thomas Burkhalter
Press & Communication
Janina Neustupny
Assistance
Nora Ringgenberg
Christopher Blatter
Documentation
Karin Scheidegger
Technical Management
Basil Oberli
Art Design
Nabalayo
Sergio Salazar
Video Trailers
Janice Iche
artwork 2024
Artwork by Nabalayo, additional design by Sergio Salazar
music film festival network
Inspired by the recent explosion in innovative, high-quality cinema focusing on the world of music, Music Film Festival Network (MFFN) is a new international alliance of film festivals founded on the belief that ideas exchanged are ideas multiplied. The Norient Festival is among ten founding member festivals based in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K.