Since I am starting a new blog on this format then its worthwhile starting with some new projects which are in the wind and progress so far. Its also by way of an introduction to those who may not be aware of the activities of Copernicus Films. Hopefully the information will gradually fill in the bigger picture as we go along with later posts. Copernicus Films has recently completed a 6 part series about the Russian Avant-garde called "The Russian Avant-garde – Revolution or Renaissance" which was shot on location in Russia, Germany and Japan. The films include titles about Alexander Rodchenko, Kandinsky, Meyerhold the great Russian theatre director and Mayakovsky the Russian and Soviet Poet.The next stage will involve a new film about Stanislavsky of which I will write more later, plus two films about Japanese art. The films about Japan are in post production at the moment. The main task to be completed is the voice over and some studio shoots. I will begin to post more information as time goes by. At the moment a trip to the UK will take place in April to record the voice over for the Stanislavsky film provisionally titled "Stanislavsky and his Legacy" plus some interviews. The other project which is almost at fruition is a small book about a visit to the island of Ogasawara, some thousand kilometres south east of Japan and situated in the Pacific ocean. It is an account of a journey I undertook whilst making the film "David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde" which is about the Russian avant-garde painter and futurist David Burliuk's two year visit to Japan in 1920 before finally emigrating to America in 1922. He travelled to the island to paint and recuperate after a gruelling journey through Russia and Siberia . The first draft is almost completed.
