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I’ll be showing projects I have worked on over the last few years in Laos:

SCREENING

Title: Free the Bears (directed and produced by Adri Berger)
7.30 minutes documentary featuring Jude Osborne and Jane Clegg

Made for Free the Bears, an Australian NGO set up to rescue the Asian Black Bear. This film shows the rescue centre in Luang Prabang, Laos and through interviews gives an insight into the murky world of bile farming and other practises undermining the existence of this now endangered species.
directed and produced by Adri Berger
Production Assistence by Ka Xiong

http://www.freethebears.org

Title: Song of the Lao Elephant
50 minute documentary made for KBS (Korea Broadcast Systems)

Directed and written by: Hyun Cheol Son, KBS
Director of Photography: Adri Berger.
Produced in Laos by Adri Berger and Sebastien Duffillot.
Local production assitance by Ka Xiong.
Produced by © KBS Korea Broadcasting Systems 2012

This documentary shows the imminent disaster facing the Asian Elephant in Laos. The numbers are swiftly decreasing and this film shows the challenges to preserve this species. It shows the hardship of logging elephants in the Lao Jungle and follows one old mahout, showing his elephant’s predicament.
The film was made for Korean Broadcast Systems as part of their environment specials.
Korean Narration with English subtitles. More useful information on the subject: http://www.elefantasia.org

Below the Trailer for the 50 minute doc SONG of the LAO ELEPHANT

During the festival our work will also be shown in the FEATURED SECTION:
50 Minute programme showing 5 films:

Below a trailer and lower down the descriptions of the films that are part of the Featured Programme.

Voices from Laos
Length: 15 minutes.
Showing a food security program, set up by CESVI an NGO from Italy, in Phonexay District, Northern Laos, through interviews with the project leader and locals.

Portraits from Luang Prabang
Length: 20 minutes Format: HD
Short description;
The film incorporates interviews with local people to create a ‘window’ on Luang Prabang in Laos from a different perspective. Many visitors see the traditional arts and culture of Luang Prabang when they buy souvenirs, go to a show or visit museums. However they don’t often get to see how these traditions are kept alive by the people who work as local artisans and in small village industries. This film goes behind the scenes and depicts a vital part of life in Luang Prabang. We created simple ‘moving’ portraits (vignettes) of the people who are the heartbeat of this small heritage town in SE Asia.

Chit’s story
Length: 3 Minutes
A case study showing the impact of Save the Children in Northern Laos.

Way of the Mahout
Length: 5 Minutes
The film takes us to the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury Province, Laos.
In the story the beauty of the animal is central and explains what the Center stands for.

World Volunteer in Ban Longlao Mai
Length: 5 Minutes
An organization bringing people from all walks of life to places where they are embedded and work to help alleviate poverty and bring new experiences to both the locals and the visitors.

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Filmed and Directed by Adri Berger

Edit by Ka Xiong

Music by Michael Bishop

Set at the tip of a naturally forested peninsula diving into the Nam Tien lake, the Elephant Conservation Center offers a stunning view over the Elephant Mountain (Phou Xang) range on the north east. To the west, the most beautiful sunsets viewed from the gardens or in one of the relaxing bungalows set by the water.

The above film was made to show more depth and other aspects one can find at the Elephant Conservation Center. I used some new techniques like slow motion to enhance the feeling and get closer emotionally to the majestic animals. They can be quite cheeky too as they escaped in the lake and the Mahouts had a hard time getting them back.
The elephants were just playing and enjoying their freedom.

Filmed and directed by Adri Berger
Edit by Ka Xiong
Music by Michael Bishop
Voice over by Laura Shavin

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Film by Adri Berger
Edit by Ka Xiong
Stills by Adri Berger and Ka Xiong

www.elefantasia.org
www.elephantconservationcenter.com

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This year several groups came to help and I made three short cuts showing the different groups in the same environment expressing their thoughts and motivations.
In case this material has aroused your curiosity and you’d like to know more about this organisation please check their webpages;
www.world-volunteer.com

I directed and filmed this work, the edits were done by my assistant Ka Xiong.

CEO Escape;

DATACOM New Zealand

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The SE Asian film festival kicks of on the 1st of December and for more detailed information and a program please check the website;

http://luangprabangfilmfestival.org/

We are showing some of my own work in T’Shop Lai gallery:

Portraits from Luang Prabang

Free the Bears

Song of the Lao Elephant (made for KBS TV in Korea)

Please contact us for more information; info@adriberger.com

Poster design by Paul Bloxham

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2012 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition

Adri Berger was awarded in the International Photography Awards Competition. International Photography Awards (IPA) has announced the winners of 2012′s competition.

Adri Berger was Awarded: Honorable Mention in Moving Images – Moving Images category for the winning entry “Portrait of an Abbot.”

About the Winner:
Adri Berger is a photographer with over 20 years experience of shooting commercial assignments across the world for a wide range of international clients. His impressive client list includes: multinational corporations, international publications, press associations and high profile arts organizations.

He is based in Laos and works for clients around SE Asia with a base in Bangkok, as well as for clients further afield. His interests have expanded over recent years into the realm of video and film and to see some of this work please click here: www.adriberger.com/films

ABOUT IPA:
The 2012 International Photography Awards received nearly 18,000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe. IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards gala ceremony. The Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography. Since 2003, IPA has had the privilege and opportunity to acknowledge and recognize contemporary photographer’s accomplishments in this specialized and highly visible competition. Visit www.photoawards.com

Adri Berger
info@adriberger.com

IPA Contact
Jade Tran
Competition Director
International Photography Awards
jtran@iawardsinc.com

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Direction and Photography by Adri Berger
Creative direction by Paul Bloxham
To read more about how the drawings were done, click here.
Additional steadicam work by Rob van Gelder
Music by Michael Bishop
Offline editor: KA Xiong
Online editor: Adri Berger

We recorded some behind the scenes material while we were in Ban Paklueng. This is the village where we filmed the harvesting of khaiphan or riverweed.

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Bangalore or Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka in the South of India. It’s India’s third most populous city and mostly known for being the hub of India’s information technology sector. On assignment for a Singapore based client I managed some time to capture part of street life and the colourful people living here, a city experiencing an incredible fast paced change, and becoming one of the top ten entrepreneurial locations in the world.

The city is full of life, and the food an absolute treat almost anywhere. One of my favourite places is the 13th Floor with great views over town. Yes a bit pricey but worth a visit at least once. Early evening is a good time to see the light change over the city and I had the lovely company of the people I was working  for from Singapore. I left that evening with a heavy heart on the red eye to Bangkok.

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