Keep Live Alive
Σκηνοθέτης - Director
Julia Patey
Χώρα / Χώρες Παραγωγής - Country of Production
Germany
Διάρκεια σε λεπτά- Duration in minutes
3
Φωτογραφία Σκηνοθέτη - Directors Photo
Συντελεστές - Movie Credits Actors,photography,sound etc
Julia Patey - Director
Julia Patey - Writer
Scumeck Sabottka - Producer
Julia Patey - Writer
Scumeck Sabottka - Producer
Περίληψη στα (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Summary (English) up to 100 words: Και οι Ελληνικές ταινίες να εχουν περίληψη στα Ελληνιικά και Αγγλικά
Keep Live Alive is a short documentary film focusing on the uncertain climate of the live music industry in the wake of the pandemic.
WHO WE ARE
MCT Agentur is a German concert and tour promoter based in Berlin, promoting live music from clubs to stadiums since 1984. Julia Patey is an independent Canadian filmmaker based in Berlin.
BACKSTORY
In Spring of 2022, MCT commissioned Julia to create a film that would commemorate the transformation from pandemic standstill to post-pandemic live music revival. Restrictions had relaxed and people were finally attending concerts again. The film would begin mid-pandemic, quiet and empty and end with a positive rise to the final message “WE ARE BACK”. It felt like the pandemic was over with, a mere thing of the past.
PRESENT SITUATION
By the time the film was complete, the live music industry had started to show its rather bleak condition. Big concerts from A-List artists are still selling out, but everyone else is suffering low attendance numbers. Audiences are not buying tickets like they used to. Maybe due to a lingering fear of spreading Covid in crowded spaces. Or perhaps they just don’t have the money to spend on entertainment anymore.
With record sales taking a backseat to streaming services, live performances now occupy the biggest slice of income for musicians. They cannot survive without playing shows. Without people attending their concerts, the industry will be dominated by A- List acts, forcing newcomers and smaller artists out of the business. And along with those smaller artists, teams of promoters, managers, agents and roadies will go under.
Few are willing to publicly admit the current state of affairs — we all want to believe things are fine, will get better, will go back to the way they were. But the truth is, things are not OK. The industry has drastically shifted and will not bounce back on its own. Only the support of fans and of governments will keep this industry afloat.
KEEP LIVE ALIVE
We decided in the end to change the message of our film to a plea for help. If we want to continue enjoying bands of all shapes and sizes, we all need to take some responsibility and attend their shows. And governments need to compensate the industry when their Covid safety regulations affect show capacity. The first step is to spread awareness and share our message far and wide with our film and with this letter. If this story resonates with you, share it with a fellow music lover.
WHO WE ARE
MCT Agentur is a German concert and tour promoter based in Berlin, promoting live music from clubs to stadiums since 1984. Julia Patey is an independent Canadian filmmaker based in Berlin.
BACKSTORY
In Spring of 2022, MCT commissioned Julia to create a film that would commemorate the transformation from pandemic standstill to post-pandemic live music revival. Restrictions had relaxed and people were finally attending concerts again. The film would begin mid-pandemic, quiet and empty and end with a positive rise to the final message “WE ARE BACK”. It felt like the pandemic was over with, a mere thing of the past.
PRESENT SITUATION
By the time the film was complete, the live music industry had started to show its rather bleak condition. Big concerts from A-List artists are still selling out, but everyone else is suffering low attendance numbers. Audiences are not buying tickets like they used to. Maybe due to a lingering fear of spreading Covid in crowded spaces. Or perhaps they just don’t have the money to spend on entertainment anymore.
With record sales taking a backseat to streaming services, live performances now occupy the biggest slice of income for musicians. They cannot survive without playing shows. Without people attending their concerts, the industry will be dominated by A- List acts, forcing newcomers and smaller artists out of the business. And along with those smaller artists, teams of promoters, managers, agents and roadies will go under.
Few are willing to publicly admit the current state of affairs — we all want to believe things are fine, will get better, will go back to the way they were. But the truth is, things are not OK. The industry has drastically shifted and will not bounce back on its own. Only the support of fans and of governments will keep this industry afloat.
KEEP LIVE ALIVE
We decided in the end to change the message of our film to a plea for help. If we want to continue enjoying bands of all shapes and sizes, we all need to take some responsibility and attend their shows. And governments need to compensate the industry when their Covid safety regulations affect show capacity. The first step is to spread awareness and share our message far and wide with our film and with this letter. If this story resonates with you, share it with a fellow music lover.
Βιογραφικό (Αγγλικά) μέχρι 100 λέξεις - Curriculum Vitae (English) up to 100 words: Και για τους Ελληνες Σκηνοθέτες
Julia started her filmmaking career in Canada at the age of 6, making fake commercials with her siblings on their family camcorder. This passion carried her through her bachelor of fine arts in Vancouver, where she studied philosophy and film production, experimenting with visual storytelling and photography. In 2013, she left her homeland behind and set off for Berlin in pursuit of new inspiration.
Julia’s work aims to create a sensual experience for the viewer using immersive cinematography and ASMR-like sound design. Her aim is to get under the viewer's skin, to show the familiar in a whole new way, augmenting reality by focusing on the details. For her, storytelling is the dance between the whole and the parts, the wide and the macro, the objective and the subjective.
Since her move to Berlin, Julia has worked on commercials for Michelin Star restaurant TheNoName, Marley Spoon, Berlin Cuisine, The Female Company, Haeberlein & Mauerer and MTV Germany. She has also worked with the likes of Universal Music Group Deutschland, Sleek Magazine, Erika Lust and Till Lindemann.
These days, Julia can be found sipping coffee and scribbling in her notebook or going for a run around Prenzlauerberg. She is currently making commercials, short films, music videos and writing her first feature film.