"To record the history of the large format movies and the 70mm cinemas as remembered by the people who worked with the films. Both during making and during running the films in projection rooms and as the audience, looking at the curved screen".
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SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Friday 1st October 2010
"Doctor Dolittle" in Todd-AO (an original German vintage 70mm print)
"Circus World" in Super Technirama 70
Lecture: ”70mm Formats For Beginners” by Thomas Hauerslev, MBKS
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in Panavision 70 blow-up
Saturday 2nd October 2010
"Grease" in Panavision 70
"Scent of Mystery" in Todd-70
"Cheyenne Autumn" in Super Panavision 70
"Lord Jim" in Super Panavision 70
Sunday 3rd October 2010
"King of Kings" Super Technirama 70 (an original German vintage 70mm print)
"The Gypsy Camp Goes Skyward"
in Sovscope 70
"Out of Africa"
Technovision 70mm blow-up
"The Golden Head"
in Super Technirama 70

TICKETS & CONTACT INFORMATION
Box office is open every day from 14:30, Saturday from 12:30 and Sunday from 9:30. Box office Telephone
+49 721 3500018

Filmtheater Schauburg
Att: Herbert Born
Marienstraße 16
76137 Karlsruhe
Germany

Tel: 0721 - 35 000 11
mobil: 0151 - 1668 9172
Fax: 0721 - 38 00 47

www.schauburg.de
www.70mm-festival.com
www.opernkino.de

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL NEWS
6. Todd-AO 70mm-Festival 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany
By Thomas Hauerslev
For three days in October Filmtheater Schauburg celebrates the world of LARGE FORMAT film, by offering a series of epic films in 70mm - the HD of film formats. A variety of old 70mm films with a GALA performance on Saturday evening. Some films are in their original versions and some, "70mm Vintage Classics", are dubbed into German.
Reclaim the Cinemas!
By Thomas Hauerslev
Less than 100 films were made in 65mm. Still, those titles have acquired such an aura of mystique, that fans are flying in from around the world to see them.

KARLSRUHE TRAVEL PLANNING
Tourist in Karlsruhe
Train Timetables
Weather
Street map

Hotel:
Novotel

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL HISTORY
Program
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006,
2005
Editors' Stories & Audiences' Reviews
2010, 2009, 2007 (r), 2006, 2005 (r),
2005
Festival Images
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,
2006
Souvenir booklet (large PDF)
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006,
2005

 

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL 2009
5th Todd-AO Festival
By Thomas Hauerslev
We are now finalizing the 5th instalment of the “Todd-AO 70mm Festival“, dedicated to a movie format over 50 years old

Festival Day-by-Day

Posters, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

 
Rückeroberung der Kinos!
Von Thomas Hauerslev

In den 50er und 60er Jahren gab es weniger als 100 Filme in 70mm. Dennoch haben diese Titel einen derartigen Zauber entwickelt, wie das Königtum Kino, so dass Fans aus allen Teilen der Welt anreisen, um sie zu sehen.
70mm Foreword
By Thomas Hauerslev
It is time to move inside and see films again. BIGGER, BRIGHTER and SHARPER films
Film Introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
You are probably accustomed to my German-sounding English, which still hasn‘t improved much. To all those of you who are here for the first time I can assure you that my German is worse than my English.

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL 2008
4th Todd-AO Festival
By Thomas Hauerslev
70mm film festival in the  Schauburg Kino in Karlsruhe
3-5 October 2008. 70mm films presented on the huge curved screen in all their screen splendour.

Festival Day-by-Day
Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, Posters
Film introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
The meaning of life is 70mm wide and has 6 track stereophonic sound! And obviousely I am not the only one who is thinking so – just look at this amazing audience!

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL 2007
Todd-AO FestivaL 2007
By Thomas Hauerslev

This is a BIG weekend, in the BIG film format on our a BIG screen. Be a part of this unique event and share the excitement together with visitors from all around the world

2007 pictures
 
70mm: Nobody Does it Better
By Thomas Hauerslev
70mm has the WOW quality that will ensure audience satisfaction
3rd. Todd-AO festival Reviews
The heroes of the weekend were the 2 projectionists Vincent and Markus who both did a terrific job!
Film Introductions
By Wolfram Hannemann
I'm your host during this 3rd Todd-AO 70mm weekend

SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL 2006
Todd-AO Festival 2006
By Thomas Hauerslev
Highlight from the 2nd Todd-AO Festival in Karlsruhe, October 2006.

 
Introductions by Wolfram Hannemann
By Wolfram Hannemann
It's my pleasure to welcome you to the second Todd-AO 70mm film festival with which we are also celebrating this theatre’s one hundredth birthday.

 
SCHAUBURG TODD-AO FESTIVAL 2005
Schauburg Kino & Theater
By Herbert Born
A 50th anniversary is celebrated in gigantic proportions in October. 50 years ago Todd-AO introduced the 70mm format with its large and sharp images, almost three dimensional, and sound with five channels behind the screen and surround effects in the cinema.
 
Todd-AO Epilouge
By Walter Siegmund
We can at least say, we once had our day and perhaps we did leave our mark on the revival of motion pictures - fifty years ago.
70mm is Back by Popular Demand
By Thomas Hauerslev
Highlight from the 1st Todd-AO Festival in Karlsruhe, October 2005.
70mm Weekend Reviews
The view from the front row, the ultimate test for focus and clarity in projection, was fantastic. We enjoyed a crystal clear and sharply focussed projected image throughout.
Review of the 2005 Karlsruhe 70mm Weekend
By Clemens Scherer
Our thanks to Herbert Born and the whole team for this successful festival. With good hopes we now await the rebirth of more classics.

SCHAUBURG's WIDESCREEN WEEKEND
Sensurround Film Festival, Karlsruhe
By Thomas Hauerslev
June 2010
Come and experience all Sensurround films during one loud weekend
"Earthquake" at the Schauburg
By Wolfram Hannemann
It must have been almost 30 years ago that I first saw "Earthquake" during its initial release here in Germany. "Earthquake" made a huge impression on me.
VistaVision Weekend @ Schauburg
By Herbert Born
The Schauburg Kino in Karlsruhe celebrates VistaVision including "Vertigo" in 70mm + charity screening of "The Alamo"
VistaVision Introductions
Von Wolfram Hannemann
Einmal mehr laden wir Sie ein zu einer Reise in die Vergangenheit, als das gute alte Hollywood noch Hollywood war und sich mit wahrem Ideenreichtum gegen die drohende Konkurrenz des Fernsehens zur Wehr setzte.
VistaVision Review
Von Werner Neuner
Am 6.+7.Juni 2009 fand das 2.Widescreen-Festival in Karlsruhe in der Schauburg statt. Dieses Mal war das Motto „VistaVision, Technicolor und Perspecta Sound“.
Berg der Kinoträume: Paramounts VistaVision
Von Christian Appelt
Die amerikanische Filmindustrie suchte eine Lösung für ein kaum lösbares Problem: Wie war der Rückgang des Kinobesuchs zu stoppen?

SCHAUBURG HISTORY
Who is Herbert Born?
Manager of the Schauburg Cinerama in Karlsruhe. I was born in the same year as CinemaScope had it’s public birthday
The passing of Georg Fricker
By Peter Kohl, Karlsruhe
The great Karlsruhe cinema entrepreneur Georg Fricker is dead. He passed away last Saturday [07.06.2008] in a clinic near Munich.
Schauburg 1968
A Picture Gallery