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Price of Gold at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 1

May 6, 2012 from 1:30pm to 3pm
There’s a gold rush in Mongolia, and much like the North American gold rushes at the turn of the 20th century, it has become a capitalist free-for-all where concern for the individual or the environment takes a backseat to the profit margin. Foreign corporations have mined the Mongolian land, but now close to 10,000 rogue Mongolian nomads, known as Ninjas, have begun prospecting for the leftovers. Small independent crews, without the aid of modern technology or equipment, risk their lives…See More
May 5, 2012
Sven Zellner left a comment for Song Chong
"I have 6 free tickets left for the screening of PRICE OF GOLD today at 6:30 in the TIF. Anyone who wants to come give me a call: 416 890 0447."
May 4, 2012
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Free Tickets for my Film today

I have still Free Tickets for the screening of my Film today in the Tiff. My mobil in Toronto: 416 890 0447
May 4, 2012
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May 3, 2012
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Price of Gold at Toronto Cumberland 3

May 3, 2012 from 4pm to 6:15pm
There’s a gold rush in Mongolia, and much like the North American gold rushes at the turn of the 20th century, it has become a capitalist free-for-all where concern for the individual or the environment takes a backseat to the profit margin. Foreign corporations have mined the Mongolian land, but now close to 10,000 rogue Mongolian nomads, known as Ninjas, have begun prospecting for the leftovers. Small independent crews, without the aid of modern technology or equipment, risk their lives…See More
May 3, 2012
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Current position and base (organization, company, etc.)
München
Biography
Sven Zellner studied cinematography at the Munich University of Television and Film. His photo reportages are distributed by the Hamburg-based agency Focus. He has come second in the »BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year« awards twice and published his first book of photographs when he was 22 years old. His photos appeared in GEO, GEOlino, BBC Wildlife Magazine. He has been the director of photography for the cinema feature film »Die Hummel« (»The Bumblebee«), to name but one example.
»Price of Gold« is his debut cinema movie.
Director and cinematographer Sven Zellner spent about four years to find and be accepted by the protagonists for his film and he understands the Mongolian language. His photo reportage, which he created in the course of his research for »Price of Gold«, »Ninjas – Gold Rush among the Mongolian Nomads« was presented at the international festival of photo journalism, »Visa pour l’image – Perpignan«, in 2011.
Sven Zellner gives lectures at the Munich University of Television and Film and at the University of Applied Science Darmstadt
Specialities & interests
People Stories, places,...
Current geographic base:
Europe
Category(ies) that best describe(s) me:
freelance photographer
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website
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http://www.sven-zellner.com
Web URL
http://www.price-of-gold-film.com
Contact details (email, phone, IM, etc.)
Toronto phone number: 4168900447

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Free Tickets for my Film today

I have still Free Tickets for the screening of my Film today in the Tiff. My mobil in Toronto: 416 890 0447

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 11:33am

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