Created in 1994, it was the home of artists as Ann Quirynen, Anne Heyman, Peter Missotten, Wies Hermans, Kurt d’Haeseleer, Ief Spincemaille, Bram Smeyers, Klaas Verpoest, Bart Winant, Peter Vandemeulebroecke and many others.
From 2000 on, Peter Missotten is artistic director of de Filmfabriek. He works as a director and stage designer for performances and contemporary operas. He teaches Performance Arts at the Toneelacademie Maastricht.
This site gives an overview of our recent works, as well as a link to the legacy of over 15 years Filmfabriek.
Most recent projects:
* ILLBEBACK - a mainstream musical in which we introduce virtual technologies. A coproduction of SIA RAAK and the Toneelacademie Maastricht. ILLBEBACK played four times with considerable success at the end of 2011in the church of Mariaberg - Maastricht.
See some picture here!
* Stage design for 'Safe Absence' by TRASH.
* the site for the SIA RAAK research project thevirtualbody.org
* the performance INXISITION (with performers of the Toneelacademie Maastricht / SIA RAAK) in Maastricht.
* a new installation 'NO COMMENT' of 8 scenography students from the Netherlands (and myself as artistic coordinator) opened at the PQ Quadriennal on Scenography in Prague.
New projects:
* the video installation ASINGONE which will open at the Mozartsommer Mannheim in the beautiful gradens of Schwetzingen, end of June 2012.
The Intruder (de Indringer), The Waste Land (WeerSlechtWeer) and ILLBEGONE are now available on DVD (subtitled in English) - get it by sending an email.
I'm working on the DVD of 'The Way of the Weed'. Also, the video registration of 'KEPLER' by Philip Glass is out on DVD. You can get it at Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
'Montezuma' is back on the repertoire: presentations on january 12 and 20, 2012 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim!
Site updated on feb 24, 2012.