Annual meeting, Paris, 1988
© Eliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos.
MAGNUM PHOTOS – THE CHANGING OF A MYTH
Magnum Photos is probably the world's most renowned photo agency. Founded in 1947, Magnum's goal was to allow photographers to work independently by protecting the copyrights to their pictures. The movie looks back at the history of the agency and observes how the photographers cope with the working conditions at the turn of the millennium.
Documentary, 89 | 58 min. (1999)
A RH Film commissioned by SWR/Arte.
Language versions: English, German.
SCREENINGS
1999
Dok.fest
Germany
2000
Festival Cinéma d'Alès
France
2001
Society for Photographic Education Conference Film Festival – Official Selection
United States
2007
Berlinale
"Magnum Photos" introduces a series of Magnum Photographers.
The films are moreover shown at different Festivals in Thessaloniki, New York, Istanbul, Melbourne and Mexico.
Germany
2008
Japan Release "Magnum Photos"
Diverse theatres in Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukoaka, Okinawa. Theatrical release of „Magnum Photos“
Japan
2012
Galerie Westlicht
Austria
2021
DFF - German Film Institute and Film Museum e.V.
Germany
2021
Fotofestival Nuremberg
Germany
PRESS
"Artfully weaves together a sort of history of Magnum Photos. An excellent video ... [on] photography's changing role. It will inspire undergraduates and fire up bored professionals. Filmmaker Reiner Holzemer deserves a round of applause. Highly recommended."
Educational Media Reviews Online
International Documentary Association
Festival Focus: Berlinale 2007
Magnum Photos: The Changing of a Myth brought out the tensions within the group at the turn of the century, as well as the continuing documentary fascination of their work, in finding the right frame.
Artechock
Magnum Photos – The changing of a Myth
As the first director in the history of Magnum Reiner Holzemer was allowed to shoot the entire course of an annual meeting..
