Un documentaire sur le festival va être filmé en vue de la réalisation d'un film 3D
WACKEN 3D - louder than hell
set to shoot in July and August
‘WACKEN 3D - louder than hell’, a no holds barred exploration of the legendary Wacken
Open Air, the biggest heavy metal festival of the world, will shoot in July and August this
year. Director Nobert Heitker’s feature doc, shot by Producer and Director of Photography
Tomas Erhart in stereoscopic, “true” 3D will give audiences a chance to experience Wacken
– the fans, the music, the unique atmosphere – in the most intimate way.
Wacken is a true one-off. Beyond description. Every year, for three days in August, a sleepy
farming village in the middle of the Northern German countryside becomes the epicenter of
the metal universe. Almost 75,000 metal heads from around the globe invade the Wacken
Open Air to pay homage to the greatest bands of the international metal scene.
The first Wacken Open Air in 1990 attracted less than 800 attendees but since then it has
grown every year. Now it is the biggest open air festival of its kind. Tickets are sold out within
days – long before all of the participating bands are announced.
Much has been written and documented about the festival. But what exactly makes Wacken so
special? What gives it its magic – its soul? It is hard to answer these questions in mere words or
anecdotes. If you want to understand Wacken you have to experience it.
‘WACKEN 3D - louder than hell’ will allow audiences to do precisely that, taking them right
into the thick of it. Norbert Heitker, Tomas Erhart and their team will cover this year’s
complete Wacken Open Air around the clock, using 18 state of the art 3D cameras.
The film will go way beyond the POV of the normal festival attendees. It will take the
audience backstage to meet the bands before they perform, watching the faces of thousands
of excited fans, feeling the crowd-surfing up close. The cameras will cover through the metal
battles and the oompah music of the “Wacken Firefighters.” And, of course, an intimate
portrait of the festival fans – their stories, their outifits, their tents, and how they party.
WACKEN 3D will of course be filming the pivot of these three days – the humongous stage
shows of the greatest metal bands on earth.
Norbert Heitker has many years of experience under his belt, directing music films and
commercials. He has won numerous awards and accolades, including two Echos for films
with the bands “Rammstein” and “Die Ärzte.”
WACKEN 3D is produced by Tomas Erhart / Jumpseat 3D plus Germany, who is also the
director of photography, and Stefan Schubert of WÜSTE FILM. The production is backed by
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderung Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein,
Filmförderungsanstalt and Deutscher Filmförderfonds.
WACKEN 3D will be released in Germany in spring of 2014 and distributed by NFP
marketing & distribution*.
The Wacken Open Air 2013 is from August 1st to 3rd. The team will shoot from July 22 to
August 5 (production period).
For further information on the festival and the participating bands go to:
www.wacken.com, or
via ICS FESTIVAL SERVICE GMBH, Anna Lorenz
lorenz@ics-int.com / +49 4627 183811
Further Information (International): Charles McDonald
Charles@charlesmcdonald.co.uk
(44) 407 736 3445
Further Information (Germany): Philipp Graf, boxfish films
graf@boxfish-films.de / +49 30 44044 753
For worldwide distribution please contact: Christoph Ott,
NFP marketing & distribution
c.ott@NFP.de / +49 30 23255 4213.