A film festival showing early 35mm film with a carbon arc projector, accompanied by live music and a screening of a new film work by a special invited contemporary visual artist.

Kalbjärga Gård is situated near Langhammars nature reserve; this tranquil setting gives the festival a special atmosphere and adds to the whole experience of seeing early film.

PROGRAM:

35 MM FILM
L’ours et la sentinelle (1903), Les flammes diaboliques (1907), Ruth et Boaz (1910), Ingeborg Holm (1913), Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1917), Oidentifierad Lofoten (192?), Fiskodling i dammar (1922), En gammal teaterklenod (1928)    

The festivals projectionists are Teo Leff and Tia Marklund.

Accompanied by live music performed by:
Lisa Ulléen, Nina De Henney, Gul Tre (Leo Svensson, Johan Arrias, Henrik Olsson), Kristian Holmgren, Matti Bye, Varg, AnnaMelina

KATARINA LÖFSTRÖM
Avoid  (2013),  Downhill  (2015)

MAGICA LATERNA SHOW
Hanna & Bert Gradin

SKAPA KOLLEKTIV FILM
Scratch and paint on 35mm film that will be projected later during the festival

18.00 —
Bar and food    
Entrance 200 SEK (free for children under 12)

For more information:
http://www.mattibye.com/kalbjarga-film-festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/103708246884585/?active_tab=about

SMiLE! Presents:
A Night of Beautiful Music at the Magical Garden

with

HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTZ (Christof Certik & Rob Campanella)
ADRIAN BOURGEOIS
MATTI BYE (Sweden)
MAYYA & The Revolutionary Hell Yeah (SF)
BABY COPPERHEAD (NY)

Doors 7pm
Music 8pm

Hosted by The Peach Cobbler Gang
Suggested donation $10-20

The Magical Garden is a lovely private venue in the Hollywood Knolls. If you'd like to attend, you MUST rsvp to herrneilson@gmail.com

For more details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/210093112810810/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&pnref=story

3 JUNE, 2017 @ SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO

19:00  Battleship Potemkin (1925), 1h9m
Matti Bye Ensemble + Lau Nau
More info

4 JUNE, 2017 @ SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO

12:00  Terje Vigen (1917), 1h5m
Matti Bye Ensemble + Lau Nau
More info

7 JUNE, 2017 @ THE CINEFAMILY, LOS ANGELES

19:30  The Phantom Carriage (1921), 1h44m
Matti Bye solo piano
More info

My back catalogue and old record releases are now available for physical purchase in one place!  Prior record CD releases such as "Drömt", "Körkarlen" and "The Joyless Street”, plus more recent vinyl offerings such as the soundtracks to "Den Allvarsamma Leken" (A Serious Game) and  “Faro”, plus "Elephant & Castle" (Matti Bye, Mattias Olsson & Martina Hoogland Ivanow) and "Speculum" by Maailma (Matti Bye, Lau Nau & Kristian Holmgren).  Visit the Klangbox webshop HERE

"Det blåser på månen" is a play that will be shown on Dramaten, in Stockholm with start from 21 Januari until the middle of May with music by Matti Bye.

For more information:
http://www.dramaten.se/repertoar/det-blaser-pa-manen/

The soundtrack by Matti Bye composed to Häxan: Whichcraft Through the Ages from 1922 was voted for the Authors' Jury at 2016 Rimusicazioni Film Festival with the motivation:

“Matti Bye’s soundtrack for the film "Häxan" stood out for the way it enhanced the content of the film’s sequences to maximum effect, intimately complementing the theme, atmosphere and various elements in the scenes. The central musical theme, while remaining consistent, ranges between highly evocative free allusions and thematic uniformity in a bewitching flow of wide-ranging sequences, without ever losing expressive tension.”

Read more about the nominations and winners here:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/rimusicazioni-film-festival/rff-xvii-2016-the-winners/1812292112360956

"Den allvarsamma leken" reviewed at Aftonposten by Ingrid Åbergsjord with great mentions about the music: 

"Filmens fremste styrke er likevel Matti Byes originalskrevne musikk. Den prisbelønte komponisten og stumfilmpianisten har skapt tolv instrumentalstykker, som får noen av scenene til å fly."

Read the full review here:
http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Den-allvarsamma-leken-Kjarlighet-i-rastloshetens-tid-608212b.html

The original soundtrack from the motion picture "Den Allvarsamma Leken" (A Serious Game) with music composed by Matti Bye is already released digitally via Cosmos Music but is now finally available as a limited edition vinyl LP and can be found in following stores:

An Ideal for Living
Södermannagatan 19, Stockholm

Nostalgipalatset
Sankt Eriksgatan 101, Stockholm

Pet Sounds
Skånegatan 53, Stockholm

Record Mania
Östgötagatan 2, Stockholm

Not living in Stockholm? Order a copy online by sending an e-mail to john@tonaserenad.com

Matti Bye — Den Allvarsamma Leken LP
€15.00 + shipping

Here are upcoming shows for October and November at Cinemateket, Stockholm with the theme Japanese silent films.

Matti Bye: Elephant Made The Piano EP out on 1631 Recordings 16 September. For further information, please visit 1631 Recordings website: http://kning-disk.myshopify.com/collections/1631-recordings
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4eh8we2oRXritSDrPNuA1P