When Better Letters met ...
Josef Samuel,
Vienna’s Last Signpainter

Vienna-based graphic designer Tom Koch teamed up with Better Letters to produce the second in their series of biopics about veteran sign painters. This short film celebrates the life and times of Vienna's last sign painter, Josef Samuel.

Producer: Sam Roberts
Director: Tom Koch
Cinematography, Editing: Philipp Hezoucky / OHIL Film
Location Sound Mixer: Christoph Pichler / rotbart
Sound Design: Paul Matyas / Slivomat
Narrator: Stuart Freeman

In the film, Stuart Freeman visits Europe’s only sign painting museum where the permanent exhibit shows unique works from four generations of the Samuel family, dating from 1877. Josef Samuel then takes viewers on an historical journey to a bygone era, sharing his expertise and providing insights into life as a Viennese sign painter.

Austria, 2018, 15 min.

Screenings

16. August 2018: Letterheads London Festival, Opening Night
19. September 2018: London Design Festival (Bankside Design District) Jerwood Space
5. Oktober 2018: OFFF Vienna, Gösserhallen, Wien
6. Oktober 2018: OFFF Vienna, Gösserhallen, Wien
16. November 2018: Collective Letterheads Filmnight, Boyne Hill CC, Maidenhead
24. Mai 2019: Typografische Gesellschaft Austria, Designforum Wien

OFFF 3

Screening
OFFF Vienna

Die OFFF Barcelona hat sich in den letzten 17 Jahren als eines der weltweit führenden Festivals für Grafikdesign, visuelle Kommunikation und digitale Kunst etabliert und gastierte in Metropolen wie London, New York oder Moskau. Vom 5. bis 6. Oktober kam sie erstmals nach Wien, unser Film wurde an beiden Tagen gescreent.
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Screening
London Design
Festival

For this year’s London Design Festival, Better Letters are hosting a triple bill featuring two recent short biopics celebrating the life and times of three retired signwriters, Stan Wilkinson, Josef Samuel and Cliff Headford (RIP).

Hosted by Jerwood Space within the Bankside Design District, there will be an opportunity to share a drink and ask questions of those involved in the making of these films.

19. September, Jerwood Space

Screening
London Letterheads

Festival

Vom 16. bis 19. August trafen sich beim 43. Letterheads Festival in London über 200 Signwriter aus 30 Ländern und fünf Kontinenten. Am Eröffnungsabend des Festivals wurde unser Film über Josef Samuel, den letzten Schildermaler Wiens, erstmals gescreent.

Drehwoche

Für unsere Dokumentation “When Better Letters met ... Josef Samuel, Vienna’s Last Signpainter” besucht Stuart Freeman Europas einziges Schildermaler Museum.

Finding Forte Ghostletters Vienna

When Better Letters met ... Josef Samuel, Vienna’s Last Signpainter