“How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?” is the first feature film focused on the architect Norman Foster and it will be the beginning of a series of productions on the key figures of the art and culture of the XXI century. The film shows Norman Foster’s journey from Manchester to a global practice. It talks about architecture, and why it matters, and how difficult it is to do it well. Norman Foster has rewritten the rules of architecture. His vision and unswerving passion for excellence have created some of the most exceptional structures of our times. Architecture comes alive.

Foster’s projects are photographed in a cinematic style that seeks to bring the spectacular nature of their size and scale to the big screen. It also speaks to the specialists and the priesthood of design, but it is not just for them. It speaks to everybody who has ever been excited by a work of art, or who has understood that some spaces have special qualities that others do not share. It’s for everybody who has been excited by the daring of a bridge, jutting out into space, or by the spectacle of a skyscraper that can define the identity of a city. It portrays how the world of art has influenced Foster and how Foster has brought the world of art into his design. Art, for the sake of the pleasure if gives and how, when combined with architecture, it leads to something greater and more uplifting that the sum of the two. It celebrates the special qualities of some of the most extraordinary structures of our times, and explores what it was that made them possible

Awards:
San Sebastian, Spain, 2010 - Best European Documentary
Docville Film Festival, Belgium, 2010 - Jury Award for the Best International Documentary
Nomination for Goya Award for the Best Documentary Feature in 2011
Jury prize in Valenciennes Film  Festival 2011 , France
Golden Panda Award for Best Photography at Sichuan TV Film Festival 2011, China

Upcoming Festival Screenings
Budapest Architecture Film Days   29th March – 1st April
Docaviv  Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel - May 3-12

Past Festivals
World Premiere - Berlinale 2010, Panorama Section
Melbourne International Film Festival
Montreal Films Monde Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Istanbul International Film Festival
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Bangkok Design Film Festival
Design Indaba
Eesti Kunstimuuseum,
Guadalajara Film Festival