Protagonist

Berlin, in an alternative present. Rora drifts through a lifeless routine as a corporate consultant: printing, sipping instant coffee, having sex. After reaching a tipping point, she takes mental health leave and is replaced by a double. As the double’s performance of Rora’s life slips from precision into obsession, a strange bond forms between them.

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Cast:

Serafina Sampu – Rora / Double

Baonan Wang – Ui

Arthur Chruszcz – Boyfriend

Nadine Milzner – Boss

Hyun Wanner – Perfume Representative

Script:

Nathalie Seidl

Regieassistenz:

Ali Motamedi Dehbarez

Camera:

Ari Salazar

Producer:

Tanya Tsyganova

Sound:

Teri Mirbaha

Tondesign:

Luka Barajević

Editing:

Celine Jünger

Grading:

Sergi Sanchez Rodriguez

Music:

Ellie Lizbeth Brown

Kostüm (Credit):

Anna Philippa Müller

Zeichnungen:

Niklas Buescher

Film info

Direction:

Nathalie Seidl

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2026

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German or English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

19.06 min

The Sugar Tower

Five Romanian seasonal workers share a hotel room on the outskirts of a German city. Cami finds a figurine that resembles her, sparking uncertainty about her place. She longs to break away, but hesitates. Outside, a confident young woman moves effortlessly through the world. Rici, the youngest, withdraws to his hiding place each night – until one morning, he wakes in an unfamiliar landscape. Time has passed.

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Cast:

Hanitra Wagner

Voicu Dumitras

George Birsan

Johannes Krimmel

Ramona Olasz

Greta Schneider

Jörg Maske

Leo Geisler

Margrit Traupe

Script:

Hedda Bednarszky

Camera:

Philip Müller

Producer:

Henry Kho

Sound:

Marta Piras

Tondesign:

Shadi Farid

Jonathan Lubasch

Editing:

Hedda Bednarszky

Film info

Direction:

Hedda Bednarszky

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

Romanian and German with German or English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

19 min

Under the Moon we kissed like in the Movies

Two women. Two actresses. Two lovers. Two relationships. One at the beginning and one at the end.

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Cast:

Dilan Gezaza – Lisa

Susana Abdulmajid – Sara

Eva Medusa Gühne – Therapist

Murilo Basso – Director

Script:

Paulo Menezes

Dilan Gezaza

Susana Abdulmajid

Camera:

Maayane Bouhnik

Editing:

Lorenzo Petracchi

Producer:

Paulo Menezes

Sound:

Franziska Neumeister

Film info

Direction:

Paulo Menezes

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

Arabic, English and German with English or German subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

22 min

Adem

Haunted by someone else’s memories, a construction worker in Germany searches for a way to send them to Kosovo.

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Cast:

Trsitan Halilaj

Ajet Blakcorri

Tomas Kutinjač

Pero Radicic

Christian Bojidar

Hasan Tasgin

Mexhid Mramori

Skender Rrafshi

Aliji Ajrulla

Script:

Edona Ademi

Camera:

Regina Wiebe

Editing:

Sabrina Rücker

Producer:

Edona Ademi

Sound:

Fabian Saul

Wouter Rentema

Film info

Direction:

Edona Ademi

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2026

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

Albanian with German or English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

14.30 min

Clouds

A young woman sets out in search of the poet's place in the world. Meanwhile a view on old Berlin's cityscape becomes visible in the background

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Cast:

Fanny Neumayr

Joan Bachs

Script:

Paula Allhorn

Regieassistenz:

Marta Piras

Camera:

Jonathan Deges

Sound:

Celine Jünger

Tondesign:

Astrid Hohle Hansen

Producer:

Luana Almeida Pees

Editing:

Marta Piras

Continuity:

Maya Marx

Kostüm (Credit):

Anna Roy Winder Salling

Film info

Direction:

Paula Allhorn

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

15.22 min

Vanity Pig Trail

Three playground chats. One strict mom, one spineless dad, and a lot of inherited damage. A dark comedy about parenting — and pretending you know what you’re doing.

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Cast:

Nicole Ratjen – Triple Threat Mom

Tendai Pasipanodya – Recipe Mother

Josh Telson – Taekwondo Father

Daniel Stern – Squishy Dad

Taona Sewing – Boy

Script:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Camera:

David Schmitt

Tondesign:

Nils Plambeck

Grading:

Ana María Ormaza

Editing:

Annika Mayer

1. Kameraassistenz:

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

12.5 min

Mild Sexual Reference

At a wedding, one table becomes the site of three quietly catastrophic conversations. An attempted flirtation runs headfirst into harsh reality. A reunion turns into a blame game with no winners. A compliment about the catering is mistaken for a romantic overture, and everything unravels from there.

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Cast:

Brian Kapell – Flirter

Matilde Keizer – Flirtee

Caroline Clifford – Dumper

Antonia Bär – Dumpee

Nicole Ratjen – Gourmand

Trevor Silverstein – Gourmet

Script:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Camera:

Paul Näther

Tondesign:

Nils Plambeck

Grading:

Ana María Ormaza

Editing:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

12.57 min

Open House Interior

At a house viewing, three tense conversations unfold: a father and son clash over boundaries, a couple spiral into brutal honesty, and a polite exchange about the property turns racially charged. Meanwhile, a young girl watches from the sidelines with quiet judgment.

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Cast:

Sofia Troncoso Barcelo – Girl

Noah Telson – Son

Brian Kapell – Father

Matilde Keizer – Girlfriend

Trevor Silverstein – Boyfriend

Dan Stern – Former Tenant

Chris Hennie – Guy With Questions

Script:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Camera:

Sabine Balnat

Tondesign:

Nils Plambeck

Grading:

Ana María Ormaza

Editing:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

14.49 min

Nosejob

Kira wants a nose just like Marlene Dietrich. Together with her brother Lino, who doesn't really seem to want anything at all, she checks into a hotel on the outskirts of Berlin, which otherwise seems to only be populated by a big band. In the dark of night, Kira and Lino ambush - with stockings over their heads and pepper spray in their hands - a notorious loan shark, the Viennese, in the back alley of a rundown gambling hall. The stick-up succeeds, but Lino's nose breaks. And to make matters worse, the Viennese and his colleague, the Butcher, are on their way to the far-off hotel to retrieve what rightfully belongs to the Austrian crime syndicate.

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Cast:

Marie Tragousti – Kira

Antonis Antoniadis – Lino

Joshua Bader – Viennese

Oliver Kraushaar – Butcher

Amelie Schmidt – Hotel Receptionist

Franco Toledo – Saxophonist

Script:

Leo Geisler

Camera:

Regina Wiebe

Editing:

Anton Buzal

Producer:

Luana Almeida Pees

Sound:

Sabrina Rücker

Music:

Arthur Clees

Janne Nicolas

Film info

Direction:

Leo Geisler

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,78

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German and English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

18.33 min