When east suddenly appears to be west

The location of the deserted „Motor Pool Grünau“ in Berlin-Lichtenberg inspired the young director Ki Bun to raise the question: what causes the end of a form of society in an individual – if the new form of society suddenly seems to have no more room for the individual? What happens to a person, whose long-lasting working place does not exist anymore overnight whereby his life-task and social value is questioned – whose existence is suddenly expendable? Finding that one of the most difficult tasks of life is to be anchored in the “here and now” as people are torn between the longing look into the past and the worried look into the future, the filmmaker is mainly interested in the emotional level of a person who is seemingly unable to let the past go and therefore ends up in an identity crisis. The director, who up until now has worked in a scenic way, addresses this subject in fragmentary atmospheric imagery and sound on three different screens in the shape of a video installation, that intentionally offers the viewers their own space for thoughts.

Credits

Script:

Ki Bun

Katharina Diessner

Editing:

Christian Kuss

Sound:

Markus Boehm

Film info

Genre:

Experimentalfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2011

Shooting format:

1:2 4K Red

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

no dialogue

Version:

OV

Runtime:

15

Uh, it’s great here!

Credits

Cast:

Alexis Waltz

Aleksandre Koberidze

Franz Rogowski

Christin Freitag

Carlos Bustamante

Gregory Stauffer

Ramon Zürcher

Silvan Zürcher

Julian Radlmaier

Jan Bachmann

Moritz Bachmann

Tatjana Kononenko

Giorgi Korkashvili

Lisa Kreißler

Mareike Ruhl

Script:

Jan Bachmann

Camera:

Matilda Mester

Producer:

Martin Danisch

Aleksandre Koberidze

Sound:

Aaron Ghantus

Music:

Moritz Bachmann

Editing:

Jan Bachmann

Film info

Direction:

Jan Bachmann

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2011

Shooting format:

S 16mm

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

21

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Robert’s TV is broken. Without TV he can’t sleep. Robert lives in a world of absurd job centre measures with no connection to any kind of reality. He participates although he only wants one thing: sleep.

Credits

Cast:

Markus Egger

Lydia Dykie

Mex Schlüpfer

Patrick Wengenroth

Script:

Sadek Asseily

Camera:

Carmen Treichl

Producer:

France Orsenne

Gregor Sauter

Sound:

Moritz Cappelman

Film info

Direction:

Giorgi Korkashvili

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH in Ko-Produktion mit dem Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb)

Production:

2014

Shooting format:

HD (Arri Alexa)

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

32

The Last Man In Renow

Richard, a 40 year old farmer has lived all his life in Renow, Brandenburg where the only attractions are a red-light bar and the small village church, dreams of a life in Las Vegas. When he drunkenly shoots the brother of imprisoned Branco, leader of the dreaded motorcycle gang “Death Raisers”, he digs his own grave because Branco is shortly to be released and swears bloody revenge. Leiche has, meanwhile, taken over the leader’s jacket and prepares the village for a showdown. Those who have not left the village years ago quickly start leaving now. Richard can only count on Marie, whose life he had once saved. In the barn, Richard and Branco, the two protagonists, meet and discover that they aren’t really in control of the situation.

Credits

Cast:

Ahmad Zaher

Heinz Hellmich

Buddy Elias

Jan-Geerd Buss

Georg Tryphon

Silke Matthias

Yekta Arman

Samir Fuchs

Script:

Mehdi Benhadj-Djilali

Camera:

Marian Engel

Sound:

Heiko Lohman

Music:

Nils Frahm

Tondesign:

Niklas Kammertöns

Editing:

Anja Siemens

Film info

Direction:

Oleg Assadulin

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2004

Shooting format:

Digi Beta

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

Inner City

Construction workers Marcin and Jan finished their job on a construction in no man's land. Down-to-earth Marcin persuades his dreamy colleage Jan to do an excursion to the city center. The different views onto the city collide at bus stops and in busses. While Marcin wants to explain his colleage which side a construction worker´s bread is buttered on, Jan is affected by observations and impressions. A specials mood arises which is only possible while travelling through the foreign city. The conversation sweeps to collecting mushrooms and the forests of childhood holidays, until they have a shared moment at the destination of their short trip.

Credits

Cast:

Maciak Kawecki

Andrzej Fikus

Annegret Steioff

Script:

Alexis Waltz

Camera:

Nicolai Wolf

Producer:

Luis Singer

Sound:

Theo Wolf

Robin Leo Knauth

Simon Konrad

Editing:

Maxim Lebedev

Film info

Direction:

Maxim Lebedev

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

ARTE

Production:

2010

Shooting format:

HD

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

Polish with german & english subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

7

Jonathan James Thomas Highlane

I really don’t remember when I first met him – he’s my half-brother, after all. But I can count my memories of Thomas on the fingers of two hands. I remember that feeling I used to get when he came to visit us - that there was someone more like me than anyone else I know.

Credits

Cast:

Script:

Nadja Caroline Heidinger

Camera:

Markus Koob

Nadja Caroline Heidinger

Jenny-Lou Ziegel

Producer:

Jana Elena Prinz

Editing:

Nadja Caroline Heidinger

Sound:

Guido Bornemann

Michael Müller

Garip Özdem

Tommi Schneefuß

Johannes Schmelzer-Zieringe

Music:

Manuel Mera

Film info

Direction:

Nadja Caroline Heidinger

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2013

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,78

Sound format:

DolbyDigital

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

84

Delay

“DELAY” is a five-minute film that observes the infectious impact of encounters between strangers. After an excessive outburst of verbal violence which may be equated with a physical violation, the female protagonist is therefore dependant to transform her rage into physical energy by breathing it away. Only due to a traffic lights forced stop the pain seems to be allowed to break through.

Credits

Cast:

Angela Schubot

Gerdy Zint

Script:

Nike Ritter

Camera:

Paul Rohlfs

Editing:

Luise Makarov

Nike Ritter

Producer:

Xenia Brauer

Sound:

Jörg Daniel

Music:

Liebe Stag

Film info

Direction:

Luise Makarov

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2012

Shooting format:

HD

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby Sorround 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

5

The ground is Lava

Although everything is in order in sixteen-year-old Charlottes life, she invents dramatic stories to show her innermost feelings. Lola on the contrary is more withdrawn. She does not tell her best friend about the depressive periods of her mum who drinks and has long ago been to work. Lola carries hard on her secret burden, whilst Charlotte brings herself into more and more trouble with her invented stories.

Credits

Cast:

Isa- Maria Schlüter – Lola

Mira Wegert – Charlotte

Denis Alevi – Philipp

Ferdinand Lehmann – Peter

Kathleen Gallego Zapata – Lolas Mutter Hilde

Hans Brückner – Charlottes Vater Matthias

Rike Eckerman – Charlottes Mutter Ina

Björn Bugri – Rolf

Matthias Weidenhöfer – Stefan

Bodo Müller – Bademeister

Angela Hobrig – Ärztin

Aliya Loeb – Paula

Script:

Laura Lackmann Popescu

Camera:

Markus Koob

Producer:

Lena Vurma

Anne Kathrin Lewerenz

Editing:

Katrin Hembus

Sound:

Stefan Blosche

Tondesign:

Hannes Marget

Tonmischung:

Hannes Marget

Kostüm (Credit):

Alexandre Corazzola

Herstellungsleitung:

Andreas Louis

Film info

Direction:

Laura Lackmann Popescu

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2012

Shooting format:

HD

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,78

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

28

Days of Saturn

Thies lives with hies Girlfriend Isa and their 3 year old daughter Ella in Berlin. He is depressive and takes medication. After Isa left for work, he´s alone with his daughter and is getting more and more into the depression. He isn´t able to take part in life or to leave the bed. After a while he decides to give away Ella and to confront himself with his fear.

Credits

Cast:

Bijan Zamani

Julischka Eichel

Kara Köpf

Eray Egilmez

Script:

Sara Bungartz

Camera:

Jesse Mazuch

Producer:

France Orsenne

Editing:

Karsten Weissenfels

Jonas Rothlaender

Sara Bungartz

Sound:

Jerome Huber

Film info

Direction:

Sara Bungartz

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH in Ko-Produktion mit dem Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb)

Production:

2013

Shooting format:

35mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

stereo 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

29