Anyways

HANS (54) died. His ex wife CONNY (33) is now in charge of their daugther LEO (10). After their divorce Leo spent most of her time with her father Hans. Conny is overwhelmed by the new circumstances. Her way of dealing with the loss is supression instead of grieving. From then on, Conny tries to manage her full time job as a stage designer and constantly being on the phone while also taking care of her daughter. As accomplices of an unconventionel lifestyle, Conny and Leo find a new and unique form of a mother and daughter relationship.

Credits

Cast:

Ina Tempel

Emma Frieda Brüggler

Lutz Blochberger

Marie-Lou Sellem

Trystan Wyn Pütter

Benjamin Lew Klon

Script:

Annika Pinske

Camera:

David Schmitt

Producer:

Annika Pinske

Julia Golembiowski

Sound:

Tim Roth

Music:

MARIA KAMUTZKI

Woods

Film info

Direction:

Annika Pinske

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2015

Shooting format:

RED Code RAW

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

27

Cut

In this coming of age portrait we observe Paula and how the relationship to her adored sister Antonia starts to fall apart. The distance becomes clear as the two meet again for Christmas. Paula's life has taken a way of its own and Antonia fails to recognize her younger sister's development. Due to the lack of attention Paula decides to take matters into her own hands.

Credits

Cast:

Malwina Hanna Wiesniewska

Nora Dörries

Thomas B. Hoffmann

Johanna Fassbender

Camera:

Carmen Treichl

Editing:

Reinaldo Pinto Almeida

Producer:

Tara Biere

Sound:

Patrick Pilz

Film info

Direction:

Jasco Viefhues

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2012

Shooting format:

35mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

5

Etage X

An accidental meeting in an elevator at a department store leads two older women to their limits and forces them to improvise by the time the elevator gets stuck.

Credits

Cast:

Eva Medus Gühne – Hille

MORGANA MUSES – Elsa

Script:

Francy Fabritz

Camera:

Sarah Vetter

Producer:

Eike Eckold

Sound:

Frank Behnke

Film info

Direction:

Francy Fabritz

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2016

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

14

Dead Silence

Credits

Cast:

Dieter Frey

Thomas Bourgeois

Evamaria Jahn

Camera:

Henning Brümmer

Producer:

Florian Aigner

Henning Brümmer

Sound:

Juri von Krause

Film info

Direction:

Florian Aigner

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

German, French

Version:

OV

Runtime:

78

Sponges

“Who do you love more, your mother or your wife?” ; “Where is my money?”- Four dalmatians philosophyze about risk, trust, family and life. 300 years ago a Greek priest came to a Croatian island and showed the population how to harvest the Sea for sponges. Our protagonists belong to the families who are still diving.

Credits

Script:

Saša Orešković

Camera:

Saša Orešković

Sebastian Govorčin

Producer:

Patricija Günther

Saša Orešković

Film info

Direction:

Saša Orešković

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany/ Croatia

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2013

Shooting format:

HD

Screening format:

1:178

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1.78

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

Croatian

Version:

OV

Runtime:

25

Ember glow

Jenny is 15 and freaking angry. After her dad´s death, her depressed mother drags her to a jerkwater town at the Baltic Sea. Jenny rebels in throwing wild parties and skipping school, until she meets Joey, who seems to deal with even bigger problems…

Credits

Cast:

Jorinde Lea Miller

Dominik Görlach

Marlène Meyer-Dunker

Gerdy Zint

Antonio Wannek

Script:

Katja Sambeth

Vanda Molnar

Camera:

Gaetan Varone

Producer:

Katja Sambeth

Nadja Beilenhoff

Editing:

Andrea Wenzler

Hannah Schwegel

Sound:

Bernhard Köpke

Music:

Johannes Malfatti

Film info

Direction:

Katja Sambeth

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

DFFB, DjangoFilms, Nadja Beilenhoff, Katja Sambeth

Production:

2015

Shooting format:

Alexa

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Festivals:

25. filmkunstfest Mecklenburg Vorpommern (05.-10.05.2015)

38. Internationalen Kinderfilmfestivals LUCAS (27.09.-04.10.15)

26. Kinofest Lünen (12.-15.11.2015)

33rd BUFF Film Festival (14.-19.03.16)

Jaffna International Cinema Festival (23.-27.09.16)

Runtime:

82

Viktoria

Viktoria, a driven champion of the wheelchair racing, works hard and devotedly for the next Paralympic games with her team. But something strange is happening in her legs. She discovers she can actually walk. Lost and confused, she continues to train hard, hiding the new fact from everyone, including from herself. But her results in training get worse. In her despair, she works extra hours alone. Until she ends up being discovered by one of the team members. Together they share her secret. But soon things seem to get out of hand.

Credits

Cast:

Anjorka Strechel – Viktoria

Anton Spieker – Michael

Michael Kind – Ray

Sabine Werner – Mother

Script:

Mónica Lima

Gonçalo Branco

Camera:

David Wilhelm Schmitt

Producer:

Luise Hauschild

Editing:

Mónica Lima

Sound:

Hannes Marget

Film info

Direction:

Mónica Lima

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2016

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby Surround

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

30

Splendid Bodies

SVEN, a self-made Pornfilmmaker goes out on the hunt to find new faces for his casting couch.

Credits

Cast:

Bertram Maxim Gärtner – Sven

Viktoria Ngotse – Zoe

Vanessa Richter – Anja

Paulina Bachmann – Tatianna

Script:

Tim Kochs

Camera:

Daniel Rink

Producer:

Senem Göcmen

Editing:

Rocco di Mento

Sound:

Miguel Caroli

Music:

Twin Futuro

Film info

Direction:

Tim Kochs

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2015

Shooting format:

RED

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

12

Guillo

"The price of freedom is loneliness". Guillo. Guillo escaped a comfortable city life and went to Capurgana, a remote Colombian town on the back of the Darien Gap, near the border with Panama. Now he lives his old age at the Aguacate Bay. Farther away than before, lonelier, without electricity and far form the society, which he finds horrible. The simplicity of his life style makes us question our way of living and gives us a picture of what happiness can look like.

Credits

Script:

Carlos Andrés López

Camera:

Carlos Andrés López

Producer:

Carlos Andrés López

2nd Unit Kamera:

Luis Antonio Delgado

Carlos Andrés López

Music:

Luis Antonio Delgado

Film info

Direction:

Carlos Andrés López

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany, Colombia

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2016

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Surround 5.1

Language:

Spanish with english subtitles

Version:

OV

Runtime:

40