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Vio­len­ta

Violenta: A purple planet where nature grows wild. All living beings share a communal synchronicity, balanced with their individual existence. One of the inhabitants dies, and the others perform a funerary ritual. In Violenta, love is expressed through eating each other in endosymbiosis. We experience a journey through the universe and microverse of this circular nature.

Credits

Cast:

Laurean Wagner – Blueberry

Joao Alves – Raspberry

Josephine Lange – Huckleberry

Fred Aaron Blake – Strawberry

Likabari – Gooseberry

Script:

Karl Neubart

Javier Imaginario

Camera:

Karl Neubart

Producer:

Javier Imaginario

Karl Neubart

Yoav Rolef

Pearl Herbert

Sound:

Sebastian Erdman

Music:

Sebastian Erdman

Editing:

Javier Imaginario

Film info

Direction:

Javier Imaginario

Genre:

Experimentalfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

no dialogue

Version:

OV

Runtime:

12 min

 

Lost in Helsin­ki

Actually we wanted to make a different film, but due to certain circumstances and a law change, we were not allowed to continue our journey and got stuck in Helsinki. Sara was reminded of many similar situations in her life, where she got rejected and was not allowed certain things so we decided to sum up some examples and combine documentation and animation as an excerpt and sample which stands for so many BIPOC people and their experiences.

Credits

Script:

Sara Fazilat

Antonia Lange

Camera:

Antonia Lange

Editing:

Antonia Lange

Sara Fazilat

Producer:

Sara Fazilat

Tondesign:

Guy Henderson

Music:

Zeina Azouqah

Film info

Direction:

Sara Fazilat & Antonia Lange

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Ko-Produktion mit Third Culture Kids

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English, German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

28.53 min

The Future of the Past

The unnamed narrator goes on a journey that begins with the first space landing on the planet Earth and continues with conversations about the universe, politics, and hatred. She is like a ghost, as she returns to the places where she grew up; places that no longer exist and probably will never exist again. In some places, the narrator meets different people. The thought "The absence of the future has already begun" is revived in their conversations, as well as the consequences of the war and the questions of the coexistence of humanity with itself. The narrator dares to dream about the future while immersing us in the present, which has changed our future forever.

Credits

Cast:

Nicole Medvecka

Anatoliy Makovsky

Oleksander Chernov

Vitalii Matukhno

Svitlana Medvecka

Oleksander Medvecky

Gabriella Medvecka

Camera:

Nicole Medvecka

Editing:

Nicole Medvecka

Executive Producer:

Andreas Louis

Music:

Nastya Vogan

Film info

Direction:

Nicole Medvecka

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,78

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

English, Ukrainian, Russian

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

45 min

Into Trou­bled Waters

During a graduation party before everybody leaves town, Torge, the village car-mechanic, shows up unexpectedly to say goodbye to his ex-girlfriend Frieda, who is off to the city to study. While Torge is waiting for Frieda to talk to him, the party unfolds as the graduates hold on to their last night together while trying to imagine what the future holds in store.

Credits

Cast:

Antonis Antoniadis

Shirin Lilly Eissa

Jonathan Lade

Jonathan Stolze

Via Jikeli

Michel Diercks

Sylvia Schwarz

Script:

Lasse Holdhus

Amélie Czerwenka

Camera:

Lukas Eylandt

Editing:

Lena Köhler

Producer:

Lisa Roling

Sound:

Juan Ramirez

Film info

Direction:

Lasse Holdhus

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Surround 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

39 min

Skin on con­crete

Police officer Leda (30) is resolute in trying to help homeless girl Fiola (15), found heavily abused on the premises of an industrial park. As Fiola refuses any sort of aid, this unravels Leda’s obsession to be her savior. Against all rules, Leda takes the girl home and tries to get her to open up. But Fiola disobeys and tries to escape Leda’s protective captivity. The policewoman sees only one way for the girl to take back control over her life - by forcing Fiola to confront her assaulter.

Credits

Cast:

Ruby Commey – Leda

Liselotte Krieger – Fiola

Sinan Özarslan – Emre

Lasse Lehmann – Frank

Script:

Marijana Verhoef

Camera:

Selma von Polheim Gravesen

Producer:

Elena Zurbuch

Sinan Özarslan

Editing:

Sebastian Lempe

Music:

Benedikt Schiefer

Film info

Direction:

Marijana Verhoef

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

2:1

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German, English

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

25 min

Sli­mane

In a near future Germany, queer people become, even more, marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison. As a first stop he visits Ava, his best friend, who didn’t expect to see him. The world keeps falling apart and fear seems to defeat hope.

Credits

Cast:

Akin Victor – Omar

Banafshe Hourmazdi – Ava

Script:

Carlos Pereira

Camera:

Karim Marold

Editing:

Vanessa Heeger

Producer:

Carlotta Cornehl

Clara Puhlmann

Film info

Direction:

Carlos Pereira

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Super 16

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

19.1 min

I, Daniel

The attempt to shoot a portrait of Daniel, an outsider musician, fails when he begins to establish his own terms and conditions. The relationship between filmmaker and protagonist moves more and more into focus and thus their different needs and intentions behind doing this film

Credits

Camera:

Julia Milz

Editing:

Julia Milz

Producer:

Julia Milz

Film info

Direction:

Julia Milz

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

75 min

Ash­es

When Melanie loses her entire family in an attack her life has no direction. Meeting Katrin gives her a chance to regain hope. Melanie decides to reconcile with her own past and wants to try to forgive the person who took everything from her.

Credits

Cast:

Oriana Schrage – Melanie

Anja Herzig – Katrin

Nele Rosetz – Nora

Pit Bukowski – Stefan

Script:

Michael Andres

Camera:

Constantin Campean

Editing:

DingDing Jiang

Constantin Campean

J. Stern

Producer:

Sara Fazilat

Film info

Direction:

DingDing Jiang

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

23.36 min

Saint Jele­na

The film takes place in the blue hour, the time of the day that does not belong to day or night, but in between. Jelena is hiding in the green flora of the Romanitic wasteland fields of central Berlin Park, deciding whether she should meet her friend and tell her that she lied in her asylum application. Once the truth is out, her friend Irma takes on the role of the pursuer. Leaving us in the unknown of what will be Jelena's fate. Did Irma stay with her or did she chase her straight to the proper authorities?

Credits

Cast:

Jelena Bosanac – Jelena

Aleksandra Odić – Irma

Script:

Vergen

Camera:

Vergen

Editing:

Vergen

Producer:

Konstantin Kann

Film info

Direction:

Vergen

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby Surround 5.1

Language:

German, Serbian

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

9 min