The Gamblers

Enframed by a setting uncoupled of time: The general visits with his two children and his stepdaughter Polina Baden-Baden. Supposingly to enjoy all this health resort has to offer, far off his routine in Russia. But, as it seems, the group of Russians, followed by a French ‚businessman‘ and a French beauty came to Baden-Baden to make business. Either to make the big bucks in one of the numerous casinos, or to consilidate their social position by making new familarly engagements. Inside this world, that seems to be very confusing to the outsider, Alexej Iwanovitsch, former gambler and in duty to teach the generals children, falls in love with Polina. Soon Alexej realizes that the world he has entered is ruled by shortage of money and unfullfilled dreams. These circumstances coupled with Alexej‘s lower social status and his self-inflicted forbiddance of gambling, doesn‘t let him look likely to be the best match for Polina. Either way, wherever you look: One needs money. The news of the death of Babuschka, a rich aunt from Moskow, bring a little relieve to the general and a solution for his financial problems, also it seems like Alexej has lost his final chance to gain the love of Polina. But things are going differently...

Credits

Cast:

Frederike Nass

Viatcheslav Demidov

Sebastian Bieniek

Thomas B. Hoffmann

Ninel Genina Demidov

Script:

Sebastian Bieniek

Camera:

Vojtech Pokorny

Camilo Sottolichio

Editing:

Sebastian Bieniek

Producer:

Frank Jacob

Roland Albrecht

Tely Kahlau

Sound:

Magnus Pflüger

Music:

Zarko Javosevic

Film info

Direction:

Sebastian Bieniek

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1.85: 1

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German, Russian

Version:

OV

Runtime:

87

Silvester Home Run

When Sven visited his parents for the very first time with his boyfriend Dominik they were a couple, when he left they broke up.

Credits

Cast:

Hannes Wegener

Lennie Burmeister

Michael Kausch

Sabine Wegner

Script:

Sebastian Bieniek

Camera:

Manuel Kinzer

1. Kameraassistenz:

Matthias Biber

Editing:

Sebastian Bieniek

Herstellungsleitung:

Myriam Eichler

Sound:

Robert Draber

Matthias Richter

Film info

Direction:

Sebastian Bieniek

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

TENLETTERS filmprod.

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

13

Fishin‘

Father and son go fishing. The father enthusiaticly praises the amazing place they found, prepares the angles and wallows in memories. His son just sits unmotivated besides him. But soon the father-son-scheme revolves...

Credits

Cast:

Markus Roland

Uwe Preuss

Camera:

Michael Kotschi

Editing:

Vincent Assmann

Producer:

Franziska Jahnke

Sound:

Robert Draber

Music:

Fabian Schmidt

Film info

Direction:

Katja Sambeth

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2006

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

10

Jesus Freaks

"Gott und die Welt" documents three young women who have one thing in common: they are Christians, Jesus Freaks being in vivid and intimate relationship with Jesus. Claire, Mireille and Helke live in permanent dilemma between God´s world and our world. They are haunted by inner conflict, temptation, sins and twists with Non-Christians. Nevertheless they try to cut their own path…

Credits

Cast:

Helke Beyersdorf

Mireille Jüttner

Claire Günther

Script:

Anne Pütz

Camera:

Siri Klug

Editing:

Marc Accensi

Producer:

Anne Pütz

Sound:

Rainer Schwarte

Film info

Direction:

Anne Pütz

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

84

Zepp

The farmer Zepp was planing a big trip to Island with his wife. When she dies shortly before they are set to leave, Sepp seeks the help of a match making service, so that he will not have to take the last journey in the autumn of his life by himself. At the telephone box near his field Sepp waits every day for a potential travel mate to call. As the desired call does not come he sets out on his own search.

Credits

Cast:

Klaus Manchen

Karoline Schuch

Charly Hübner

Stephan Grossmann

Script:

Moritz Laube

Bodo von Braunmühl

Camera:

Kaspar Johann Köpke

Editing:

Johannes Hubrich

Producer:

Jonas Dornbach

Sound:

Robert Wriedt

Film info

Direction:

Moritz Laube

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2006

Shooting format:

Digi Beta

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

45

Summer moved on

In letzter Zeit sehen sie sich selten. Doch die Fahrt zu einer Hochzeitsfeier in der französischen Provence ist für die beiden Freunde Sarah und Peter endlich einmal wieder eine Gelegenheit ein ausgelassenes Wochenende miteinander zu verbringen. Beide erhoffen sich von der Party Abwechslung. Ein Urlaub vom monotonen Alltag. Doch die Hochzeit ist geplatzt und die beiden finden sich schließlich als einzige Gäste im Landhaus der Familie der Braut wieder. Eine unangenehme Stimmung, die mehr und mehr auftaut. Es wird getrunken, geredet, sogar getanzt. Am Ende der langen Nacht driften Peter und Sarah unaufhaltsam aufeinander zu und doch aneinander vorbei. Ein Vorfall beendet nicht nur ihren Flirt, sondern droht auch ihre Freundschaft zu zerstören.

Credits

Cast:

Claudia Mehnert

Florian David Fitz

Sabine Kaack

David Kross

Peggy Lukac

Michael Tietz

Script:

Dietmar Paul

Camera:

Kaspar Köpke

Editing:

Reza Memari

Producer:

Ursula Müller

Sound:

Andreas Mohnke

Music:

Utz Hess

Film info

Direction:

Philipp Wolf

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Müller/Wolf

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

The Other Side of Istanbul

“The Other Side of Istanbul” offers never-before-seen insight into the diversity of the gay experience in Turkey and the difficulties of homosexual self-discovery in a predominately homophobic society where “other” sexual orientations are hidden, repressed, or met with hostility. The film, the latest documentary from director Döndü Kilic, explores how the members of Turkey’s LGBT community defend their rights more confidently as the accessibility of information via new media expands, as they adopt more Western lifestyles and attitudes, and as the debate over Turkish admission to the European Union grows fiercer. Much like us, the world grows smaller each and every day for the Turkish men encountered in this film, but unfortunately, unlike many of us, each of these men must live in a land where some fear change and will stop at nothing to keep things the way they are. Istanbul is a city of stories, just when you think you know them all, you get a glimpse of “The Other Side of Istanbul.”.

Credits

Cast:

Script:

Andreas Hug

Camera:

Vojtech Pokorny

Editing:

Ufuk Genz

Janosch Benz

Servet Gürbüs

Producer:

Erdem Murat Celikler

Anna de Paoli

Sound:

Garip Oezdem

Music:

Niclas Ramdohr

Film info

Direction:

Döndü Kilic

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

DolbyStereo

Language:

Turkish, English, Dutch with english subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

90

Jumb out of One

AUS DER HAUT tells about being alone and about how a society is destroying itself. The films shows 24 hours in the life of Anna. In these 24 hours her ideals about a better future go to pieces and her boyfriend turns her off emotionally – everything got somehow wrong…

Credits

Cast:

Henriette Müller

Mark Waschke

Script:

Donald Houwer

Erzsébet Rácz

Camera:

Luciano Cervio

Editing:

Kathrin Hembus

Donald Houwer

Producer:

Sumy Vásquez

Sound:

Manfred Bigmayer

Music:

Dota Kehr

Film info

Direction:

Donald Houwer

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

19

Suzuki

In his search of redemption a man enters a turkish car repair shop in Berlin, where he finds himself confronted with an unfamiliar archaic man's world. Fascinated by the calm, confidence and masculinity of the turkish mechanics he decides to become a carpet-dealer in Istanbul.

Credits

Cast:

Rainer Reiners

Murat Yilmaz

Mustafa Mete

Cem Sultan Ungan

Gerdy Zint

Sükriye Dönmez

Demir Gökgöl

Camera:

András Petrik

Editing:

Christoph Wermke

Johannes Hubrich

Producer:

Juliane Mieke

Max Milhahn

Sound:

Robert Wrietz

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Wermke

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

35 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Lichtton Opticalsound Dolby STEREO

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

15