Private Lesson

Berlin. Three young people from Germany, France, Russia and their attempt to get closer, in spite of foreign languages and misunderstandings. With lightness and melancholy the film tells about their everyday life. In spite of this sense of futility they start right from the beginning every next day.

Credits

Cast:

Dörte Dreger

Astrid Monet

Script:

Laura Lazzarin

Camera:

Kai Miedendorp

Editing:

Wolfgang Gessat

Laura Lazzarin

Producer:

Anne Kathrin Lewerenz

Lena Vurma

Sound:

Dirk Heinrich

Music:

Stefan Franke

Davide Polico

Di Grine Kuzine

Film info

Direction:

Laura Lazzarin

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

16 mm

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German, French, Russian

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

Komplex

Martin, 20 Jahre alt, wohnt wieder einmal einem Streit seiner Eltern bei. Die Dinge eskalieren, als Martin dazwischengeht. Sein Vater geht auf ihn los, schlägt ihn zusammen. Martin flüchtet in das Schlafzimmer der Eltern, sein Vater hinterher, Martin richtet die Pistole des Vaters auf ihn. Sie stehen sich gegenüber wie bei einem Duell. Dann löst sich ein Schuss... Fluchtartig verlässt er das Haus, doch bei seiner Ex-Freundin Dana und seinen Freunden findet er kaum Verständnis. Schließlich kommt es zu einer Konfrontation...

Credits

Cast:

Markus Kaatsch

Christian Bormann

Dana Wolters

Script:

Patrick Brunken

Camera:

Tobias von dem Borne

Editing:

Dessi Thomas

Producer:

Susanne Mann

Paul Zischler

Sound:

Christian Bernutz

Music:

Raimut van Bonn

Film info

Direction:

Günther Franke

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

HD

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Mono

Language:

Deutsch

Version:

OV

Runtime:

13

Seconds Before

They loved each other. But he waited for her desperately. Today, when he wants to say good-bye to this life, following all the ones that have already left for another, perhaps better dimension, he meets her again. Past turns into present. But what becomes of the future?

Credits

Cast:

Dirk Talaga

Isabell Gerschke

Script:

Antje Busse

Camera:

Frank Meyer

Editing:

Melanie Schütze

Producer:

Sven Meurer

Sound:

Robert Wriedt

Music:

Hans Fahling

Film info

Direction:

Antje Busse

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

postperfect vision & sounds

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

S16mm, Digi Beta

Screening format:

1:1,87

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,87

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

15

Nurse Ines

soap opera kidnapped by splatter movie, whereabouts unknown A mother-daughter story. As long as she can remember, Ines has worked as a midwife in her mother's clinic - a clinic that offers the unique service of allowing expectant mothers to decide the exact date they will give birth. In fact, Ines has never set foot outside the clinic. When Ines is invited for a job interview, her secret dream of becoming a flight attendant seems within reach. But little by little, Nurse Ines' attempts to escape the clinic reveal an unexpected dark side to her once cozy home.

Credits

Cast:

Gitte Reppin

Daniela Holtz

Andrea Guyer

Arlette Markuse

Susanne Häusler

Gabriele Völsch

Esther Leukel

Daniel Borgwardt

Dagmar Heller

Script:

Christiane Lilge

Camera:

Armin Dierolf

Editing:

Sarah Krumbach

Sound:

Dieter Sitzmann

Music:

Christian Biegai

Film info

Direction:

Christiane Lilge

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Büffel Filmproduktion

Philip Gröning Filmproduktion

cine plus Filmproduktion

Screenart Filmproduktion

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

DVC Pro HD

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

27

The Date

As a young man the german native Michael had an affair with an american woman in New York. Back then they both swore they would meet again in 20 years in Central Park. Now 20 years later Michael returns to New York and waits at the arranged place. Will she really turn up?

Credits

Cast:

Eckehard Hoffmann

Sarah Louise Lilley

Richard McMillan

Script:

Andreas Hass

Camera:

Max Penzel

Editing:

Uwe Zimmer

Producer:

Jonathan Lia

Sound:

Adam Vanderpool

Music:

Martin Frühmorgen

Benedikt Schiefer

Film info

Direction:

Andreas Samland

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:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

English, German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

15

MPA — Medical Psychological Assessment

Zwei Jahre MPU Vorbereitung – zwei Jahre nüchtern. Naja, nicht so ganz… Aber heute ist der große Tag der letzten Tests und des entscheidenden Gesprächs. Moment: heute? HEUTE??? Da hat Frankie wirklich nicht mehr daran gedacht, als er Montagmorgen mit seiner Freundin Lanka aus der Disco kommt. Also hin und versuchen die Sache irgendwie noch über die Bühne zu bringen. Wenn Lanka nur nicht denken würde, dass es zu einem Casting geht… MPU – eigentlich eine Komödie.

Credits

Cast:

Nina von Düsterlho

Axel Hartwig

Rainer Winkelvoss

Oliver Kniffki

Alicia Agustin

Robert Frank

Script:

Robert Bohrer

Pascal Yorcks

Camera:

Max Preiss

Editing:

Robert Bohrer

Producer:

Max Conradt

Sound:

Julian Cropp

Film info

Direction:

Robert Bohrer

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2011

Shooting format:

Red One 35mm digital

Screening format:

1:1,78

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,78

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

German with English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

5

Freight

Hidden in a Jeep in the cargo hold of a ferry are Luke and Georg. Frightened by the mysterious driver only Luke has the courage to escape the claustrophobic siuation. With a boyish curiosity he immerges in the obscure world of the cargoship and forgets the danger of being discoverd.

Credits

Cast:

Maximilian Köster

Rafael Stachowiak

Script:

Lisa Bierwirth

Hannes Held

Camera:

Phillip Kaminiak

Editing:

Ninon Liotet

Producer:

Lina Hauschild

Julia Lee

Sound:

Martin Trojanowski

Film info

Direction:

Lisa Bierwirth

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

XDCam HD

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Mono

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

6

The Kiss

The tragic adventures of a night club dancer that does everything she can in order to live the life of Salome on a stage.

Credits

Cast:

Ada Labahn

Nikolai Kinski

Script:

Theo Solnik

Camera:

Michal Grabowski

Theo Solnik

Editing:

Theo Solnik

Producer:

Myriam Eichler

Film info

Direction:

Theo Solnik

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2012

Shooting format:

35mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

29

Violently Happy

We live in a society that wants to keep us away from pain. Aspirin, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and Voltaren. Children´s playgrounds with rubber mats and bikes with cushioned seats. Comfort zones at any price. Please, take my body, wrap it up in cotton and don´t touch it! This film is about people who want to be touched and who are not afraid of experimenting with pain and violence. And, in doing so, have lots of sex. Felix Ruckert, dancer and choreographer, meets Mara Morgen, urban sustainability worker not to play with rubber mats but with whips, sex toys and sculptures of Buddha. Together with another choreographer, Christine Borch, and psychologist Jana Scherle, these four strong reflective characters open the debate on experimenting with Boundaries and Projections. So what does Dance, Yoga and S&M have in common? The Schwelle 7, not a basement but Felix´s sun bathed 500 m2 living room, an experimental place where real people play with real violence and unlived fantasies are fulfilled. The concept of relationships and sexual patterns are disassembled and reassembled in new forms and then messed up again... while dancing, meditating, at sex parties and in S&M sessions. A seeking and smooth camera, close to the characters creates a very intimate and carnal film. Is the practice of violence in a controlled and friendly space an evolution in our civilization?

Credits

Cast:

Felix Ruckert

Mara Morgen

Christine Borch

Jana Scherle

Script:

Paola Calvo

Camera:

Paola Calvo

Producer:

Andreas Hörl

Florian Schneider

Maren Lüthje

Editing:

Ginés Olivares

Music:

Christian Meyer

Film info

Direction:

Paola Calvo

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

lüthje schneider hörl FILM in Koproduktion mit der dffb und dem rbb

Production:

2016

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby Surround und Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

92 minutes