Phantom Heist

Once upon a time, in a distant land in an unspecified future, there existed a totalitarian system that imposed unrequested and non-negotiable happy lives on its population. A group of resistance fighters, including an almost centenarian ghost, has gone underground. While they await the necessary explosives to bring down this system and restore freedom for people to explore their identities and shape their own lives, they themselves grapple with the challenges that this newfound freedom brings. Profound existential questions disrupt breakfast, and missing plates exacerbate their hunger. Amid their comically complicated coexistence, a resistance against the resistance suddenly emerges. They lose and confuse themselves completely, eventually leading them to their daring attack.

Credits

Cast:

Anton Antoniadis – Taylor

Jakob D`Aprile – Devin Dynamite Arusha

Philipp Gärtner – Buh

Milan Herms – Lovis

Banafshe Hourmazdi – Arin

Leonie Jenning – Cosmo

Jan Koslowski – Arbeiter

Rémi Pradère – Agent

Noël Seiß – Liv

Anaïs Urban – Claude

Script:

Bastian Gascho

Camera:

Anselm Belser

Editing:

Anne Talenta

Producer:

Mariam Shatberashvili

Sound:

Sebastian Dieterle

Music:

Paul Timmich & Dorian Behner

Film info

Direction:

Bastian Gascho

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

91 min

Dog Rose

Sofija (26) has been diagnosed with breast cancer and wants to reconnect with her younger sister, Sara (22), before beginning chemotherapy. She asks Sara to return with her to the family farm in Gruža, Serbia. Together, they pick rose hips for grandma’s jam - just like when they were children. But this is a pretext for Sofija to confide her fear of death and the hopes she has kept hidden. However, Sara simply cannot (or will not?) stay longer than just one weekend. Before Sara leaves, Sofija picks enough rose hips to make a jar of grandma’s jam.

Credits

Cast:

Sofija Mijatović – Sofija

Sara Mijatović – Sara

Gordana Mijatović – Mother

Script:

Srđan Ðurić

Editing:

Matija Đukanović Đuka

Executive Producer:

Konstantin Kann

Sound:

Alexandre Leser

Film info

Direction:

Srđan Ðurić

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

REKA films

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

Serbian

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

30 min

LOLA 4

Lola has decided to leave her life behind. The gap that this creates is filled by a new Lola. She learns Lola's habits and preferences and who she has to be in her relationships to make the transition as smooth as possible. While her family is open to the change, other relationships are not as easy for Lola to take over.

Credits

Cast:

Lia von Blarer – Lola 4

Hannah Schutsch – Lola 3

Vlatca Alec – Mutter

Rana Farahani – Tatiana

Franz Liebig – Ben

Christian Schlemmer – Betreuer

Script:

Naëmi Ada

Julia Rose Gostynski

Camera:

Leyla Hoppe

Editing:

Maria Gans

Producer:

Noam Rapaport

Film info

Direction:

Naëmi Ada

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

24 min

Anyway: the art, the art

"Anyway: the art, the art" follows the theater group of the renowned director Stan who want to put together a play about the critical sides of the pharmaceutical industry. To support the actors' problems, Stan hires the psychotherapist Dr Franz. She is supposed to support Stan's actors and ensure that the production runs smoothly. Stan notices how she gives the team and actors the drug Zyprecs to make them addicted and to put the pharmaceutical industry in a good light. The actors gradually begin to suffer a nervous breakdown from the side effects of the medication, but the premiere is getting closer and closer. As a medical consultant, Dr Franz intervenes ever more deeply in the production processes and artistic work. In addition to power struggles and funny production ideas, the film deals with the question of how communication and art processes work among narcissistic artists. The camera follows an ensemble and connects the layers with a voice over from the director of the film and star photographer Edgar Herbst. The film shows on multiple levels how art and films are created, what happens behind the scenes and what many take for granted.

Credits

Cast:

Katharina Bellena – Dr Franz

Sylvia Schwarz – Frau Weinberg

Armin Marewski – Stan

Melanie Stahl – Eleonore

Eva Horacek – Eva

Edgar – Edgar

Script:

Antonia Walther

Camera:

Anselm Belser

Editing:

Lisa Friedhofen

Producer:

Antonia Walther

Sound:

Niklas Kammertöns

Film info

Direction:

Antonia Walther

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2023

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

90 min

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