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

Everyone Wants to Be Loved

Ina is a therapist, a mother to a rebellious teenage daughter, and a partner to a man who has always put his own career first. She puts everyone's needs ahead of her own until one hot summer's day, when her self-centered mother celebrates her 70th birthday, something happens that will change everything.

Credits

Cast:

Anne Ratte-Polle – Ina

Lea Drinda – Elli

Ulrike Willenbacher – Tamara

Urs Jucker – Reto

Hassan Akkouch – Tarek

Jonas Hien – Hannes

Script:

Katharina Woll

Florian Plumeyer

Producer:

Markus Kaatsch

Nina Poschinski

Michael Grudsky

Katharina Woll

Charlotte Kennel

Margarita Amineva

Camera:

Matan Radin

Szenenbild:

Winnie Christiansen

Anne Storandt

Kostüm (Credit):

Elena Gaus

Maske:

Stefanie Kinzel

Sarah Huzel

Sound:

Tobias Rüther

Editing:

Kai Minierski

Music:

Moritz Krämer

Tondesign:

Denis Elmaci

Film info

Direction:

Katharina Woll

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie und Zeitgeist Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG in Koproduktion mit Katharina Woll und ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

5.1 & 2.0

Language:

German and English

Version:

OmU

Festivals:

39. INTERMATIONAL FILMFEST MÜNCHEN (25.06.2022)

16. FÜNF SEEN FILMFESTIVAL (24.08.2022)

18. FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN FILMS LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN (02.09.2022)

22. FILMKUNSTMESSE LEIPZIG (19.09.2022)

4. FEMALE FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL BERLIN (06.10.2022)

2. FILMTAGE OBERSCHWABEN (13.10.2022)

26. TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (21.11.2022)

32. KINOFEST LÜNEN (26.11.2022)

4. DIORAMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (02.12.2022)

15. JAIPUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (09.01.2023)

21. DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (15.01.2023)

38. SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (10.02.2023)

17. BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (24.02.2023)

18. BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (26.02.2023)

32. CINEQUEST –CINEJOY FEATURING THE FILMS & ARTISTS OF CINEQUEST (01.03.2023)

JUPITER AWARD 2024 (01.03.2023)

18. DURANGO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (03.03.2023)

40. MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL (06.03.2023)

18. VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL (08.03.2023)

17. OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL (08.03.2023)

6. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL (09.03.2023)

3. REELS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (19.03.2023)

14. ONE COUNTRY ONE FILM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (20.03.2023)

3. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE DE MADRID (23.03.2023)

47. CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (25.03.2023)

23. FARGO FILM FESTIVAL (25.03.2023)

5. FIRST CITY FILM FESTIVAL (26.03.2023)

6. NEW DELHI FILM FESTIVAL (26.03.2023)

50. ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL (10.04.2023)

13. CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL (11.04.2023)

12. THE MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (12.04.2023)

8. NOTTINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (14.04.2023)

6. NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FILM FESTIVAL (15.04.2023)

42. MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (15.04.2023)

1. ALLENTOWN FILM FESTIVAL (16.04.2023)

18. MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (18.04.2023)

5. WIFI FILM FESTIVAL (21.04.2023)

47. ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (24.04.2023)

8. CAMEROON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (24.04.2023)

5. ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL (26.04.2023)

5. KANAB FILM FEST AND FOOD FRENZY (27.04.2023)

6. PENDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (29.04.2023)

29. SAN LUIS OBISPO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (30.04.2023)

2. INTERNATIONAL BRIGHTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL (02.05.2023)

10. UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL (30.05.2023)

4. ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (31.05.2023)

17. BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (01.06.2023)

4. DALLAS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (01.06.2023)

11. TRENTON FILM FESTIVAL (08.06.2023)

6. VERO BEACH FILM FESTIVAL (08.06.2023)

4. PIERMONT FILM FESTIVAL (09.06.2023)

5. COLUMBIA FILM FESTIVAL (20.06.2023)

9. BARNES FILM FESTIVAL (20.06.2023)

8. NEWARK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (21.06.2023)

9. NEVADA WOMEN'S FILM FEST (22.06.2023)

2. KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST (22.06.2023)

10. OAKVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (23.06.2023)

52. LUBUSKIE FILM SUMMER (25.06.2023)

9. WYOMING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (05.07.2023)

9. INDIE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL (07.07.2023)

3. FESTOPEDIA CINEMAS AND SCRIPTS (09.07.2023)

4. NAWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (11.07.2023)

13. BLUE WHISKEY INDPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (14.07.2023)

5. SWINDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (25.07.2023)

9. ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (27.07.2023)

5. NORTH CAROLINA FILM FESTIVAL (29.07.2023)

32. WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL (30.07.2023)

7. RIFFA –REGINA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS (01.08.2023)

22. THE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL (02.08.2023)

41. FLICKER'S RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (07.08.2023)

32. CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL (10.08.2023)

14. PUERTO RICO FILM FESTIVAL (16.08.2023)

6. NÒT FILM FEST (22.08.2023)

24. PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL (25.08.2023)

1. MADISON FILM FESTIVAL (26.08.2023)

4. LAKE TRAVIS FILM FESTIVAL (04.09.2023)

4. VICTORY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (05.09.2023)

5. GTX FILM FESTIVAL (05.09.2023)

5. WALLACHIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (15.09.2023)

13. CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL (20.09.2023)

17. HELL'S HALF MILE FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL (21.09.2023)

8. IMAGINE THIS WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL (22.09.2023)

2. SKY ARTS FILM FESTIVAL (22.09.2023)

10. SOTAMBE ZAMBIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (23.09.2023)

10. TORINO UNDERGROUND CINEFEST (25.09.2023)

12. RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (27.09.2023)

11. MONADNOCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (29.09.2023)

3. NORTH EAST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (29.09.2023)

3. THE WOMEN'S INDEPENDENT FILM & TV FESTIVAL (01.10.2023)

8. RTF REALTIME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (04.10.2023)

3. WORCESTER FILM FESTIVAL (04.10.2023)

10. DEA OPEN AIR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (10.10.2023)

8. COPENHAGEN FILM FESTIVAL (10.10.2023)

17. BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (15.10.2023)

8. HOBNOBBEN FILM FESTIVAL (19.10.2023)

4. MESA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (19.10.2023)

15. NAPLES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (26.10.2023)

3. PLAYA FILM FESTIVAL (03.11.2023)

2. BEAUFORT FILM FESTIVAL (05.11.2023)

11. ASTI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (30.11.2023)

11. INDIECORK FILM FESTIVAL (15.12.2023)

5. OSTIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (16.12.2023)

10. BORREGO SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL (11.01.2024)

13. PARISH -JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN CHANNEL ISLANDS (25.05.2024)

5. KINOFEST GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVAL (18.09.2024)

8. CAMBRIA FILM FESTIVAL (05.02.2024)

Runtime:

80 min

I am Riya

Do you remember the first time you felt the conditions hiding behind your parents' unconditional love? What do you do when the freedom and choice you believed you had evaporates? What happens when your ancestors' well-trodden path appears before you, and you realise it's not the path you want to take? How many forms of paternal protection are you willing to accept, before you start to question their decisions? Why is wanting a different life considered 'just a dream'? Riya is wrapped up in these questions. This is a story of blossoming confidence and timid rebellion.

Credits

Cast:

Riya

Soni

Camera:

Gina Guzy

Editing:

Zubin Zethna

Producer:

Gina Guzy

Film info

Direction:

Gina Guzy

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH in Ko-Produktion mit dem Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb)

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

Hindi

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

53.38 min

Natureza Humana

In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple experiences a disconnect. While Alba searches for a feeling of optimism in the interior of the house, Xavier escapes out into the garden, where he dedicates himself to cultivating a vegetable garden. There, he befriends a child. These dreamlike encounters awaken hope in him, but also the biggest fears

Credits

Cast:

João Vicente

Crista Alfaiate

Maria Marques

Marco Paiva

Mafalda Jara

Lucas Branco Lima

Script:

Mónica Lima

Gonçalo Branco

Producer:

Filipa Reis

Luise Hauschild

Camera:

Faraz Fesharaki

Editing:

Francisco Moreira

Film info

Direction:

Mónica Lima

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany / Portugal

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

New Matter Films

Uma Pedra no Sapato

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,66

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,66

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

25 min

Medusa

After a failed date, Merve seeks her friends company in a neighbourhood hairdresser's salon. Her friends try to cheer her up and share their own strange experiences with men. Her mood worsens and she loses herself in thoughts of the gorgon Medusa and her unfortunate fate. An argument breaks out between the friends about whether Merve's single life is her own fault.

Credits

Cast:

Alina Sokhna M’Baye-Merve

Lika Bari-Medusa

Marta López Matoses-Bea

Alina Vimbai Strähler-Nana

Amina Nahid Eisner-Ruby

Script:

Arina Chernova

Camera:

Louis Reiss

Editing:

Robert Franz

Producer:

Daniel Ruprech

Sound:

Johannes Tuchelt

Music:

Johannes Tuchelt

Film info

Direction:

Arina Chernova

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3/1.85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3/1.85

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

17.3 min

Music Appreciation

Johann, a heavy metal singer, is lost and roams through what seems to be a completely empty city at night. An unexpected encounter with Maria Sonnenschein, a music appreciation teacher, and other surreal events might help him not only find his way, but also discover what brought him to that bizarre world.

Credits

Cast:

Johannes Scheidweiler – Johann

Nora Jensen – Maria Sonnenschein

Sophie DeFrenne – Totes Mädchen

Script:

Lucas Milhomem

Camera:

Luis Hartmann

Producer:

Rike Lange

Editing:

Nuno Martini

Film info

Direction:

Lucas Milhomem

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

17.23 min