Festival Programme 2026
The 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN takes place from 14 to 19 April 2026.
Colors and Signs:
- International Competition
- National Competition
- Central German Competition
- Special Programme
- Kids and Youth Programme
- etc. - events.trainings.connections.
- Award Winners
- Induction loop for hearing aid wearers
- Wheelchair accesssible
Wilhelm Hein (1940-2025) was one of Germany’s most exciting and influential pioneers of experimental and underground film. The found-footage collages he created in collaboration with Birgit Hein (1942-2023), as well as their own images and performative structures centred on cinema as an open field of thought and experience. The programme is honouring these friends of FILMFEST DRESDEN and a unique body of work that defined cinematic freedom anew. The programme is being presented by the film and performance historian Dr. Megan Hoetger.
Curated by Sven Pötting, Andrej Krabbe
Curated by Sven Pötting, Andrej Krabbe
In cooperation with the State Art Collections Dresden: Archive of the Avantgarde – Egidio Marzona
[tw: epilepsy, physical violence, pornography]
Rohfilm (Raw Film)
Director Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Producer Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Screenplay Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Camera Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Editor Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Sound Christian Michelis Distribution
Arsenal – Filminstitut e. V., Angelika Ramelow
[tw:]
epilepsy
Porträts Nr. 2 (Portraits No. 2)
Director Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Producer Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Screenplay Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Camera Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Editor Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Sound Christian Michelis
Kali-Filme: Schwestern (Kali Films: Sisters)
Director Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Producer Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Screenplay Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Camera Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Editor Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein
[tw:]
physical violence, pornography
Kali-Filme: Frauenfilm (Kali Films: Womenfilm)
Director Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Producer Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Screenplay Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Camera Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein Editor Birgit Hein, Wilhelm Hein
[tw:]
physical violence, pornographyDates
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 11:00
Thu, 16.4. 16:30 Fishbowl “Film Culture in Rural Areas Brings People Together?!”, followed by reception * Goethe-Institut Dresden
The industry rendezvous with Dresden-based film institutes traditionally provides a relevant platform for discussions and exchanges on current topics in regional filmmaking and conveying aspects of the film culture, as well as the cultural policy conditions required for this. Again at this year’s event, this industry rendezvous is commencing with a fishbowl-format discussion entitled “Film Culture in Rural Areas Brings People Together?!”.
Based on the perspectives of those involved in this area, as well as of the funders and related communal structures, the intention is to discuss the impacts and needs of initiatives specifically aimed at strengthening film culture in rural areas. Which ones already exist and how are the current budgetary developments in the cultural sector affecting them? How visible have these initiatives been to their target audiences to date? What is really needed on a local level so as to conduct (film) culture work in rural areas? Which structural requirements are there in addition to the financial ones? Do people from differing backgrounds engage with each other at these events? Can film culture foster democracy? The discussion, in which all participants are welcome to join via an open forum, aims to highlight what film culture work in rural areas achieves, where it faces limitations, and how it can be better supported in the future.
Following the discussion, the Dresden-based film institutes, AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association, Saxon Film Association, German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF), MOVE IT! Film Festival, Dresden-based schmalfilmtage film festival and FILMFEST DRESDEN are together inviting everyone to a reception.
Fishbowl with:
Gisela Förster, former City Manager of Neustadt in Saxony
André Peters, Kinoinhaber Grenzland Lichtspiele in Neustadt in Saxony
Carsten Möller, Kino in Bewegung
Presenter: Short Film Programme Manager, Berlinale Generation Section & Presenter at the Shortfilm Tours of FILMFEST DRESDEN
By invitation or registration by email to festival@filmfest-dresden.de, in German
The industry rendezvous with Dresden-based film institutes traditionally provides a relevant platform for discussions and exchanges on current topics in regional filmmaking and conveying aspects of the film culture, as well as the cultural policy conditions required for this. Again at this year’s event, this industry rendezvous is commencing with a fishbowl-format discussion entitled “Film Culture in Rural Areas Brings People Together?!”.
Based on the perspectives of those involved in this area, as well as of the funders and related communal structures, the intention is to discuss the impacts and needs of initiatives specifically aimed at strengthening film culture in rural areas. Which ones already exist and how are the current budgetary developments in the cultural sector affecting them? How visible have these initiatives been to their target audiences to date? What is really needed on a local level so as to conduct (film) culture work in rural areas? Which structural requirements are there in addition to the financial ones? Do people from differing backgrounds engage with each other at these events? Can film culture foster democracy? The discussion, in which all participants are welcome to join via an open forum, aims to highlight what film culture work in rural areas achieves, where it faces limitations, and how it can be better supported in the future.
Following the discussion, the Dresden-based film institutes, AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association, Saxon Film Association, German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF), MOVE IT! Film Festival, Dresden-based schmalfilmtage film festival and FILMFEST DRESDEN are together inviting everyone to a reception.
Fishbowl with:
Gisela Förster, former City Manager of Neustadt in Saxony
André Peters, Kinoinhaber Grenzland Lichtspiele in Neustadt in Saxony
Carsten Möller, Kino in Bewegung
Presenter: Short Film Programme Manager, Berlinale Generation Section & Presenter at the Shortfilm Tours of FILMFEST DRESDEN
By invitation or registration by email to festival@filmfest-dresden.de, in German
Presented by AG Kurzfilm, German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF), schmalfilmtage, Saxon Film Association, MOVE IT! Film Festival and FILMFEST DRESDEN
Dates
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Goethe-Institut Dresden
- 16.04. 16:30
Would you like to have a chance to speak personally in a calm atmosphere with the members of the selection committee and learn more about the selection process at FILMFEST DRESDEN? Filmmakers screening a film in the programme are warmly invited to come along and have a drink in the Altes Wettbüro. The selection committee would be delighted to get to know the filmmakers behind the works selected.
Dates
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Altes Wettbüro
- 15.04. 11:00
- 16.04. 11:00
- 17.04. 11:00
Hark, hark! At this reception, the film sound plays the leading role. For the twelfth time, the Ballroom Studios are sponsoring the Golden Horseman Sound Design for the best film sound, which is being celebrated with an evening of music. To mark the occasion, there will be an opportunity at the event to participate creatively in the live scoring of films from the festival programme. Alternatively, you can simply attend this cinematic sound spectacle and have exchanges in the studios’ wonderful ambience. Come along, raise a toast with us in celebration of filmic sound and let the glasses ring out!
By accreditation
By accreditation
In cooperation with the Ballroom Studios
Dates
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Ballroom Studios
- 15.04. 21:00
Enjoy some delicious snacks and drinks in a relaxed atmosphere and avail of this perfect opportunity to have conversations with other festival guests in the sector. On both days, people involved in the special programmes – such as the curators and participating filmmakers – are introducing themselves and bringing along culinary specialities from their various regions of origin for you to savour. You can look forward to tasty encounters and lively discussions – and even feel free to bring a small delicacy from your own homeland with you to make the culinary exchanges even more varied!
By accreditation
By accreditation
With the kind support of Spirit Legal
Dates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 16:00
- 17.04. 16:00
Once more this year, FILMFEST DRESDEN is demonstrating its regard for the theme of gender equality and presenting the LUCA GenderDiversity Film Award for the 9th time. In addition to further events on this subject, we are also dedicating a programme to the nominated films this year.
LUCA advocates for the recognition of all genders and completely denounces sexism and discrimination. The commitment demonstrated here in this form is virtually unique within the festival scene, and especially in the short film area. The nominated films provide space for differing ways of living and loving, break with conventions and reveal new perspectives. They speak of love, acceptance and solidarity – and of the right to free and self-determined lives. In this way, stereotypes are broken, while various experiences of violence that women* and men* have had are thematised, as indeed are the experiences of people with multiple sexual identities.
Representatives from the Saxon Gender Competence Centre, the LAG Jungen- und Männerarbeit Sachsen e. V. boys and men’s advocacy association in Saxony and the LAG Queeres Netzwerk Sachsen e. V. queer Saxon network, represented this year by FILMFEST DRESDEN, have acted as a pre-jury and selected the films. They are attending the film discussion after the screening together with the main jury of the LUCA GenderDiversity Film Award and are happy to answer any questions from the audience.
Curated by Fatma Kütle, Anthony Rin Kluge, Thomas Qiu Hönel
LUCA advocates for the recognition of all genders and completely denounces sexism and discrimination. The commitment demonstrated here in this form is virtually unique within the festival scene, and especially in the short film area. The nominated films provide space for differing ways of living and loving, break with conventions and reveal new perspectives. They speak of love, acceptance and solidarity – and of the right to free and self-determined lives. In this way, stereotypes are broken, while various experiences of violence that women* and men* have had are thematised, as indeed are the experiences of people with multiple sexual identities.
Representatives from the Saxon Gender Competence Centre, the LAG Jungen- und Männerarbeit Sachsen e. V. boys and men’s advocacy association in Saxony and the LAG Queeres Netzwerk Sachsen e. V. queer Saxon network, represented this year by FILMFEST DRESDEN, have acted as a pre-jury and selected the films. They are attending the film discussion after the screening together with the main jury of the LUCA GenderDiversity Film Award and are happy to answer any questions from the audience.
Curated by Fatma Kütle, Anthony Rin Kluge, Thomas Qiu Hönel
With the kind support of the Genderkompetenzzentrum Sachsen/FrauenBildungsHaus Dresden e. V., the LAG Queeres Netzwerk Sachsen and the LAG Jungen- und Männerarbeit Sachsen e. V.
[tw: racism, abortion, sexualised violence]
El regalo (The Gift)
Director Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Producer Lara Izagirre Garizurieta, Garazi Elorza Vadillo Screenplay Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Camera Gaizka Bourgeaud Editor Maitane Carballo Alonso Music Paula Olaz Sound Alejandro Castillo Cast Aurora Cortés Clavería, Samara Jiménez Vega, Desirée Clavería Duval Distribution
Kimuak – Basque. Audiovisual.,
[tw:]
racism
Gaïa
Director Gwenola Heck Producer Liubov Popova Screenplay Gwenola Heck Animation Gina Stephan, Malte Fasold, Oscar Jacobson, Levi Köhler, Amelie Kahlo, Iris Maier, Sofi Shapir, Jonas Härtlein, Fatima Wajid, Gwenola Heck Camera Franziska Kabutke Editor Jan Wollenschläger Music Malte Hartleb, Perschya Chehrazi Sound Manik Möllers Cast Gwenola Heck Still photographer © Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Distribution
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Katharina Schreiner
[tw:]
abortion
Womb
Director Ira Hetaraka Producer Amanda Jane Robinson, Sharlene George, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell Screenplay Ira Hetaraka Camera Ray Edwards Editor Sophie Coombs Music Riki Gooch Cast Chelsie Preston Crayford, Pounamu Heteraka, Ngatai Hita, Jane Kirtley, Te Arohanui Korewha, Julie Wilson, Bruce Hopkins Still photographer Mataara Stokes, Julie Zhu, Finn Bowman Distribution
Vetiver Pictures, Amanda Jane Robinson
[tw:]
racism
Viel Spaß in Venedig! (Have Fun in Venice!)
Director Leonard Volkmer Producer Leonard Volkmer Screenplay Leonard Volkmer Camera Leonard Volkmer Distribution
Leonard Volkmer
Qui part à la chasse (Hunting)
Director Lea Favre Producer Paolo Moretti, Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Clémence Pun Screenplay Lea Favre Animation Constantin Rytz, Elie Chapuis, Lea Favre, Valentine Moser, Aurore Muller Feuga Camera Aurélie Sprenger Editor Lea Favre Music Erik Bonerfält Sound Lara Wedekind, Jérôme Vittoz Cast Lea Favre Distribution
Lea Favre
[tw:]
sexualised violence
Bad Luck
Director Jan Eilhardt Producer Corinna Mindt Screenplay Jan Eilhardt Camera Irene Cruz Editor Jan Eilhardt, Verena Neumann Sound Helen Neikes Cast Adrian:a Wenzel, Caline Weber, Oskar Spatz, Stina Hinrichs, Till Krumwiede, Zoe Akkermann, Sadia Fero, Dzhein Dadaeva, Lena Neckel Distribution
Jan Eilhardt
Dates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 17:00
- 18.04. 22:30
Short films have the capacity and potential to reflect in a timely, artistic and pointed way on cultural, social and political tendencies. Yet again this year, the “fully political” – Short Film Award for Democratic Culture is honouring the short film that facilitates a critical and controversial view of a political subject. A pre-jury has selected the film contributions nominated.
With the kind support of the Saxon State Ministry for Social Welfare, Health and Social Cohesion
[tw: abortion, racism]
Abortion Party
Director Julia Mellen Producer Julia Mellen Screenplay Julia Mellen Animation Julia Mellen Camera Julia Mellen Editor Julia Mellen Sound Julia Mellen Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
abortion
L’mina
Director Randa Maroufi Producer Oumayma Zekri Ajarrai, Randa Maroufi, Leonardo Bigazzi, Rim Mejdi Camera Luca Coassin CCS Editor Céline Perréard, Randa Maroufi Sound Sara Kaddouri, Toni Geitani, Randa Maroufi Cast Amine Mkallech, Laid Erramly, the inhabitants of Jerada and Hassi Blal Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Paradaïz
Director Matea Radic Producer Jelena Popović, Christine Noël, Robert McLaughlin Screenplay Matea Radic Animation Matea Radic Editor Xi Feng Music Tyler Fitzmaurice Sound Tyler Fitzmaurice Distribution
National Film Board of Canada, Nathalie Bourdon
rückblickend betrachtet (in retrospect)
Director Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Producer Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Screenplay Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Camera Tobias Blickle Editor Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Music Hora Lunga Sound Andrew Mottl Still photographer © Asadi Faezi & Zhluktenko Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
racism
Love Your Nails!
Director Narges Kalhor Producer Clay Coleman Screenplay Narges Kalhor, Aydin Alinejad Animation Gerrit Schweiger, Kevin Fuchs Camera Nina Wesemann Editor Narges Kalhor Music Marja Burchard Sound Philip Hutter Cast Franziska Adams Distribution
Oasysdigital GmbH, Clay Coleman
Dates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 17:30
- 19.04. 14:30
Already for the 16th time, the FFA funding body and the GERMAN FILMS export body are providing an opportunity to discover extraordinary short films and new cinematic talents. The premiere of this year’s SHORT TIGER NEXT GENERATION programme is
being held for the sixth time as part of FILMFEST DRESDEN. SHORT TIGER NEXT GENERATION 2026 comprises a selection of the best productions from German film schools and young directing talents from the independent scene.
The jury, consisting of the director Anna Roller (whose second feature film ALLEGRO PASTELL was recently invited to the Berlinale Panorama section), the short film distributor Sarah Dombrink (interfilm Berlin), and the cinema operator Andreas Heidenreich (Kommunales Kino Weiterstadt municipal cinema and board member of the German Federal Association of Municipal Cinemas), included ten films in their selection this year and chose five winners of the SHORT TIGER 2026. The short film award, sponsored by the FFA funding body and endowed with €5,000, is provided to the winners for the preparation or production of a new film.
The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the perception of short films within the public sphere and increase their screenings in the cinemas. The filmmakers receive a platform to present their films throughout the year in cinemas here in Germany, as well as at media industry events abroad.
We are delighted that numerous filmmakers are attending the screening. After the premiere of the programme, GERMAN FILMS is sending the films on a world tour, with the first international stop-off being the Cannes Film Festival in May 2026. The five FFA Short Tiger winning films can be booked by German cinemas via the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg short film agency.
being held for the sixth time as part of FILMFEST DRESDEN. SHORT TIGER NEXT GENERATION 2026 comprises a selection of the best productions from German film schools and young directing talents from the independent scene.
The jury, consisting of the director Anna Roller (whose second feature film ALLEGRO PASTELL was recently invited to the Berlinale Panorama section), the short film distributor Sarah Dombrink (interfilm Berlin), and the cinema operator Andreas Heidenreich (Kommunales Kino Weiterstadt municipal cinema and board member of the German Federal Association of Municipal Cinemas), included ten films in their selection this year and chose five winners of the SHORT TIGER 2026. The short film award, sponsored by the FFA funding body and endowed with €5,000, is provided to the winners for the preparation or production of a new film.
The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the perception of short films within the public sphere and increase their screenings in the cinemas. The filmmakers receive a platform to present their films throughout the year in cinemas here in Germany, as well as at media industry events abroad.
We are delighted that numerous filmmakers are attending the screening. After the premiere of the programme, GERMAN FILMS is sending the films on a world tour, with the first international stop-off being the Cannes Film Festival in May 2026. The five FFA Short Tiger winning films can be booked by German cinemas via the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg short film agency.
In cooperation with the FFA film funding body, the German Films export body and AG Kurzfilm – the German short film association
[tw: abortion, racism, epilepsy]
Im Auto Tapes und Butterbrot (With Tapes and Toasts in the Car)
Director Kiana Naghshineh Producer Henrik von Müller, Antoine Liétout, Ivan Zuber, Regina Welker, Andra Cezara Berilă Screenplay Kiana Naghshineh Animation Isabelle Piolat, Sofiia Melnyk, Camille Prot, Eliott Moreau, Bertille Rondard, Martin Touzé, Morgane Perez, Kiana Naghshineh, Magdalena Zygadlo Camera Kiana Nagshineh Editor Kiana Naghshineh, Regina Welker Music Ziggy Has Ardeur Sound Volker Armbruster Cast Pegah Ferydoni, Masud Akbarzadeh, Moné Sharifi, Jan Schuttack, Daniel Strohhäcker, Gerhard Osman, Aaron Gräf, Marc Fragstein, Henriette Schreurs Still photographer © ManicMonday, Laïdak Films, Kiana Naghshineh Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Luce Grosjean
Fragil (Fragile)
Director Laurenz Otto, Miri Klischat Producer Miri Klischat, Laurenz Otto Screenplay Laurenz Otto, Miri Klischat Camera Miri Klischat, Laurenz Otto Editor Mika Kopischke Sound Johannes Grote, Mika Kopischke Cast Carla Gesthuisen, Dara Dyckerhoff, Nola Friedrich Still photographer © Miri Klischat Distribution
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln/Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Ute Dilger
The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for Mabel Dove
Director Nnenna Onuoha Producer Nnenna Onuoha, Kathy-Ann Tan Screenplay Nnenna Onuoha, Kathy-Ann Tan Animation Nnenna Onuoha Camera Eno Inyangete Editor Nnenna Onuoha, Kathy-Ann Tan Music Jessica “Aamowi” Longdon Sound Jessica “Aamowi” Longdon Cast Nicole Pearson, Mmakgosi Kgabi, Swantje Lichtenstein, hn. lyonga, Femi Lawal Still photographer © N. Onuoha Distribution
intermediume production, Nnenna Onuoha
Gaïa
Director Gwenola Heck Producer Liubov Popova Screenplay Gwenola Heck Animation Gina Stephan, Malte Fasold, Oscar Jacobson, Levi Köhler, Amelie Kahlo, Iris Maier, Sofi Shapir, Jonas Härtlein, Fatima Wajid, Gwenola Heck Camera Franziska Kabutke Editor Jan Wollenschläger Music Malte Hartleb, Perschya Chehrazi Sound Manik Möllers Cast Gwenola Heck Still photographer © Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Distribution
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Katharina Schreiner
[tw:]
abortion
rückblickend betrachtet (in retrospect)
Director Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Producer Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Screenplay Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Camera Tobias Blickle Editor Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Music Hora Lunga Sound Andrew Mottl Still photographer © Asadi Faezi & Zhluktenko Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
racism
Radix
Director Anne Breymann Producer Anne Breymann Screenplay Anne Breymann Animation Anne Breymann, Jonatan Schwenk Camera Björn Ullrich Editor Anne Breymann Sound Michał Krajczok Still photographer © Anne Breymann Distribution
Anne Breymann
又见炊烟 (A Soil A Culture A River A People)
Director Viv Li Producer Viv Li, Julian Schwandner, Marc Goyens, Carlotta Cornehl Screenplay Viv Li Camera Grimm Vandekerckhove Editor Liyo Gong Music Tengal, Elvin Brandhi, Leon Weber Sound Sim-Sum Shen Cast Zezhi Long, Casey Hornovich, Carmen Redeker, Sunny Dyshaja, Bernd Schrader, Julian Pape, Ximan Ma Still photographer © Viv Li Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
[tw:]
epilepsy
Immerhin (At Least)
Director Olaf Held, Jens Rosemann Producer Olaf Held, Jens Rosemann Screenplay Olaf Held Animation Jens Rosemann Camera Jens Rosemann Editor Jens Rosemann Music Frédéric Chopin Sound Christoph Fleischer Cast Jan Kummer, Beate Düber Still photographer © Jens Rosemann Distribution
Kumpels & Friends Animation, Olaf Held
َائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ (My Brother, My Brother)
Director Abdelrahman Dnewar, Saad Dnewar Producer Abdallah Dnewar, Lucas Tothe, Jessica Arfuso, Hesham Marold Screenplay Abdelrahman Dnewar, Saad Dnewar Animation Dnewar Brothers, Samaka Studio Camera Karim Marold Editor Yasser Azmy Music Selim El Sadek Sound Roman Strack Still photographer © Dnewar Brothers, Punchline Cinéma, Milkman Films Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Luce Grosjean
Brave New Past
Director Erik Schmitt Producer Erik Schmitt Screenplay Erik Schmitt Camera Erik Schmitt Editor Erik Schmitt Music Erik Schmitt Sound Erik Schmitt Cast Erik Schmitt Still photographer © Erik Schmitt Distribution
Seven Elephants, Erik Schmitt
Dates
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Schauburg
- 18.04. 16:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Mise en culture, récolte et dispersion des épines
Hiška
Director Nika Jurman Producer Katja Lenarcic Screenplay Nika Jurman Camera Teja Miholic Editor Skulj Muren Spela Sound Julij Zornik, Julij Zornik Cast Cverle Lea Distribution
Vertigo, Katja Lenarcic
Kámen Osudu (Stone of Destiny)
Director Julie Cerná Producer Kristina Husová Screenplay Julie Cerná Animation Julie Cerná, Matous Valchar Editor Alexandra Volfová Music Johus Matus Sound Juras Karaka Distribution
Wouter Maria Jansen, Wouter Jansen
Dollhouse Elephant
Director Jenny Jokela Producer Jani Lehto Screenplay Jenny Jokela, Ylva Perera Animation Jenny Jokela, Sanni Lahtinen Editor Jenny Jokela Music Sebastian Hilli Sound Jani Lehto, Jani Lehto Distribution
Bonobostudio, Vanja Andrijevic
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 14.04. 20:00
- 17.04. 20:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Disturbia
Director Mira Yankova Producer Adrian Georgiev Screenplay Mira Yankova Animation Mira Yankova Music Alexander Daniel, Alexander Evtimov Sound Alexander Daniel, Alexander Evtimov Distribution
Mira Yankova
Felicidad
Director Francesco Mastroleo Producer Francesco Mastroleo Distribution
Lights On di Flavio Armone, Flavio Armone
Lights, Haze / გაბნეული შუქები
Öronmask (Earworm)
Director Patrik Eklund Producer Mathias Fjellström, Ola Rutz Distribution
The Swedish Film Institute, Josefina Mothander
A Mountain of Content
Director Duncan Cowles Producer Duncan Cowles Screenplay Duncan Cowles Camera Duncan Cowles Editor Duncan Cowles Distribution
Relative Films Ltd, DUNCAN COWLES
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 14.04. 19:00
- 16.04. 18:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Passagiere auf einem großen Raumschiff (Passengers on one big Spaceship)
Director Lukas Ignaz Halder Producer Lukas Ignaz Halder Screenplay Lukas Ignaz Halder Camera Lukas Ignaz Halder Editor Lukas Ignaz Halder Sound Francesco S. Zecchin, Francesco S. Zecchin, Francesco S. Zecchin Distribution
Lukas Ignaz Halder
Sølevann (Soaked)
Director Jan Otto Ertesvåg Producer Jan Otto Ertesvåg Screenplay Jan Otto Ertesvåg Camera Jan Otto Ertesvåg, Janne K. Hansen Editor Jan Otto Ertesvåg Sound Kristoffer Endresen, Yvonne Stenberg, Gisle Tveito Distribution
Vanja Andrijevic
Балконада (Balconada)
Director Iva Tokmakchieva Producer Christophe Camoirano, Vessela Dantcheva Screenplay Iva Tokmakchieva Animation Iva Tokmakchieva, Petya Zlateva, Tanya Bozhinova, Mona Schnerb, Julien-Cyril Abié, Elise Bastard-Rosset, Paola de Sousa, Célia Tocco Editor Noemie Azul Loeve Music Amin Goudarzi Sound Soundscapers Soundscapers, Soundscapers Soundscapers Distribution
PENTACLE PRODUCTIONS, Gaëtan TRIGOT
Microcosmos. Un gabinete de curiosidades (Microcosmos. A Cabinet of Curiosities)
Director Maria Lorenzo Producer Enrique Millán Screenplay Maria Lorenzo Animation Maria Lorenzo Camera Maria Lorenzo Editor Maria Lorenzo Sound Pedro Aviño, Pedro Aviño Distribution
Maria Lorenzo
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 14.04. 21:00
- 19.04. 18:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
9 milionů barev (9 Million Colors)
Director Bára Anna Producer Bára Anna, Jakub Kostal, Vratislav Slajer, Lillian Løvsteth, Mária Motovská, Georg Neubert, Katharina Weser Screenplay Bára Anna Animation Jirí Krupicka, Vojtech Kiss, Tomás Cerveny, Matous Valchár, Yuliia Baranovska, Huyen Hoang Camera Lucia Zavarcikova, Tichácek David Editor Lukás Janicík Music Tomás Dvorák Sound Kristoffer Endresen, Vidar Grande, Kristoffer Endresen Distribution
Wasia, Miguel ESPAÑOL CELIMÉNDIZ
Minningaspor (Memory Traces)
Agapito
Director Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Romero Producer Carlos Ortiz, Jon Galvez, Mick Quito Distribution
Lights On di Flavio Armone, Flavio Armone
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 14:00
- 17.04. 18:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
À bras-le-corps (Going on Strike)
Director Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin Producer Pierre Villepelet Screenplay Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin Camera Jonathan Auger Editor Victor Saliba Distribution
Welcome Aboard, Marc-Olivier Blackburn
Porcelain (Porcelain )
Director Paula du Gelly Producer Paula du Gelly Screenplay Paula du Gelly Camera Bob Wolfenson Editor Alice Bento Music Dunkee Sound João Victor dos Santos Distribution
Noire Pictures, du Paula Gelly
Un Tango à Deux, C'est Mieux (It Takes Two To Tango)
Director Macha Tsarenkov Producer Victor Candeias Camera Macha Tsarenkov Editor Macha Tsarenkov Sound Macha Tsarenkov
Sjena (The Shadow)
Director Petra Balekic Producer Jure Bušić Editor Iva Kraljevic Sound Julij Zornik Distribution
Jaka produkcija, Jure Bušić
On a Sunday at Eleven
Director Alicia K. Harris Producer Hayley Brown, Jeff Chiu Screenplay Alicia K. Harris Camera Jeremy Cox Editor Ashley Gilmour Music Chief Adjuah, Keep in Touch Sound Paul Lucien Col, Jeremy Fong Cast Zoë Peak Distribution
Les Films du 3 Mars, Clotilde Vatrinet
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 15:00
- 17.04. 21:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Über Brücken (Bridges)
Director Theresa Münnich Producer Theresa Münnich Screenplay Theresa Münnich, Paul Lissner Camera Theresa Münnich Editor Theresa Münnich, Paul Lissner Sound Paul Lissner, Paul Lissner, Paul Lissner Distribution
Theresa Münnich
Gestern war noch Sommer (Yesterday it still was summer)
Director Friedrich Schätzle Producer Louis Kaiser Screenplay Radek Dobry Camera Yuanfei Liu Editor Leonard Peters Sound Caspar Valentin Wagner, Caspar Valentin Wagner Cast Johanna Martini, Dominikus Weileder Distribution
Louis Kaiser
neustadt
Director Riccarda Cappeller, Constantin Melczer Producer Riccarda Cappeller, Constantin Melczer Distribution
Riccarda Cappeller
ZNICOWAŚ - To Destroy
Director Luka Golinski Producer Luka Golinski Screenplay Luka Golinski, Mina Witkojc Camera Luka Golinski Editor Luka Golinski Music Luka Golinski Sound Luka Golinski, Luka Golinski, Luka Golinski Cast Tamko Hägler, Anka Zachariasojc Distribution
Luka Golinski
UPLOAD DDR
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 17:00
- 19.04. 19:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Porque hoje é Sábado (Because Today is Saturday)
Director Alice Guimarães Producer Vanessa Ventura, Nuno Amorim, Claire Beffa, Sidonie Garnier, Carlota Pou, Bruno Simões Screenplay Alice Eça Guimarães Animation Daniela Duarte, Ambre Gualtier, Ronni Shalev, Aurore Weickert, Carmen Gómez, Bea Moreno Poveda, Raquel Cruz Hevia, Uriel Valle Sánchez, Matilde Machado Editor Alice Eça Guimarães Music Gisela Fullà Silvestre Sound Gisela Fullà Silvestre, Gisela Fullà Silvestre, Gisela Fullà Silvestre Distribution
Curtas Metragens CRL, Emanuel Oliveira
COUPE AU BOL (BOWL CUT)
Director Tamara Vittoz Producer Daniel Rothstein, Michele D'Avenia Distribution
La Fémis, Emmanuel Précourt Sénécal
Sie puppt mit Puppen (Dolling with Dolls)
Challenges of a solitary mind
alles aus liebe (what one loves)
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 18:00
- 17.04. 19:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Fille de l’eau (Water Girl)
Director Sandra Desmazières Producer Richard Valk, Jérôme Barthélemy, Nuno Amorim, Daniel Sauvage, Olivier Catherin, Vanessa Ventura Screenplay Sandra Desmazières Animation Sandra Desmazières, Julia Martinez, Nicolas Liguori, Johann Etrillard, Jérémie Balais, Morgane Perez, Manuel Sacadura Editor Guerric Catala Music Manuel Merlot, Cedryck Santens Sound Antoine Citrinot, Antoine Citrinot, Alexis Place Distribution
Wasia, Miguel ESPAÑOL CELIMÉNDIZ
I AM FINE
Director osi wald Producer osi wald Animation osi wald Editor osi wald Sound osi wald Distribution
osi wald
Ο Κύκλος Ζωής των Τζιτζικιών (The Life Cycle of Cicadas)
Director Ines Perot Producer Iris Baglanea Camera Vassilis Kourdouklas Editor Thodoris Armaos Sound Arielle Esther, Dimitris Sakellaris Cast Mylonas Alexandros Distribution
Bad Theater Company, Iris Baglanea
Zwermen
Director Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger Producer Annemie Degryse, Peter Lindhout, Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Miyu Distribution
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 19:00
- 18.04. 18:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Čakam na vlak (Waiting for the Train )
The Miracle of Life
Director Sabrine Khoury Producer Sabrine Khoury Screenplay Sabrine Khoury Camera Rashed Rashed Editor Sabrine Khoury Sound Sami Merib Distribution
MAD Solutions, MAD Solutions
Juck (Juck [Thrust])
Director Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira Producer Dea Saračević, Sophie Tamm Christensen, Erik Torell, Ulrika Bandeira Screenplay Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira Camera Josephine Owe Editor Therese Elfström Sound Ellinor Nilsson Cast Emelie Enlund, Cajsa Godée, Shirley Harthey Ubilla, Feyona Naluzzi Thylander, Madeleine Ngoma, Tarika Wahlberg Distribution
Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg, Mara Marxsen
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 20:00
- 18.04. 19:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Noi
Director Neritan Zinxhiria Producer Virou Kiriaki, Kokedhima Efijeni Screenplay Neritan Zinxhiria Camera Christina Moumouri Editor Christos Giannakopoulos Music Apostolis Koutsogiannis Sound Leandros Ntounis, Leandros Ntounis, Leandros Ntounis Cast Vadevoulis Yorgos, Xanthopoulos Dimitris, Konstantinidou Meni, Theodora Tetsiou, Apostolis Varsanis Distribution
interfilm World Sales, Sophie Röder
Zgraja (Horde)
Der Vegetarierkongress (The Vegetarian Congress)
Director Noah Erni Producer Noah Erni Screenplay Noah Erni, Marion Täschler Distribution
Studio uuuh!, Noah Erni
CURIOUS FRIEND
Director Erik Sémashkin Producer Erik Sémashkin Screenplay Erik Sémashkin Animation Erik Sémashkin Camera Erik Sémashkin, Roman Ternier - - Marine, Alexia Figueira Editor Erik Sémashkin Sound Rowan Mcilvride, Rowan Mcilvride, Rowan Mcilvride Distribution
Erik Sémashkin
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 21:00
- 18.04. 17:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Deneigeurs
Director Felix Besson Producer Adrien Louis Screenplay Felix Besson Camera Felix Besson Editor Fatima Bianchi Music Jean-Baptiste Louis Sound Alexandre Bracq, Gilles Cabau Distribution
La Société du Sensible, Adrien Louis
Moisination
Air Horse One
Director Lasse Linder Producer Philipp Ritler Screenplay Lasse Linder Camera Robin Angst Editor Daniel Loepfe Music Moritz Widrig Sound Lasse Linder, Mathieu Pomès Distribution
Pierre Brouillette-Hamelin
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 14:00
- 19.04. 17:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
My Name is Oil
Kad svane
Director Stefan Ivancic Producer Stefan Ivancic Distribution
Lights On di Flavio Armone, Flavio Armone
Turbulence
Director Magnus Igland Møller, Christopher Rutledge Producer Peter Smith Screenplay Magnus Igland Møller, Christopher Rutledge, Peter Smith Animation Mette Rank Tange, Jesper Andkjær Sound Christopher Knollmeyer, Christopher Rutledge Cast Dax Flame, Sam Lanier, Alan Saunders, Christopher Rutledge, Maddie Brewer, Daniel Rutledge Distribution
Yummy Films, Francois Heiser
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 17:00
- 19.04. 14:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Still Life
Director Lara Jaydha Producer Lusófona Filmes Sound Rahul Nadkarni Distribution
Universidade Lusófona, Lusófona Filmes
Rui Carlos
Director Margarida Paias Producer Diogo Salgado, Gonçalo Pina, Margarida Paias Distribution
Curtas Metragens CRL, Emanuel Oliveira
Wish You Were Ear
Director Balogh Mirjana Producer József Fülöp Distribution
Nemzeti Filmintézet Közhasznú Nonprofit Zrt, Krisztina Darók
Thanks, You Too
Director Marion Täschler Producer Saskia von Virág Screenplay Marion Täschler Animation Marion Täschler, Martine Ulmer Editor Marion Täschler Music Katherine Newton Sound Loïc Kreyden Distribution
Bonobostudio, Vanja Andrijevic
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 19:00
- 18.04. 14:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Sirène (Siren)
Director Marilou Carravecchia-Pelletier Producer Raphaëlle Brissette Screenplay Marilou Carravecchia-Pelletier Camera Desroches-Larouche Émile Editor Philippe Lefebvre Music Marc-Antoine Barbier Sound Christophe Voyer, Christophe Voyer Distribution
Welcome Aboard, Marc-Olivier Blackburn
Ser Semilla (To be a Seed)
Director Julia Granillo Tostado Producer Julia Granillo Tostado Animation Julia Granillo Tostado Sound Nathan Foucray-Bretonniere, Nathan Foucray-Bretonniere Distribution
Julia Granillo Tostado
Sunday
Director Giulio Tonincelli Producer Moonwalk Studio Camera Vladimir Motroi Editor Giulio Tonincelli Sound Stefano Greco, Stefano Greco, Stefano Greco Distribution
Moonwalk Studio Production, MOONWALK STUDIO
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 20:00
- 18.04. 21:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Ovary-Acting
Director Ida Melum Producer Michelle Brøndum, Kjersti Greger, Johan Edström Screenplay Laura Jayne Tunbridge Animation Ida Melum, Rich Farris Camera Jøran Wærdahl Editor Lesley Posso Music Alastair McNamara, Joseph Stevenson Sound Miles Sullivan, André Laos Cast Synnøve Karlsen, Sofia Oxenham Distribution
Kurzfilm Sales Hamburg , Stine Wangler
Joe (eng)
Director Yvelise Thibaut Producer Yvelise Thibaut Camera Claire Challet Editor Étienne Suzac Sound Élodie Thévenin, Arthur Meyer, Arthur Meyer Cast Agathe Mazouin, Guillaume Morel, Lounès Tazaïrt Distribution
Louise Ribeyrolles
Mr. Sun & Miss Universe
Director Souffien Melad Producer Souffien Melad Screenplay Souffien Melad Animation Alina Najum, Souffien Melad Editor Kira Ridzi, Souffien Melad Music Javier Rodriguez Garcia Sound Jeroen Nadorp, Jeroen Nadorp Distribution
Souffien Melad
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 21:00
- 18.04. 20:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Paskhalnyi den (Easter Day)
Director Mykola Zasieiev Producer Natalia Libet Screenplay Mykola Zasieiev, Ilia Volynets-Trifonov Camera Mykhailo Liubarsky Editor Mykola Zasieiev Music Vasyl Huliak, Vitalii Muliar, Serhii Vavryshchuk, Stepan Shevchuk Sound Karina Rezhevska Cast Ivan Sharan, Serhii Korshykov, Hryhorii Naumov Distribution
Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema (CUC), Oleksandr Hoisan
Novitnia istoriia (Modern History)
Director Oleksandr Hoisan, Oleksandr Kosiak, Valery Grysha Producer Oleksandr Hoisan, Oleksandr Kosiak, Valery Grysha Screenplay Oleksandr Hoisan, Oleksandr Kosiak, Valery Grysha Camera Oleksandr Hoisan, Oleksandr Kosiak, Valery Grysha Editor Zoé Destrez, Johan Chanthasack Music Sacha Filleul Sound Maxime Mailhou, Emma Streignart-Guerrero, Maxime Mailhou, Emma Streignart-Guerrero, Maxime Mailhou, Emma Streignart-Guerrero Distribution
Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema (CUC), Oleksandr Hoisan
Куди далі? (Where to Next?)
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 17.04. 14:00
- 19.04. 20:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Central-Mart
Director Alicja Blaszczynska Producer Mateusz Michalak, Piotr Furmankiewicz Screenplay Alicja Blaszczynska Animation Alicja Blaszczynska Distribution
FUMI Studio, Szyma Weronika
недоступні (unavailable)
Director Kyrylo Zemlyanyi Producer Inna Lastochkina Screenplay Kyrylo Zemlyanyi Distribution
Ben Vandendaele
Mon Algorithme à Moi (My Algorithm)
Director Balázs Turai, Benjamin Efrati Producer Valentin Maupin, Aristote Douroudakis Screenplay Benjamin Efrati Animation Balázs Turai, Katya Mikheeva, Borcsa Zétényi Music Benjamin Efrati Cast Benjamin Efrati Distribution
Avec ou sans Vous, Valentin Maupin
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 17.04. 17:00
- 19.04. 21:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
La Boulangerie de Boris (Baking With Boris)
Director Maša Avramović Producer Reginald de Guillebon, Nicolas Burlet, Draško Ivezić, Pierre Méloni Screenplay Maša Avramović Animation Marc Robinet, Morten Riisberg Hansen, Yulia Aronova, Salomé Chatelain, Diane Laugier Editor Antoine Rodet, Iva Kraljević Music Pablo Pico Sound Jure Buljević, Borna Buljević Distribution
Folimage, Jérémy Mourlam
Das Wunder der Flaschenpost (The miracle of bottle mail)
Director Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Animation Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Camera Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Editor Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Cast Hortkinder des Hort Blasewitz an der 63. Grundschule Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Ummi und Zaki (Ummi and Zaki)
Director Daniela Opp Producer Daniela Opp Screenplay Kai Rönnau Animation Daniela Opp Music Christopher Dierks Sound Ulf Krüger Cast Kai Rönnau Distribution
Daniela Opp
Le Chemin des Sons (The path of Sounds)
Director Tom Raijasse, David Nguyen Producer Aristote Douroudakis Screenplay Tom Raijasse, David Nguyen Animation Tom Raijasse, David Nguyen, Allan Georget Editor Tom Raijasse, David Nguyen Music David Nguyen Sound David Nguyen, Tom Raijasse Distribution
Avec ou sans Vous, Aristote Douroudakis
Meine Tulpenzwiebeln! (My tulip bulbs!)
Director Sebastian Stoer, Alice von Gwinner Producer Robert Schröder, Martin Blum Screenplay Sebastian Stoer, Alice von Gwinner Animation Paul Bender Music Jérôme Navet-Cintract Sound Patrick Becker Cast Victoria Schätzle, Thorsten Giese, Thomas Dehler, Luise Georgi Distribution
Lumalenscape GmbH, Robert Schröder
Mouli
Director Victoria Wandsleb Producer Victoria Wandsleb Editor Agnieska Kucharska Distribution
Victoria Wandsleb
Animanimusical
Director Julia Ocker Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann Screenplay Julia Ocker Animation Julia Ocker, Sofiia Melnyk Music Claudia Kaiser, Martin Lickleder Sound Christian Heck, Jan Krause Distribution
Studio Film Bilder, Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 15.04. 16:00
- 17.04. 15:00
- 19.04. 15:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
First Flight
Director Adrián Jaffé Producer Adrián Jaffé Animation Adrián Jaffé Sound Max Gausepohl, Lasse Kröger Distribution
KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg, Stine Wangler
As Cores Mágicas (The Magical Colors)
Director Victor Vinícius Producer Stefanny Pina Pina Screenplay Victor Vinícius Animation Cabong Studios Editor Vanessa Goveia Sound Thiago Camargo, Thiago Camargo, Thiago Camargo Distribution
Distriba Filmes, Distriba Filmes
Porcelain
Director Grace Kwok Producer Grace Kwok Music Meinrad Weiler, Pablo Knupfer, Philipp Kraus Sound Meinrad Weiler, Pablo Knupfer, Philipp Kraus Distribution
NTU ADM, ADM Animation
Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not)
Director Nadia Jahanshahi, Susi Nickert Producer Nadia Jahanshahi, Susi Nickert Screenplay Susi Nickert, Nadia Jahanshahi Animation Nadia Jahanshahi Sound Nadia Jahanshahi Distribution
Nadia Jahanshahi
Das Huhn will fliegen (Dreaming of Flight)
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 15:00
- 19.04. 16:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Das Mutterlose Ei (The Motherless Egg)
Camille & Chamäleon
Director Lucie Nichelmann Producer Falk Schuster Screenplay Lucie Nichelmann Animation Lucie Nichelmann Distribution
animated stories, Falk Schuster
Experiences and learning. And parenting.
Director Malgorzata Rybak Producer Malgorzata Rybak Screenplay Malgorzata Rybak Animation Malgorzata Rybak Editor Malgorzata Rybak Sound Malgorzata Rybak, Malgorzata Rybak Distribution
Malgorzata Rybak
Rock Song
Director Jadwiga Ligeza Producer Jadwiga Ligeza Screenplay Jadwiga Ligeza Animation Jadwiga Ligeza Camera Jadwiga Ligeza Editor Jadwiga Ligeza Music Jadwiga Ligeza Sound Jadwiga Ligeza, Jadwiga Ligeza, Joe Hirst Distribution
Jadwiga Ligeza
Unfold
Director Lena Ziegler Producer Lena Ziegler Screenplay Lena Ziegler Animation Lena Ziegler Sound Oertel Chloe, Oertel Chloe Distribution
Lena Ziegler
Slime On!
Director Sophie Litvinenko, Ana Scheele, Long Huy Dao Producer Sophie Litvinenko, Ana Scheele, Long Huy Dao Distribution
Sophie Litvinenko
The Sky Was Candy
Director Anh Tu Nguyen Producer Liubov Popova Distribution
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Sigrid Gairing
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 16.04. 16:00
- 18.04. 16:00
The long, dark, cold winter is finally over, and spring is inviting us to take a ramble through the city as it conjures up smiles on the people’s faces once more. With the days growing longer and the skies awash in the evening sun, the movies are ready to move out of the cinemas. So if you’re a short film fan or would like to become one, or if you just want to pop in for a quick look or get comfy with us, then come and visit us again this year on Schlossplatz for our open-air programme.
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
Already for the 12th time FILMFEST DRESDEN is opening up a window to the world in the middle of this imposing ensemble of buildings with its unique atmosphere. As usual, the works being screened include highlights from the festival season, as well as a best-of selection with regional, national and international short films. For instance, the films are inviting us to join in some “urban shenanigans,” immerse ourselves in the “orbits of everyday life,” or even explore a few “fragile worlds”. In our festival programme for this year’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”, among others, we are probing the relationships between humans and nature, as well as examining the theme of work from unusual perspectives. Our selection of films is empathetic, humorous, original, powerful and even dramatic at times, while always being creative explorations of current issues that move us.
The programme is not short on fun for our young audiences either. Our ever-popular Family Shorts programme will again enthuse short film fans from all age groups. There is so much to discover here – and just as much to discuss afterwards.
It goes without saying that FILMFEST DRESDEN cannot guarantee stable weather conditions in April. But what we can promise is the most wonderful big screen entertainment on our high-resolution and daylight-capable LED screen.
Free admission. If you enjoy the screenings, we are happy to receive donations.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital, der schickschön GmbH & Co. KG event technology company and the MDR – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – public broadcaster
Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte (On the Mat Outside My Door)
Director Antje Heyn Producer Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert Screenplay Nadia Budde Animation Gigi Chan Music Peer Kleinschmidt Sound Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber Cast Pierre M. Krause, Alexis Krüger Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
Cetiri (Four)
Director Dea Jagic Producer Igor Grubic Screenplay Dea Jagic, Bozidar Trkulja Animation Dea Jagic Camera Dea Jagic Editor Iva Kraljevic Sound Tonci Kusek, Tomislav Turkovic, Tonci Kusek, Tomislav Turkovic Cast Lidija Kraljic Distribution
Vanja Andrijevic
Linie 12
Director Sarah Schulz, Christopher Schmier Producer Saskia Stirn, Christopher Schmier, Sarah Schulz, Vera Paulmann Screenplay Sarah Schulz Animation Sarah Schulz, Christopher Schmier, Gregor Wittich, Tobias Pinegger, Lydia Schüttengruber, Benjamin Wahl, Oscar Jacobsen, Oscar Bittner Camera Sarah Schulz Editor Sarah Schulz Music Hannes Bieber, Sophia Sämann-Brandes, Torsten Brandes Sound Sophia Sämann-Brandes, Torsten Brandes, Paul Powaljaew Cast Jan Westphal, Sara Luise Krutein Distribution
Fabian&Fred, Fabian Driehorst
PROUT
Director Marc-Henri Wajnberg Producer Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Marc-Henri Wajnberg Screenplay Marc-Henri Wajnberg Editor Filipa Cardoso Music Hughes Maréchal Sound Elias Vervecken Distribution
Production, Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Missing Ticket
Director Kelvin Janssen, Elisa De Kuysscher Producer Bénédicte Lescalier Distribution
Médiadiffusion, Julie Dreucci
Der Stachel im Po (A Pain in the Butt)
Dates
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Schlossplatz
- 17.04. 16:00
- 18.04. 15:00
What do apocalypses, films about films, horses, soccer and tons of love have in common? They are among the 3,800 film submissions that our Short Film Bingo is drawing from. We’re moving onto the next round now. And the first person to shout out “bingo” might even win a prize.
Moderated by Falk Töpfer. Admission possible at any time.
Moderated by Falk Töpfer. Admission possible at any time.
thread, chain, beads and tacks
My closet
Director Iuliia Kotsiuba Producer Oleh Malamuzh Screenplay Iuliia Kotsiuba Animation Iuliia Kotsiuba Distribution
LLC Ukrainian Producers Hub, Kateryna Gaiduk
TUTOPIQUE #BLOP 2025
Director Maurice Huvelin Producer Maurice Huvelin Screenplay Maurice Huvelin Editor Maurice Huvelin Music Maurice Huvelin Cast Maurice Huvelin Distribution
Maurice Huvelin
Fille de papillons (Girl of butterflies)
verre en main
Director Laurent Kurzmann Producer Laurent Kurzmann Screenplay Laurent Kurzmann Animation Laurent Kurzmann Camera Laurent Kurzmann Editor Laurent Kurzmann Music Laurent Kurzmann Sound Laurent Kurzmann, Laurent Kurzmann Distribution
studio 2, Laurent Kurzmann
AGÁTA
Director Benedetta Fiore Producer Benedetta Fiore Distribution
Gargantua Distribution, Gargantua Distribution
Jervasio
Director Felix Bollain, David Rosel Producer Maria Soler Chopo Screenplay Felix Bollain, David Rosel Animation David Rosel, Adriana González, Víctor Gutiérrez, Jimena Molina Editor Felix Bollain Music Isidoro Acedo Sound Víctor Bernardo Vila, Víctor Bernardo Vila, Víctor Bernardo Vila Distribution
Josep Prim
Naša Gospa Trohnenja (Our Lady of Rot)
Steber (Pillar)
Director Ciril Zupan Producer Ciril Zupan Screenplay Ciril Zupan Animation Ciril Zupan Camera Ciril Zupan Editor Ciril Zupan Sound Ciril Zupan, Ciril Zupan Distribution
Ciril Zupan
VSEMIR – Meja na Mirenskem pokopališču (VSEMIR The Border at the Miren Cemetery)
Director Lea Vucko Producer Damir Grbanovic Screenplay Rok Bavcar Animation Lea Vucko, Damir Grbanovic Sound Doljak Matej, Doljak Matej, Doljak Matej Distribution
Octopics, Damir Grbanovic
CHAMBRE 303 (ROOM 303)
Tao
Director Chloé Rivalain Producer Chloé Rivalain Music Tikal Contant-Richard Distribution
Chloé Rivalain
Train Tracks (Căi ferate)
Director George Sorinca Producer George Sorinca Music Juan Catalano Sound Juan Catalano Distribution
Axel Cheb-Terrab
Pippo, a Pulga (Pippo, the Flea)
Director António Alves Producer António Alves Screenplay António Alves Animation António Alves Editor António Alves Music António Alves Sound António Alves Cast António Alves Distribution
António Alves
Born to Dance
Director Michal Cygan Producer Michal Cygan Screenplay Michal Cygan Camera Stanislaw Proszowski Editor Oliwia Zalewa Music Maciej Dydek Sound Maciej Dydek Cast Oliwia Zalewa Distribution
Simorgh Film Distribution, Amirhossein Hatami
Threads of Tradition: Rediscovering Şile Cloth (Threads of Tradition: Rediscovering Sile Cloth)
Director Ayse Cakmak Özasan, Mia Ferrari Producer Ayse Cakmak Özasan, Mia Ferrari Sound Darius Webb, Darius Webb Distribution
Ayse Cakmak Özasan
Being special is a superpower
Director Natalia Klimchuk Producer Natalia Klimchuk Screenplay Natalia Klimchuk Animation Konstantin Novilov, Jenia Filatova Sound Konstantin Novilov Distribution
Natalia Klimchuk
Un portrait de 2 connards amoureux et de leur petite maison citrouille; aussi (A portrait of two bastards in love and their little pumpkin house; also.)
One Night Stand
Director alexia Rose Cicard Producer alexia Rose Cicard Camera Ulysse Gilbert Castel, Tim Tyas, Guan Yuntian, Alexis Muller Editor David Boyadjian Sound Mim Bernaux, Martin Daccord Cast Arthur Burzynski Distribution
alexia Rose Cicard
LE BRUIT DES MACHINES
Director Marion Amouillin, Tom Brohan, Giovanni Coussot, Geoffrey Pardou Producer Karim Khenissi Distribution
FRANCOIS HEISER - YUMMY FILMS, Francois Heiser
Jésus, Marie, Joseph
Director Patxi Meerman Producer Patxi Meerman Screenplay Patxi Meerman Camera Patxi Meerman Music Marcus Argenti Sound Marcus Argenti Cast Joseph P. Distribution
Collectif, Patxi Meerman
I want to know what love is
Relax Baby Be Cool
Director Kalle Waern Producer Anders Ahlberg Screenplay Kalle Waern Camera Ceasar Gothman Editor Kalle Waern Sound Kalle Waern, Adrian Karlsson Cast John Paul Kärreberg Distribution
Kalle Waern
LA VOIE LACTÉE (Milky Way)
Director Marc Janho Producer Emmanuel de Vezin Screenplay Lisa Bayle Animation Lisa Bayle, Marc Janho Camera Marc Janho Editor Marc Janho Music Jules Banzept Sound Gildas Prechac, Gildas Prechac Cast Clara Michel Distribution
Emmanuel de Vezin
Oppression
Director Didier Paradis Producer Didier Paradis Screenplay Didier Paradis Animation Didier Paradis Camera Didier Paradis Editor Didier Paradis Music Eric Soulas Sound Eric Soulas, Eric Soulas Distribution
Didier Paradis
Contagion
Director Quentin Ogier Producer Valentin Maupin Screenplay Sophie Decroisette Camera Philippe Gilles Editor Eric Armbruster Music Quentin Ogier Sound Olivier Bodin Cast Quentin Ogier, Sarah Labhar, Brenda Clark, Francois Frapier Distribution
AVEC OU SANS VOUS, Valentin Maupin
La nuit d'Hestia (The night of Hestia)
Ya Hanouni
Director Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib Producer Lyna Tadount Screenplay Sofian Chouaib, Lyna Tadount Camera Axel Dos Santos, Thomas Mireau, Jonathan Faro Editor Sofian Chouaib Sound Pierre Carlier, Mathis Kuntz, Mathis Kuntz Cast Norlhoda Dali, Omar Salem, Hicham Hamdaoui, Bilal-Amine Bachir Distribution
Sofian Chouaib
Saint Valentin 2.0 (Valentine's day 2.0)
Lark in A Sky Shop
Director Marie Lavis Producer Marie Lavis Screenplay Marie Lavis Animation Marie Lavis Music Jacob Collier Sound Jacob Collier, Jacob Collier, Jacob Collier Distribution
Hajanga Creative, Jacob Collier
Kruunusaari (Crownisland)
Director pasi räsänen Producer pasi räsänen Screenplay pasi räsänen Camera pasi räsänen Editor pasi räsänen Sound pasi räsänen Distribution
pasi räsänen
Some Like It Hot
Director Heikki Ahola Producer Heikki Ahola Screenplay Heikki Ahola Camera Heikki Ahola Editor Heikki Ahola Sound Jaanis Hållman, Jaanis Hållman Distribution
Heikki Ahola
Out of Order
Director Antti Tuomikoski Producer Antti Tuomikoski Editor Antti Tuomikoski Sound Salla Hämäläinen, Salla Hämäläinen Distribution
Antti Tuomikoski
KIELO
Director Sinem Kayacan, Janina Rajakangas Producer Tenhula Ari Screenplay Janina Rajakangas Distribution
Tenhula Ari
L'amour vache (There’s Something in the Milk )
Harmonie (Harmony)
Director Sarah Salazar Producer Elodie Alreira Screenplay Sarah Salazar, Louise Pierrard Camera Léo Salomé Editor Matthieu Charbonnet Sound Pauline Ribault Cast Denis Lavant, Louise Pierrard Distribution
Paraleclypse, Tom Martin
1Q89
Director mihai grecu Producer mihai grecu Editor Mathieu Cayrou Sound Mathieu Cayrou Distribution
mihai grecu
Bar Krokiet freestyle (Bar Croquette freestyle)
Director Maria Dakszewicz Producer Agata Golanska Screenplay Maria Dakszewicz Animation Maria Dakszewicz Music Maria Dakszewicz Sound Maria Dakszewicz, Jakub Krzyszpin Cast Milena Lisiecka, Kondrat Jakub, Kamila Tytlo Distribution
Marcin Malatynski
Walter passt sein Anzug nicht (Walter's suit does not fit)
Director Paul Müller Producer Fanny Marie Berghofer Screenplay Paul Müller, Patrick Mühlgassner Camera Fabian Moser Distribution
Fanny Marie Berghofer
Siavash in the Mirror and the Fire
Director Lia Fathi Producer Mehdi Adibi Animation Lia Fathi Sound Maryam Chalesh Distribution
Lia Fathi
Niekas (Nothing)
Director Saulius Juknevicius Producer Valentas Askinis Screenplay Saulius Juknevicius Animation Saulius Juknevicius Editor Saulius Juknevicius Sound Oskaras Judeliukas, Oskaras Judeliukas, Oskaras Judeliukas Distribution
Valentas Askinis
Doomsday radio
Director Antanas Skucas, Zubavicius Julius Producer Antanas Skucas, Zubavicius Julius Screenplay Antanas Skucas, Zubavicius Julius Animation Antanas Skucas Editor Antanas Skucas Music Antanas Skucas Sound Zubvicius Julius, Zubvicius Julius, Zubvicius Julius Distribution
Antanas Skucas
Rukeli
Director Alessandro Rak Producer Parsifal Reparato, Samir Arabzadeh Screenplay Emma Ferulano, Biagio Di Bennardo Distribution
Samir Arabzadeh
Meteoric
Director Paul Ó Muiris Producer Anne-Flore Aussant Screenplay Paul Ó Muiris Editor Paul Ó Muiris Music Pearson Leo Distribution
Studio Marguya Ltd, Anne-Flore Aussant
September
Director Anastasiia Golubeva Producer Anastasiia Golubeva Camera Fedor Gerlein Editor Katerina Shcherbakova, Andrey Soustin Music Prokhor Kuznetsov Sound Alina Ushakova, Alina Ushakova Cast Dariya Shiryeva, Sasha Sashina Distribution
Anastasiia Golubeva
Imago
Director Maëlla-Mickaëlle Maréchal Producer Naomie Lagadec Camera Marie-Laure Blancho Editor Melissa Maitrel Music Laetitia Pansanel-Garric Sound Maxime Bedot, Maxime Bedot Cast Mélanie Henique Distribution
Claire Gadea
Dates
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GrooveStation
- 16.04. 18:00
Come and join us on an unforgettable journey! Whether on train tracks, under water, or high up among the clouds, our little explorers discover hidden worlds, make new friends and learn to let their fantasies run wild. ’Cause when you dream, you really can imagine everything.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
With the kind support of the Saxon Region Public Media Authority for Private Broadcasting (SLM) and the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank
Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte (On the Mat Outside My Door)
Director Antje Heyn Producer Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert Screenplay Nadia Budde Animation Gigi Chan Music Peer Kleinschmidt Sound Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber Cast Pierre M. Krause, Alexis Krüger Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
Dreamtracks
Director Margaryta Winkler Producer Margaryta Winkler Screenplay Margaryta Winkler Animation Margaryta Winkler Sound Margaryta Winkler Distribution
Margaryta Winkler
Astral
Director Judith Ordonneau Producer Nicolas Burlet Screenplay Judith Ordonneau Animation Judith Ordonneau Camera Judith Ordonneau Editor Zoltán Horváth, Judith Ordonneau Music Julien Journet Sound Jérôme Vittoz Distribution
Nadasdy Film, Nicolas Burlet
Linie 12
Director Sarah Schulz, Christopher Schmier Producer Saskia Stirn, Christopher Schmier, Sarah Schulz, Vera Paulmann Screenplay Sarah Schulz Animation Sarah Schulz, Christopher Schmier, Gregor Wittich, Tobias Pinegger, Lydia Schüttengruber, Benjamin Wahl, Oscar Jacobsen, Oscar Bittner Camera Sarah Schulz Editor Sarah Schulz Music Hannes Bieber, Sophia Sämann-Brandes, Torsten Brandes Sound Sophia Sämann-Brandes, Torsten Brandes, Paul Powaljaew Cast Jan Westphal, Sara Luise Krutein Distribution
Fabian&Fred, Fabian Driehorst
First Flight
Director Adrián Jaffé Producer Adrián Jaffé Animation Adrián Jaffé Sound Max Gausepohl, Lasse Kröger Distribution
KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg, Stine Wangler
Kito, Maja und die Kugelkiste – Von den Fröschen und ihrer Leiter (Kito & Maja. The Dream Globe Tales – Of the Frogs and Their Ladder)
Director Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez Producer Carol Ratajczak Screenplay Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez, Lubina Hajduk-Veljković Animation Xiaonan Zhou, Johanna Mendel Music Marius Kirsten Sound Florian Marquardt Cast Gustav Rabe, Greta Jele Plassa, Ellen Eichberg Distribution
Alice von Gwinner
Dates
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Clubkino im Lingnerschloss
- 19.04. 11:00
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Hygienemuseum
- 18.04. 15:00
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Programmkino Ost
- 18.04. 16:00
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Thalia
- 14.04. 16:00
- 17.04. 16:00
- 18.04. 13:00
- 19.04. 11:00
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Zentralkino
- 19.04. 16:00
Things often turn out differently to what you expect. And at times it can get pretty tricky for our heroes. But with friends at their side, everything is way more fun in these tales full of playfulness, encourage-ment and wonder. A colourful film programme that tells us: Even when the world is turned upside-down, it’s perfectly fine to be who you are.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
With the kind support of the Saxon Region Public Media Authority for Private Broadcasting (SLM) and the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank
Skin Colour
Director Gilad Pfeffer, Liya Daniel Elbashan Producer Gilad Pfeffer, Liya Daniel Elbashan Screenplay Liya Daniel Elbashan Animation Gilad Pfeffer, Hila Vakrat Editor Liya Daniel Elbashan Music Erez Nadler Sound Erez Nadler Cast May Dubinsky, Shay Chaplik Distribution
Gilad Pfeffer
La Gran Hazaña (The Great Feat)
Director Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez Producer Jorge Yesidt Vela Forigua Screenplay Jenny Carolina Moreno Quimbayo Camera Santiago Meza Cortés Editor Fabiana Gómez Music Andrés Alzate Sound Felipe Carvajal Cast Thomas Ramírez Alvarado, Carlos Alberto Pinzón, Lina Bedoya, Julie Cuéllar, Santiago Hernández, Eileen Salgado, Miguel Angel Salgado, Robin Daniel Carrizoza, Zamantha Zabala, Liseth Martínez, Eddy Santiago Pineda Pérez Distribution
Proimágenes Colombia, Proimagenes Colombia
Le Petit et Le Géant (The Little One and the Giant)
Director Isabela Costa Producer Gwendoline Leriche, Damien Quintard, Chloé Guine Screenplay Isabela Costa Animation Léonie Liefooghe, Laure Menard Camera Victor Cazal Editor Emma Feriaud Music Brian Touron Sound Harold Guyet-Paul, Paulin Guiraudon Distribution
Olga Maufoy-Mollaret
Als Ik Later Rijk Ben (When I Get Rich)
Director Lucas Camps Producer Nadine Bemelmans, Floor Krooi, Eveline Groeneveld Screenplay Tijs van Marle, Cheryl Asruf Camera Richard Spierings Editor Max Vonk Music Boelie Vis Sound Sam Huisman Cast Loïc Pouille, Mila Henry Distribution
Lucas Camps Producties, Lucas Camps
Cyclus
Director Maximilian Käppler, Monika Luisa Schmitt Producer Maximilian Käppler, Monika Luisa Schmitt, Monika Bremen Screenplay Monika Luisa Schmitt Animation Maximilian Käppler, Monika Luisa Schmitt Camera Maximilian Käppler, Monika Luisa Schmitt Editor Maximilian Käppler, Monika Luisa Schmitt Music Max Kelm Sound Sophia Timsin Distribution
ifs internationale Filmschule Köln, Monika Bremen
Poong
Director Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Robin Szymczak, Vinh Nguyen Producer Robin Szymczak, Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Vinh Nguyen Screenplay Robin Szymczak, Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Vinh Nguyen Animation Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Vinh Nguyen Editor Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Robin Szymczak, Vinh Nguyen Music Heui Sung Kim (hesangasong), doctorn0gloff Sound Laurent Hiroyuki Rohrbasser, Robin Szymczak, Vinh Nguyen Distribution
Cheap Motion Pictures, Laurent Rohrbasser
Dates
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Thalia
- 18.04. 11:00
- 19.04. 15:00
- 15.04. 16:00
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Zentralkino
- 18.04. 16:00
This short film programme fondly conveys the hopes and desires of its protagonists, as they bravely face the hurdles small and large of growing up. With their strengths and weaknesses being revealed in all their dimensions to our attentive eyes.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
With the kind support of the Saxon Region Public Media Authority for Private Broadcasting (SLM) and the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank
Presented by the film sponsor KINOLINO – Film Festival for Young Audiences
Dubbel Vakantie (Two Sides of Summer)
Director Loes Janssen Producer Charlotte Driessen Camera David Spaans Editor Festus Toll Music Diego van Uden Sound Diego van Uden Cast Xavi, Kyra, Bianca, Dennis Distribution
Harpy Films, Charlotte Driessen
Cel Maatjes (Cell Buddies)
Director Studio Brute Beesten Screenplay Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas Animation Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas Editor Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas Sound Miguel Reyes Cast Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Jurgen de Smit Distribution
Melle Windig
Im Kreis (Roundabout)
Director Zoe Schmidt Producer Damla Ilhan Screenplay Zoe Schmidt Camera Zara Zankl Editor Anna Eber Sound Elias Rauchenberger, Zoe Schmidt, Lorenz Berger Cast Rada Rae, Pauline Mathes, Amelia Lechner Distribution
LEMONADE FILMS, Marija Milovanovic
눈길 (Glance)
Director Dahee Kim Producer I Su Shin Screenplay Dahee Kim Camera Dong Wook Kim Editor Dahee Kim Music Kyungjoon Oh Sound Jeong won Yang, Mun Sik Kim Cast Woojin Choi, Ju A Seo Distribution
Dahee Kim
Just Jools
Director Ezra Verbist Producer Rosa Duvekot, Emmy Oost, Samuel Feller Screenplay Ezra Verbist Camera Angela Otten Editor Ezra Verbist, Kwinten Gernay Music Ruben De Gheselle Sound Pascale Schaer Cast Jools Goussey, Yorrith De Bakker Distribution
Magalie Dierick
Dates
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Schauburg
- 17.04. 15:30
- 18.04. 13:30
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Thalia
- 16.04. 16:00
- 19.04. 12:30
In the Fantasia Showcase, we are celebrating the premieres of the workshop results: fantastical animated films from young filmmakers – for children, families and animation film fans of all ages. Antje Heyn and Alexander Isert (Protoplanet Studio) have inspired young cinematic talents to follow their imagination and bring images to life. We are looking forward to a most enchanting animation film show!
For more than 15 years, the original and imaginative animated films from Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert and the Protoplanet team have enriched our festival. It all began with LUMO, which won the 2010 Golden Horseman Award for Best Animated Film. This was followed by PAWO and META – films full of astounding transformations. For the festival’s 30th anniversary in 2018, Protoplanet even created the festival trailer.
Soon after that, wonderful animated films for children such as CAT LAKE CITY and FOREVER SEVEN were produced – films that became audience favourites and warmed our hearts. This year, we can’t wait for their children’s book adaptation ON THE MAT OUTSIDE MY DOOR, which is screening in the Kids 1 programme “Beastly Amount to Discover”.
In the workshop, we’re about to discover how drawings come to life and become transformed right before our eyes. Whether drawn, cut out or moulded from clay: It’s all about metamorphoses – the magic of images and their astonishing transformations. Get ready for the excitement – and let yourself be enchanted!
The premiere of the workshop results, as well as many further animated films from the Fantasia Dresden Animation School are waiting to be enjoyed by small and big film fans on the silver screen once more at the Kids Special screening.
Please submit applications to attend the workshop by email to info@fantasia-dresden.de.
For more than 15 years, the original and imaginative animated films from Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert and the Protoplanet team have enriched our festival. It all began with LUMO, which won the 2010 Golden Horseman Award for Best Animated Film. This was followed by PAWO and META – films full of astounding transformations. For the festival’s 30th anniversary in 2018, Protoplanet even created the festival trailer.
Soon after that, wonderful animated films for children such as CAT LAKE CITY and FOREVER SEVEN were produced – films that became audience favourites and warmed our hearts. This year, we can’t wait for their children’s book adaptation ON THE MAT OUTSIDE MY DOOR, which is screening in the Kids 1 programme “Beastly Amount to Discover”.
In the workshop, we’re about to discover how drawings come to life and become transformed right before our eyes. Whether drawn, cut out or moulded from clay: It’s all about metamorphoses – the magic of images and their astonishing transformations. Get ready for the excitement – and let yourself be enchanted!
The premiere of the workshop results, as well as many further animated films from the Fantasia Dresden Animation School are waiting to be enjoyed by small and big film fans on the silver screen once more at the Kids Special screening.
Please submit applications to attend the workshop by email to info@fantasia-dresden.de.
Das Abenteuer des Balles (The Adventures of a Ball)
Director Klasse 7 der Oberschule am Pfortenberg Dippoldiswalde Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Klasse 7 der Oberschule am Pfortenberg Dippoldiswalde Animation Klasse 7 der Oberschule am Pfortenberg Dippoldiswalde Editor André Schmidt Music CC Cateater LLC Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Der Schatz im Dorf (The Treasure)
Director Amy Schwarze Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Amy Schwarze Animation Amy Schwarze Editor André Schmidt Music CC Cateater LLC Sound Amy Schwarze Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Der Wald auf dem Mond (Forest on the Moon)
Director Enno Rönz Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Enno Rönz Animation Enno Rönz Editor André Schmidt Music JCI21, floraphonic, freesound community Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Dinoworld
Director Laura Wittwer Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Laura Wittwer Animation Laura Wittwer Editor André Schmidt Music Jazzfrenchy, bensound Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Ein heißer Sommertag (Hot Summer Day)
Director Edwin, Estelle, Marielle vom Hort Zille-Kids Radeburg Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Edwin, Estelle, Marielle vom Hort Zille-Kids Radeburg Animation Edwin, Estelle, Marielle vom Hort Zille-Kids Radeburg Editor Edwin, Estelle, Marielle Music cozycoffehouse Sound Edwin, Estelle, Marielle Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Fußballerei (The Soccer Game)
Director Joshua Melchior, Maxim Kin Jimenez Cimander Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Joshua Melchior, Maxim Kin Jimenez Cimander Animation Joshua Melchior, Maxim Kin Jimenez Cimander Editor Joshua Melchior, Maxim Kin Jimenez Cimander Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
I am Looking for a Human
Director Nadiia Babanina Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Nadiia Babanina Animation Nadiia Babanina Editor Maria Schmidt Music J. S. Bach Sound Frieder Zimmermann Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
I Know What You Have Eaten
Director Antoni Szczerba Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Antoni Szczerba Animation Antoni Szczerba Editor Stefan Urlaß Sound Johannes Gerstengarbe Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Kurzfilmscouts bei Olympia (Short Film Scouts at the Olympics)
Director Kurzfilmscouts des FILMFEST DRESDEN Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Kurzfilmscouts des FILMFEST DRESDEN Animation Kurzfilmscouts des FILMFEST DRESDEN Editor Stefan Urlaß Music mrzlaps, fluxsoud,geoffharvey Sound Kurzfilmscouts des FILMFEST DRESDEN Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Love Is Love
Director Alexa Seidel, Therese Lehmann, Evelin Flecks Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Alexa Seidel, Therese Lehmann, Evelin Flecks Animation Alexa Seidel, Therese Lehmann, Evelin Flecks Editor André Schmidt Music cozycoffehouse Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Never Perfect
Director Vladyslava Gulevych Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Vladyslava Gulevych Animation Vladyslava Gulevych Editor Vladyslava Gulevych Sound Markus Pötschke Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Shot Up
Director Franz Nicklisch Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Franz Nicklisch Animation Franz Nicklisch Editor Maria Schmidt Sound Markus Pötschke Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Sides of Love
Director Oleksandra Svets Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Oleksandra Svets Animation Oleksandra Svets Editor Oleksandra Svets Sound Markus Pötschke Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
The Apple
Director Till Gerstung Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Till Gerstung Animation Till Gerstung Editor Till Gerstung Music CC Cateater LLC Sound Till Gerstung Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
The First Kiss
Director Aneta Polok Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Aneta Polok Animation Aneta Polok Editor Stefan Urlaß Music Astor Piazola Sound Frieder Zimmermann Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Trailer Frischlufttour (Trailer: Trip in Fresh Air)
Director Hafis, Edgar, Anton, Fenja, Mara Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Hafis, Edgar, Anton, Fenja, Mara Animation Hafis, Edgar, Anton, Fenja, Mara Editor André Schmidt Music CC Cateater LLC Sound André Schmidt Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Umbrella
Director Tomasz Brown Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Tomasz Brown Animation Tomasz Brown Editor Maria Schmidt Sound Johannes Gerstengarbe Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Variationen-Veränderungen (Variations and Changes)
Director Xichen Dong Producer Stefan Urlaß Screenplay Xichen Dong Animation Xichen Dong Editor Xichen Dong Music CC Cateater LLC Sound Xichen Dong Distribution
Fantasia Dresden e. V., Stefan Urlaß
Dates
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 10:30
It takes real courage to stand up to everyday racism, the destruction of the environmental, or even your own fears. Which is what the stories in this short film programme are precisely about: taking the risk of leaving your comfort zone, crossing an invisible boundary – and growing from this.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
With the kind support of the Saxon Region Public Media Authority for Private Broadcasting (SLM) and the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank
[tw: racism]
Maya's Song
Director Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian Producer Franziska Schönenberger Screenplay Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian Animation Jayakrishnan Subramanian, Monira Kamal, Maxi Alker Camera Pius Neumaier Editor Robert Vakily Music Maya Schrader, Marian Crucius Sound Michael Mitschka, Gabor Bartal, Fabian Zweck Cast Maya Schrader Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
[tw:]
racism
Isoliert (Isolated)
Director Katja Angelina Friedrich Producer Katja Angelina Friedrich Screenplay Katja Angelina Friedrich Animation Katja Angelina Friedrich Editor Katja Angelina Friedrich Sound Katja Angelina Friedrich Distribution
Katja Angelina Friedrich
Somewhere to Be
Director Christy Chan Producer Keith Wilson, Jeremy Summer, Christy Chan, W. Kamau Bell, Gordon Yamate Screenplay Christy Chan Camera Mario Furloni Editor Christy Chan, Jonah Moran Music Jonah Moran Sound Jeremiah Moore, Donovan Murphy Cast Hayden Tan, Olivia Xing, Robert Coleman, Elijah Pinkham, Arya Colon, Wendy Bosley Distribution
Christy Chan
[tw:]
racism
La Rivière des Ourses (The Bears' River)
Director Anaïs Mauzat Producer Bastien Martin Screenplay Anaïs Mauzat Animation Louise-Marie Colon, Mathieu Labaye, Anaïs Mauzat, Elodie Verheyden, Siona Vidakovic, Emily Worms Editor Marika Piedboeuf, Aurélie Redouté Music Pierre Jacques Sound Charles De Ville Distribution
Hors du bocal, Zahra Benasri
Drachenfangen (Chasing Kites)
Director Anna Niebert Producer Lena Sophie Daun, José Santisteban Screenplay Darlien Schürmann Camera Laura Köhler Editor Imanuel Thiele Sound Timo Kleinemeier Cast Nico Marischka, Xavi Ziegler Still photographer Juliane Haerendel Distribution
Jose Santisteban
Turbulence
Director Magnus Igland Møller, Christopher Rutledge Producer Peter Smith Screenplay Magnus Igland Møller, Christopher Rutledge, Peter Smith Animation Mette Rank Tange, Jesper Andkjær Sound Christopher Knollmeyer, Christopher Rutledge Cast Dax Flame, Sam Lanier, Alan Saunders, Christopher Rutledge, Maddie Brewer, Daniel Rutledge Distribution
Yummy Films, Francois Heiser
Dates
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Schauburg
- 17.04. 17:30
- 19.04. 16:00
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Thalia
- 18.04. 15:00
New circumstances, old memories and the longing for change – all determine the stories in this short film programme. Against a backdrop of family conflicts and fleeting memories, the protagonists sharpen their awareness for their surroundings and doing so grow closer to themselves than ever before.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
ONCE AROUND THE WORLD
For young audiences five years and older, the 38. FILMFEST DRESDEN is again presenting current international children’s and youth short films that bring a blast of the big world onto the cinema screens in Dresden. With lots of feeling and a dash of humour, not only do these short films provide good entertainment, but also vital food for thought. During the screenings, the audiences will have an opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in attendance, fire questions at them and share their opinions.
THE YOUNG CURATORS
The five programmes were compiled with the energetic support of 33 young and enthusiastic film fans from Dresden and the surrounding area. These consist of the Young Curators who, during the festival preparations, viewed many short films together, discussed them, and voted on their final selection. The result of which is the kid’s and youth programme, complete with its own programme title. During the festival week, the film-crazy members of the Young Curators are going to present their favourite films to the cinema audiences and blast the invited filmmakers with a whole array of questions.
We wish you lots of fun at the movies, says: Anni (5), Fritzi (7), Maxim (8), Bruno (8), Lou (9), Jaro (9), Dante (9), Pina (9), Nicoleta (9), Jakob (10), Lilith (10), Julika (10), Gustav G. (11), Kasimir (11), Jo-hann (11), Arthur B. (11), Cäthe (11), Elisabeth (11), Robin (11), Antonio (12), Lotta (12), Gustav S. (12), Marie-Luise (12), Frederik (13), Elise (13), Smilla (15), Gertrud (15), Mathilde (15), Arthur G. (16), Lucy (16), Jette (18) and Helena (18), as well as the federal service volunteer Elin and the project head Fabian.
With the kind support of the Saxon Region Public Media Authority for Private Broadcasting (SLM) and the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank
[tw: psychological violence, physical violence, fleeing]
Moon Unit
Director Marlene Tanczik Producer Nils Hohenhövel Screenplay Marlene Tanczik, Nils Hohenhövel Camera Jonas Raphael Schneider Editor Emma Holzapfel Music Maxi Menot Sound Rachel Oker, Jonathan Rösch Cast Mariella Aumann, Sarina Radomski Still photographer David Pinzer, Clementine Engler Distribution
Nils Hohenhövel
[tw:]
psychological violence
Wacky Horses!
Director Touka Fatemi, Anna Müller, Ysabel Steiner, Marija Simović, Iara de Jong Gonçalves Producer Jürgen Haas Screenplay Touka Fatemi Animation Touka Fatemi, Anna Müller, Ysabel Steiner, Marija Simović, Iara de Jong Gonçalves Editor Touka Fatemi Music Vitor Huber Sound Leonardo Guerra Cast Touka Fatemi, Adeline Sofia Waser Distribution
Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art, Chantal Molleur
Furia (Rage)
Director Santi Pujol Amat, Fran Moreno Blanco Producer Noor Husheri Pastrana Screenplay Santi Pujol Amat, Fran Moreno Blanco Camera Santi Pujol Amat, Fran Moreno Blanco Editor Celeste Barria Balma Sound Jimmy Solórzano, Víctor Tort Cast Eric Espin Boque, Vallivana Asunción Visiedo Distribution
Santi Pujol Amat
[tw:]
physical violence
Educación Física Obligatoria (Mandatory Physical Education)
Director Pablo Porcuna Producer Anaís Ramos Martín Screenplay Pablo Porcuna Camera Pablo Porcuna Editor Pablo Porcuna Music David Fernández Sound Pablo Porcuna Cast Marisol Membrillo, Jesús Carrillo, María Tejeiro, Fran Expósito, María Rojano, Laura Gómez Sánchez, Elena Vargas, Rafael Jiménez, Juan Ochoa Valor, Alina Alba Distribution
Line Up – Film Agency, Alfonso Díaz
Sulaimani
Director Vinnie Ann Bose Producer Christophe Camoirano, Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe, Jean Bouthors Screenplay Vinnie Ann Bose, Patricia Valeix Animation Vinnie Ann Bose Camera Damien Buquen Editor Vinnie Ann Bose Music Matthieu Gérard-Tulane Sound Louis Molinas, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher Cast Vinnie Ann Bose, Jessin Jacob, Jose Sebastian Mukkaden, Achyuth Unnikrishnan Distribution
Pentacle Productions, Gaëtan Trigot
[tw:]
fleeingDates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 18:00
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Thalia
- 18.04. 17:00
- 19.04. 17:30
After the juries award the “Golden Horsemen” to the lucky winners of the 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN on Saturday evening, all of the prizewinning films are gracing the silver screens once more on Sunday. This is the last opportunity for all you film enthusiasts to marvel at the cinematic highlights of this year’s festival.
[tw: epilepsy, sexualised violence, abortion]
Cold Call
Director Stefanie Schroeder Producer Stefanie Schroeder Screenplay Constanze Kerth Camera Stefanie Schroeder Editor Stefanie Schroeder Sound Stefanie Schroeder, Florian Marquardt Distribution
Stefanie Schroeder
[tw:]
epilepsy
Qui part à la chasse (Hunting)
Director Lea Favre Producer Paolo Moretti, Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Clémence Pun Screenplay Lea Favre Animation Constantin Rytz, Elie Chapuis, Lea Favre, Valentine Moser, Aurore Muller Feuga Camera Aurélie Sprenger Editor Lea Favre Music Erik Bonerfält Sound Lara Wedekind, Jérôme Vittoz Cast Lea Favre Distribution
Lea Favre
[tw:]
sexualised violence
S the Wolf
Director Sameh Alaa Producer Avantika Singh Desbouvries Screenplay Sameh Alaa Animation Joseph Roth Sound Moataz AlQammari Cast Sameh Alaa, Meriam el Tahawy, Zakaria Nouri, Farah Ezzat, Céline van den Bossche, Alia Alaa Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Gaïa
Director Gwenola Heck Producer Liubov Popova Screenplay Gwenola Heck Animation Gina Stephan, Malte Fasold, Oscar Jacobson, Levi Köhler, Amelie Kahlo, Iris Maier, Sofi Shapir, Jonas Härtlein, Fatima Wajid, Gwenola Heck Camera Franziska Kabutke Editor Jan Wollenschläger Music Malte Hartleb, Perschya Chehrazi Sound Manik Möllers Cast Gwenola Heck Still photographer © Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Distribution
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Katharina Schreiner
[tw:]
abortion
Water Sports
Director Whammy Alcazaren Producer Alemberg Ang, Mara Ravelo Bernaldo, Whammy Alcazaren Screenplay Whammy Alcazaren Camera Berhil Cruz Editor Carlo Francisco Manatad Music Caloy Soliongco, Sage Ilagan, obese.dogma777 Sound Danjo Galapon Cast Elijah Canlas, John Renz Javier, Ricky Davao, Bon Andrew Lentejas Still photographer Wence Trajano Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Procrastination Yoga
Director Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Producer Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Screenplay Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Animation Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Camera Marta Magnuska, Jonatan Schwenk Editor Gabriel Herrera Torres, David Mardones Mendez Music Antonio Castillo Sound Gabriel Herrera Torres, Antonio Castillo Cast Daniel Sterlin-Altman Distribution
Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska
Dates
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Programmkino Ost
- 19.04. 18:00
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 13:00
- 19.04. 19:30
After the juries award the “Golden Horsemen” to the lucky winners of the 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN on Saturday evening, all of the prizewinning films are gracing the silver screens once more on Sunday. This is the last opportunity for all you film enthusiasts to marvel at the cinematic highlights of this year’s festival.
[tw: racism]
Bleifrei 95
Director Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler Producer Felix Leitner, Hans Broich, Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler Camera Manuel Seiler Editor Felix Leitner Sound Annaka Minsch, Shadi Farid Cast Amel Baccouche, Lu Piplica, Mina Halide Guschke, Silvia Schwarz, Klara Boskamp, Jonathan Kempf, Julian Moritz, Tim Bülow, Duygu Agal, Sylvia Beisler Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
Paradaïz
Director Matea Radic Producer Jelena Popović, Christine Noël, Robert McLaughlin Screenplay Matea Radic Animation Matea Radic Editor Xi Feng Music Tyler Fitzmaurice Sound Tyler Fitzmaurice Distribution
National Film Board of Canada, Nathalie Bourdon
Blob und der Wolf (Blob and the Wolf)
Director Georg Kästle, Valentin Bolte Producer Georg Kästle, Valentin Bolte Screenplay Georg Kästle Animation Valentin Bolte Camera Valentin Bolte Editor Valentin Bolte Music Ole Wiedekamm Sound Timm Weber Cast Laura Bein, Georg Kästle, Henri Voss, Jasper Venter, Celine Lösche, Nuri Grossmann, Elya Grossmann Distribution
Georg Kästle
City in the Fox
Director Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Producer Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Screenplay Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Animation Melissa Chappes, Nils Kuhl, Anh Tú Nguyen, Riyaaz Roy, Melanie Schnaidt, Gina Stephan, Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Music Clemens Gutjahr Sound Timo Kleinemeier, Samuel Krupke Distribution
Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg, Anke Kletsch
El regalo (The Gift)
Director Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Producer Lara Izagirre Garizurieta, Garazi Elorza Vadillo Screenplay Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Camera Gaizka Bourgeaud Editor Maitane Carballo Alonso Music Paula Olaz Sound Alejandro Castillo Cast Aurora Cortés Clavería, Samara Jiménez Vega, Desirée Clavería Duval Distribution
Kimuak – Basque. Audiovisual.,
[tw:]
racismDates
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 15:00
- 19.04. 22:00
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Zentralkino
- 19.04. 20:30
After the juries award the “Golden Horsemen” to the lucky winners of the 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN on Saturday evening, all of the prizewinning films are gracing the silver screens once more on Sunday. This is the last opportunity for all you film enthusiasts to marvel at the cinematic highlights of this year’s festival.
[tw: epilepsy, abortion]
Primera Enseñanza (Primary Education)
Director Aria Sánchez, Marina Meira Producer Guillermo Vaillant, Iván Almendros, Júlia Marcó Screenplay Aria Sánchez Camera Claudia Remedios Editor Dídac Quintana Sound Lilliam Chacón Cast Mia Hernandez, Lucero Montero, Wendy G. Castellanos, Raiza De Beche, Omar Durán Distribution
Júlia Marcó
Acid City
Director Jack Wedge, Will Freudenheim Producer Tom Brown Screenplay Jack Wedge Animation Jack Wedge Camera Jack Wedge Editor Kima Hilbert Music Will Freudenheim, Ben Shirken, Adrian Martin, Galcher Lustwerk, Matthew Ericson Sound Will Freudenheim, Jack Wedge, Matthew Erikson Cast Anne Twomey Distribution
Laser Days Studio, Jack Wedge
[tw:]
epilepsy
Bad Luck
Director Jan Eilhardt Producer Corinna Mindt Screenplay Jan Eilhardt Camera Irene Cruz Editor Jan Eilhardt, Verena Neumann Sound Helen Neikes Cast Adrian:a Wenzel, Caline Weber, Oskar Spatz, Stina Hinrichs, Till Krumwiede, Zoe Akkermann, Sadia Fero, Dzhein Dadaeva, Lena Neckel Distribution
Jan Eilhardt
경계 (Boundaries)
Director Seun Yee Producer Seun Yee Screenplay Seun Yee Animation Seun Yee Music Jan Šikl Distribution
AniSEED, Yeojin Sim
Unbemerkt verstorben
Director Alina Cyranek Producer Alina Cyranek Screenplay Alina Cyranek Camera Tim Pfautsch Editor Ina Tangermann Sound Florian Marquardt Distribution
Alina Cyranek
Abortion Party
Director Julia Mellen Producer Julia Mellen Screenplay Julia Mellen Animation Julia Mellen Camera Julia Mellen Editor Julia Mellen Sound Julia Mellen Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
abortionDates
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Kino im Kasten
- 19.04. 20:00
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Programmkino Ost
- 19.04. 20:15
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 17:00
A week full of exciting cinematic moments, informative talks and a thrilling festival atmosphere is awaiting us. At the official festival launch, the focal areas in this year’s programme are being presented, together with selected films from the festival. Following this, we invite you to join us in raising a toast together to the festival week.
Admission €9 or by invitation or accreditation
Admission €9 or by invitation or accreditation
Dates
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Schauburg
- 14.04. 19:00
Mon, 13.4. – Sun, 19.4.
Well-founded reviews of short films are rare. And people who write about short films are even rarer. For this reason, the online magazine Talking Shorts was launched in 2020 to take a critical look at this medium. Three years later, the European Network for Film Discourse (The END) was founded that, among others, organises tandem workshops to teach aspiring film critics the basic craft of film criticism in order to subsequently publish the resulting texts on talkingshorts.com. This year’s workshop is being held in Dresden in collaboration with our friends from VIENNA SHORTS.
This year’s edition centers on podcasting as a vibrant medium for film criticism and is being led by Susanne Braun and Yugen Yah, the creators of the podcast "Indiefilmtalk".
Well-founded reviews of short films are rare. And people who write about short films are even rarer. For this reason, the online magazine Talking Shorts was launched in 2020 to take a critical look at this medium. Three years later, the European Network for Film Discourse (The END) was founded that, among others, organises tandem workshops to teach aspiring film critics the basic craft of film criticism in order to subsequently publish the resulting texts on talkingshorts.com. This year’s workshop is being held in Dresden in collaboration with our friends from VIENNA SHORTS.
This year’s edition centers on podcasting as a vibrant medium for film criticism and is being led by Susanne Braun and Yugen Yah, the creators of the podcast "Indiefilmtalk".
Presented by the European Network for Film Discourse (The END)
In cooperation with TALKING SHORTS
With the kind support of the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme
Dates
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Geh8 Kunst Raum Ateliers
- 14.04. 10:00
- 15.04. 09:30
- 16.04. 09:30
- 17.04. 09:00
- 18.04. 09:00
At this kick-off event organised by the AG Animationsfilm/ASIFA Germany animated film organisations, regional and international animation filmmakers are invited to have relaxed exchanges in the Thalia cinema.
We are delighted to welcome Gerhard Funk, an independent filmmaker whose work revolves around experimental animated short films, to this event. After completing his studies in media art and design, he worked as a 3D artist, motion designer and animator in both full-time and freelance positions. Since 2020, he has been an Artistic Associate at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Saale, where he lectures in 2D and 3D animation. His films have been screened at numerous international festivals and won several awards.
The talk is focusing on his new experimental animated short film RANDOM FOLKS. Based on an AI-driven evolutionary scenario, in which randomly generated virtual creatures are optimised through mutation and performance-based selection, the film becomes a humorous yet thought-provoking parable about adaptation and the pressure to perform, as well as about the question of meaning and failure.
Afterwards, we cordially invite you to a cozy get-together in the bar area – the perfect opportunity to make new contacts, get to know like-minded people and discuss mutual projects and ideas. You can also talk to Gerhard in this relaxed atmosphere and delve deeper into the various topics.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
By accreditation, presentation in English
We are delighted to welcome Gerhard Funk, an independent filmmaker whose work revolves around experimental animated short films, to this event. After completing his studies in media art and design, he worked as a 3D artist, motion designer and animator in both full-time and freelance positions. Since 2020, he has been an Artistic Associate at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Saale, where he lectures in 2D and 3D animation. His films have been screened at numerous international festivals and won several awards.
The talk is focusing on his new experimental animated short film RANDOM FOLKS. Based on an AI-driven evolutionary scenario, in which randomly generated virtual creatures are optimised through mutation and performance-based selection, the film becomes a humorous yet thought-provoking parable about adaptation and the pressure to perform, as well as about the question of meaning and failure.
Afterwards, we cordially invite you to a cozy get-together in the bar area – the perfect opportunity to make new contacts, get to know like-minded people and discuss mutual projects and ideas. You can also talk to Gerhard in this relaxed atmosphere and delve deeper into the various topics.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
By accreditation, presentation in English
In cooperation with AG Animationsfilm/ASIFA Germany
Dates
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Thalia
- 16.04. 14:00
How do I organise my festival submissions? Which strategies make sense? How can AG Kurzfilm – the German Short Film Association – support filmmakers? Which film funding and support is available for short films in Germany? How does the so-called reference funding from the German FFA film support body work for short films? Jutta Wille and Jana Cernik, Managing Directors of AG Kurzfilm, are responding to these and other questions, and at the same time talking with the filmmakers about their working conditions.
By accreditation, in German
By accreditation, in German
Presented by AG Kurzfilm e. V. – Bundesverband Deutscher Kurzfilm
Dates
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Phase IV
- 17.04. 11:00
For two hours, important representatives from the short film sector are ready to answer questions and discuss issues. In our speed-dating event, you have an opportunity to get to know and make contacts with big names from the scene, including TV commissioning editors, festival organisers, producers and representatives from film funding bodies. The challenge here: You have to keep it short. Just ten minutes are available for each of the personal discussions.
Discussion Partners:
- Julie Rousson (Selection Committee Clermont-Ferrand Int’ Short Film Festival & Board Member Short Film Conference)
- Laurence Rilly (ARTE G.E.I.E. broadcaster, Short Film Department)
- Katrin Küchler (MDR broadcaster, Editor with unicato – The Short Film Magazine)
- Sarah Dombrink (Sales & Distribution, INTERFILM Berlin)
- Alessia Gasparella (Programmer TOHorror & Tribeca Film Festival)
- Bartek Tesarz (Film Scholar and Curator Film Festivals filmPOLSKA & Krakow)
- Sven Schwarz (Managing Director Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Curator & Board Member Short Film Conference)
Please register by email with details of your preferred discussion partner by 17.4. to events@filmfest-dresden.de.
Discussion Partners:
- Julie Rousson (Selection Committee Clermont-Ferrand Int’ Short Film Festival & Board Member Short Film Conference)
- Laurence Rilly (ARTE G.E.I.E. broadcaster, Short Film Department)
- Katrin Küchler (MDR broadcaster, Editor with unicato – The Short Film Magazine)
- Sarah Dombrink (Sales & Distribution, INTERFILM Berlin)
- Alessia Gasparella (Programmer TOHorror & Tribeca Film Festival)
- Bartek Tesarz (Film Scholar and Curator Film Festivals filmPOLSKA & Krakow)
- Sven Schwarz (Managing Director Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Curator & Board Member Short Film Conference)
Please register by email with details of your preferred discussion partner by 17.4. to events@filmfest-dresden.de.
You will find a more extensive overview of the discussion partners here: https://www.filmfest-dresden.de/files/filmfest/2026/PDF%20Dateien/FFDD26_Big%20Names.pdf
Dates
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Altes Wettbüro
- 18.04. 14:00
Dates
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Clubkino im Lingnerschloss
- 15.04. 18:00
Sat, 18.4. 22:00, Shows at 23:00 and 01:00 * GrooveStation
After a long week at the movies, it’s time to glam up and werk it! Get yourselves all dolled up, pack your glitter, and dance the night away! Dresden's very own SLAY-Network is taking over the stage – with Mamede and Joplin making sure that every stiletto is jiggling.
Again this year, the Festival Drag Party is being supported by an awareness team present at the event.
Admission €9 pre-sales/€12 at box office (€9 at box office for people in drag), free admission with accreditation
After a long week at the movies, it’s time to glam up and werk it! Get yourselves all dolled up, pack your glitter, and dance the night away! Dresden's very own SLAY-Network is taking over the stage – with Mamede and Joplin making sure that every stiletto is jiggling.
Again this year, the Festival Drag Party is being supported by an awareness team present at the event.
Admission €9 pre-sales/€12 at box office (€9 at box office for people in drag), free admission with accreditation
In cooperation with GrooveStation
Dates
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GrooveStation
- 18.04. 22:00
The excitement is rising as the winning films are awaiting their awards. After a week full of cineaste moments, the ten Golden Horsemen and seven special awards with prizemoney amounting to €72,500 in total are about to be officially bestowed on the lucky winners.
Admission €9 or by invitation or accreditation
Admission €9 or by invitation or accreditation
Dates
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Schauburg
- 18.04. 20:00
Wielding a playful openness, Jyoti Mistry scrutinises archives, images and official narratives in her films, relying on the audiences’ curiosity to question meanings and renegotiate them together. Rather than being instructive, her works open up spaces for exchanges. The masterclass, which is following on from the “tribute”, is intended as an invitation to engage in a dialogue with the artist.
Presented by: Lena Whooo, Actor, Author und Activist
Free admission, in English
Presented by: Lena Whooo, Actor, Author und Activist
Free admission, in English
In cooperation with Weiterdenken – Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Sachsen e. V.: This event is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
Dates
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Schauburg
- 18.04. 16:00
The centrepiece of the exhibition by Katja Pratschke and Gusztáv Hámos consists of the video work IN LIMBO (2022, 32 min) that explores becoming liberated from constraints and claims of ownership, as well as with the loss of freedom and the struggle for it. The work contrasts personal freedom with state interests and definitions. The exhibition continues until 5th June 2026.
Free admission, in German
Free admission, in German
In cooperation with Kunsthaus Raskolnikow e. V./Gallery
With the kind support of the Arras Stiftung foundation
Dates
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Galerie Raskolnikow
- 15.04. 19:00
In addition to snacks, the Sandwich Talks also provide the time and opportunity to assess and examine the competition films. Presented by members of the selection committees, each Sandwich Talk focuses on a different aspect and, in conversation with the filmmakers, explores the various thematic or stylistic trends in this year’s competitions.
Free admission, in English
Free admission, in English
In cooperation with Filmgalerie Phase IV
With the kind support of VG Verbrauchergemeinschaft and PAPA’S HAUS
Dates
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Phase IV
- 15.04. 17:00
In addition to snacks, the Sandwich Talks also provide the time and opportunity to assess and examine the competition films. Presented by members of the selection committees, each Sandwich Talk focuses on a different aspect and, in conversation with the filmmakers, explores the various thematic or stylistic trends in this year’s competitions.
Free admission, in English
Free admission, in English
In cooperation with Filmgalerie Phase IV
With the kind support of VG Verbrauchergemeinschaft and PAPA’S HAUS
Dates
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Phase IV
- 16.04. 17:00
In addition to snacks, the Sandwich Talks also provide the time and opportunity to assess and examine the competition films. Presented by members of the selection committees, each Sandwich Talk focuses on a different aspect and, in conversation with the filmmakers, explores the various thematic or stylistic trends in this year’s competitions.
Free admission, in English
Free admission, in English
In cooperation with Filmgalerie Phase IV
With the kind support of VG Verbrauchergemeinschaft and PAPA’S HAUS
Dates
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Phase IV
- 17.04. 17:00
During FILMFEST DRESDEN, the Saxon Film Association together with ŁUŽYCAFILM, the Sorbian-German film network, and the Foundation for the Sorbian People are inviting all those interested to attend the “Wiźeś.Visible.Widźomne” film programme in the Lingnerschloss venue. With animated works, music videos and fictional shorts from the Sorbian Lusatia region, the event offers an exciting mix of differing formats and perspectives.
Please register for the event by email to m.mager@filmverband-sachsen.de.
Free admission, in German and Sorbian
After the screenings and film discussions, there is an opportunity for exchanges and networking over cold drinks at the Saxon Film Association’s get-together from 18:00 in the lovely ambience of the Lingnerschloss’s Sternensaal venue.
From 19:00, the Saxon Film Association and the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) are, as part of the “Regional Focus” section, screening excerpts from their joint SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) project programme digitalising and preserving the audio-visual heritage in Saxony. This year, the programme series is dedicated to the Dresden-based filmmaker Ernst Hirsch.
Please register for the event by email to m.mager@filmverband-sachsen.de.
Free admission, in German and Sorbian
After the screenings and film discussions, there is an opportunity for exchanges and networking over cold drinks at the Saxon Film Association’s get-together from 18:00 in the lovely ambience of the Lingnerschloss’s Sternensaal venue.
From 19:00, the Saxon Film Association and the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) are, as part of the “Regional Focus” section, screening excerpts from their joint SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) project programme digitalising and preserving the audio-visual heritage in Saxony. This year, the programme series is dedicated to the Dresden-based filmmaker Ernst Hirsch.
Presented by the Saxon Film Association, Łužycafilm and the Foundation for the Sorbian People
Toś ta lubosć / Diese Liebe (This Love)
Director Katja Hrjehorjec
Sonnenkönigin (Solar Queen)
Director Oskar Gaston Koller Producer Licia Frieda Flocke Screenplay Oskar Koller, Emma Weß Camera Friedemann Röse Cast Llewellyn Reichman, Johannes Geller Distribution
Clara Scherffig
Kito, Maja a potajna křinja: Wo připołdnicy kiž chcyše stawizničku słyšeć / Kito, Maja und die Kugelkiste: Von der Mittagsfrau, die eine Geschichte hören wollte (Kito, Maja and the Spherical Box: About Lady Midday Who Wanted to Hear a Story)
Director Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez
Z njebjes wyšin (From heaven above)
Director Angela Schuster Producer Angela Schuster Screenplay Angela Schuster Camera Dirk Lienig, Rico Hofmann Editor Angela Schuster, Rico Hofmann Music Anna Vavilkina Sound Karsten Hofer Cast Jolina Kummer, Marit Reinel, Dietmar Michaelsen, Aaron Scholze, Lias Schmidt, Fabian Korch Distribution
Angela Schuster
Dates
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Clubkino im Lingnerschloss
- 15.04. 16:00
Basically, the curators of film festivals aim to select exciting, outstanding and even challenging films from numerous submissions and then present them together in appealing programmes. At this event, curators are finally going to be asked which films they are explicitly NOT looking for. Which trends are least popular and only reluctantly seen among the film submissions? Which recurring stylistic transgressions cause curators to immediately switch off mentally? And which clichés should films avoid in order to stay longer in the curators’ minds? The clear answers to these questions can help filmmakers make more successful festival submissions in the future. The curator and short film expert Jing Haase has developed this discussion format for the NORDISK PANORAMA Film Festival and, as the presenter at this edition of the event, is also going to accompany her colleagues through various cinematic traumas.
Pänelgäste:
Julie Rousson, Selection Committee International Competition at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Inja Korac, Head of Industry at Zagreb Filmfestival, Programmer and Producer
Jason Ryle, Producer und Programmer
Presented by: Jing Haase, Curator and Short Film Expert
Free admission, in English
Pänelgäste:
Julie Rousson, Selection Committee International Competition at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Inja Korac, Head of Industry at Zagreb Filmfestival, Programmer and Producer
Jason Ryle, Producer und Programmer
Presented by: Jing Haase, Curator and Short Film Expert
Free admission, in English
Dates
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Hole of Fame
- 17.04. 14:30
This discussion aims to highlight how crucial it is to get an initial start in the film industry. Because ultimately, only those who succeed in finding their way behind or in front of the camera can shape which perspectives and themes become visible cinematically. How do people interested in pursuing a career in film typically get started these days? For whom have these access and entry opportunities been largely beyond reach to date, or not even apparent? And what could be done, or is already being done, to open up these routes further into the film industry in the future and, through this, include more diverse perspectives here over the long term? Actors and initiatives that are actively involved in gaining access to the film sector are discussing the related challenges and opportunities here.
Free admission, in English
Panel discussion guests:
Djamila Grandits, Curator and Film Programmer, Part of the CineCollective and D—Arts
Mariama Sow, Part of Directing Collective, A BLACK FAIRYTALE film in National Competition
Sarah Noa Ngô Ngọc, Part of Project Leadership, Dreh’s Um
Presented by: Lena Whooo, Actor, Author und Activist
Free admission, in English
Panel discussion guests:
Djamila Grandits, Curator and Film Programmer, Part of the CineCollective and D—Arts
Mariama Sow, Part of Directing Collective, A BLACK FAIRYTALE film in National Competition
Sarah Noa Ngô Ngọc, Part of Project Leadership, Dreh’s Um
Presented by: Lena Whooo, Actor, Author und Activist
In cooperation with TALKING SHORTS and Weiterdenken – Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Sachsen e.V.: This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
Dates
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Hole of Fame
- 17.04. 12:30
The intention with this event is to explore how work is and can be represented in films. How do cinematic representations of specific worlds of work function, and what can they actually achieve? Is it relevant in this regard that filmmakers often come from different sociocultural backgrounds to the people and contexts they depict? Are there areas of work that continue to remain hidden or are frequently depicted in a distorted manner? In any case, there appears to be a relationship between the subject of work and the film medium that is as complex as it is closely interwoven. After all, by no means is it only documentary formats that attempt to depict different realities of work on film. Likewise, fictional film productions often strive to portray credible work environments. The discussion is bringing together filmmakers and representatives from academia whose work deals with this subject, with the aim of having an exchange of ideas and opinions.
Panel discussion guests:
Zara Zandieh, Director, Filmmaker and Author
Stefanie Schroeder, Director and Production, COLD CALL film in Central German Competition
Dr. Guido Kirsten, Visiting Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Freiburg University
Presented by: Vincent Förster, Short Film Programme Manager, Berlinale Generation section
Free admission, in English
Panel discussion guests:
Zara Zandieh, Director, Filmmaker and Author
Stefanie Schroeder, Director and Production, COLD CALL film in Central German Competition
Dr. Guido Kirsten, Visiting Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Freiburg University
Presented by: Vincent Förster, Short Film Programme Manager, Berlinale Generation section
Free admission, in English
In cooperation with Talking Shorts and Weiterdenken – Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Sachsen e.V.: This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
Dates
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Hole of Fame
- 17.04. 17:30
At this discussion format, local initiatives and pan-German actors are being presented who are committed to consistently improving local working conditions and who advocate more inclusive work contexts overall. The aim is to create a platform where interested parties can come together to exchange ideas and expand networks.
Roundtable:
Christina Göbel, KAUSA Office Saxony (Job Training and Migration)
Representative of FAU Dresden
Representative of NeMo - Network Moderation
Anja Eichhorn, Landesfrauenrat Sachen e.V.
Laura Undisz, Festival Workers in ver.di (Fair Festival Award)
Sven Schwarz, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Award Winner Fair Festival Award 2025)
Moderator: Linda Kujawski, Media Dramatic Advisor, FILMFEST DRESDEN Central German Competition Selection Committee
Free admission, in English
Roundtable:
Christina Göbel, KAUSA Office Saxony (Job Training and Migration)
Representative of FAU Dresden
Representative of NeMo - Network Moderation
Anja Eichhorn, Landesfrauenrat Sachen e.V.
Laura Undisz, Festival Workers in ver.di (Fair Festival Award)
Sven Schwarz, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Award Winner Fair Festival Award 2025)
Moderator: Linda Kujawski, Media Dramatic Advisor, FILMFEST DRESDEN Central German Competition Selection Committee
Free admission, in English
Dates
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Hole of Fame
- 17.04. 10:30
The exhibition is honouring the lifework of the silhouette filmmaker, animator, director and teacher Jörg Herrmann. As a mediator between handicraft, art and theory, he is a central figure in the history of German animated film. Above all, he further developed silhouette animation and brought it into the digital era without compromising its artisanal core.
Free admission, in German
Free admission, in German
Presented by the German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF)
With the kind support of the Dresden State Capital and the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism
Dates
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Deutsches Institut für Animationsfilm
- 18.04. 13:00
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
[tw: physical violence, sexualised violence, animal cruelty]
Dieu est timide (God Is Shy)
Director Jocelyn Charles Producer Joséphine Mancini, Félix De Givry, Ugo Bienvenu Screenplay Jocelyn Charles Animation Jocelyn Charles, Tamerlan Bekmurzayev, Hugues Vallin Music P.R2B Sound Matthieu Gasnier Cast Danièle Evenou, Alba Gaia Bellugi, Anthony Bajon Distribution
Manifest, Anais Colpin
[tw:]
physical violence
Water Sports
Director Whammy Alcazaren Producer Alemberg Ang, Mara Ravelo Bernaldo, Whammy Alcazaren Screenplay Whammy Alcazaren Camera Berhil Cruz Editor Carlo Francisco Manatad Music Caloy Soliongco, Sage Ilagan, obese.dogma777 Sound Danjo Galapon Cast Elijah Canlas, John Renz Javier, Ricky Davao, Bon Andrew Lentejas Still photographer Wence Trajano Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
إبراهيم (Beneath Which Rivers Flow)
Director Ali Yahya Producer Jafar Sadik Screenplay Ali Yahya, Mohammed Baz Camera Ali Ameer Editor Akram Sadoon Music Khayam Al Lami Sound Ahmed Raed, Munaf Mohammed Distribution
Luminalia, Tommaso Priante
Qui part à la chasse (Hunting)
Director Lea Favre Producer Paolo Moretti, Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Clémence Pun Screenplay Lea Favre Animation Constantin Rytz, Elie Chapuis, Lea Favre, Valentine Moser, Aurore Muller Feuga Camera Aurélie Sprenger Editor Lea Favre Music Erik Bonerfält Sound Lara Wedekind, Jérôme Vittoz Cast Lea Favre Distribution
Lea Favre
[tw:]
sexualised violence
Coeur Bleu (Blue Heart)
Director Samuel Suffren Producer Samuel Suffren, Carine Ruszniewski, Louise Bansard Screenplay Samuel Suffren Camera Samuel Suffren Editor Samuel Suffren Music Tamara Suffren Sound Roodie Rigaud Marcelin, Pablo Dali Bonnely Cast Samuel Suffren, Marie Diana, Arnold Joseph Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
animal crueltyDates
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Kino im Kasten
- 16.04. 20:00
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Programmkino Ost
- 17.04. 18:00
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Schauburg
- 14.04. 22:00
- 16.04. 12:00
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
[tw: epilepsy, physical violence]
Fukuyama
Director Ciro Puig Bonnet Producer Berline Charles Screenplay Ciro Puig Bonnet Camera Clara Borrell Vilanova Editor Susel Legón Sound Saulo Adrián Fernández Gil, Susel Legón Cast José Alberto Ayala Still photographer Joseline Urco Sánchez Distribution
Escuela Internacional De Cine y Televisión,
Sh
Director Qi Duan Producer Jian Liu Screenplay Qi Duan Animation Qi Duan Sound Shiwen Zhu Distribution
China Academy of Art, Jian Liu
[tw:]
epilepsy
Ruse
Director Rhea Shukla Producer Aanchal Vimla Pugalia, Aastha Khanna Bhardwaj, Swasti Sindhu, Tanmay Chowdhary, Soumi Roy Chowdhury Screenplay Rhea Shukla Camera Tanmay Chowdhary Editor Anupam Sinha Roy Sound Sukrit Sen Cast Kurangi Vijayshri Nagraj, Akshara Padwal, Sammara Khan Distribution
Rhea Shukla
Avoenga
Director Carol Nogueira, Mirna Nogueira Producer Carol Nogueira, Mirna Nogueira Screenplay Carol Nogueira, Mirna Nogueira Camera Elisa Mendes Editor Carol Nogueira, Gabi Borges Sound Carol Nogueira Cast Cláudia Juliana, Loys Alves De Oliveira, Maria Cláudia Franchi Distribution
Amora Digital, Carol Nogueira
S the Wolf
Director Sameh Alaa Producer Avantika Singh Desbouvries Screenplay Sameh Alaa Animation Joseph Roth Sound Moataz AlQammari Cast Sameh Alaa, Meriam el Tahawy, Zakaria Nouri, Farah Ezzat, Céline van den Bossche, Alia Alaa Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
ນາງນອນ (The Sleeping Beauty)
Director Mattie Do Producer John Hegeman, Chatchai Chaiyon, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Dwjuan F. Fox, Vince Totino Screenplay Christopher Larsen Camera Mart Ratassepp Editor Zohar Michel Music Jimmy LaValle Sound Alexandre Boyesen Cast Sonedala Sihavong, Phonesavanh „Tata“ Phimpha, Gabriel Soutphilabaideng, Sivilay Ouanephongchareune, Joe Cummings Still photographer Ongart Wiseschotikul Distribution
Wayward Entertainment, John Hegeman
[tw:]
physical violenceDates
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 12:30
- 16.04. 22:30
- 17.04. 17:30
- 18.04. 15:00
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
With the kind support of the Spanish Embassy
[tw: epilepsy, racism]
L’mina
Director Randa Maroufi Producer Oumayma Zekri Ajarrai, Randa Maroufi, Leonardo Bigazzi, Rim Mejdi Camera Luca Coassin CCS Editor Céline Perréard, Randa Maroufi Sound Sara Kaddouri, Toni Geitani, Randa Maroufi Cast Amine Mkallech, Laid Erramly, the inhabitants of Jerada and Hassi Blal Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Longue Distance (Long Distance)
Director Iulia Voitova Producer Valentin Maupin, Aristote Douroudakis, Izù Troin, Hefang Wei, Bet Sun, Iulia Voitova Screenplay Iulia Voitova Animation Iulia Voitova, William Lebrun Editor Esteban Cassorla Music Clémence Ducreux Sound Clémence Ducreux, Loris Bernot Distribution
Pentacle Productions, Gaëtan Trigot
Quem se move (Those Who Move)
Director Stephanie Ricci Producer André Bulascoschi, Pedro dos Santos Formigoni, Rodrigo Lavorato, João Matos, Stephanie Ricci Screenplay Stephanie Ricci Camera Leonardo Simões Editor Pedro dos Santos Formigoni, Stephanie Ricci Music Hugo Leitão Sound Marcelo Tavares, Hugo Leitão Cast Olívia Torres, Izabel Nejur, João Nunes Monteiro, Rezmorah Paige, João Matos, Francisca Manuel Still photographer Aline Belfort Distribution
Ladaia, Stephanie Ricci
[tw:]
epilepsy
Tuna Tartare
Director Lena Greene Producer Lena Greene, Abigail Lowenthal Screenplay Lena Greene, Alessandra Clark Animation Lena Greene, Emily Zullo, Carlos Perez, Cam Macconnell, James Dybvig Music Alex Parrish, Lena Greene, Henry Kaye, Gobby Sound Ryan Woodhall Cast Lena Greene, Lesli Margherita, Ryan Bush, Ruby McCollister, Joe Castle Baker Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Miyu Distribution
El regalo (The Gift)
Director Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Producer Lara Izagirre Garizurieta, Garazi Elorza Vadillo Screenplay Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Camera Gaizka Bourgeaud Editor Maitane Carballo Alonso Music Paula Olaz Sound Alejandro Castillo Cast Aurora Cortés Clavería, Samara Jiménez Vega, Desirée Clavería Duval Distribution
Kimuak – Basque. Audiovisual.,
[tw:]
racismDates
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Programmkino Ost
- 15.04. 11:00
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 15:00
- 16.04. 17:00
- 17.04. 15:00
- 18.04. 20:00
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
With the kind support of the Spanish Embassy
[tw: abortion]
Stallion y la Bola de Cristal (Stallion and a Crystal Ball)
Director Christian Avilés Producer Christian Avilés, Manuel G. Romero, Judit Navarro, Sergi Casamitjana, Aintza Serra Screenplay Christian Avilés Camera Manuel G. Romero Editor Christian Avilés Music Christian Avilés Sound Christian Avilés, Jimmy Solórzano Cast Gerard Ribera, Dudu Alves, Cristina Plazas Distribution
Solal Films, Florian Fernandez
Üvegház (Glasshouse)
Director Katalin Sárdi Producer József Fülöp Screenplay Katalin Sárdi Animation Balázs Csillag, Magdolna Kovács, Melinda Lokodi, Adél Palotás, Szilvia Séra, Katalin Sárdi, Bettina Sárközi Editor Judit Czakó Music Péter Koczák Sound Péter Koczák Distribution
Hungarian National Film Institute, Krisztina Darók
Le Chien De Sables (Sand Dog)
Director Fabien Dao Producer Édouard Lalanne de Saint-Quentin, Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel Screenplay Fabien Dao Camera Lou Lavalette Editor Marylou Vergez Music Epsilove Sound Benjamin Silvestre, Fabien Dao, Victor Praud Cast Kepoa Falé, Lucas Desmarescaux Grosz Distribution
Sudu Connexion, Claire Diao
How Brief
Director Kelly McCormack Producer Lucy McNulty, Ariel Bond Screenplay Tess Degenstein Camera Alfonso Chin Editor Kane Stewart Music Connie Converse Sound Matt Drake Cast Tess Degenstein, Tatiana Maslany, Gray Powell, Susinn McFarlen Distribution
Kelly McCormack
경계 (Boundaries)
Director Seun Yee Producer Seun Yee Screenplay Seun Yee Animation Seun Yee Music Jan Šikl Distribution
AniSEED, Yeojin Sim
Abortion Party
Director Julia Mellen Producer Julia Mellen Screenplay Julia Mellen Animation Julia Mellen Camera Julia Mellen Editor Julia Mellen Sound Julia Mellen Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
abortionDates
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 17:30
- 16.04. 20:00
- 17.04. 22:30
- 18.04. 13:00
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
With the kind support of the Spanish Embassy
[tw: racism, epilepsy]
Womb
Director Ira Hetaraka Producer Amanda Jane Robinson, Sharlene George, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell Screenplay Ira Hetaraka Camera Ray Edwards Editor Sophie Coombs Music Riki Gooch Cast Chelsie Preston Crayford, Pounamu Heteraka, Ngatai Hita, Jane Kirtley, Te Arohanui Korewha, Julie Wilson, Bruce Hopkins Still photographer Mataara Stokes, Julie Zhu, Finn Bowman Distribution
Vetiver Pictures, Amanda Jane Robinson
[tw:]
racism
无人知道我消失 (No One Knows I Disappeared)
Director Hanxiong Bo Producer Hanxiong Bo, Angela Ying Bai, Yue Huang, Yaohui Xiao, Xiaojing Qi, Lei Wang, Chris Yang, Roy Ling, Star Li Screenplay Hanxiong Bo Camera Jiahao Zhang Editor Xinzhu Liu Music Ryan Somerville Sound Li Dan-feng Cast Aoyang Li, Yun Li, Yusha Chen, Zhaohong Zhang Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
epilepsy
Paradaïz
Director Matea Radic Producer Jelena Popović, Christine Noël, Robert McLaughlin Screenplay Matea Radic Animation Matea Radic Editor Xi Feng Music Tyler Fitzmaurice Sound Tyler Fitzmaurice Distribution
National Film Board of Canada, Nathalie Bourdon
Primera Enseñanza (Primary Education)
Director Aria Sánchez, Marina Meira Producer Guillermo Vaillant, Iván Almendros, Júlia Marcó Screenplay Aria Sánchez Camera Claudia Remedios Editor Dídac Quintana Sound Lilliam Chacón Cast Mia Hernandez, Lucero Montero, Wendy G. Castellanos, Raiza De Beche, Omar Durán Distribution
Júlia Marcó
叛徒 (Betrayer)
Director Shengxue Shi Producer Koji Yamamura, Shengxue Shi Music suru Sound suru, Wen Pang Cast Shengxue Shi Distribution
Shengxue Shi
[tw:]
epilepsy
Histerični napad smeha (Hysterical Fit of Laughter)
Director Dušan Zorić, Matija Gluščević Producer Čarna Vučinić, Damjan Knežević, Tena Gojić Screenplay Dušan Zorić, Matija Gluščević Camera Aleksa Radunović Editor Olga Košarić Sound Luka Gamulin Cast Snježana Sinovčić-Šiškov, Momir Milošević, Radivoj Knežević Distribution
Shortcuts, Elise Notseck
Dates
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Programmkino Ost
- 16.04. 18:00
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 20:00
- 17.04. 12:30
- 18.04. 22:30
Year after year, our man-made world seems more out of joint. Wars and genocides, climate collapse, ideological conflict, digital outrage, funding cuts – take your pick. And with every new film festival edition, the question of its role in such a world returns.
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Year after year, the answers sound familiar: champion the arts, support filmmakers, foster dialogue, build bridges. Worthy phrases – and repeated often enough to risk becoming institutional elevator music, mantras recited out of habit. So why keep writing intros if whoever reads them already knows what they will say?
Perhaps because an introduction is neither justification nor manifesto, but an invitation – setting the tone for how we wish to gather. Festivals cannot fix the world, but they can carve out temporary spaces where we practise being together: listening, laughing, disagreeing, attentive and curious.
The films ground that attention. This year’s programme navigates the complexities of our times with works that sometimes shout and sometimes whisper – films that hesitate, observe and insist on ambiguity in a world demanding certainty. Some confront systems of power directly; others trace them in the everyday across individual identities and collective histories.
When audiences meet these works, differences inevitably surface. Expectations collide; assumptions are challenged. Yet this friction is not a failure, but pluralism at work. We enter the cinema shaped by our own experiences, hopes and desires; to share those spaces means to encounter viewpoints that unsettle our own, and to renegotiate what we thought we knew.
Festivals are not neutral containers. Every selection carries a perspective, reflecting not only the realities filmmakers witness but also the kinds of conversations we as programmers hope to host in a temporary landscape shaped by those who enter it. We may keep writing these introductions simply to mark that shared beginning – to acknowledge that, for a few hours, we choose to gather, remain present and discover what it means to watch, think and feel together.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
[tw: epilepsy]
Acid City
Director Jack Wedge, Will Freudenheim Producer Tom Brown Screenplay Jack Wedge Animation Jack Wedge Camera Jack Wedge Editor Kima Hilbert Music Will Freudenheim, Ben Shirken, Adrian Martin, Galcher Lustwerk, Matthew Ericson Sound Will Freudenheim, Jack Wedge, Matthew Erikson Cast Anne Twomey Distribution
Laser Days Studio, Jack Wedge
[tw:]
epilepsy
刺鳥 (The Red Kiss)
Director Steve Li, Amy Chan Tsz Kwan Producer Amy Chan Tsz Kwan, Steve Li Screenplay Steve Li Camera Sam Tam Editor Steve Li Music Hopui, Wilson Ng Sound Amy Chan Tsz Kwan Cast Hopui, Ocean On Still photographer Andie Riekstina, Axel Ling Distribution
Amy Chan Tsz Kwan
ГЕОМЕТРІЯ ПОВЕРНЕННЯ (Geometry of Return)
Director Nataliya Bek-Gergard Producer Nataliya Bek-Gergard Animation Vasylyna Shudryk Camera Mykhailo Petrenko Editor Sonya Mwambu, Nataliya Bek-Gergard Cast Mariya Khomutova Distribution
Nataliya Bek-Gergard
Trees and Other Birds
Director Emma Claire Sardoni Producer Emma Claire Sardoni Screenplay Emma Claire Sardoni Animation Emma Claire Sardoni Music Sten Wouters, Pieter Van Dijk Sound Vadim Bakker Cast Pieter van Dijk, Casper Schoolmesters, Maryam Sserwamukoko Distribution
Emma Claire Sardoni
Cão Sozinho (Dog Alone)
Director Marta Reis Andrade Producer Vasco Sá, David Doutel, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago, Olivier Catherin Screenplay Marta Reis Andrade Animation Leonor Pacheco, Diana Peixoto, Vitor Hugo Rocha, Marta Reis Andrade, Milly Yencken, Beatriz Maia, Inês Teixeira Editor Marta Reis Andrade, David Doutel Music João Grilo Sound Bernardo Bento Cast Cão Sozinho, Adriano Dias De Andrade, António Joaquim Leite Dias De Andrade, Maria Margarida Leite Dias De Andrade, Maria Isabel Leite Dias De Andrade, Marta Reis Andrade Distribution
Curtas Metragens CRL, Emanuel Oliveira
Fantas
Director Halima Elkhatabi Producer Halima Elkhatabi, Cynthia Mateu Screenplay Halima Elkhatabi Camera Ménad Kesraoui Editor Xi Feng Music Pierre-Philippe Côté Sound Olivier Calvert, Isabelle Lussier Cast Tania Doumbe Fines, Juan Mateo Barrera Gonzales, Bourriquet, Adam Hilali, Ryan Hilali, Alex Bisping, Vanessa Landry Still photographer Alex Pittet Distribution
Spira, Christophe Chamberland
Dates
-
Programmkino Ost
- 18.04. 18:00
-
Schauburg
- 15.04. 22:30
- 16.04. 14:30
- 17.04. 20:00
Since 1998, the National Competition has been one of FILMFEST DRESDEN’s two heart chambers, pumping pure passion for short films through the veins, arteries and capillaries of the festival, heartbeat by heartbeat. A relic from a bygone millennium? Not at all. More than ever, national filmmaking has become a monitor checking our pulse during times of chaos, crises and wars in a hypertonic world. Responding and reacting to this world, resonating and reflecting it; sometimes colourful, other times monochrome; or wild and loud, quiet and silent, poetic or roaring: For short film is not merely our companion – it is a pacemaker, an echoing, a dream catcher and a breaker of waves.
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
[tw: psychological violence]
Radix
Director Anne Breymann Producer Anne Breymann Screenplay Anne Breymann Animation Anne Breymann, Jonatan Schwenk Camera Björn Ullrich Editor Anne Breymann Sound Michał Krajczok Still photographer © Anne Breymann Distribution
Anne Breymann
A Black Fairytale
Director Kim Sanou, Isabelle Edi, Mariama Sow Producer Kim Sanou Screenplay Kim Sanou, Isabelle Edi, Mariama Sow Camera Diara Sow Editor İpek Hamzaoğlu Music Mbatjiua Hambira Sound Mbatjiua Hambira Cast Jeanne Pascale Andela, Henrie Dennis, James Habineza, Iris Omari Ansong, Kensise Anders, Mzamo Nondlwana Distribution
Lemonade Films, Marija Milovanovic
Mit einem freundlichen Gruss (With a Kind Regard)
Director Pavel Mozhar Producer Kolja Volkmar Screenplay Pavel Mozhar Camera Jonas Römmig Editor Jannik Eckenstaler Sound Irma Heinig Cast Nicole Gospodarek Distribution
Pavel Mozhar
Chrysanthemum
Director Jingyuan Luo Producer Jingyuan Luo Screenplay Jingyuan Luo, Ko Li Animation Jingyuan Luo Camera Pascal Marcel Dreier Sound Judith Nordbrock Distribution
Jingyuan Luo
[tw:]
psychological violence
Bad Luck
Director Jan Eilhardt Producer Corinna Mindt Screenplay Jan Eilhardt Camera Irene Cruz Editor Jan Eilhardt, Verena Neumann Sound Helen Neikes Cast Adrian:a Wenzel, Caline Weber, Oskar Spatz, Stina Hinrichs, Till Krumwiede, Zoe Akkermann, Sadia Fero, Dzhein Dadaeva, Lena Neckel Distribution
Jan Eilhardt
Procrastination Yoga
Director Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Producer Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Screenplay Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Animation Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska Camera Marta Magnuska, Jonatan Schwenk Editor Gabriel Herrera Torres, David Mardones Mendez Music Antonio Castillo Sound Gabriel Herrera Torres, Antonio Castillo Cast Daniel Sterlin-Altman Distribution
Paulina Martyna Ziolkowska
Dates
-
Programmkino Ost
- 15.04. 20:15
-
Schauburg
- 14.04. 21:30
- 17.04. 22:00
- 18.04. 21:30
-
Zentralkino
- 16.04. 20:00
Since 1998, the National Competition has been one of FILMFEST DRESDEN’s two heart chambers, pumping pure passion for short films through the veins, arteries and capillaries of the festival, heartbeat by heartbeat. A relic from a bygone millennium? Not at all. More than ever, national filmmaking has become a monitor checking our pulse during times of chaos, crises and wars in a hypertonic world. Responding and reacting to this world, resonating and reflecting it; sometimes colourful, other times monochrome; or wild and loud, quiet and silent, poetic or roaring: For short film is not merely our companion – it is a pacemaker, an echoing, a dream catcher and a breaker of waves.
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
SLET1988
Director Marta Popivoda Producer Marta Popivoda, Zsófi Lili Kovács, Jasmina Sijerčić Screenplay Marta Popivoda, Ana Vujanović Camera Ivan Marković Editor Jelena Maksimović Sound Vladimir Zivkovic, Simon Apostolou, Dejan Kragulj Cast Sonja Vukićević Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
Fructus Fliegus
Director Emilia Zieser Producer Emilia Zieser Screenplay Emilia Zieser Animation Emilia Zieser Music Mischa Kissin Sound Mischa Kissin Cast Viktoria Schreiber Distribution
Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Cristina Marx
Samra’s Dollhouse
Director Maissa Lihedheb Producer Maissa Lihedheb, Fredgy Noel, Katherine Li Johnson, Nour Amrani Screenplay Maissa Lihedheb Camera Zamarin Wahdat Editor Mdhamiri A Nkemi Sound Gregor Junghans, Marcel Fink Cast Mariam Al Ferjani, Mansour Klila Still photographer Naïla Longefaix Distribution
Interfilm Sales, Sarah Dombrik
Viel Spaß in Venedig! (Have Fun in Venice!)
Director Leonard Volkmer Producer Leonard Volkmer Screenplay Leonard Volkmer Camera Leonard Volkmer Distribution
Leonard Volkmer
Time
Director Max Mörtl, Robert Löbel Producer Robert Löbel Screenplay Max Mörtl, Robert Löbel Animation Max Mörtl, Robert Löbel, Anne-Lou Erambert, Franka Märtens Sound David Kamp Distribution
Max Mörtl
Blob und der Wolf (Blob and the Wolf)
Director Georg Kästle, Valentin Bolte Producer Georg Kästle, Valentin Bolte Screenplay Georg Kästle Animation Valentin Bolte Camera Valentin Bolte Editor Valentin Bolte Music Ole Wiedekamm Sound Timm Weber Cast Laura Bein, Georg Kästle, Henri Voss, Jasper Venter, Celine Lösche, Nuri Grossmann, Elya Grossmann Distribution
Georg Kästle
Dates
-
Programmkino Ost
- 16.04. 20:15
-
Schauburg
- 15.04. 22:00
- 16.04. 14:00
- 18.04. 13:00
-
Zentralkino
- 17.04. 19:00
Since 1998, the National Competition has been one of FILMFEST DRESDEN’s two heart chambers, pumping pure passion for short films through the veins, arteries and capillaries of the festival, heartbeat by heartbeat. A relic from a bygone millennium? Not at all. More than ever, national filmmaking has become a monitor checking our pulse during times of chaos, crises and wars in a hypertonic world. Responding and reacting to this world, resonating and reflecting it; sometimes colourful, other times monochrome; or wild and loud, quiet and silent, poetic or roaring: For short film is not merely our companion – it is a pacemaker, an echoing, a dream catcher and a breaker of waves.
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
Bleifrei 95
Director Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler Producer Felix Leitner, Hans Broich, Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler Camera Manuel Seiler Editor Felix Leitner Sound Annaka Minsch, Shadi Farid Cast Amel Baccouche, Lu Piplica, Mina Halide Guschke, Silvia Schwarz, Klara Boskamp, Jonathan Kempf, Julian Moritz, Tim Bülow, Duygu Agal, Sylvia Beisler Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
Floating
Director Jelena Milunović Producer Miloš Ivanović, Draško Ivezić Screenplay Jelena Milunović Animation Jelena Milunović, David Lovrić, Isidora Vulić Editor Iva Kraljević, Jelena Milunović Music Tatjana Ščerbak Šandorov Sound Luka Barajević Cast Dragan Milunović Distribution
Jelena Milunović
Hope Road
Director Susann Maria Hempel Producer Susann Maria Hempel Screenplay Susann Maria Hempel Animation Susann Maria Hempel Camera Susann Maria Hempel Editor Susann Maria Hempel Sound Susann Maria Hempel Cast Susann Maria Hempel Distribution
Susann Maria Hempel
A Thousand Waves Away
Director Helena Wittmann Producer Helena Wittmann Camera Helena Wittmann Editor Helena Wittmann Music Nika Son Sound Nika Son Cast Arda Çiltepe, Dagmar Bock, Julia Tielke, Theresa George Distribution
Helena Wittmann
En otra Palestina (Another Palestine)
Director Yaela Gottlieb Producer Yaela Gottlieb Screenplay Yaela Gottlieb Camera Yaela Gottlieb Editor Facundo Sanchez Sound Mirella Bellido Cast Mohammed Abugeth, Maritza Ramirez Distribution
Walden Films, Nicolas Carrasco
City in the Fox
Director Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Producer Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Screenplay Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Animation Melissa Chappes, Nils Kuhl, Anh Tú Nguyen, Riyaaz Roy, Melanie Schnaidt, Gina Stephan, Mikael Lindskov Jacobsen Music Clemens Gutjahr Sound Timo Kleinemeier, Samuel Krupke Distribution
Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg, Anke Kletsch
Dates
-
Programmkino Ost
- 17.04. 20:15
-
Schauburg
- 15.04. 19:00
- 16.04. 22:30
- 17.04. 16:00
- 18.04. 16:00
Since 1998, the National Competition has been one of FILMFEST DRESDEN’s two heart chambers, pumping pure passion for short films through the veins, arteries and capillaries of the festival, heartbeat by heartbeat. A relic from a bygone millennium? Not at all. More than ever, national filmmaking has become a monitor checking our pulse during times of chaos, crises and wars in a hypertonic world. Responding and reacting to this world, resonating and reflecting it; sometimes colourful, other times monochrome; or wild and loud, quiet and silent, poetic or roaring: For short film is not merely our companion – it is a pacemaker, an echoing, a dream catcher and a breaker of waves.
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
From the hundreds of entries submitted this year, our National Competition Selection Committee has compiled a thrilling programme. In the 25 short films, including ten animated works, our national filmmakers are pursuing new narratives and aesthetics, letting old worlds implode and revealing new spaces for characters and stories. With fantastical animals and fairy-tale characters encountering dystopian scenarios and existential crises, AI nightmares and travels through time, media-archaeological discoveries, a utopian dance musical, fruit flies, exercises to procrastinate more effectively and New Year’s Eve in a different Palestine. Rarely has the National Competition been so multilayered, wondrous and resonant.
Settle down in your cinema seats as the lights dim and the curtain rises – and let the show begin! May we invite you to partake in this transfusion of lifeblood, as you become infected with our passion for short films and it takes your very breath away. But have no fear, be not afraid – for it is all magic!
Christian Hempel on behalf of the National Competition Selection Committee
[tw: epilepsy, violence against children, psychological violence, sexualised violence, abortion, racism]
Sensual
Director Tanja Nuijten Producer Avina Graefe Animation Tanja Nuijten, Iván Becker Gurrea, Umberto Ceratti, Nora Dahlheim, Luisa Daubner, Hero Hendel, James Hoolan, Marius Lübke, Kei Sabitbek, Sofi Shapir Music Matthias Bemmerer Sound Jan-Eric Heitland, Tristan Steinmetz Distribution
Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg, Sigrid Gairing
又见炊烟 (A Soil A Culture A River A People)
Director Viv Li Producer Viv Li, Julian Schwandner, Marc Goyens, Carlotta Cornehl Screenplay Viv Li Camera Grimm Vandekerckhove Editor Liyo Gong Music Tengal, Elvin Brandhi, Leon Weber Sound Sim-Sum Shen Cast Zezhi Long, Casey Hornovich, Carmen Redeker, Sunny Dyshaja, Bernd Schrader, Julian Pape, Ximan Ma Still photographer © Viv Li Distribution
interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Lola Lambert
[tw:]
epilepsy
Ich hätte lieber einen anderen Film gemacht (I Would Have Liked to Make a Different Film)
Director Suse Itzel Producer Suse Itzel, Ute Dilger Screenplay Suse Itzel Camera Suse Itzel Editor Suse Itzel Music Lisa Reutelsterz Sound Lisa Reutelsterz Cast Suse Itzel Distribution
Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Ute Dilger
[tw:]
violence against children, psychological violence, sexualised violence
Gaïa
Director Gwenola Heck Producer Liubov Popova Screenplay Gwenola Heck Animation Gina Stephan, Malte Fasold, Oscar Jacobson, Levi Köhler, Amelie Kahlo, Iris Maier, Sofi Shapir, Jonas Härtlein, Fatima Wajid, Gwenola Heck Camera Franziska Kabutke Editor Jan Wollenschläger Music Malte Hartleb, Perschya Chehrazi Sound Manik Möllers Cast Gwenola Heck Still photographer © Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Distribution
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Katharina Schreiner
[tw:]
abortion
rückblickend betrachtet (in retrospect)
Director Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Producer Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Screenplay Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Camera Tobias Blickle Editor Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko Music Hora Lunga Sound Andrew Mottl Still photographer © Asadi Faezi & Zhluktenko Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
[tw:]
racism
Ploo
Director Jon Frickey Producer Jon Frickey Screenplay Jon Frickey Animation Jon Frickey Editor Jon Frickey Music Thies Mynther Sound Thies Mynther, Peter Brokhøj Cast Ann Lao, Tim Stephenson, McKenna Sawyer, Dorothy Ng Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Dates
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Programmkino Ost
- 14.04. 20:15
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 16:00
- 16.04. 15:30
- 17.04. 19:00
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Zentralkino
- 18.04. 20:30
Yet again this year, the works selected for this competition section reflect the dynamic film scene in Central Germany and showcase the innovative spirit of the region’s film culture. Thematically, the films navigate a field of tension between local and global issues. A tendency for having internationalisation aspects, co-productions and a diversity of spoken languages is evident in the individual works. Various genres are represented here, including documentary films that are not usually seen in such a pure form in the National and International Competitions. A clear trend for having the essay film, as a specific form of “audio-visual thinking”, is also evident. Such a form narrates in a less linear manner, weaving together associations, personal memories and thoughts, as well as social issues, into a multilayered narrative. This openness allows complex themes to be explored in a poetic, surprising way and actively involves the audience in the consideration and reflection process.
COLD CALL is an essayistic documentary that also serves as a link to the festival’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”. It explores digital vigilantism, global labour structures and inequality, as well as a criminal phenomenon known as scamming, one that only reveals its implications at second glance and prompts the viewers to question hasty judgments about who the perpetrators are. The short film THE WEIGHT OF ALL THINGS explores the inner life of its young protagonist and is concerned with the immense strain of care work that pushes a young woman – who has just completed secondary school and should be enjoying her life – to her limits. NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL is a poetic documentary about a domesticated cow’s escape into the wilderness, inspiring reflection on the boundaries between nature and culture and questioning our concepts of freedom, care and control. LOVE YOUR NAILS! is a partially AI-generated film that plays with reversed gender roles to question history, visibility and social codes. UNNOTICED DEATH follows a team of crime scene cleaners as they clean the apartment of a person who died alone, reminding us of how an entire life can often vanish without witnesses or traces. A DAUGHTER AND TEN SONS portrays young adults searching for their own path in life between the post-Soviet present day and the promises of the American Dream. Finally, the music video ZERSPLITTER DEIN GLAS combines self-reflections on intimacy, insecurity and emotional turmoil with a melancholic groove to create an intense (tonal) experience.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee for the Central German Competition
COLD CALL is an essayistic documentary that also serves as a link to the festival’s thematic focus on “Work in Progress”. It explores digital vigilantism, global labour structures and inequality, as well as a criminal phenomenon known as scamming, one that only reveals its implications at second glance and prompts the viewers to question hasty judgments about who the perpetrators are. The short film THE WEIGHT OF ALL THINGS explores the inner life of its young protagonist and is concerned with the immense strain of care work that pushes a young woman – who has just completed secondary school and should be enjoying her life – to her limits. NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL is a poetic documentary about a domesticated cow’s escape into the wilderness, inspiring reflection on the boundaries between nature and culture and questioning our concepts of freedom, care and control. LOVE YOUR NAILS! is a partially AI-generated film that plays with reversed gender roles to question history, visibility and social codes. UNNOTICED DEATH follows a team of crime scene cleaners as they clean the apartment of a person who died alone, reminding us of how an entire life can often vanish without witnesses or traces. A DAUGHTER AND TEN SONS portrays young adults searching for their own path in life between the post-Soviet present day and the promises of the American Dream. Finally, the music video ZERSPLITTER DEIN GLAS combines self-reflections on intimacy, insecurity and emotional turmoil with a melancholic groove to create an intense (tonal) experience.
Sven Pötting on behalf of the selection committee for the Central German Competition
[tw: epilepsy, psychological violence]
Cold Call
Director Stefanie Schroeder Producer Stefanie Schroeder Screenplay Constanze Kerth Camera Stefanie Schroeder Editor Stefanie Schroeder Sound Stefanie Schroeder, Florian Marquardt Distribution
Stefanie Schroeder
[tw:]
epilepsy
Alles liegt auf ihr und ist die Welt (The Weight of All Things)
Director Annie Krause Producer Annie Krause, Sarah Beck, Julia Tilk Screenplay Annie Krause, Yael van Altena Camera Roman Neugebauer Editor Annie Krause Music Maximilian Kremser, Fabiola Wörter Sound Annie Krause, Timo Letzgus, Gerhard Auer Cast Josefa Heinsius, Mina Halide Guschke, Anna Blomeier Distribution
Annie Krause
[tw:]
psychological violence
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Director Clara Helbig Producer Clara Helbig Camera Ada Wesolowska, Maciej Zych Editor Clara Helbig Music Loraine James Sound Isabel Derr Cast Maciej Zych, Jacek Opara, Czesław Biłobran, Lukasz Patorak Distribution
Clara Helbig
Love Your Nails!
Director Narges Kalhor Producer Clay Coleman Screenplay Narges Kalhor, Aydin Alinejad Animation Gerrit Schweiger, Kevin Fuchs Camera Nina Wesemann Editor Narges Kalhor Music Marja Burchard Sound Philip Hutter Cast Franziska Adams Distribution
Oasysdigital GmbH, Clay Coleman
Unbemerkt verstorben
Director Alina Cyranek Producer Alina Cyranek Screenplay Alina Cyranek Camera Tim Pfautsch Editor Ina Tangermann Sound Florian Marquardt Distribution
Alina Cyranek
Eine Tochter und zehn Söhne (One Daughter and Ten Sons)
Director Finn Ole Weigt, Paula Milena Weise Producer Tilman Bensiek Camera Finn Ole Weigt Editor Finn Ole Weigt, Paula Milena Weise Music Elias Lenzen Sound Elias Lenzen, Judith Nordbrock Distribution
Tilman Bensiek
Zersplitter dein Glas
Director Erik He Producer Luis Herrich, Matteo Schwarzbach Camera Simon Bendroth Editor Erik He Music Pako Peng, Julie, Pablo Rochat Still photographer Erik Djurklou Distribution
Universal, Schulze Leonard
[tw:]
epilepsyDates
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Programmkino Ost
- 18.04. 20:15
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 19:30
How do you spend your days? How do you pay your way? “… What a Way to Make a Living!” is a programme about the reality of working life, filtered through intersectional feminist lenses. Encompassing a mixture of archive and contemporary shorts from around the world, this selection offers a transnational, time-spanning insight into what it means to be a “working woman”, exploring the ways in which our experiences of work are shaped by dynamics of class, race, gender and nationality. The programme also seeks to offer an expansive definition of what constitutes “worthwhile” labour in a hyper-capitalist, post-industrial society. From the cleaners who invisibly facilitate our shiny, frictionless lives to the factory workers who pay the physical and psychological cost of our addiction to cheap consumer goods, these films remind us of the human cost of our appetites and desires.
The difficulties faced by working mothers, the exhausting reality of the “second shift” and the ethical complications of outsourcing domestic labour to a low paid, predominately immigrant workforce all feature prominently too, reminding us of the enduring relevance of second-wave feminist arguments about the need to place greater value on “women’s work”. Yet despite the potential weight of the subject matter, these films also serve as a wonderful showcase for shortform filmmaking in all its resourceful creativity, embracing a range of documentary, analogue and animation techniques to visually reflect the diversity of perspectives on display here.
By focusing on work done by women filmmakers, “… What a Way to Make a Living!” is also built on a subtextual meta-reflection about the way female artistic labour has, like so much “women’s work” often been belittled and sidelined within the history of film. The shorts here include work performed solo, in partnership and as part of collectives. It includes examples of work by filmmakers who would build large bodies of work, as well as by those whose filmmaking was cut short by the painful realities of the industry.
Ultimately, this programme hopes to place a polyphony of women’s voices at the centre of the screen. While there are no easy answers here, this approach does at least allow us to briefly down tools, pause and take a moment to celebrate the many unseen women whose largely invisible labour has made our presence here in the cinema today possible.
Curated by Rachel Pronger
The difficulties faced by working mothers, the exhausting reality of the “second shift” and the ethical complications of outsourcing domestic labour to a low paid, predominately immigrant workforce all feature prominently too, reminding us of the enduring relevance of second-wave feminist arguments about the need to place greater value on “women’s work”. Yet despite the potential weight of the subject matter, these films also serve as a wonderful showcase for shortform filmmaking in all its resourceful creativity, embracing a range of documentary, analogue and animation techniques to visually reflect the diversity of perspectives on display here.
By focusing on work done by women filmmakers, “… What a Way to Make a Living!” is also built on a subtextual meta-reflection about the way female artistic labour has, like so much “women’s work” often been belittled and sidelined within the history of film. The shorts here include work performed solo, in partnership and as part of collectives. It includes examples of work by filmmakers who would build large bodies of work, as well as by those whose filmmaking was cut short by the painful realities of the industry.
Ultimately, this programme hopes to place a polyphony of women’s voices at the centre of the screen. While there are no easy answers here, this approach does at least allow us to briefly down tools, pause and take a moment to celebrate the many unseen women whose largely invisible labour has made our presence here in the cinema today possible.
Curated by Rachel Pronger
[tw: racism]
Fannie's Film
Director Fronza Woods Producer Fronza Woods Screenplay Fronza Woods Camera Fronza Woods, Tracy Fitz Editor Fronza Woods Sound Barbara Jabaily Cast Fannie Drayton Distribution
Independent Cinema Office,
¿Y su mamá que hace? (And What Does Your Mother Do?)
Director Colectivo Cine-Mujer: Cecilia Herrera, Teresa Fernández, Main Suaza, Eulalia Carrizosa, Sara Bright, Consuelo Rojas, Guentcy Armenta, Margarita Medina Producer Sofia Duarte, Rita Escobar Screenplay Cecilia Herrera, Teresa Fernández, Main Suaza, Eulalia Carrizosa, Sara Bright, Consuelo Rojas, Guentcy Armenta, Margarita Medina Camera Sara Bright Editor Eulalia Carrizosa, Sara Bright Cast Guentcy Armenta, Andrea Puerta, Jorge Puerta, Mauricio Puerta Distribution
Cinenova,
A lörinci fonóban (At the Lőrinc Spinnery)
Director Márta Mészáros Producer György Breier Screenplay Márta Mészáros Camera Lajos Koltai Editor Ilona Kovács Sound Tamás Kassai Cast Anna Földi, Erzsébet Mikó, Járási Jánosné Distribution
Coproduction Office, Cecilia Pezzini
O presidente veste nada (The President Wears Nothing)
Director Diana Agar, Clara Borges Producer Diana Agar, Clara Borges Screenplay Diana Agar, Clara Borges Animation Diana Agar, Clara Borges Camera Diana Agar, Clara Borges Editor Diana Agar, Clara Borges Sound Yara Azevedo Distribution
UBICinema Produções,
Every Sunday
Director Keti Papadema Producer Keti Papadema, Sofia Anastassiou Screenplay Keti Papadema Camera Keti Papadema Editor Iara Rodriguez Vilardebó Music Emiddio Vasquez Sound Israel Bañuelos, Christos Kyriacoullis Distribution
Keti Papadema
[tw:]
racismDates
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Schauburg
- 14.04. 21:30
- 16.04. 20:00
- 18.04. 18:00
They worked during the day. At night, some of them tried to reclaim the time taken from them… The “What Remains of Gestures” programme takes this fault line between exacted and reclaimed time as its starting point.
The six films consider work not as some economic category, but as a sensory experience, an ordering principle for the visible and the invisible. Work emerges here as an ordering force: It structures spaces, determines rhythms, assigns specific gestures to bodies and transforms gestures into functions.
With differing geographical, historical and formal contexts, the films explore how work becomes inscribed into people’s existences. They examine how work organises time, allocates spaces, regulates rhythms and moulds bodies. Work appears less like an action here, and more so as a sensitive structure: as a modus for drawing the line between the utterable and the unutterable. Yet even within this order, anomalies become visible – forms of resistance, of slowing down, of safeguarding lived experiences.
In MARTA, the repetitive hand movements of a Polish textile worker create a temporal structure determined entirely by necessity. The work extends beyond the production process, seeping into her private sphere and narrowing her horizon to this ceaseless repetition. The narrative does not focus on the occurrences as such and instead captures the wear-and-tear aspects. Fatigue assumes a shape – as a form, a duration, a state.
IN PRAISE OF SLOWNESS casts a light on occupations that are at risk of disappearing. In this context, slowness acquires a special significance: it restores depth to gestures and establishes a relationship with a world that evades measurability on purely productive terms. Work unfolds here as a presence, an awareness, as being inscribed into life.
In 所有动作都应杀死风 (ALL MOVEMENTS SHOULD KILL THE WIND) and FROM ECUADOR WITH LOVE, gestures repeat themselves to the point of vanishing. Whether working with stone or cultivating roses – it seems as though human labour is being absorbed by the material, by nature, or by some industrial logic.
INVENTORY effects a shift in the perspective on architecture and collective memory. The demolition of a modernist building makes visible the demise of a historical project. The workers involved in its dismantling are part of this transformation: the material crumbles – and with it, the narrative it once embodied. With the labour thus becoming a medium for a symbolic reconfiguration.
By contrast, KRAHËT E PUNËTORËVE radically narrows this scope. The focus here is no longer on the collective memory, but on the physical inscriptions on humans. Bodies scarred by accidents serve as a reminder that the work itself does not disappear when the activity as such ends. The discontinued gesture continues to inscribe itself into human flesh. While INVENTORY depicts the disintegration of history, KRAHËT E PUNËTORËVE makes an ineradicable trace visible.
These films pose an aesthetic and political question in the most concrete sense: Who has a right to time, to visibility, to utterance? And what remains of these gestures when the production ends, yet their traces persist?
Curated by Randa Maroufi
The six films consider work not as some economic category, but as a sensory experience, an ordering principle for the visible and the invisible. Work emerges here as an ordering force: It structures spaces, determines rhythms, assigns specific gestures to bodies and transforms gestures into functions.
With differing geographical, historical and formal contexts, the films explore how work becomes inscribed into people’s existences. They examine how work organises time, allocates spaces, regulates rhythms and moulds bodies. Work appears less like an action here, and more so as a sensitive structure: as a modus for drawing the line between the utterable and the unutterable. Yet even within this order, anomalies become visible – forms of resistance, of slowing down, of safeguarding lived experiences.
In MARTA, the repetitive hand movements of a Polish textile worker create a temporal structure determined entirely by necessity. The work extends beyond the production process, seeping into her private sphere and narrowing her horizon to this ceaseless repetition. The narrative does not focus on the occurrences as such and instead captures the wear-and-tear aspects. Fatigue assumes a shape – as a form, a duration, a state.
IN PRAISE OF SLOWNESS casts a light on occupations that are at risk of disappearing. In this context, slowness acquires a special significance: it restores depth to gestures and establishes a relationship with a world that evades measurability on purely productive terms. Work unfolds here as a presence, an awareness, as being inscribed into life.
In 所有动作都应杀死风 (ALL MOVEMENTS SHOULD KILL THE WIND) and FROM ECUADOR WITH LOVE, gestures repeat themselves to the point of vanishing. Whether working with stone or cultivating roses – it seems as though human labour is being absorbed by the material, by nature, or by some industrial logic.
INVENTORY effects a shift in the perspective on architecture and collective memory. The demolition of a modernist building makes visible the demise of a historical project. The workers involved in its dismantling are part of this transformation: the material crumbles – and with it, the narrative it once embodied. With the labour thus becoming a medium for a symbolic reconfiguration.
By contrast, KRAHËT E PUNËTORËVE radically narrows this scope. The focus here is no longer on the collective memory, but on the physical inscriptions on humans. Bodies scarred by accidents serve as a reminder that the work itself does not disappear when the activity as such ends. The discontinued gesture continues to inscribe itself into human flesh. While INVENTORY depicts the disintegration of history, KRAHËT E PUNËTORËVE makes an ineradicable trace visible.
These films pose an aesthetic and political question in the most concrete sense: Who has a right to time, to visibility, to utterance? And what remains of these gestures when the production ends, yet their traces persist?
Curated by Randa Maroufi
[tw: psychological violence]
Inventar (Inventory)
Director Ivan Marković Producer Jelena Radenković Screenplay Ivan Marković Camera Ivan Marković Editor Ivan Marković, Sara Gregorić Sound Jakov Munižaba Cast Nenad Milovanov Distribution
Kino Rebelde, María Vera
In Praise of Slowness
Director Hicham Gardaf Producer Hicham Gardaf Screenplay Hicham Gardaf Camera Hicham Gardaf Editor Hicham Gardaf Distribution
Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art,
Marta
Director Idriss Karim Screenplay Idriss Karim Camera Jerzy Oborski Editor Halina Gronkowa Sound Tadeusz Pałczyński Distribution
Idriss Karim
所有动作都应杀死风 (All Movements Should Kill the Wind)
Director Yuyan Wang Producer Yuyan Wang Screenplay Yuyan Wang Camera Yuyan Wang Editor Clara Chapus Sound Eléonore Mallo, Nicolas Verhaeghe Distribution
Yuyan Wang
From Ecuador with Love
Director Jonathan Brunner Producer Diana Molina, Jonathan Brunner Camera Hanno Mertin Editor Anjuna Hartmann Music Kilian Oser Sound Hannes Berchtold Distribution
Jonathan Brunner
Krahët e Punëtorëve (Workers' Wings)
Director Ilir Hasanaj Producer Arvan Berisha, Ilir Hasanaj Screenplay Ilir Hasanaj Camera Vigan Nimani Editor Enis Saraçi Music Vigan Nimani Sound Enis Saraçi Cast Milazim Sutaj, Fatmir Sopa, Liridon Ahmeti Distribution
Unseen, Ilir Hasanaj
[tw:]
psychological violenceDates
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 21:00
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Thalia
- 14.04. 22:00
- 16.04. 21:00
Our daily working lives are undergoing rapid change: Traditional structures are losing their contours and shapes, as new forms of organisation, control and how we position ourselves emerge. These dynamics are closely linked to the logic of data-driven neoliberalism, in which productivity, self-optimisation and constant availability are increasingly becoming normative expectations. Their impact is both productive and unsettling at one and the same time. The programme, developed together with the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden, avails of this background to have a filmic exploration of the “Data↔Worlds” theme.
Taking this backdrop of profound upheavals being moulded by big data and digital technologies as they reshape the realities of both work and life, the films selected provide analytical, critical and speculative access to the shifting dynamics between productivity, control and self-determination. They reveal how data-driven infrastructures not only transform economic processes but also reconfigure social relationships, ecological interconnections and individual spheres of experience – and how new forms of subjective responsibility, control and dependency are articulated within them.
Sven Pötting with Pauline Hohn, Gwendolin Kremer, Mario Pfeifer
Taking this backdrop of profound upheavals being moulded by big data and digital technologies as they reshape the realities of both work and life, the films selected provide analytical, critical and speculative access to the shifting dynamics between productivity, control and self-determination. They reveal how data-driven infrastructures not only transform economic processes but also reconfigure social relationships, ecological interconnections and individual spheres of experience – and how new forms of subjective responsibility, control and dependency are articulated within them.
Sven Pötting with Pauline Hohn, Gwendolin Kremer, Mario Pfeifer
In cooperation with the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden
[tw: epilepsy]
Arbete åt alla! (Jobs for All)
Director Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson Producer Axel Danielson Screenplay Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson Editor Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson Music Gustaf Berger Sound Gustaf Berger Distribution
Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg e. V., Mara Marxen
Overwork
Director Celine Berger Producer Celine Berger Editor Celine Berger Sound Tristan Berger, Judith Nordbrock Distribution
Celine Berger
[tw:]
epilepsy
Their Eyes
Director Nicolas Gourault Producer Yannick Beauquis, Quentin Brayer Screenplay Nicolas Gourault Animation Nicolas Gourault Camera Yvon, Oliver, Jonel Editor Lucas Azémar, Félix Rehm, Nicolas Gourault Sound Etienne André Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Gerhard
Director Ulu Braun Producer Ulu Braun Screenplay Ulu Braun Animation Jordi Latorre, Ulu Braun Editor Ulu Braun Music Gernot Wieland Sound Jordi Latorre, Todor Joe Musev, Jochen Jezussek Distribution
Ulu Braun
Aasvoëls (Vultures)
Director Dian Weys Producer Émilie Dubois, Le Roux Fourie, Anaïs Bertrand Screenplay Dian Weys Camera Pierre de Villiers Editor Dian Weys Sound James Olivier, Jack Van Wyk Cast Edwin van der Walt, Jill Levenberg, Albert Pretorius, Oscar Petersen, Ndoni Khanyile, David Isaacs Still photographer Jonas Hegmann Distribution
Salaud Morisset, François Morisset
لبستان البدوي (The Nomad Garden)
Director Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Producer Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Screenplay Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Camera Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Editor Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Sound Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali Distribution
NomadsHRC,
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Kino im Kasten
- 14.04. 20:00
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 20:30
- 18.04. 19:00
Our home and homeland are something solid, yet crumbling. Something evident, yet elusive. They are more than just a place. They are a bridge between the past and the present, leading to the future. They are ongoing experiences and volatile objects in an age when people are increasingly becoming nomads, whether by choice or necessity. The films compiled here represent different facets of what a home and homeland can be: as part of an identity that we are working on and which is constantly being reshaped; an understanding of life, a worldview, an emotion, a feeling somewhere between a sense of connection with others and exclusion, situated between memories and lived reality.
Our home and homeland can also be found within a possibility, a utopia. In Hansol Kim’s music video K-BOB STAR, for instance, the grandmother and housewife Young-E Son is transformed into a virtual pop star. With a meal playing a major role in this, as a ritual like no other connected to the Korean home and homeland. Ely Dagher’s animated work WAVES ’98 is a moving meditation on the contradiction of feeling lost in one’s own homeland while hoping for a better future. Alejo Franzetti’s dreamlike fiction film THE WHOLE NIGHT explores social, mental and spatial homes and sketches the situation of a woman who, in the face of hostility, defends her belonging to a culture with self-confidence and stands her ground. L’AVANCE by Djiby Kebe focuses on a relational home, on complex family relationships and obligations, revealing that the desire for financial and social advancement is not always compatible with them.
Nature can be a great mosaic tile in our sense of a home and homeland. The Anthropocene, an era in which humans have become the central force shaping nature through their profound incursions, also influences our concept of the homeland. The essay film SUN UNDER GROUND from Alex Gerbaulet and Mareike Bernien is a deep drill through space and time into the historic waste dumps of East Germany left behind from the uranium mining undertaken there in the GDR era by the mining company Wismut.
Husein Bastouni, Sven Pötting
Our home and homeland can also be found within a possibility, a utopia. In Hansol Kim’s music video K-BOB STAR, for instance, the grandmother and housewife Young-E Son is transformed into a virtual pop star. With a meal playing a major role in this, as a ritual like no other connected to the Korean home and homeland. Ely Dagher’s animated work WAVES ’98 is a moving meditation on the contradiction of feeling lost in one’s own homeland while hoping for a better future. Alejo Franzetti’s dreamlike fiction film THE WHOLE NIGHT explores social, mental and spatial homes and sketches the situation of a woman who, in the face of hostility, defends her belonging to a culture with self-confidence and stands her ground. L’AVANCE by Djiby Kebe focuses on a relational home, on complex family relationships and obligations, revealing that the desire for financial and social advancement is not always compatible with them.
Nature can be a great mosaic tile in our sense of a home and homeland. The Anthropocene, an era in which humans have become the central force shaping nature through their profound incursions, also influences our concept of the homeland. The essay film SUN UNDER GROUND from Alex Gerbaulet and Mareike Bernien is a deep drill through space and time into the historic waste dumps of East Germany left behind from the uranium mining undertaken there in the GDR era by the mining company Wismut.
Husein Bastouni, Sven Pötting
[tw: fleeing, racism, epilepsy]
K-Bob Star
Director Hansol Kim Producer Hansol Kim Screenplay Hansol Kim Camera Jong-geon Kim Editor Hansol Kim Music Young-lee Son, Hansol Kim, Cardi B. Sound Young-lee Son, Hansol Kim, Cardi B. Cast Eunsol Kim, Mibok Shin, Young-E Son Distribution
Kurzfilm Verleih Hamburg, Mara Marxen
Waves ’98
Director Ely Dagher Producer Ely Dagher, Nina Najjar Screenplay Ely Dagher Animation Ely Dagher, Laure Escafadals, Chadi Aoun, Joost Jansen Camera Ely Dagher Editor Ely Dagher Music Matthew Wilcok Sound Zelig Sound Cast Elie Bassila, Cherine Khoury, Roger Ghanem Distribution
Premium Films, Martina Fiorellino
[tw:]
fleeing
Die ganze Nacht (The Whole Night)
Director Alejo Franzetti Producer Alejo Franzetti Camera Alejo Franzetti Editor Alejo Franzetti Sound Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo Cast Rachelle Ouederaogo Distribution
Fuga Films, Franzetti Alejo
[tw:]
racism
L‘Avance
Director Djiby Kebe Producer Selim Moundy Screenplay Djiby Kebe Camera Tarajay Bangalter Editor Maxence Tasserit Sound Hugo Cohen Cast Saabo Balde, Julia Faure, Juliette Speck Distribution
Manifest, Anais Colpin
Sonne unter Tage (Sun Under Ground)
Director Alex Gerbaulet, Mareike Bernien Producer Caroline Kirberg Screenplay Alex Gerbaulet, Mareike Bernien Camera Jenny Lou Ziegel Editor Alex Gerbaulet, Mareike Bernien Sound Alex Gerbaulet, Mareike Bernien Distribution
pong film, Caroline Kirberg
[tw:]
epilepsyDates
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 18:00
- 17.04. 19:30
- 19.04. 20:00
The “Can’t Help Being Human” programme gathers six contemporary Latvian short films that explore the tensions between private impulses and social expectations, between inner life and the roles we perform. Moving between fiction, documentary and animation, the selection follows the ways people navigate vulnerability, longing and responsibility, often through small rituals, routines and gestures of care.
It opens with RIGA’S LILAC, where seemingly casual conversations about smell unfold into unexpectedly revealing encounters. Between anxious citizens, overconfident authorities and passing strangers, testimonies show how something as intangible as scent can carry embarrassment, humour and quiet vulnerability.
In CAN’T HELP MYSELF, the search for connection drifts along the Baltic coast. While selling ice cream, a young woman immerses herself in guided affirmations and fragments of overheard conversations, rehearsing intimacy in a landscape saturated with advice, doubt and longing.
A darker form of routine shapes CLEANLINESS. While it is a humorous portrait of an office worker obsessed with hygiene, the film reveals a more fragile emotional reality where carefully maintained rituals hint at deeper anxieties and dependencies.
Turning toward the cinema itself, 81 METERS enters Latvia’s last surviving movie theatres during the pandemic in 2021. Shot on Super 8, the film reflects on the vulnerability of physical cinema spaces and the collective memories they continue to hold.
Questions of discipline and duty surface in GUARD OF HONOUR, where a ceremonial military routine persists even as a natural disaster disrupts it. The simple act of remaining at one’s post becomes both absurd and quietly poignant.
Finally, WHERE DOES THE SUN SLEEP AT NIGHT imagines the modern workplace as a surreal corporate mythology. In windowless offices populated by weary managers and accountants, strange rituals and fragments of folklore emerge as ways of coping with the monotony of contemporary labour.
Across these works, humour, melancholy and quiet absurdity intertwine. Together they portray a present in which people create routines, stories and small gestures of care – ways of grounding themselves and making sense of everyday life. In moments of uncertainty, these habits become tools for resilience, helping us navigate a world shaped not only by personal doubt but also by the pressures and anxieties of the current moment. The films gently remind us that being human means continually searching for connection, meaning and stability, even when the wider world feels unsettled.
Curated by Lauma Kaudzīte
It opens with RIGA’S LILAC, where seemingly casual conversations about smell unfold into unexpectedly revealing encounters. Between anxious citizens, overconfident authorities and passing strangers, testimonies show how something as intangible as scent can carry embarrassment, humour and quiet vulnerability.
In CAN’T HELP MYSELF, the search for connection drifts along the Baltic coast. While selling ice cream, a young woman immerses herself in guided affirmations and fragments of overheard conversations, rehearsing intimacy in a landscape saturated with advice, doubt and longing.
A darker form of routine shapes CLEANLINESS. While it is a humorous portrait of an office worker obsessed with hygiene, the film reveals a more fragile emotional reality where carefully maintained rituals hint at deeper anxieties and dependencies.
Turning toward the cinema itself, 81 METERS enters Latvia’s last surviving movie theatres during the pandemic in 2021. Shot on Super 8, the film reflects on the vulnerability of physical cinema spaces and the collective memories they continue to hold.
Questions of discipline and duty surface in GUARD OF HONOUR, where a ceremonial military routine persists even as a natural disaster disrupts it. The simple act of remaining at one’s post becomes both absurd and quietly poignant.
Finally, WHERE DOES THE SUN SLEEP AT NIGHT imagines the modern workplace as a surreal corporate mythology. In windowless offices populated by weary managers and accountants, strange rituals and fragments of folklore emerge as ways of coping with the monotony of contemporary labour.
Across these works, humour, melancholy and quiet absurdity intertwine. Together they portray a present in which people create routines, stories and small gestures of care – ways of grounding themselves and making sense of everyday life. In moments of uncertainty, these habits become tools for resilience, helping us navigate a world shaped not only by personal doubt but also by the pressures and anxieties of the current moment. The films gently remind us that being human means continually searching for connection, meaning and stability, even when the wider world feels unsettled.
Curated by Lauma Kaudzīte
Rīgas Ceriņi (Riga’s Lilac)
Director Lizete Upīte Producer Sabīne Andersone, Ricard Van Der Boom Screenplay Lizete Upīte Animation Louise Cailliez, Lizete Upīte Editor Lizete Upīte Sound Loïc Burkhardt, Ģirts Bišs, Matthieu Langlet Cast Ieva Segliņa, Gatis Gāga, Liena Šmukste, Edgars Samītis, Jana Čivžele, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Baiba Broka, Guna Zariņa, Toms Veličko, Juris Strenga Distribution
Atom Art, Briede Anda
Can’t Help Myself
Director Anna Ansone Producer Alise Rogule Screenplay Anna Ansone Camera Mārtiņš Jurevics Editor Anna Ansone Music Miķelis Putniņš Sound Ernests Ansons Cast Elīna Vaska, Guna Zariņa, Gerds Lapoška, Iveta Pole, Daniels Cīrulis, Dace Everss Distribution
Mima Films, Alise Rogule
Tīrība (Cleanliness)
Director Andrejs Brīvulis Producer Andrejs Brīvulis, Emma Daniela Grāpe Screenplay Andrejs Brīvulis, Kārlis Vērdiņš Animation Andrejs Brīvulis Editor Andrejs Brīvulis Sound Andrejs Brīvulis Cast Kārlis Vērdiņš Distribution
Latvian Academy of Culture, Emma Daniela Grāpe
81 Metrs (81 Meters)
Director Janis Abele Producer Dita Birkensteina Screenplay Janis Abele Camera Toms Skele Editor Madara Didrihsone Sound Ernests Ansons Distribution
Janis Abele
Guard of Honour
Director Edmunds Jansons Producer Sabine Andersone Screenplay Edmunds Jansons Animation Edmunds Jansons Editor Edmunds Jansons Sound Girts Biss Distribution
Atom Art, Sabine Andersone
Kur Saulīte Nakti Guļ? (Where Does the Sun Sleep at Night? )
Director Ildze Felsberga Producer Darta Krasone, Livcane Daiga Screenplay Ildze Felsberga Camera Spungis Emils Editor Tikmane Inese Distribution
Dārta Krāsone
Dates
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Thalia
- 15.04. 18:00
- 18.04. 21:30
As a filmmaker, installation artist and academic, South African-born Jyoti Mistry operates at the interface of art, cinema and critical visual practice. She views film not merely as a narrative medium, but as a form of knowledge: a location where images can store, shape – and at the same time obscure – history.
Commencing with a resolutely non-Western perspective, she aims – with great formal audacity – to challenge and transform canonical knowledge. A central element of her work consists of her engagement with already existing visual material: Archival footage, amateur films and found footage from colonial and popular cultural visual worlds become transformed into precise filmic essays through montage, texts, animation and voice-overs. Through this, the archive becomes a location for the political reclaiming of the experiences and perspectives of marginalised groups who would remain invisible otherwise.
On a formal level, Mistry’s cinema is characterised by its great openness: Documentary, experimental and essayistic elements blend together seamlessly, with the rhythm, sound and language playing just as central a role as the image itself. Her works reveal a poetic structure less driven by storytelling and more concerned with making trains of thought visible – while continually questioning the ideological structures of seeing itself. For it is in this compaction that the unique power of the short form is found, one that Mistry avails of repeatedly as a space for formal freedom and critical interventions.
In addition to works that have already been screened at festivals and in exhibition settings, FILMFEST DRESDEN is also presenting a world premiere in this tribute to her. The masterclass, which is part of the tribute, is providing a deeper insight into the works of Jyoti Mistry.
Curated by Jyoti Mistry, Sven Pötting, Florian Schattauer
Commencing with a resolutely non-Western perspective, she aims – with great formal audacity – to challenge and transform canonical knowledge. A central element of her work consists of her engagement with already existing visual material: Archival footage, amateur films and found footage from colonial and popular cultural visual worlds become transformed into precise filmic essays through montage, texts, animation and voice-overs. Through this, the archive becomes a location for the political reclaiming of the experiences and perspectives of marginalised groups who would remain invisible otherwise.
On a formal level, Mistry’s cinema is characterised by its great openness: Documentary, experimental and essayistic elements blend together seamlessly, with the rhythm, sound and language playing just as central a role as the image itself. Her works reveal a poetic structure less driven by storytelling and more concerned with making trains of thought visible – while continually questioning the ideological structures of seeing itself. For it is in this compaction that the unique power of the short form is found, one that Mistry avails of repeatedly as a space for formal freedom and critical interventions.
In addition to works that have already been screened at festivals and in exhibition settings, FILMFEST DRESDEN is also presenting a world premiere in this tribute to her. The masterclass, which is part of the tribute, is providing a deeper insight into the works of Jyoti Mistry.
Curated by Jyoti Mistry, Sven Pötting, Florian Schattauer
[tw: psychological violence, physical violence, racism]
09:21:25
Director Jyoti Mistry Producer Florian Schattauer Screenplay Jyoti Mistry Camera Matthys Mocke Editor Khalid Shamis Sound Jyoti Mistry Cast Mark Shuttleworth Distribution
Filmform – The Art Film & Video Archive, Andreas Bertman
Cause of Death
Director Jyoti Mistry Producer Florian Schattauer Screenplay Jyoti Mistry, Napo Masheane Editor Nikki Comninos Sound Peter Cornell Cast Napo Masheane Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
[tw:]
psychological violence, physical violence
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Black Man
Director Jyoti Mistry Producer Florian Schattauer Screenplay Jyoti Mistry, Kgafela oa Magogodi Camera Craig Maarschalk Editor Nikki Comninos Sound Peter Cornell Cast Ben Tjibe, Kgafela oa Magogodi Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
[tw:]
racism
Loving in Between
Director Jyoti Mistry Producer Florian Schattauer Screenplay Jyoti Mistri, Napo Masheane, Kgafela oa Magogodi Animation The Kinetic None, Stephen Galloway, Jano Booysen Editor Nikki Comninos Music Nishlyn Ramanna Sound Peter Cornell Cast Napo Masheane, Kgafela oa Magogodi Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
[tw:]
racism
Nas águas (In Waters)
Director Jyoti Mistri Producer Florian Schattauer Screenplay Jyoti Mistry, Lesley Emanuel, Mel Adun Camera Jyoti Mistry Editor Khalid Shamis Music Vera Passos Sound João Orecchia Cast Tony Miyambo, Laura Colucci Distribution
Süd Nord Film, Florian Schattauer
Dates
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Schauburg
- 17.04. 22:00
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Thalia
- 18.04. 19:30
Did you know that from the top of a pineapple you can grow a new pineapple, and from the top of that pineapple you can grow another one – and so on, and so on, in theory, forever? Useful knowledge for the day a series of geopolitical disasters forces humanity to relearn how to inhabit a post-internet world. Attempting to bring back digital memories in real life, a sweet and juicy pineapple might just save your night in a rehab centre run by Mark Zuckerberg and the Jenner-Kardashian clan.
Juicy is also the cue for two welders observing an astral phenomenon during their lunch break. Faced with the sublime, they lower their masks – even when the sun is out. And speaking of masks: has anyone ever thought about a rescue dummy’s feelings? Behind its fixed smile, a whirlwind of emotions floods its plastic carcass, especially when forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. How sweet it would be to be picked up and lifted to the surface in the strong and reassuring arms of a swimmer…
Could this swimmer be Pubert Jimbob? Not yet. First, he has to come to the rescue of Nadine, a lump with a mouth, after being lured away from his beloved sofa by an enigmatic figure who throws him a lighter. Candela, on the other hand, probably should have stayed on hers. Instead, she accidentally runs over her nephew’s dog – on his birthday of all days. So, rather than confess, she invents a legend about a dog pilgrimage to a sacred tree.
And, as we all know, lies travel surprisingly far, at least until the post-internet age has fully arrived. In our wild world, ordinary people are called wolves and persecuted as useless and dangerous, while in reality, they are just adorable cats living their everyday lives. In the end, nobody agrees on what is real – the eclipse, the pilgrimage, the wolves or the cats – but the pineapple keeps growing, which is as good a system of truth as any.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
Juicy is also the cue for two welders observing an astral phenomenon during their lunch break. Faced with the sublime, they lower their masks – even when the sun is out. And speaking of masks: has anyone ever thought about a rescue dummy’s feelings? Behind its fixed smile, a whirlwind of emotions floods its plastic carcass, especially when forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. How sweet it would be to be picked up and lifted to the surface in the strong and reassuring arms of a swimmer…
Could this swimmer be Pubert Jimbob? Not yet. First, he has to come to the rescue of Nadine, a lump with a mouth, after being lured away from his beloved sofa by an enigmatic figure who throws him a lighter. Candela, on the other hand, probably should have stayed on hers. Instead, she accidentally runs over her nephew’s dog – on his birthday of all days. So, rather than confess, she invents a legend about a dog pilgrimage to a sacred tree.
And, as we all know, lies travel surprisingly far, at least until the post-internet age has fully arrived. In our wild world, ordinary people are called wolves and persecuted as useless and dangerous, while in reality, they are just adorable cats living their everyday lives. In the end, nobody agrees on what is real – the eclipse, the pilgrimage, the wolves or the cats – but the pineapple keeps growing, which is as good a system of truth as any.
Vincent Förster on behalf of the Selection Committee for the International Competition
[tw: epilepsy]
Pique-nique
Director Jérémy Gagnon Producer Jérémy Gagnon Screenplay Jérémy Gagnon Camera William Albu Editor Jérémy Gagnon Music Aubert Sénéchal Sound Zachary Plourde Cast Guillaume Chapnick, Steve Pilarezik Distribution
Winnipeg Film Group, Skye Callow
K-Detox
Director Lou Fauroux Producer Antoine Garnier Screenplay Lou Fauroux Camera Lou Fauroux Editor Lou Fauroux Sound Ryo Baldet Distribution
Orphée Films, Antoine Garnier
Pubert Jimbob
Director Quirijn Dees Producer Brecht van Elslande Screenplay Quirijn Dees Animation Quirijn Dees Camera Quirijn Dees Editor Quirijn Dees Music Miro Bollen, Quirijn Dees Sound Quirijn Dees Cast Tobias van Kaam, Simone van Laar, Emma Verkruisen, Quirijn Dees Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Luce Grosjean
Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy
Director Adrian Maganza Producer Adrian Maganza, Alisa Tritenko Screenplay Adrian Maganza Animation Adrian Maganza, Weiden Wong, Rob Strachan, Miles Jezuita, Oliver Ley Camera Alex Grigoras Editor Razvan Barseti, Adrian Maganza Music The Futz Butler, Raphaelle Thibaut Sound Jimmy Ferrufino Cast David Blair, Ginevra Casati, Cary An, Jack Worsnop Distribution
Adrian Maganza
Ananasi
Director Anna Bawa aka Anna Kadykova Producer Anna Bawa aka Anna Kadykova Music Leonid Shmelkov Sound Alex Prosvirnin Distribution
Anna Kadykova
[tw:]
epilepsy
Ningú Borda (Nobody Barks)
Director Júlia Coldwell Serra Producer Gerard Guilló i Bort Screenplay Bertran Esteve Garcia, Júlia Coldwell Serra Camera Mar Vidal Ferrà Editor Joana Bertran Gómez Music Joan Lupi Sound Guillem Giró Olivella Cast Laia Cabrera Vicens, Laura Aubert, Lucas Catalán Lluch, Concepció Aguadé Batalla Distribution
Solal Films, Florian Fernandez
늑대가 나타났다 (There Is a Wolf)
Director Saerom Seo Producer Lang Lee Screenplay Saerom Seo, Isaac Bae Animation Saerom Seo, Isaac Bae Camera Jinseok Gwak, San Kim, Jongheon Lee, Sanha Kim, Jinsung Kim Editor Saerom Seo Music Lang Lee Sound De-bong Lee, Makoto Oshiro Cast Lang Lee Distribution
AniSEED, Yeojin Sim
Dates
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Schauburg
- 17.04. 22:30
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Thalia
- 15.04. 22:30
The pretty picture viewer is broken, the bridal shoes lying in the pigsty. The masculine rivalry is over, and even the ancient video-game agents have to accept defeat. Creating human life outside the body? A complete failure. And now for the lottery numbers. Bird shit. And still an astro-therapist from Lower Bavaria believes that everything will be fine in the end. A box of unfulfilled dreams in the Panorama National.
Christian Hempel on behalf of the Selection Committee of the National Competition
Christian Hempel on behalf of the Selection Committee of the National Competition
Potatoes (Potatoes )
Director Klaus Hoefs Producer Klaus Hoefs Animation Klaus Hoefs Music Klaus Hoefs Distribution
Klaus Hoefs
Juggernaut
Director Art Collective Neozoon Producer Art Collective Neozoon Screenplay Art Collective Neozoon Editor Art Collective Neozoon Music Dustin Sam Iwen Sound Art Collective Neozoon, Jochen Jezussek Distribution
Art Collective Neozoon
Erogenesis
Director Xandra Popescu Producer Clara Puhlmann, Xandra Popescu Screenplay Xandra Popescu, Clara Puhlmann Camera Maayane Bouhnik Editor Vanessa Heeger Music Florentin Tudor Sound Florentin Tudor, Alan Mares Cast Valerie Renay, Yuko Kaseki, Estelle Widmaier, Greta Markurt, Sasha Deckinger, Cécile Perrot, Helene Albrecht, Xandra Popescu Distribution
German Film and Television Academy Berlin, Anna Laura Wenzel
Love Only Works in Fiction, Please Don’t Try at Home
Director Magdalena Jacob Producer Sabrina Holzapfel Screenplay Magdalena Jacob Camera Lena Maria Thiemann Editor Raffaéllo Lupperger Music Ivo Thiemann Sound Ivo Thiemann, Moritz Geiser Cast Milena Arne Schedle, Magdalena Jacob, Pia Seiferth, Dan K. Sigurd Distribution
Magdalena Jacob
Ekbatana
Director Simon Dickel, Werner Müller Producer Simon Dickel, Werner Müller Camera Gerhard Faulhaber, Werner Müller Editor Simon Dickel, Werner Müller Sound Simon Dickel, Werner Müller Cast Guntram Wischnewski Distribution
Simon Dickel
The Impossible Mission
Director Nicolas Gebbe Producer Nicolas Gebbe Animation Nicolas Gebbe Sound Nicolas Gebbe Distribution
Nicolas Gebbe
Breakup; Fart and Die
Director Enes Yurdaün Producer Elit Işcan Screenplay Enes Yurdaün Camera Lukas Grubba Editor Enes Yurdaün, Sandra Makhlouf Sound Angeles López Cast Luzia Cruz, Guilherme Vilhena, Catalina Gonzales, Vladimir Vulevic, Gökce Ogultekin, Katharina Stiel, Afra Gürdogan, Juju Distribution
Sandra Makhlouf
Dates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 21:00
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Thalia
- 19.04. 22:30
The “Playing with Mirrors” programme represents a continuation of the focus on marginalised film cultures in the Baltic states under Soviet occupation. In 2023, “The Sweet Word Freedom” retrospective was dedicated to the Lithuanian artist Artūras Barysas (1954-2005) – one of the most important subcultural figures in Vilnius of the 1980s. We are now turning our attention to officially permitted amateur filming in Latvia.
From the end of the 1950s, during Nikita Khrushchev’s policy known as the “thaw”, the first amateur film groups were allowed in the Soviet Union. At that time, Latvia was one of the hotspots for this increasingly popular free-time activity. By 1970, the number of amateur film clubs in Latvia had grown to more than 40. Most of the films were shot in the semi-professional 16mm format – which provided a higher technical quality than 8mm, as well as the option to add subsequent soundtracks and dubbing. At the latest from the mid-1960s, however, there were always individuals or small groups who dared to go a little further than the strict culture policy and legal regulations then permitted. With the exploration of Latvia’s autonomous ethnic history, for instance, playing a critical role here in defining its identity. Likewise, environmental protections and the hardships of everyday life were important themes.
Being watched and observed by the KGB was part of everyday life at that time. Some pioneers of this scene were reprimanded, with footage being confiscated or destroyed by the auteurs themselves out of fear. Despite this, a body of invaluable works has been preserved for the future. The Latvian cultural historian Dr. Inese Strupule especially has made a significant contribution in this regard to researching and classifying these works within European film history. The preserved and partially restored works are now part of the national Latvian cultural heritage and can be found in the Latvian National Archives in Riga, where they are available to the public.
Our selection consists of 15 productions made between 1966 and 1989, including fictional and documentary works, as well as animated and experimental films. They are now being shown in Germany for the first time. The programme was curated by Dr. Elīna Reitere and Dr. Claus Löser, who will also attend and comment on the screenings. The research work on and preparation of the films for screening purposes occurred in close cooperation with Sanita Grīna from the Latvian National Archives in Riga.
Curated by Dr. Elīna Reitere and Dr. Claus Löser, with the support of Sanita Grīna
From the end of the 1950s, during Nikita Khrushchev’s policy known as the “thaw”, the first amateur film groups were allowed in the Soviet Union. At that time, Latvia was one of the hotspots for this increasingly popular free-time activity. By 1970, the number of amateur film clubs in Latvia had grown to more than 40. Most of the films were shot in the semi-professional 16mm format – which provided a higher technical quality than 8mm, as well as the option to add subsequent soundtracks and dubbing. At the latest from the mid-1960s, however, there were always individuals or small groups who dared to go a little further than the strict culture policy and legal regulations then permitted. With the exploration of Latvia’s autonomous ethnic history, for instance, playing a critical role here in defining its identity. Likewise, environmental protections and the hardships of everyday life were important themes.
Being watched and observed by the KGB was part of everyday life at that time. Some pioneers of this scene were reprimanded, with footage being confiscated or destroyed by the auteurs themselves out of fear. Despite this, a body of invaluable works has been preserved for the future. The Latvian cultural historian Dr. Inese Strupule especially has made a significant contribution in this regard to researching and classifying these works within European film history. The preserved and partially restored works are now part of the national Latvian cultural heritage and can be found in the Latvian National Archives in Riga, where they are available to the public.
Our selection consists of 15 productions made between 1966 and 1989, including fictional and documentary works, as well as animated and experimental films. They are now being shown in Germany for the first time. The programme was curated by Dr. Elīna Reitere and Dr. Claus Löser, who will also attend and comment on the screenings. The research work on and preparation of the films for screening purposes occurred in close cooperation with Sanita Grīna from the Latvian National Archives in Riga.
Curated by Dr. Elīna Reitere and Dr. Claus Löser, with the support of Sanita Grīna
With the kind support of the Latvian State Archive for Audiovisual Media, Latvian National Archives, and the Saxon State Representative for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Problēma – Problem
Director Osvalds Dinvietis, Riekstiņš Elmārs Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
ABC
Director Regina Šulca Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Hobijs – Hobby
Director Elmārs Riekstiņš, Zaiga Riekstiņa, Regīna Dinviete Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Mijkrēšļa rotaļa ar spoguli – Dämmerungsspiel mit Spiegel (Mijkrēšļa rotaļa ar spoguli – Mirror Play at Dusk)
Director Ivars Skanstiņš Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Grupas portrets interjerā – Gruppenbild im Interieur (Grupas portrets interjerā – Group Portrait in an Interior)
Director Aleksandrs Ozerkins Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Aplis pierādījumā (Circular Evidence)
Director Vidiņš Zigurds Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Iecirknis – Quartier (Iecirknis – Quarter)
Director Rotbaha Daila Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Malduguns (Will-o’-the-Wisp)
Director Vilnis Berlands, Emīls Verners Eglijs, Edvīns Feldmanis Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Izlaušanās – Ausbruch (Izlaušanās – Outburst)
Director Rēdlihs Jānis Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Caurums – Loch (Caurums – Hole)
Director Valentins Marģevičs Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
NLO no 1. Kursa – UFO 1. Klasse (NLO no 1. Kursa – UFO 1st Class)
Director Dainis Kļava Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Karjera – Karriere (Karjera – Career)
Director Šverns Kārlis Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
5 000 000 001.
Director Klēbahs Modris Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Nākošais – Nächster (Nākošais – Next One)
Director Aldis Šēnbergs, Rauls Šēnbergs Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Misija Kabulā – Mission in Kabul
Director Ēķis Andrejs Distribution
Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, National Archives of Latvia, Sanita Grīna
Dates
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Schauburg
- 18.04. 20:15
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Thalia
- 16.04. 18:30
The first film by the brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière lasted barely a minute and documented the end of a workday. It shows men and women walking together through a factory gate before quickly disappearing to the left and right of the frame: LA SORTIE DE L’USINE LUMIÈRE À LYON (France, 1895) was the first film ever to be screened. Thus, the history of the film medium is closely linked to a workplace.
The birth of cinema also coincided with a time when the world of work was undergoing fundamental changes. There was heated debate at that time about how these changes might and indeed would shape society’s ideals and values. We now find ourselves in a period of upheaval yet again, one that is making a new and even more rapid structural transformation visible to everyone and tangible in all areas of life.
The festival’s “Work in Progress” thematic focus programmes are intended to reflect this world of work “in progress”. This year’s retrospective is casting a light on working people and their lifeworlds from the second half of the 20th century to the present day. It consists of a filmic journey highlighting building culture and places of work, one that takes us from West German supermarkets via the proletarian East German GDR countryside to the wide expanses of Europe. Doing so we become immersed in the laconic, whimsical cosmos of Aki Kaurismäki and descend into the mines of Sicily; we encounter relics of the German economic miracle era and discover a creative hub where living and working spaces are being combined in an almost utopian way.
Curated by Thorsten Birne, Sven Pötting, Sven Voigt
The birth of cinema also coincided with a time when the world of work was undergoing fundamental changes. There was heated debate at that time about how these changes might and indeed would shape society’s ideals and values. We now find ourselves in a period of upheaval yet again, one that is making a new and even more rapid structural transformation visible to everyone and tangible in all areas of life.
The festival’s “Work in Progress” thematic focus programmes are intended to reflect this world of work “in progress”. This year’s retrospective is casting a light on working people and their lifeworlds from the second half of the 20th century to the present day. It consists of a filmic journey highlighting building culture and places of work, one that takes us from West German supermarkets via the proletarian East German GDR countryside to the wide expanses of Europe. Doing so we become immersed in the laconic, whimsical cosmos of Aki Kaurismäki and descend into the mines of Sicily; we encounter relics of the German economic miracle era and discover a creative hub where living and working spaces are being combined in an almost utopian way.
Curated by Thorsten Birne, Sven Pötting, Sven Voigt
In cooperation with ZfBK – Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen (Saxon Building Culture Centre) and the Filmgalerie Phase IV gallery
Valimo (The Foundry)
Director Aki Kaurismäki Producer Ilkka Mertsola, Aki Kaurismäki Screenplay Aki Kaurismäki Camera Olli Varja Editor Aki Kaurismäki Sound Jouko Lumme, Tero Malmberg Cast Carl-Erik Calamnius, Matti Hyvönen, Arto Malmberg Distribution
SPUTNIK OY,
Surfarara (Sulfur Mines)
Director Vittorio de Seta Producer Vittorio de Seta Screenplay Vittorio de Seta Camera Vittorio de Seta, Luigi Samona Editor Vera Gheraducci, Tita Perozzi Sound Maurizio Tebaldi Distribution
Fondazone Cineteca di Bologna, Carmen Accaputo
Für Frauen, 1. Kapitel (For Women, Chapter 1)
Director Cristina Perincioli Producer Günter Lüdcke Screenplay Cristina Perincioli Camera Gisela Tuchtenhagen Editor Suse Jäger Music Ton, Steine, Scherben Sound Valeska Schöttle Cast Helga Freyer, Edda Hertel, Ulla Lange, Jeanine Rickmann Distribution
Deutsche Kinemathek, Susanne Schumann
Esso Petrol Station
Director Peter Veenendaal Producer Peter Veenendaal Screenplay Peter Veenendaal Camera Peter Veenendaal Editor Peter Veenendaal Sound Peter Veenendaal Distribution
urbanfilmlab e. V., Fred Plassmann
Haus und Hof (House and Farmyard)
Director Volker Koepp Producer Frank Löprich Screenplay Volker Koepp, Andreas Voigt Camera Christian Lehmann Editor Barbara Masanetz-Mechelk Music Jürgen Sperling, Drudenfuß Sound Eberhard Pfaff Still photographer Haus und Hof©DEFA-Stiftung/Christian Lehmann Distribution
DEFA-Stiftung, Mirko Wiermann
Werkhof, Berlin by Sauerbruch Hutton
Director Fred Plassmann, Finnja Willner Producer Fred Plassmann Screenplay Finnja Willner, Fred Plassmann Camera Finnja Willner, Fred Plassmann, Andrés Castoldi Editor Fred Plassmann Sound Finnja Willner, Fred Plassmann Cast Louisa Hutton, Matthias Sauerbruch Distribution
urbanfilmlab e. V., Fred Plassmann
Dates
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 18:30
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Thalia
- 14.04. 20:00
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ZfBK im Kulturpalast
- 15.04. 20:00
This year, we mark an extraordinary 90‑year journey of African animation, a history that celebrates creative resilience, cultural voice and the reclamation of image from within the continent. For too long, Africa was seen through the lens of outsiders, from colonial depictions to Hollywood portrayals that exoticized landscapes while excluding African creative agency. But long before global studios borrowed African settings and symbols, African storytelling traditions already understood movement, transformation and narrative, the very foundations of animation. African animation was born out of indigenous imaginations grounded in oral history, puppetry, shadow theatre and performance, later intersecting with film technology to form a unique cinematic language animated by African voices and lived experience.
This programme reflects that legacy, from the pioneering animated character Mish‑Mish to contemporary shorts that span folklore, social satire, poetic reflection and imaginative futures.
NATIONAL DEFENCE (1939, Egypt) captures the playful patriotic spirit of Mish‑Mish Effendi, one of the continent’s earliest animated figures, who in this film will lead the national army against the Nazis arriving in Egypt in the late 1930s. BON VOYAGE, SIM (1966, Niger) invites us on a satirical journey of a frog president, showcasing post‑independence creativity. THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED THREE MEN (1993, Burkina Faso, Canada) reimagines a folktale of choice and agency, while MINE (1991, South Africa) by William Kentridge confronts the dehumanisation of apartheid with expressive, handmade animation.
Contemporary voices shine through SHADOW OF THE BUTTERFLIES (2022, Morocco, Portugal), a dreamlike meditation on memory. THE PYRAMID (2021, Egypt) mixes wit with ancient imagination. SHOUT SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT (2006, South Africa) offers playful absurdity, and TOTO’S JOURNEY (2005, Kenya) reflects daily life in motion. ILM, THE KNOWLEDGE (2008, Madagascar) grapples with difference and belonging, while BLACK BARBIE (2016, Ghana) critically explores beauty ideals. Closing with KIZAZI MOTO: STARDUST (2023, Egypt, South Africa), an Afro‑futurist tale of destiny and transformation, this selection highlights animation’s power to depict Africa’s past, present and future.
Together, these films tell a story of innovation and cultural resurgence, a testament to African storytellers who have reclaimed the animated image and expanded its expressive possibilities across decades.
Curated by Mohamed Ghazala
This programme reflects that legacy, from the pioneering animated character Mish‑Mish to contemporary shorts that span folklore, social satire, poetic reflection and imaginative futures.
NATIONAL DEFENCE (1939, Egypt) captures the playful patriotic spirit of Mish‑Mish Effendi, one of the continent’s earliest animated figures, who in this film will lead the national army against the Nazis arriving in Egypt in the late 1930s. BON VOYAGE, SIM (1966, Niger) invites us on a satirical journey of a frog president, showcasing post‑independence creativity. THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED THREE MEN (1993, Burkina Faso, Canada) reimagines a folktale of choice and agency, while MINE (1991, South Africa) by William Kentridge confronts the dehumanisation of apartheid with expressive, handmade animation.
Contemporary voices shine through SHADOW OF THE BUTTERFLIES (2022, Morocco, Portugal), a dreamlike meditation on memory. THE PYRAMID (2021, Egypt) mixes wit with ancient imagination. SHOUT SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT (2006, South Africa) offers playful absurdity, and TOTO’S JOURNEY (2005, Kenya) reflects daily life in motion. ILM, THE KNOWLEDGE (2008, Madagascar) grapples with difference and belonging, while BLACK BARBIE (2016, Ghana) critically explores beauty ideals. Closing with KIZAZI MOTO: STARDUST (2023, Egypt, South Africa), an Afro‑futurist tale of destiny and transformation, this selection highlights animation’s power to depict Africa’s past, present and future.
Together, these films tell a story of innovation and cultural resurgence, a testament to African storytellers who have reclaimed the animated image and expanded its expressive possibilities across decades.
Curated by Mohamed Ghazala
l Difaa al watani (National Defence)
Director Herschel Frenkel, Shlomo Frenkel, David Frenkel Producer Herschel Frenkel, Shlomo Frenkel, David Frenkel Screenplay Herschel Frenkel, Shlomo Frenkel, David Frenkel Animation Herschel Frenkel, Shlomo Frenkel, David Frenkel Editor Herschel Frenkel, Shlomo Frenkel, David Frenkel
Bon voyage, Sim
Director Moustapha Alassane Producer Moustapha Alassane Screenplay Moustapha Alassane Animation Moustapha Alassane Editor Moustapha Alassane Distribution
POM Films,
La femme mariée à trois hommes (The Women who Married Three Men)
Director Danièle Roy, Cilia Sawadogo Producer Danièle Roy Screenplay Danièle Roy, Cilia Sawadogo Animation Danièle Roy, Cilia Sawadogo Editor Suzanne Allard Music Nicolas Levac
Mine
Director William Kentridge Producer William Kentridge Screenplay William Kentridge Animation William Kentridge Editor Angus Gibson Sound Catherine Meyburgh
L’Ombre des papillons (Shadow of the Butterflies)
Director Sofia El Khyari Producer Yves Bouveret, Olivier Catherin, Bruno Caetano Screenplay Sofia El Khyari Animation Sofia El Khyari, Camille Gibut, Margaux Kuhn, Ala Nunu Camera Nadine Buss Editor Philippe Baranzini Music Widad Brocos, Khalil Epi Sound Romane Millet Distribution
Agence du court métrage , Nathalie Lebel
الهرم (The Pyramid)
Director Mohamed Ghazala Animation Mohamed Ghazala Camera Arivaldo De Oliviera Editor Arivaldo De Oliviera Music Nik Phelps
Shout Shout, Let It All Out
Director Brent Dawes Producer Jacqui Cunningham, Phi Cunningham Screenplay Brent Dawes Animation Brent Dawes Music Anne Miller
Toto’s Journey
Director Alfred Muchilwa, Godfrey Semwaiko Producer Alfred Muchilwa, Godfrey Semwaiko Screenplay Alfred Muchilwa, Godfrey Semwaiko Animation Alfred Muchilwa, Godfrey Semwaiko Editor Alfred Muchilwa, Godfrey Semwaiko
ILM, Le savoir (ILM, the Knowledge)
Director Ridha Andriantomanga Producer Ridha Andriantomanga Screenplay Ridha Andriantomanga Animation Ridha Andriantomanga Editor Ridha Andriantomanga
Black Barbie
Director Comfort Arthur Screenplay Comfort Arthur Animation Comfort Arthur Editor Adwoa Yeboah Music Kofi Allen Anti, Godfre Asamoah Sound Kofi Allen Anti Cast Ama K Abebrese Distribution
Kurzfilm Verleih Hamburg, Mara Marxen
Kizazi Moto: Stardust
Director Ahmed Teilab Producer Mike Buckland Screenplay Ahmed Teilab, Voline Ogutu Animation Ian Blum Editor Ross Jantjies Music Amir Hedayah Sound Samer Ali
Dates
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Schauburg
- 15.04. 18:30
- 17.04. 20:00
With this programme, I wanted to explore the cultural diversity through aesthetics and form to represent how Québec is so vast yet so singular in its creative energy. Although all these films explore different cultures and ideas, the vibrating creative pulse of Québec’s singular artistry is woven throughout all these films. I was interested in aesthetics as a way to explore culture and perspective, and this is why I called the programme “Shifted Horizons”. Usually we would only think about Québec cinema as French-Canadian cinema, and I wanted to explore the depths and corners that aren’t necessarily always represented or shown together.
Harley Chamandy
Harley Chamandy
With the kind support of SODEC as well as the Representative of the Government of Québec
In cooperation with the Sächsische Filmakademie
[tw: racism]
The Final Act of Joey Jumbler
Director Harley Chamandy Producer Chantal Chamandy Screenplay Harley Chamandy Camera Stéphanie Weber Biron Editor Simon Webb Music Richard Condoroussis Sound Adam Newns Cast Alain Boucher, Emma Champod, Vaina Cecile Crefcoeur Distribution
Harley Chamandy
Chef de Meute (Herd Leader)
Director Chloé Robichaud Producer Sarah Pellerin, Fanny-Laure Malo, Chloé Robichaud Screenplay Chloé Robichaud Camera Jessica Lee Gagné Editor Chloé Robichaud Music Amour a Jeun Sound Jean-Philippe Villemure E Cast Eve Duranceau, Richard Fréchette, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy Distribution
Chloé Robichaud
Juste moi et toi (Just Me and You)
Director Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers Producer Johannie Deschambault Screenplay Luis Molinié Camera Mathieu Laverdière Editor Richard Comeau Music Peter Venne Sound Simon Gervais Cast Dalia Binzari, Florin Peltea, Luiza Cocora Distribution
H264, Léa-Marie Montreuil
La lutte (Wrestling)
Director Marcel Carrière, Michel Brault, Claude Fournier, Claude Jutra Producer Jacques Bobet Screenplay Marcel Carrière, Michel Brault, Claude Fournier, Claude Jutra Camera Michel Brault, Claude Fournier, Claude Jutra Editor Michel Brault, Claude Fournier, Claude Jutra Sound Marcel Carrière Cast Stanley Jackson Distribution
National Film Board of Canada, Patrick Viegas
Jazz Infernal
Director Will Niava Producer Zion Lipstein-Saffer, Samuel Caron Screenplay Will Niava, Kristelle Laroche Camera Harley Francis Editor Thomas Bellefleur, Will Niava, Joshua Rosenbau Music Hichem Khalfa Sound Nataq Huault, Zach Scholes Cast Ange-Eric Nguessan, Alexis Belhumeur, Kasongo Kalombo Distribution
Travelling Distribution, Pierre Brouillette-Hamelin
[tw:]
racismDates
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Thalia
- 15.04. 20:00
- 17.04. 18:30
The films in the “Experiments” programme are essentially interventions that steer established forms of representation in new directions, inviting the viewers to alter their perspective. They are border-crossing works that nullify categories such as genre and variety, film and performance, and even time and space. Situated beyond the time-space continuum or in “liminal spaces”, they enable unusual, sometimes even utopian constellations to view systems of power and society from the outside, so to speak, and doing so shake them to their very core.
The first film in the programme, PIDIKWE, is already an audio-visual whirlwind that, in a sense, reverses the exploitation of the indigenous female body by the colonial gaze. The film by the Franco-Canadian filmmaker and artist Caroline Monnet offers these women the opportunity to regain control over their image and embark on a process of self-determination.
Sasha Pirker’s EVERYONE DESERVES A SLICE OF THE PIE is a surreal collage that celebrates the subversive nature of cinema, drawing inspiration from slapstick films from the early days of cinema and demanding that we take a stand in the here-and-now in the fight for our future.
WINNER by the multidisciplinary artist Marianna Simnett takes us into a hallucinatory world reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s CLOCKWORK ORANGE as it playfully dissects power hierarchies and mass psychology in soccer. Triumph and defeat, suffering and brutality, play and escalation are all juxtaposed to each other here.
BLIND, INTO THE EYE by Atefeh Kheirabadi and Mehrad Sepahniai is a documentary that sheds light on the brutal repression carried out by the Revolutionary Guards and security forces against peaceful protesters in Iran. In light of the events since late February 2026 and after the tyrannical murders there, Iran is now facing an uncertain future. All that remains is the hope for justice and freedom for the people.
AT NIGHT from Anouk Chambaz oscillates between darkness and light, dreaming and wakefulness, the unknown and the familiar, memory and imagination – that in-between state in which films are also experienced in the cinema.
THE END by Claudia Larcher is an AI-generated ironically dystopian vision of the future of cinema. Nicolaas Schmidt’s LINEAR ENDJOY fuses together the (technological) past and the socio-cultural present once more, bringing the programme to a close.
Curated by Sven Pötting
The first film in the programme, PIDIKWE, is already an audio-visual whirlwind that, in a sense, reverses the exploitation of the indigenous female body by the colonial gaze. The film by the Franco-Canadian filmmaker and artist Caroline Monnet offers these women the opportunity to regain control over their image and embark on a process of self-determination.
Sasha Pirker’s EVERYONE DESERVES A SLICE OF THE PIE is a surreal collage that celebrates the subversive nature of cinema, drawing inspiration from slapstick films from the early days of cinema and demanding that we take a stand in the here-and-now in the fight for our future.
WINNER by the multidisciplinary artist Marianna Simnett takes us into a hallucinatory world reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s CLOCKWORK ORANGE as it playfully dissects power hierarchies and mass psychology in soccer. Triumph and defeat, suffering and brutality, play and escalation are all juxtaposed to each other here.
BLIND, INTO THE EYE by Atefeh Kheirabadi and Mehrad Sepahniai is a documentary that sheds light on the brutal repression carried out by the Revolutionary Guards and security forces against peaceful protesters in Iran. In light of the events since late February 2026 and after the tyrannical murders there, Iran is now facing an uncertain future. All that remains is the hope for justice and freedom for the people.
AT NIGHT from Anouk Chambaz oscillates between darkness and light, dreaming and wakefulness, the unknown and the familiar, memory and imagination – that in-between state in which films are also experienced in the cinema.
THE END by Claudia Larcher is an AI-generated ironically dystopian vision of the future of cinema. Nicolaas Schmidt’s LINEAR ENDJOY fuses together the (technological) past and the socio-cultural present once more, bringing the programme to a close.
Curated by Sven Pötting
[tw: epilepsy, physical violence]
Pidikwe
Director Caroline Monnet Producer Karine Bélanger, Caroline Monnet, Hany Ouichou Screenplay Caroline Monnet Camera Nicolas Canniccioni Editor Marc Boucrot Music Alessandro Cortini Sound Ilyaa Ghafouri Cast Joséphine Bacon, Aïcha Bastien N'Diaye, Catherine Boivin, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Emilie Monnet, Caroline Monnet Distribution
La Distributrice de films, Serge Abiaad
Everyone Deserves a Slice of the Pie
Director Sasha Pirker Producer Sasha Pirker Screenplay Sasha Pirker Camera Ortrun Bauer, Dariusz Kowalski Editor Sasha Pirker Music RENT Sound Andreas Pils Cast Patrick Weber, Karolina Gruschka, Theo Maier, Judith Augustinovic, Diane Shooman Still photographer Dariusz Kowalski Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
Winner
Director Marianna Simnett Producer Sybella Stevens, Jannis Birsner, Tine Mikkelsen Screenplay Marianna Simnett, Graham Greene Camera Robbie Ryan BSC, Leander Ott Editor Bobby Good Music Bendik Giske Sound Brendan Feeney Cast Wendy Houstoun, Magnus Westwell, Luigi Nardone, Archie White, Imogen Alvares, Lydia Lunch, Yi-Chi Lee, Caiti Carpenter, Gigi Spelsberg, Lotti Mann Still photographer Melanie Glück, Kristin Jakubek Distribution
Henry Eigenheer
[tw:]
epilepsy
Blind, ins Auge (Blind, into the Eye)
Director Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi Producer Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi Screenplay Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi Camera Marius Kast Editor Sepahnia Mehrad, Atefeh Kheirabadi Sound Floyd Fürstenau, Aaron Rühl, Robin Harff Cast Tanasgol Sabbagh Distribution
Atefeh Kheirabadi
[tw:]
epilepsy, physical violence
Di Notte (At Night)
Director Anouk Chambaz Producer Rachele D'Osualdo, Augusta Eniti, Anouk Chambaz Screenplay Anouk Chambaz Camera Claudia Sicuranza Editor Anouk Chambaz, Antoine Flahaut Music Capucine Seuret Sound Michael Girod, Paul Pourchet Cast Gabrielle Pialoux, Nina Marti Distribution
Gioia Film, Simone Fiorentino
The End
Director Claudia Larcher Producer Claudia Larcher Screenplay Claudia Larcher Animation Midjourney V6, RunwayML Gen-3 Turbo, Claudia Larcher Camera Midjourney V6 Editor Claudia Larcher Music Suno AI Sound Mubert Distribution
Sixpackfilm, Gerald Weber
Linear Endjoy
Director Nicolaas Schmidt Producer Nicolaas Schmidt Screenplay Nicolaas Schmidt Editor Nicolaas Schmidt Sound Nicolaas Schmidt Distribution
ETTG – Eternal Trend Towards Grey, Nicolaas Schmidt
Dates
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Thalia
- 17.04. 21:00
- 19.04. 20:00
Kill the Boss understands the “boss” as more than a person: it can be a system, an emotion, an inner voice, or a perfectly smiling girlboss. The program brings together a diverse selection of animated films that approach the theme through different styles, tones, and narrative strategies. From seductive empowerment fantasies to surreal and devilish figures of control, the films invite the audience on a weird, playful, and sometimes unsettling journey through contemporary power structures.
Mackenzie Fincham and Petra Stipetić
Mackenzie Fincham and Petra Stipetić
[tw: psychological violence, physical violence]
Peepin’
Director Haein Kim Producer Haein Kim Screenplay Haein Kim, Paul Rhodes Animation Haein Kim, Paul Rhodes, Nancy Li, Bryce Pemberton, Eric Lieu Editor Haein Kim Music Paul Rhodes Sound Paul Rhodes Cast Sarah Harper, Gerard Proust, Haein Kim Distribution
Haein Kim
[tw:]
psychological violence
Skin Flick
Director Louise Bailly, Daniela del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran Producer Fahim Boukhelifa Screenplay Louise Bailly, Daniela del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran Animation Louise Bailly, Daniela del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran Editor Louise Bailly, Daniela del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran Music Pierre Moreau, Cedric Perras Sound Mathieu Tiger, Christophe Burdet, Clement Naline Cast Lisa Delamar, Nathalie Jablonski, Daniel Lee, Wilson Hinh, Clément Naline Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Luce Grosjean
Manoman
Director Simon Cartwright Producer Kamilla Kristiane Hodol Screenplay Simon Cartwright Animation Robert J. Rankin Camera Steven Cameron Ferguson Editor Paco Sweetman Music Terence Dunn Sound Dayo James Cast Gordon Pearson Distribution
National Film and Television School, Hemant Sharda
Keep out
Director Tan-Lui Chan Producer Vojtěch Domlátil Screenplay Tan-Lui Chan, Brian Ting Animation Tan-Lui Chan Editor Tan-Lui Chan Music Brian Ting Sound Barry Wan Distribution
Tan-Lui Chan
Freelance
Director Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego Producer Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego Screenplay Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith, Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego Animation Jesper Andkjær, Marion Strunck, Peter Smith, Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego Editor Jesper Andkjær, Marion Strunck, Peter Smith, Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego Music Amir Marcus Sound Thomas Richard Christensen, Peter Smith Distribution
Tumblehead Animation Studio,
[tw:]
physical violence
Film about a Pudding
Director Roel van Beek Producer Jack Pollington Screenplay Roel van Beek, Julie Nørgaard Bonde Jensen, Jack Pollington Animation Roel van Beek, Beth Slater Camera Sonja Huttunen Editor Raluca Petre Music Madison Willing Sound Henry Sims Distribution
Fancy a Jam Pictures, Jack Pollington
Seniors 3000
Director Julien David Producer Florent Guimberteau Screenplay Florent Guimberteau, Sébastien Ors, Yacine Badday, Julien David Animation Zoé Harley, Sarah Machart, Manuel Hauss, Maxime Vallon Editor Fabien Crousillac Music Ronan Maillard Sound Nicolas Valdez, Rodolphe Duhamel, Vincent Monerri-Fons, Leslie Milani Cast Dominique Frot, Benjamin Pascal, Delphine Baril, Julie Jacovella, Gaël Mectoob Distribution
Miyu Distribution, Luce Grosjean
Sous le Cartilage des Côtes (Under the Rib Cage)
Director Bruno Tondeur Producer Gregory Zalcman, Nicolas Schmerkin, Thibaut Ruby Screenplay Bruno Tondeur Animation Bruno Tondeur, Sarah Brûlé, Julien Regnard, Ornella Macchia Camera Laura Perera San Martin Music Pierre Slinckx Sound Pierre Slinckx Cast Guillaume Imbert, Michel Israel, Anaïs Oreins Distribution
Autour de Minuit, Annabel Sebag
Enough
Director Anna Mantzaris Screenplay Anna Mantzaris Animation Anna Mantzaris, Marcos Valin Camera Donna Wade Editor Anna Mantzaris Music Phil Brookes Sound André Parklind Distribution
interfilm Berlin Kurzfilmverleih, Patrick Thülig
Dates
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Thalia
- 16.04. 23:30
Jeez, it’s that time of year again. We’d love to say we worked our asses off for this programme, but honestly? We’re just as exhausted as the rest of the world. Still, here we are: a sharp selection of what happens when effort meets reality. Join us in the cinema, watching others try.
Curated by Anne Gaschütz, Daniel Vadocký
Curated by Anne Gaschütz, Daniel Vadocký
Dates
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Thalia
- 17.04. 23:30
“[...] the monstrous [gender] exists in a ‘liminal zone’ [...], marking the boundary between the human and the non-human.” Judith Butler
The programme merges fictional horror, queer formal experiments and animation into a boundary-pushing, neon-coloured feverish dream brimming with dark humour and visual excesses. Since the dawn of cinema, villains and monsters from Frankenstein to Dracula have often been queer coded: malevolently others, serving as projections of fear and fascination, yet morally condemned by a heteronormative society. The films in this programme thwart these attributions to reclaim the monstrous and celebrate it in a riot of colour. Characters turn against their authors and expose the violence of normative narratives. Melting, divergent and hybrid bodies experience transformations as both dysphoric horror and liberation. The act of filmmaking itself becomes part of the narratives. Its limitations and contradictions flow into the narratives and make the struggle for queer empowerment perceptible: with animated laboratories, mystical heroines, sex toys brought to life and acts of revenge in the movie theatre. Obsessive sensuality, camp and stylisation become combined to form a liberated, resistant language.
With a focus on queer French Extremity and current voices in British, Spanish and Taiwanese cinema, this programme invites the audiences to experience queer monstrosity as a contemporary cinematic force: hungry, devouring of norms and transformative.
Curated by Felix Bartke, Miri Ian Gossing
The programme merges fictional horror, queer formal experiments and animation into a boundary-pushing, neon-coloured feverish dream brimming with dark humour and visual excesses. Since the dawn of cinema, villains and monsters from Frankenstein to Dracula have often been queer coded: malevolently others, serving as projections of fear and fascination, yet morally condemned by a heteronormative society. The films in this programme thwart these attributions to reclaim the monstrous and celebrate it in a riot of colour. Characters turn against their authors and expose the violence of normative narratives. Melting, divergent and hybrid bodies experience transformations as both dysphoric horror and liberation. The act of filmmaking itself becomes part of the narratives. Its limitations and contradictions flow into the narratives and make the struggle for queer empowerment perceptible: with animated laboratories, mystical heroines, sex toys brought to life and acts of revenge in the movie theatre. Obsessive sensuality, camp and stylisation become combined to form a liberated, resistant language.
With a focus on queer French Extremity and current voices in British, Spanish and Taiwanese cinema, this programme invites the audiences to experience queer monstrosity as a contemporary cinematic force: hungry, devouring of norms and transformative.
Curated by Felix Bartke, Miri Ian Gossing
[tw: physical violence]
I Am Always Hungry
Director Sophie Ansell Screenplay Sophie Ansell Camera Sophie Ansell Editor Sophie Ansell Sound Sophie Ansell Cast Elektra, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Jenna Graham, Daniella Valz Gen Distribution
Sophie Ansell
[tw:]
physical violence
ExtaZus
Director Bertrand Mandico Producer Corry van Rhijn, David Brel Screenplay Bertrand Mandico Camera Pascale Granel Editor George Cragg Music Anthony Gonzalez, M83 Sound Simon Apostolou, George Cragg, Eddy Cast Sam Louwyck, Anne-Lise Maulin, Elina Löwensohn, Ekaterina Ozhiganova, Pauline Lorillard Distribution
ASM Films (Affreux, Sales & Méchants),
[tw:]
physical violence
Plastic Touch
Director Aitana Ahrens Producer Adela Mayo Screenplay Marcos Solanilla, Gema del Castillo Camera Celia Morales Editor David Beliën, Leonor Segovia Sound Emiliano Morales Cast Alexandra Pino, Cinta Ramírez Distribution
ECAM, Brais Romero
[tw:]
physical violence
Slug Life
Director Sophie Koko Gate Producer Sophie Koko Gate Screenplay Sophie Koko Gate, Bridget Meyne Animation Sophie Koko Gate Editor Sophie Koko Gate Music Jonny Wildey Sound Skillbard Distribution
Sophie Koko Gate
風流少女殺人事件 (A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers)
Director Birdy Wei-Ting Hung Producer Charlie Chen, Jay Lee Screenplay Birdy Wei-Ting Hung Camera Ai Chung Editor Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, McKey Chung Music Tseng Yun-Fang Sound R.T. Kao Cast Wei Huang, Chen Yi-Chun Distribution
Birdy Wei-Ting Hung
[tw:]
physical violence
Les Démons de Dorothy (The Demons of Dorothy)
Director Alexis Langlois Producer Inès Daïen Dasi, Aurélien Deseez Screenplay Alexis Langlois, Carlotta Coco Animation Matthieu Delahausse Camera Marine Atlan Editor Alexis Langlois, Gabriel Gonzalez Music Matthieu Lechowski, Sugar Pills, Lio, Rebeka Warrior, Imis Kill Sound Olivier Pelletier Cast Justine Langlois, Nana Benamer, Dustin Muchuvitz, Lio, Raya Martigny, Sonia Deville Distribution
Les Films du Poisson, Inès Daïen Dasi
[tw:]
physical violence
Hideous
Director Yann Gonzalez Producer Luke Tierney, Simon Guzylack Screenplay Yann Gonzalez, Oliver Sim Camera Vincent Biron Editor Rafael Torres Calderón Music Oliver Sim Sound Xavier Thieulin, Damien Boitel Cast Fehinti Balogun, Jimmy Somerville, César Vicente Distribution
Friend, Luke Tierney
Dates
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Thalia
- 18.04. 23:30
Dresden of old, the Wettin Prince-Electors’ magnificent residence, its Baroque era pearls – such ascriptions continue to shape the Saxon state capital city’s image of itself to the present day. But this old Dresden went up in flames during World War 2, a fate it shared with many other major German cities. Yet in none of them has this remained so vivid in their collective memory to this day compared to Dresden. This may, however, have to do with the countless images of old Dresden once captured on light-sensitive film footage. For ultimately, Dresden was not only a historical backdrop but, for a time, also Europe’s largest production location for photo cameras, film cameras, projectors, photographic paper and film stock. Material that, of course, had to be tested somewhere, with all of Dresden’s Baroque splendour providing motifs not only for countless photographs but even for numerous motion pictures.
We have Ernst Hirsch to thank for the fact that so many of these works have been preserved. The Dresden-based cinematographer, documentary filmmaker and director amassed a vast collection of historical films about Dresden in his private archive, the oldest of which date back to 1903. But it was not only his passion for collecting that earned Ernst Hirsch the nickname “The Eye of Dresden”. At the age of nine, he witnessed the city’s destruction, before he then personally documented its reconstruction with his film camera. He created numerous documentary records of Dresden’s works of art and the artists who worked here, yet he also did not shy away from subjects that were shameful to the people of Dresden, such as the “Jewish camp” at Heller.
Part of Ernst Hirsch’s archive was already digitalised in 2018 by the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) and the Saxon Film Association during the pilot phase of their mutual SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) Programme launched to preserve such material. Last year, SLUB and the Dresden City Museum acquired Hirsch’s entire film and camera footage collection in order to preserve it for future generations and make it accessible to the public. A small compilation from a total of more than 400 film reels is now being screened in Filmfest Dresden’s “Regional Focus” section to mark Ernst Hirsch’s upcoming 90th birthday. The focus here is on historical archival material from the period before 1945, supplemented by the filmmaker’s own footage of the reconstruction of the Zwinger palatial complex, the Dresden Catholic Cathedral and today’s Wilsdruffer Straße from the 1950s and 60s, as well as the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) from the 1990s. The film footage, some of which is silent, is set to live music performed by Johannes Gerstengarbe.
Curated by André Hennig, Ernst Hirsch, Lukas Schneider
Before the screening begins on Wednesday, the Saxon Film Association is inviting all the guests to a small free-of-charge reception.
About SAVE – Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony
Since 2016, the Saxon Film Association together with the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) have applied themselves to preserving analogue audio-visual media related to the Free State of Saxony. Through the SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) Federal State Programme, audio-visual cultural assets and research documents related to Saxony are being professionally digitalised, made publicly accessible, and permanently preserved for the future. The SAVE Federal State Programme is being supported by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism from funds provided on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
We have Ernst Hirsch to thank for the fact that so many of these works have been preserved. The Dresden-based cinematographer, documentary filmmaker and director amassed a vast collection of historical films about Dresden in his private archive, the oldest of which date back to 1903. But it was not only his passion for collecting that earned Ernst Hirsch the nickname “The Eye of Dresden”. At the age of nine, he witnessed the city’s destruction, before he then personally documented its reconstruction with his film camera. He created numerous documentary records of Dresden’s works of art and the artists who worked here, yet he also did not shy away from subjects that were shameful to the people of Dresden, such as the “Jewish camp” at Heller.
Part of Ernst Hirsch’s archive was already digitalised in 2018 by the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) and the Saxon Film Association during the pilot phase of their mutual SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) Programme launched to preserve such material. Last year, SLUB and the Dresden City Museum acquired Hirsch’s entire film and camera footage collection in order to preserve it for future generations and make it accessible to the public. A small compilation from a total of more than 400 film reels is now being screened in Filmfest Dresden’s “Regional Focus” section to mark Ernst Hirsch’s upcoming 90th birthday. The focus here is on historical archival material from the period before 1945, supplemented by the filmmaker’s own footage of the reconstruction of the Zwinger palatial complex, the Dresden Catholic Cathedral and today’s Wilsdruffer Straße from the 1950s and 60s, as well as the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) from the 1990s. The film footage, some of which is silent, is set to live music performed by Johannes Gerstengarbe.
Curated by André Hennig, Ernst Hirsch, Lukas Schneider
Before the screening begins on Wednesday, the Saxon Film Association is inviting all the guests to a small free-of-charge reception.
About SAVE – Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony
Since 2016, the Saxon Film Association together with the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) have applied themselves to preserving analogue audio-visual media related to the Free State of Saxony. Through the SAVE (Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony) Federal State Programme, audio-visual cultural assets and research documents related to Saxony are being professionally digitalised, made publicly accessible, and permanently preserved for the future. The SAVE Federal State Programme is being supported by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism from funds provided on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
In cooperation with the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library (SLUB) and the Saxon Film Association
Das schöne Dresden (The Beauty of Dresden)
Carola-Brücke Dresden, Sprengung des alten Brückenträgers (Carola Bridge, Dresden: Demolition of Old Bridge Girder)
Beiträge zur Denkmalpflege: Schloss Dresden, Katholische Hofkirche Dresden, Zwinger Dresden (Contributions to Historic Preservation: Dresden Palace, Dresden Catholic Cathedral, Dresden Zwinger)
Aufbau Thälmannstraße Nord, Dresden (Reconstruction of Thälmannstraße North, Dresden)
Der Wiederaufbau der Dresdner Frauenkirche (Reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche)
Gartenfest Graupa (Garden Party in Graupa)
Dates
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Clubkino im Lingnerschloss
- 15.04. 19:00
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Schauburg
- 19.04. 17:30
When watching a film, we are initially captivated by its images. Yet its impact only unfolds in its entirety through its finely tuned interplay with the audio track – the artistic discipline termed the sound design. For film not only inscribes itself on our eyes, but also on our ears: Sounds, atmospheres and even silence shape meaning, structure time and intensify emotions. It is only through the all-embracing sound aesthetic concept that a sensory coherence emerges which interconnects the characters, spaces and objects, permitting the viewers to immerse themselves deeply in cinematic worlds.
Sound design is thus far more than mere acoustic accompaniment. It is a narrative power, a source of rhythm, a resonant space. Sounds create transitions, set counterpoints and reveal imaginary spaces beyond the visible. They model proximity and distance, making the intimate audible and the invisible tangible. It is not uncommon for the sound to set the dramatic tone of a film – sometimes quietly and subtly, at other times radically and “sound-breaking”.
These works have been created for the cinema auditoria, for the space where the soundscape can be experienced physically. This is where, ideally speaking, these films should be screened and received – and of course it is where our pre-jury and jury members also viewed the nominated works. By awarding the Golden Horseman Sound Design, the jury consisting of Alma Weber, Eyup Kuş und Eduardo Mamede is honouring an outstanding artistic achievement, as well as unique creativity and the highest quality in the film auditory area.
At the screening for the Golden Horseman Sound Design, that is being sponsored by the Ballroom Studios, up to ten films are being shown to the public. They have been selected by a pre-jury consisting of young musicians from all of the competition entries as being especially distinctive, innovative and impressive in terms of their soundscapes. Get ready for a programme that opens your ears, challenges your listening habits and shows you just how powerful cinema can sound!
Sven Pötting
Sound design is thus far more than mere acoustic accompaniment. It is a narrative power, a source of rhythm, a resonant space. Sounds create transitions, set counterpoints and reveal imaginary spaces beyond the visible. They model proximity and distance, making the intimate audible and the invisible tangible. It is not uncommon for the sound to set the dramatic tone of a film – sometimes quietly and subtly, at other times radically and “sound-breaking”.
These works have been created for the cinema auditoria, for the space where the soundscape can be experienced physically. This is where, ideally speaking, these films should be screened and received – and of course it is where our pre-jury and jury members also viewed the nominated works. By awarding the Golden Horseman Sound Design, the jury consisting of Alma Weber, Eyup Kuş und Eduardo Mamede is honouring an outstanding artistic achievement, as well as unique creativity and the highest quality in the film auditory area.
At the screening for the Golden Horseman Sound Design, that is being sponsored by the Ballroom Studios, up to ten films are being shown to the public. They have been selected by a pre-jury consisting of young musicians from all of the competition entries as being especially distinctive, innovative and impressive in terms of their soundscapes. Get ready for a programme that opens your ears, challenges your listening habits and shows you just how powerful cinema can sound!
Sven Pötting
With the kind support of the Ballroom Studios
[tw: physical violence]
Radix
Director Anne Breymann Producer Anne Breymann Screenplay Anne Breymann Animation Anne Breymann, Jonatan Schwenk Camera Björn Ullrich Editor Anne Breymann Sound Michał Krajczok Still photographer © Anne Breymann Distribution
Anne Breymann
L’mina
Director Randa Maroufi Producer Oumayma Zekri Ajarrai, Randa Maroufi, Leonardo Bigazzi, Rim Mejdi Camera Luca Coassin CCS Editor Céline Perréard, Randa Maroufi Sound Sara Kaddouri, Toni Geitani, Randa Maroufi Cast Amine Mkallech, Laid Erramly, the inhabitants of Jerada and Hassi Blal Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Dieu est timide (God Is Shy)
Director Jocelyn Charles Producer Joséphine Mancini, Félix De Givry, Ugo Bienvenu Screenplay Jocelyn Charles Animation Jocelyn Charles, Tamerlan Bekmurzayev, Hugues Vallin Music P.R2B Sound Matthieu Gasnier Cast Danièle Evenou, Alba Gaia Bellugi, Anthony Bajon Distribution
Manifest, Anais Colpin
[tw:]
physical violence
刺鳥 (The Red Kiss)
Director Steve Li, Amy Chan Tsz Kwan Producer Amy Chan Tsz Kwan, Steve Li Screenplay Steve Li Camera Sam Tam Editor Steve Li Music Hopui, Wilson Ng Sound Amy Chan Tsz Kwan Cast Hopui, Ocean On Still photographer Andie Riekstina, Axel Ling Distribution
Amy Chan Tsz Kwan
Primera Enseñanza (Primary Education)
Director Aria Sánchez, Marina Meira Producer Guillermo Vaillant, Iván Almendros, Júlia Marcó Screenplay Aria Sánchez Camera Claudia Remedios Editor Dídac Quintana Sound Lilliam Chacón Cast Mia Hernandez, Lucero Montero, Wendy G. Castellanos, Raiza De Beche, Omar Durán Distribution
Júlia Marcó
Dates
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Schauburg
- 17.04. 17:00
In this day and age, laughter might be the only thing we have left. We move between Europe’s past and present, revisiting familiar classics and stumbling upon new discoveries – not to escape reality, but to face it with humour. If it ain’t broke, why not joke? And if it is – even more reason to do so.
Curated by Anne Gaschütz
Curated by Anne Gaschütz
[tw: physical violence]
Play Schengen
Director Gunhild Enger Producer Ingvild Evjemo Screenplay Gunhild Enger Animation Pedro van Erven Camera Øystein Mamen Editor Geir Ørnholt Music Julian Skar Sound Håkon Lammetun Cast Falk Falk, Endre Jensen Haukland, Daniel Kanye Vatsvåg Distribution
New Europe Film Sales, Nela Zielińska
Journal animé (Animated Journal)
Director Donato Sansone Producer Nicolas Schmerkin Screenplay Donato Sansone Animation Donato Sansone Music Enrico Ascoli Distribution
interfilm Verleih,
[tw:]
physical violence
État d’alerte sa mère! (State of Emergency Motherfucker)
Director Sébastien Petretti Producer Francois Mercier, Giuseppe Conti, Sébastien Petretti Screenplay Sébastien Petretti Camera Piet Deyaert Sound Renaud Dufour Cast Yassine Fadel, Ilias Bouanane Distribution
interfilm Verleih,
Magnus är sexist (Magnus Is a Sexist)
Director Hampus Hallberg, Emil Brulin Producer Ylva Olaison Screenplay Hampus Hallberg, Emil Brulin Camera Fredrik Sellergren Editor Patrik Forsell, Julia Mård Sound Jesper Miller Cast Emil Brulin, Niclas Fransson, Eva Fritjofson, Livia Göttfert Distribution
interfilm Verleih,
Postcards from the End of the World
Director Konstantinos Antonopoulos Producer Fani Skartouli Screenplay Konstantinos Antonopoulos Camera Thodoros Mihopoulos Editor Livia Neroutsopoulou Music Larry Gus Sound Giannis Giannakopoulos, Kostas Ntokos Cast Yiorgos Gallos, Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou, Isavella Anagnostopoulou Distribution
Premium Films, Martina Fiorellino
Innego końca nie będzie (There Will Be No Other End)
Director Piotr Milczarek Producer Piotr Furmankiewicz Screenplay Piotr Milczarek Animation Michał Orzechowski, Piotr Milczarek, Olga Kłyszewicz Editor Mariusz Kus Music Sebastian Ładyżyński Sound Błażej Kafarski Distribution
FUMI Studio, Weronika Szyma
Något att Minnas (Something to Remember)
Director Niki Lindroth von Bahr Producer Kalle Wettre Screenplay Niki Lindroth von Bahr Animation Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen, Anna Mantzaris Camera Niki Lindroth von Bahr Music Hans Appelqvist Sound Hans Appelqvist Distribution
Swedish Film Institute, Josefine Mothander
Dates
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Thalia
- 14.04. 18:00
If you know it, then it won’t leave you cold: the smocked apron. This self-evident symbol of everyday work – in the kitchen, at the workplace, in a shop, at a kindergarten, or even dusting the hallway at home. For some, it evokes memories of endearment and caregiving; for others, it brings to mind the start of a work shift or a visit to their grandparents’ allotment garden. What do you think of when you hear the word “apron”?
In this Storytelling Café occasion, the focus is on the long-overlooked work apron and the women who wear it. Everyone with memories of smocked aprons are welcome to come along and share their stories – or just listen. Feel free to bring photos with you related to this work wear —or even the aprons themselves.
Free admission, the event is being held in German. If you are interested, please register online at stmd.de, or with the visitor services of the Dresden City Museum: 0351 488 7272 (Mon – Fri).
The event is connected to the festival’s “Work in Progress” focal theme and expands upon the Dresden City Museum’s special programme “Pre-Fab EAST/WEST: Building and Living in Prefabricated High-Rises”.
The afternoon event is being presented by Stefanie Reis, a cultural scientist and smocked apron researcher who has intensively scrutinised aprons and their significance as memory fabrics – such as in her podcast “In an apron with …”, the world’s first ever podcast on this subject.
The Storytelling Café is kindly sponsored by Eisenfeustel – a traditional shop in Dresden-Neustadt brimming with high-quality items for the kitchen, bathroom, home and garden. In April 2026, the shop is celebrating its 105th year in business on Bautzner Straße – where it is now located in number 51. Over the years, the Eisenfeustel shop has faced changes with a timeless dependability. And for decades, two legendary sisters wearing identical smocked aprons ran the Eisenfeustel shop.
In this Storytelling Café occasion, the focus is on the long-overlooked work apron and the women who wear it. Everyone with memories of smocked aprons are welcome to come along and share their stories – or just listen. Feel free to bring photos with you related to this work wear —or even the aprons themselves.
Free admission, the event is being held in German. If you are interested, please register online at stmd.de, or with the visitor services of the Dresden City Museum: 0351 488 7272 (Mon – Fri).
The event is connected to the festival’s “Work in Progress” focal theme and expands upon the Dresden City Museum’s special programme “Pre-Fab EAST/WEST: Building and Living in Prefabricated High-Rises”.
The afternoon event is being presented by Stefanie Reis, a cultural scientist and smocked apron researcher who has intensively scrutinised aprons and their significance as memory fabrics – such as in her podcast “In an apron with …”, the world’s first ever podcast on this subject.
The Storytelling Café is kindly sponsored by Eisenfeustel – a traditional shop in Dresden-Neustadt brimming with high-quality items for the kitchen, bathroom, home and garden. In April 2026, the shop is celebrating its 105th year in business on Bautzner Straße – where it is now located in number 51. Over the years, the Eisenfeustel shop has faced changes with a timeless dependability. And for decades, two legendary sisters wearing identical smocked aprons ran the Eisenfeustel shop.
In cooperation with Stadtmuseum Dresden and Stefanie Reis (Podcast "Im Kittel mit...")
With the kind support of Eisenfeustel
Dates
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Stadtmuseum Dresden
- 15.04. 15:00
AI tools at every production stage, new transparency duties, changes to the film funding laws and platform agreements with stricter rights clauses – the framework for producers and other filmmakers is currently experiencing tangible changes. But which legal risks does this entail and what does it mean concretely in practice?
The talk consists of a concise overview of the most important current developments in German film and media law, including relevant court rulings, and sets them in context. Which new challenges arise from the use of AI in the production process? Which impacts does this have on chains of rights and titles, as well as on drafting contracts? From a legal perspective, are new guidelines needed in relation to film funding? What is the situation regarding fair compensation and other rights of creators? An update for everyone who wants to develop, finance and promote their projects in a legally compliant manner.
Frere admission, please register for the talk by email to events@filmfest-dresden.de, in German
The talk consists of a concise overview of the most important current developments in German film and media law, including relevant court rulings, and sets them in context. Which new challenges arise from the use of AI in the production process? Which impacts does this have on chains of rights and titles, as well as on drafting contracts? From a legal perspective, are new guidelines needed in relation to film funding? What is the situation regarding fair compensation and other rights of creators? An update for everyone who wants to develop, finance and promote their projects in a legally compliant manner.
Frere admission, please register for the talk by email to events@filmfest-dresden.de, in German
Presented by Spirit Legal
Dates
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Schauburg
- 16.04. 12:30
The interplay of music and video has revolutionised our pop culture. Music videos are more than just a visual extension to music. They magnify the emotions of a song, link it to a specific aesthetic and, as such, are a distinct form of short film. Their importance has, however, evolved over time. They shaped the daily lives of people growing in the 1980s and ’90s, functioning as a gateway to the world, a projection screen and a shared experience. They shaped fashion, language, dance styles and identity, as well as creating stars. Sadly, this era is now over. MTV and VIVA have become history, with social media dominating the music landscape today.
But even after the demise of the music television era, the music video still has a future, and that on the cinematic silver screens. The latest music videos vibrate between commercialism and cult, between trash and art, between AI and analogue film. Our programme is screening classics, showcasing the stars of tomorrow and combining local and international (music) video art.
The programme venue consists of the former ASTORIA ballroom, which as a building is being refurbished and reinvented to become a cultural hub. Before the ASTORIA officially opens as a venue for films, concerts and special events, FILMFEST DRESDEN is celebrating the premiere of the ASTORIA Music Film Night here – in cooperation with the FILM NIGHTS ON THE BANKS OF THE ELBE.
Curated by Sylke Gottlebe, Matthias Pfitzner, Sven Pötting
But even after the demise of the music television era, the music video still has a future, and that on the cinematic silver screens. The latest music videos vibrate between commercialism and cult, between trash and art, between AI and analogue film. Our programme is screening classics, showcasing the stars of tomorrow and combining local and international (music) video art.
The programme venue consists of the former ASTORIA ballroom, which as a building is being refurbished and reinvented to become a cultural hub. Before the ASTORIA officially opens as a venue for films, concerts and special events, FILMFEST DRESDEN is celebrating the premiere of the ASTORIA Music Film Night here – in cooperation with the FILM NIGHTS ON THE BANKS OF THE ELBE.
Curated by Sylke Gottlebe, Matthias Pfitzner, Sven Pötting
In cooperation with the Film Nights on the Banks of the Elbe
[tw: epilepsy]
K-Bob Star
Director Hansol Kim Producer Hansol Kim Screenplay Hansol Kim Camera Jong-geon Kim Editor Hansol Kim Music Young-lee Son, Hansol Kim, Cardi B. Sound Young-lee Son, Hansol Kim, Cardi B. Cast Eunsol Kim, Mibok Shin, Young-E Son Distribution
Kurzfilm Verleih Hamburg, Mara Marxen
Quand le grenier aura pris feu
Director Utku Önal Producer Utku Önal Screenplay Utku Önal Animation Utku Önal Music Anadol & Marie Klock Distribution
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Carsten Spicher
Smth Cool
Director Jonas Erler Screenplay Jonas Erler Camera Marian Röder Editor Marian Röder, Jonas Erler Music Power Plush Cast Power Plush Distribution
Jonas Erler
Je Pars (I’m Leaving)
Director Michelle Brand Producer Célestine Gonzalez Screenplay Michelle Brand Animation Lisa Cruz, Michelle Brand, Camille Gibut, Toby Auberg Editor Toby Auberg, Michelle Brand Music Arthur Vonfelt Distribution
Michelle Brand
[tw:]
epilepsy
FR-House
Director Antonio Bolden Producer Luke Pakter Camera Sebastián Schroth Editor Florian Oettinger, Antonio Bolden Sound Deniz Casula Cast Rémi, Vera Makarenko, Luis Richter, Robin Cara Peteler, Kashaf Sohail, Zohaib Yaseen, Pablo Rochat, Maja Flato, Candra Lorber, Luke Flywalker, Pako, Luis Herrich Distribution
pierre noire management, Matteo Schwarzbach
Gesamtklärwerk Deutschland
Director Andreas O. Loff Screenplay Andreas O. Loff Animation Andreas O. Loff Music Meese X Hell Distribution
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Carsten Spicher
Dr. Dr. Themefart
Director Andreas Hykade Producer Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Maximilian Pfisterer, Willy Löbl, Bianca Just Animation Andreas Hykade, Isabel Kohlhagen Music The Sound of Money Sound The Sound of Money Distribution
Studio Film Bilder, Bianca Just
Mon Algorithme à Moi (My Algorithm)
Director Balázs Turai, Benjamin Efrati Producer Valentin Maupin, Aristote Douroudakis Screenplay Benjamin Efrati Animation Balázs Turai, Katya Mikheeva, Borcsa Zétényi Music Benjamin Efrati Cast Benjamin Efrati Distribution
Avec ou sans Vous, Valentin Maupin
Don't
Director Daniel Freitag Screenplay Daniel Freitag Camera Hannes M. Meier Editor Daniel Freitag, Hannes M. Meier, Jana Papenbrook Music Daniel Freitag Cast Sandra Hüller, Lara Döring, Ivy Pepper Rudolf, Lilia Dvoczak, Sophie Annabelle Distribution
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Carsten Spicher
Sinä lennät kuin minä (You Fly Like Me)
Zersplitter dein Glas
Director Erik He Producer Luis Herrich, Matteo Schwarzbach Camera Simon Bendroth Editor Erik He Music Pako Peng, Julie, Pablo Rochat Still photographer Erik Djurklou Distribution
Universal, Schulze Leonard
[tw:]
epilepsy
Moral Support
Director Vuk Jevremovic Producer Vuk Jevremovic Screenplay Vuk Jevremovic Animation Vuk Jevremovic Music Laibach Distribution
Vuk Jevremovic
The Internet Will Break My Heart
Director Markus S Fiedler Producer Benedikt Frey Music Chris Imler Distribution
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Carsten Spicher
[tw:]
epilepsy
Lucky Dancer
Director Philip Zeller Producer Julia Groll Screenplay Philip Zeller, Ätna Camera Max Raschke Editor Philip Zeller Music Ätna Cast Ätna Distribution
Jean-Paul Mendelsohn
Feuerwehr
Director Alexandra Sieber Producer Lukas Naujoks Camera Frieder Seifert Music Sebastian der Saubere Cast Sebastian Geyer, Philipp Helio Spiess, Marc Schmidt, Emil Kahe, Ion Wunderle, Kuntal Pawan Dive, Erwin Schnitzler, Jonah Nogens, Fritz Heuter, Tobias Gassert Still photographer Jonah Nogens Distribution
Johann Sebastian Geyer
Trying to Forget You
Director Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau, Aérea Negrot Producer Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau Camera Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau, Aérea Negrot Editor Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau Music Aérea Negrot Cast CAMO, Jao Moon, Aérea Negrot, Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau, Sêkou Younge Distribution
Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau
Dates
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ASTORIA Dresden
- 17.04. 20:30
A gathering of performative, documentary and fictional works that deal with resistant practices against colonial and racist violence, as well as capitalistic exploitation and destruction, from feminist, indigenous and poetic perspectives. Curated by Gregor Kasper.
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
The Currency Lab – Law & Order is a project of the C.Rockefeller Center for the Contemporary Arts in cooperation with Filmfest Dresden, Netzwerk Medien Kunst and geh8.
With the kind support of the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank, the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation and the National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan. This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
The Troubled City in Darkness
Director Onesa Oroughor
Particular Waters
Director Su Yu Hsin
The Memory Guardians
Director Nnenna Onuoha
Mourn
Director Ixmucane Aguilar
Floresta do fim do mundo (Forest of the End of the World)
Director Felipe M. Bragança, Denilson Baniwa
Dates
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Geh8 Kunst Raum Ateliers
- 16.04. 19:00
Taiwan's complex colonial history to this day shapes diverse memories and realities of life. In this assortment of films, they are being told from perspectives beyond political power and inscribed in bodies, everyday practices and personal memories. Curated by Yen Yi Lee.
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
The Currency Lab – Law & Order is a project of the C.Rockefeller Center for the Contemporary Arts in cooperation with Filmfest Dresden, Netzwerk Medien Kunst and geh8.
With the kind support of the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank, the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation and the National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan. This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
Taipei Hours
Director Liang Hsuan Chen
The Mother’s Voice
Director Kagaw Omin
Mental Alertness and Diagramming: Atmospheric
Director Esther Yi-Chun Lin
Nocturnes of New Formosa Vol.1: Taste of Exile
Director Tzuan Wu
Cartographer
Director Cetus Chin-Yun Kun
Dates
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Geh8 Kunst Raum Ateliers
- 17.04. 19:00
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
The Currency Lab – Law & Order is a project of the C.Rockefeller Center for the Contemporary Arts in cooperation with Filmfest Dresden, Netzwerk Medien Kunst and geh8.
With the kind support of the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank, the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation and the National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan. This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Director Theo Panagopoulos
O Gündür Bu Gündür, Uçuyorum (Ever Since, I Have Been Flying)
Director Aylin Gökmen Producer Aylin Gökmen Camera Victor Maes Editor Aylin Gökmen Sound Utku Gürler, Philippe Ciompi Distribution
Square Eyes, Wouter Jansen
Beasts Of No Nation
Director Krzysztof Honowski Producer Krzysztof Honowski Screenplay Krzysztof Honowski, Laura Sundermann Camera Krzysztof Honowski Editor Krzysztof Honowski Cast Laura Sundermann, Bradley Davies Distribution
Krzysztof Honowski
Le Park (The Park)
Director Randa Maroufi Producer Eric Prigent Screenplay Randa Maroufi Camera Luca Coassin Editor Randa Maroufi Sound Randa Maroufi Distribution
Le Fresnoy, Natalia Trebik
Octavia's Visions
Director Zara Zandieh
Dates
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Geh8 Kunst Raum Ateliers
- 18.04. 19:00
Thu, 16.4. Exhibition Opening 18:00 * Geh8
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
The works being shown consist of video installations by Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying and Gregor Kasper that explore global interconnections, historical narratives and personal experiences, and which present various forms of aesthetic and political narratives.
With the video installations:
• THE CURRENCY – SENSING 2 LADIPO – Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper (Germany/Togo/Taiwan), 2025, 16 min
• UMOJIA – Elom 20ce (Togo), 2023, 14 min
• THE GUESTBOOK – Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper (Germany/Taiwan), 2019, 17 min
Opening times
16.4. 18:00–21:00
17.–19.4. 12:00–21:00
23./24.4. 16:00–19:00
25./26.4. 14:00–19:00
and by appointment
In addition, thematic short film programmes are being screened in the venue at 19:00 on 16, 17 and 18 April (see The Currency Lab 1 – 3 in the special programmes section).
Free admission
Special film screening & artist talk
Sat, 18.4. 14:00 * Damaskuszimmer - Museum für Völkerkunde, Japanisches Palais
Free admission
In an era when the social order around the world is undergoing tangible changes, “The Currency Lab – Law & Order” is posing fundamental questions: Which concepts of law and order shape our present time? Which historical continuities still have an impact – from existing power relations to social structures through to global interdependencies? And how can we counter these developments with alternative, solidarity-based and future-driven practices?
The works being shown consist of video installations by Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying and Gregor Kasper that explore global interconnections, historical narratives and personal experiences, and which present various forms of aesthetic and political narratives.
With the video installations:
• THE CURRENCY – SENSING 2 LADIPO – Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper (Germany/Togo/Taiwan), 2025, 16 min
• UMOJIA – Elom 20ce (Togo), 2023, 14 min
• THE GUESTBOOK – Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper (Germany/Taiwan), 2019, 17 min
Opening times
16.4. 18:00–21:00
17.–19.4. 12:00–21:00
23./24.4. 16:00–19:00
25./26.4. 14:00–19:00
and by appointment
In addition, thematic short film programmes are being screened in the venue at 19:00 on 16, 17 and 18 April (see The Currency Lab 1 – 3 in the special programmes section).
Free admission
Special film screening & artist talk
Sat, 18.4. 14:00 * Damaskuszimmer - Museum für Völkerkunde, Japanisches Palais
Free admission
The Currency Lab – Law & Order is a project of the C.Rockefeller Center for the Contemporary Arts in cooperation with Filmfest Dresden, Netzwerk Medien Kunst and geh8.
With the kind support of the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden bank, the TSMC Education and Culture Foundation and the National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan. This event is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
The Currency - Sensing 2 Ladipo
Director Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper Producer Gregor Kasper Distribution
Gregor Kasper
Umoja
Director Elom 20ce
The Guestbook
Director Musquiqui Chihying, Kasper Gregor Distribution
Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V., Angelika Ramlow
Dates
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Geh8 Kunst Raum Ateliers
- 16.04. 18:00
Information about trigger warnings
FILMFEST DRESDEN publishes trigger warnings to point out particularly violent images and content. We are aware that triggers are very individual, so we focus on content that is likely to have a triggering effect on some people. Trigger warnings are used when there are explicit depictions in the film and/or the violent content is part of the main storyline.
Consequently, a corresponding warning cannot be guaranteed for all content that could have a disturbing effect, but the synopses of the films (which can be found, among other things, in the online programme) usually indicate the respective thematic focus. Furthermore, trigger warnings can be shown for every film concerned in our online programme. Please send questions and feedback to festival@filmfest-dresden.de.