German Competition

Caught on Tape

Luis Babst

DE · 2019 · 13 min

Festival 2019

A boy finds an old VHS tape in his parent's basement. Soon after he plays the tape he realises that he can communicate with the girl that seems to be trapped in his TV now.


#Casting

Marco Rentrop, Sunny Bansemer, Tanja de Wendt

DE · 2018 · 4 min

Festival 2019

As you know from shows like `Deutschland sucht das Supertalent´, not everything at this casting goes as the participants imagined it…

5 ways to cry

Michael Fetter Nathansky

DE · 2019 · 12 min

Festival 2019

Somewhere on the outskirts of Berlin a kebab-owner tries to make his best friend cry. A film between onions, unfeeled feelings and the right amount of love inside a friendship.

A Bierle in da Sun

Welf Reinhart

DE · 2019 · 12 min

Festival 2019

Paul tries to get his little brother Max to talk to the secret swarm Svenja.

Abbruch

Natascha Zink

DE · 2019 · 20 min

Festival 2019

When Isabella gets pregnant unintentionally, she is certain that she will have an abortion. But between the consultation and the search for an abortion clinic, Isabella realizes that her boyfriend Elias would like to keep the child.

Am Cu Ce - Mein ganzer Stolz

Hannah Weissenborn

DE · 2019 · 19 min

Festival 2019

A Romanian truck driver manipulates the driving time card of his truck.

Apocalypse Airlines

Daughters of Propaganda

DE · 2019 · 3 min

Festival 2019

A fake advertisement for a fictitious airline that confronts us with our ecological demands. We all want to travel to distant countries, but the ecological consequences of air travel can no longer be denied.

Aufstand der Jugend

Simon Marian Hoffmann

DE · 2019 · 8 min

Festival 2019

Whether climate change, plastic continents in the ocean or extinction of species. The youth pays the bill for a party they weren't even allowed to attend. A march for intergenerational justice.

Behind the Scene

Derik Rodrigues

DE · 2018 · 12 min

Festival 2019

A group of young filmmakers are confronted with a series of obstacles during their latest trash film shoot.

Biotop

Paul Scholten

DE · 2018 · 12 min

Festival 2019

For some time the peace in Neuperlach has been disturbed, because refugees are supposed to enter the neighbourhood. A noise protection device is built for fear of disturbance to the peace.

Bobby Braun

Jonas Leonard Steinacker

DE · 2019 · 16 min

Festival 2019

Bavaria Studios: Germany (1964). When Bobby Braun, a young Afro-German, and Linda, a local girl working in her fathers café meet, they quickly develop feelings for each other.

Caught on Tape

Luis Babst

DE · 2019 · 13 min

Festival 2019

A boy finds an old VHS tape in his parent's basement. Soon after he plays the tape he realises that he can communicate with the girl that seems to be trapped in his TV now.

Chanti is bäck

Aurelia Sedlmaier

DE · 2018 · 4 min

Festival 2019

With `Fack ju Göhte´ it's not over yet - Chanti is bäck. She's teaching now at girl grammar school and the students take her as a role model.

Crossfire

Christian Schwarz

DE · 2019 · 24 min

Festival 2019

Suspect of his brother’s murder, the once prized child of a diligent police officer awaits interrogation.

Das könnt Ihr Euch abschminken!

Gruppenarbeit

DE · 2018 · 8 min

Festival 2019

Two thieves break into a villa to kidnap a magic maple. However, they only find a few pigs…

Das Mädchen, das kein Vampir sein wollte

Isabelle Caps-Kuhn

DE · 2018 · 6 min

Festival 2019

Somewhere, in a corner of my head, there is still the little pale girl who is terribly afraid of something.

Dear Mr. President – a letter from us to you

Victor Solms

DE · 2019 · 11 min

Festival 2019

What would happen if teachers and students were armed - and there would be a quarrel.

Der Junge mit dem Teddy

Alessandro Schuster

DE · 2018 · 14 min

Festival 2019

A little boy walks alone through town with his teddy bear in his arms and meets a young man who takes care of him. But why does he care - a secret is revealed.

Der Tankwart

Dean Martin Richards , Dino Stahl

DE · 2019 · 20 min

Festival 2019

Samuel Davis - the biggest pothead around - tries to survive as night shift on a gas station. In doing so, he happens to have strange encounters with his clients.

Día A Día

Jan Philip Baldus, Tobias Kraus

DE · 2019 · 40 min

Festival 2019

Documentary about suffering and misery of the people fighting for survival in La Paz, Bolivia. The German NGO “Soforthilfe La Paz e.V.” gives the documentary its framework by showing a way out of misery.

Die kleinen Aliens

Film-AG, Hauptschule Wichlinghausen

DE · 2019 · 4 min

Festival 2019

Aliens in the Bundestag. They warn mankind not to continue destroying their habitat in order not to make the same mistake they made thousands of years ago.

Die Pyjamaparty

Franz Philipp, Hannah Ernstberger , FilmUnit ProduXion (GNUX), Gymnasium Neutraubling

DE · 2018 · 17 min

Festival 2019

After school, the five girls actually just want to wait in the classroom for the bus to drive them home…

DIVINE419 - HAWKERS HUSTLE

Johannes Krug

DE · 2019 · 35 min

Festival 2019

Kwame, a young hustling hawker, strives to be a successful actor. But when he looses everything the only way out seems to be the word of God.

Drinnen wird nicht geraucht

Philipp Westerfeld

DE · 2018 · 11 min

Festival 2019

A woman has been terrorized for years by her disgruntled husband. Her only secret pleasure: smoking a cigarette in the kitchen window.

DU RIECHST ANDERS WENN DU SCHLÄFST

Filmkollektiv Fuchsteufelsweib

DE · 2019 · 7 min

Festival 2019

Marie has a penchant for attractive male acquaintances. No problem, if only the next morning wasn't. . .

Dunkle Nächte

Jonas Thielcke

DE · 2018 · 16 min

Festival 2019

While the wealthy family always presents itself well-groomed and harmoniously on the outside, the facade crumbles behind the closed doors. Miriam threatens to perish between her overburdened parents.

Es war einmal eine Insel

Mykola Filatov

DE · 2019 · 5 min

Festival 2019

Global warming is melting the ice on an island in the Arctic Sea. The bare island is slowly developing into a paradise. Until man comes…

Falsehood

Akim Trueller

DE · 2018 · 4 min

Festival 2019

The experiences and dilemmas of immigrants leaving their country to help their families.

Faules Heu

Lennart Heidtmann

DE · 2018 · 11 min

Festival 2019

Xaver has to get a new Amplifier, that he won't kicked out of his Punkbank. His father don't want to give him the money.

Good Luck

Franz Böhm

DE · 2019 · 11 min

Festival 2019

How do you deal with a big lottery win?

Home Buddies - Gazing Flames

Nora Al-Shamery

DE · 2019 · 3 min

Festival 2019

After being driven away from her previous home by an angry mob through fire and torches, the giant spider `Miss Web´ is forced to find a new home.

HOT DOG

Alma Buddecke, Marleen Valien

DE · 2019 · 8 min

Festival 2019

Hannah wasn't always happy about the existence of her `Mumu´. She tells the story of her love and suffering with her vagina.

In einem Moment

Sharlin Lucia

DE · 2018 · 17 min

Festival 2019

Max isn't sure about his sexual orientation until he meets Leon at his new school.

Julchen und die Geister

Bela Brillowska

DE · 2018 · 8 min

Festival 2019

A bizarre portrait of the grandmother. . .

Katharsis

Vincent Ercolani

DE · 2019 · 11 min

Festival 2019

A clash on the hotel roof, filmed in a plan sequenz.

La Petite Mort

Benedikt Haag

DE · 2018 · 13 min

Festival 2019

Lennard has been oppressed by his mother for years. After her death, he reinvents himself and pursues his passion: Ana!

LAST CHANCE

Philipp Wanner

DE · 2019 · 9 min

Festival 2019

Laura's boyfriend threatens to fly away from school, which would mean his family moving and the end of the relationship. Laura sees the last chance to save her boyfriend in breaking into the school.

Lesson

Moritz Göbel

DE · 2018 · 9 min

Festival 2019

David is sure that it will be a normal school day. . .

Liebesstreifen

Adrian Schwartz

DE · 2018 · 13 min

Festival 2019

Lasse and Käthe make every effort to belong together, but there is something slumbering in both of them that creates distance between them. Young love is unpredictable and uncertain…

Lipstick

Jayce Obermann

DE · 2018 · 10 min

Festival 2019

Marvin's gay. After a long time he visits his ex-girlfriend Joy again, who doesn't know about his outing yet. But instead of Joy, Marvin experiences a little surprise.

Lokurama

Jan Eisenbach

DE · 2019 · 3 min

Festival 2019

The narrator, plagued by self-doubt, questions his actions. The graffiti on the walls of a toilet seems to affect his thoughts.

Lost Self

Noreen Erkardas

DE · 2019 · 11 min

Festival 2019

What do you believe in? Who the fuck are you? Where do you belong? Three women from three generations who do not feel that they belong to different social groups.

Love, Forever

Alexander Bergmann

DE · 2018 · 19 min

Festival 2019

Sara is in the middle of her Abi when she visits her ex-boyfriend Jonas, who has been convicted of grievous bodily harm and is on parole.

Löwin

Alexander Conrads

DE · 2018 · 15 min

Festival 2019

11-year-old Leo has to take care of her depressed father. But she also has its own needs.

Making Of von Constantin Maiers Bachelor-Film

Constantin Maier

DE · 2018 · 18 min

Festival 2019

A film student urgently needs inspiration for a conflict to write the script for his bachelor's film.

My Finest Work Yet

Pablo König

DE · 2019 · 15 min

Festival 2019

A statue, two friends and a rainy weekday. Two teenagers killing their time together.

Nö!

Christian Kaufmann

DE · 2018 · 5 min

Festival 2019

A hiker builds his new home on a rocky cliff on a rough coastline, but wind and weather cause constant setbacks.

NOISE

Amon Ritz

DE · 2018 · 8 min

Festival 2019

Logbook entry from 20 December: I was at the receiving station again 5 hours today. Only noise received again. No unusual occurrences.

Nufaya und das Schattenfeuer

Yasmin Becker

DE · 2018 · 6 min

Festival 2019

An unmotivated intern meets a character in the basement of the library, Nufaya the elf, who has disappeared from her book and wants to return.

Pelvicachromis

Jasmin Luu

DE · 2018 · 12 min

Festival 2019

Jakob and Melissa are a couple, yet they do not seem like lovers. What's between them?

Riverbound

Timo Kleinemeier, Mathias Schweikert

DE · 2018 · 8 min

Festival 2019

German plastic waste in Indonesia and the attempt to protect the environment and provide medical care for the poorest. The film was made during the semester abroad at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Roan

Thuy Trang Nguyen

DE · 2018 · 12 min

Festival 2019

The tender relationship of a granddaughter born in Germany to her 85-year-old Vietnamese grandmother who lives in Berlin.

Rohwolt's Enzy

Caspar Hahnemann, Oskar Sachs

DE · 2018 · 8 min

Festival 2019

Death is coming, one last dream. First fear, then panic, despair, and finally acceptance of the inevitable.

Rot auf Beton

Luc Hinrichsen

DE · 2019 · 27 min

Festival 2019

Paul fights for recognition in the techno scene.

Seven Percent - A Beautiful Dystopia

Dan K. Sigurd

DE · 2018 · 25 min

Festival 2019

A splatter movie about the norms of beauty in a not too distant future.

Sofias Tod

Florian Leppin

DE · 2018 · 16 min

Festival 2019

Nick and Daniel love movies more than anything. It's just stupid that her friend Sofia thinks masterpieces like Goodfellas are boring. She must atone for this heresy. . .

Sposob - Manche führen, manche folgen

Jakob Moritz Moker

DE · 2019 · 12 min

Festival 2019

1981, a school in Berlin Lichtenberg, GDR. Some young people do not endure the constant control and paternalism any longer and decide to flee.

Städter

Leonard Geisler

DE · 2018 · 9 min

Festival 2019

Diane and Bijou stroll through the neon jungle of Hong Kong and try to deal with their lost love.

Summer Hit

Berthold Wahjudi

DE · 2018 · 19 min

Festival 2019

Laia's from Spain, Emil's from Iceland. Her Erasmus year draws to a close when Emil Laia confesses his love.

The Boom

Helena Borm

DE · 2018 · 15 min

Festival 2019

Justus and his parents are sitting at the dining table. The atmosphere is tense. They are fighting, accusations are made. But suddenly: `Boom, Cut´. The microphone was in the frame.

Time Travelin' Taxi Driver*in

Profilkurs Mediengestaltung

DE · 2019 · 6 min

Festival 2019

What is the taxi driver up to? Your vehicle is equipped with a flux compensator and your passengers have little confidence.

UNHEILBAR

Renja Ferry Schmakeit

DE · 2019 · 15 min

Festival 2019

Nurse Theresa is starting to think about euthanasia as well as her son is affected.

Voll Fett

Team

DE · 2019 · 9 min

Festival 2019

David and Anna have great sorrows, but together there is hope.

Von der Wand

Marius Jonathan Leopold

DE · 2019 · 28 min

Festival 2019

Lea gets bullied and is very hurt. The new girl in class gives her a chance.

VR oder (trugbilder einer familie)

Jonas Erler

DE · 2018 · 10 min

Festival 2019

It is passions and fears of incomprehensible strength that unite and drive the brothers and sisters apart. gambling addiction and the loss of social contacts.

Weltschmerz

Lisa Mausbach

DE · 2019 · 4 min

Festival 2019

Poetic film about the end of the world in 2050.

Wie der Mond

Sophie Therese Jung

DE · 2019 · 5 min

Festival 2019

At their funeral we look into the faces of the grieving relatives and gradually listen to their whole hearts personal memories with the deceased.

Willst Du mit mir gehen?

Robin Tessitore, Nico Schäfer

DE · 2018 · 11 min

Festival 2019

Louis should send his Instagram girlfriend a film clip in which he presents himself. His friend and he try their best, but it's not easy.

Zauberland

Theo Dassler, Valentino Rentz

DE · 2019 · 15 min

Festival 2019

Linus tries to steal himself out of life on New Year's Eve in Amsterdam, but he has made his plans without the cheerful Annabelle. Plan sequence during New Year's Eve. Random encounter that changes the lives of two people.

ZOE

Leif Brönnle

DE · 2018 · 17 min

Festival 2019

The prototype of an artificial intelligence is to be tested in order to find out whether it contains more than just the sum of its programming.

Zwischen Mehl und Milch

Janine Jensch

DE · 2019 · 11 min

Festival 2019

Pablo, a cleaner who loves his work, one evening got a job in a fine pastry shop. That's where he finds the extraordinary: A candy full of magic.