Timetable — Talks with Filmmakers and Special Guests
MONDAY - November 22, 2021
Opening ceremony
the opening of the festival
MON - 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 + 2 in up-and-topia
At 5 p.m. the time has come: our short opening film flickers on the screens in up-and-topia. At the end we switch live to filmmakers: inside out into the world, and introduce you to the people who will be there for you at any time in the coming days and who will accompany you through our festival. Find out where to stream the films, what you can do on up-and-topia and experience in our Zoom Talks right here and now. And from then on you can stream, immerse yourself in 145 film stories from 28 countries, experience the filmmakers live in talks and get to know our special guests. Make an appointment with film friends: inside at up-and-topia, meet like-minded people and come up with new film ideas.
Tuesday — November 23, 2021
Your start to the day
TUE - from 10:00 a.m. (CET) | on up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
The jury introduces itself
TUE - 9:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 + 2 in up-and-topia
No prizes without a jury. And it brings together top-class people from every creative corner.
Lisa Krusche, who lives as a freelance writer in Brunsvig, is also on the set of the jurors for the German competition. Jonas Karpa, who comes from the deep west of Germany, lives in Berlin and works as a media and musicologist and editor for "leitmedien.de" and "Die Neue Norm", among others. And the Texas-born documentary filmmaker Justin Peach is also sitting in the chair of the expert jury.
Liza Stutzky, who is a freelance casting director on the German and international film scene, is part of the expert jury for the international competition. Mareike Almedom is a screenwriter. In 2021 she headed the Writers Room for "Ismail", the 7th season of the youth drama series DRUCK (bantrybay / FUNK). Last but not least, Dobrivoie Kerpenisan is a real filmmaker and photographer when it comes to choosing the best on set. He knows what is important when the camera is running.
Wednesday — November 24, 2021
Your start to the day
WED - from 10:00 am (CET) | on up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 1 DE – Don't gaze me
WED — 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 1 INT – Quiet waters and hints for the apokalypse
WED — 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 2 DE – You can see better from a distance
WED - 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 2 INT – Deep emotions and a lonely dancer
WED — 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
THURSDAY — November 25, 2021
Your start to the day
THU - from 10:00 am (CET) | on stage in up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 3 DE – That's our house
THU — 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 3 INT – Tragic stories, crazy girls and a few nerds
THU — 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
What became of them
THU — 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (CET) | in the ZOOM-Talk (only with registration) and on stage 2 in up-and-topia
Dennis Gansel (director and screenwriter; ao Das Phantom, Die Welle, Jim Knopf and Die Wilde 13) and Dustin Loose (director and screenwriter; aostudent Oscar for Die Erledigung einer Ding, various crime scenes, My Indian Summer) are at up-and- coming took its first cinematic steps as a youngster. We ask them how their path went, whether they are where they used to want to be, what detours they had to take, whether they have failed and where they want to go ...
Please sign up for the events in ZOOM.
Registration is free, but binding.
Events on up-and-topia can be attended without registration.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 4 DE – Your Body is a Wonderland
THU — 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 4 INT – Strange childhood and an unusual wedding
DO — 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 5 DE – And an ocean between us
THU — 8:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 5 INT – Crawlies, teens and bad habits
THU — 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
FRIDAY — November 26, 2021
Your start to the day
FR - from 10:00 a.m. (CET) | on stage in up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 6 DE – It will never be so beautiful again
FR — 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 6 INT – Maybe viewer discretion is advised
FR — 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Film music — straight to the heart and under the skin
FR — 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | in the ZOOM-Talk (only with regestration) and on stage 2 in up-and-topia
What power does film music have over the film and its viewers? What does this job include? And: how do you actually become a film composer? Mario Lauer (film composer and music producer) not only answers these questions. It gets exciting when he explains by way of example how and when a composer: is involved in a production process. But what does that have to do with film talent who can barely afford GEMA-free music or creative-commens content? Where else can you find music that you can use? Why is it so important to use “your own” film music? And how and where can you find a film composer?
Please sign up for the events in ZOOM.
Registration is free, but binding.
Events on up-and-topia can be attended without registration.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 7 DE – Hell is always the other
FR — 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 7 INT – Tough young women, Dave and a small robot
FR — 5:00 to 5:45 (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 8 DE – Distant banks, native plaice
FR — 8:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 8 INT – In the brain, under the bed and on the seaside
FR — 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
SATURDAY — November 27, 2021
Your start to the day
SA - from 10:00 a.m. (CET) | on stage in up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 9 DE – It's not your fault that the world is what it is
SAT — 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 9 INT – Science Fiction, reality and a Yak
SAT — 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (CET) | on stage 2 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 10 DE – Survive
SAT — 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
Filmtalk with Filmmakers:
Playlist 10 INT – Dark, strange and very bitter
SAT — 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (CET) | on the screen in up-and-topia
All filmmakers on this playlist meet with our moderators and give an insight into their work: How the idea came about, what difficulties they had while shooting - and then switch from the screen to you in up-and-topia to continue discussing their films with you, the audience!
SUNDAY, November 28, 2021
Your start to the day
SUN - from 10:00 a.m. (CET) | on stage in up-and-topia
Morning fitness with Katharina, a good cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant - that's how we want to start the day with you. Meet us at up-and-topia, daily at 10 a.m.
The award ceremony
SUN — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CET) | on stage 1 + 2 in up-and-topia
Be there live on up-and-topia when the winners of the 16th up-and-coming Int. Film festivals are chosen. The "Deutsche nachwuchsfilmpreis" is awarded 3 times, the "up-and-coming International Film Award" is also 3 times and the "Bundes-Schülerfilmpreis" is given once.
And then there is a celebration! The award-winning films can then be streamed in their own playlist.