25. FilmFest DresDen international short Film Festival 16–21 april ...

nationaler WettbEWERb National comPETition01TUE, 16.4. 22.00, SCHAubuRG / LANG WED, 17.4. 20.00, PROGRAMMKINO OSTFRI, 19.4. 15.00, SCHAubuRG / LANG SAT, 20.4. 20.00, SCHAubuRG / LANGnationaler WettbEWERb National comPETition01ShortfilmGASPMOIRAIDer PassagierThe PassengerSnail TrailFlucht nach vornBreaking ThroughNATIONALER WETTBEWERB NATIONal COMPETITIONGermany | 2013 | Fiction | 2:30 min | HD-Cam |no dialogue | World PremiereDirector/Script/Editor/Animation Olaf HeldProducer Ralf Glaser DoP Lutz Zoglauer Music Max MarschkCast Jan Kummer, Till Kummer, Lotta Kummer, GüntherKummer Production Chemnitzer FilmwerkstattDistribution Chemnitzer Filmwerkstatt, Chemnitz,Germany, Ralf Glaser; ralf@filmwerkstatt.deEin Kurzfilm-Manifest.A short film manifesto.Germany | 2012 | Fiction | 15 min | Digi-Beta | German,French OVDirector/DoP Eicke Bettinga Producer Samuel HuangScript Eicke Bettinga, Samuel Huang Editor Oliver SzyzaCast Jan Amazigh Sid, Gianni Scülfort, Julie Trappett,Philippe Jacq Production Flabbergasted FilmsDistribution magnetfilm, Berlin, Germany, Georg Gruber;georg.gruber@magnetfilm.deEin Jugendlicher. Nichts wünscht er sich sehnlicher,als ganz normale Gefühle empfinden zukönnen. Im Wald findet er Zuflucht. Doch einesTages begibt er sich in eine beunruhigendeSituation.A seventeen-year-old boy. All he wants is to feelsomething. Anything. One day he pushes hislonging to the limit.Germany | 2012 | Animation | Puppet Animation | 9:48 min |Digi-Beta | no dialogueDirector/Script/DoP/Editor/Animation Kerstin Unger,Jasper Diekamp Producer Kunsthochschule für Medien KölnMusic Michael Sapp Cast Johanna Micheel, Tobias Kerstin,Kerstin Unger Production Kunsthochschule für Medien KoelnDistribution Kunsthochschule für Medien, Köln, Germany,Ute Dilger; dilger@khm.deMoirai sind die Schicksalsgöttinnen in dergriechischen Mythologie. Sie spinnen unsereLebensfäden, bestimmen ihre Länge und teilensie uns zu. Dieser Film erzählt, was passierenkann, wenn ein Gegenstand von ihrer Welt inunsere fällt.The Moirai are the goddesses of fate in Greekmythology. They spin the strings of life, measuretheir length and allot them to us. This film tellsthe story of what could happen if an object fellfrom their world into ours.Germany | 2012 | Fiction | 16:27 min | 35 mm |German OVDirector Marcus Richardt Producer Rike Steyer Script ThomasGrabowsky, Marcus Richardt DoP Moritz SchultheißEditor Anne Beutel Music xrFarflight Cast H. Peker, B. Stegemann,H. Grass, A. Jung, A. Schreiber, J. Kappl, O. Özdemir,N. Farooq, T. Seith, C. Concilio, D. Schütter, S. TkotschProduction Skalar Film GmbH Distribution Skalar Film GmbH,Hamburg, Germany, Rike Steyer; info@skalarfilm.deWährend eines Langstreckenfluges löst einPassagier Panik aus, als er damit droht, alle anBord umzubringen. Mit vereinten Kräften kannder Mann überwältigt und gefesselt, aber nichtberuhigt werden. Einige Passagiere schließensich zusammen, um selber gegen den Mannvorzugehen.During a long-distance flight, a passengercauses panic by threatening to kill everyone.He is overpowered and restrained but the flightcrew are unable to calm him down. Some passengersally themselves in a group and decide totake action against the man themselves.Germany | 2012 | Animation | Laser Light onPhosphorescence | 3 min | Digi-Beta | no dialogueDirector/Producer/Script/DoP/Editor/AnimationPhilipp Artus Music Philipp Artus, Madalena GracaProduction Kunsthochschule für Medien KölnDistribution Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Köln,Germany, Ute Dilger, dilger@khm.deEine Schnecke erfindet das Rad und durchläufteine kulturelle Evolution, um schließlich wiederzu ihrem Ursprung zurückzukehren.A snail invents the wheel and goes througha cultural evolution to finally get back to itsorigins.Germany | 2011 | Fiction | 8:50 min | Digi-Beta |German OVDirector Florian Dietrich Producer Louise von JohnstonScript Florian Dietrich, Birgit Maiwald DoP LucianoCervio Editor Florian Dietrich, Christoph WermkeMusic Sic(k)reation Cast Gerdy Zint, Henrike von Kuick,Carola Sigg, Christoph Wermke, Emma Rosa Simon, UlrikeLodwig Production dffb Berlin Distribution dffb, Berlin,Germany, Juli Schymik; schymik@dffb.deBesucherzimmer einer JVA. Die HaftgefangeneVicky beendet gerade hysterisch die Beziehungzu ihrem langjährigen Freund Wolf. Als Wolfdas nicht verstehen will, wird er am Kragen ausdem Knast geschliffen. Dort bleibt ihm nur eineMöglichkeit, seine Liebe zu retten.Vicky, who is behind bars at a Berlin correctionalfacility, tries to end her relationship with herlong-time boyfriend Wolf. Clearly upset, officershave to drag Wolf away by the collar. Out onthe street, Wolf sees only one chance to save hislove.NATIONALER WETTBEWERB NATIONal COMPETITIONOlaf Held studied script writing atthe Film and Television Academy"Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam from2006 to 2011. 2006 "Duell inGriesbach", 2008 "Petzold’s Pipes",2009 "Father’s Day", "Did Michael Knight End theCold War?", "The Last Wheel", 2011 "Roadcrew","Home".036 FILMFEST DRESDEN 2013Eicke Bettinga studied directingunder Stephen Frears at the NationalFilm and Television School,London. Three of his shorts havebeen selected for the Festivalde Cannes: "Shearing", "Together" and "GASP",which was in competition in 2012 and nominatedfor the Golden Palm.Jasper Diekamp creates interactiveinstallations, animation andkinetic sculptures , stage and lightdesign. Kerstin Unger uses the diversityof animation techniques inher work as an animator, illustratorand academic. Both graduatedfrom the Academy of Media ArtsCologne.Marcus Richardt born 1974 inMerseburg. Made his first shortfilm in 1998. Studied visual communicationsat the Universityof Fine Arts Hamburg from 2002to 2007. Graduated with his short "Mars". 2011"Der Ring der Nibelungen", 2012 "Running", "DerPassagier".Philipp Artus born 1982, grewup in Bremen. He began studyingart at the École des Beaux Arts inNantes, France, and continuedteaching himself animation andmusic theory in Portugal. He is currently finishinghis graduation project at the Academy ofMedia Arts Cologne.Florian Dietrich born 1986 inWiesbaden. After finishing school,he participated in several culturalproductions as assistant director,DoP and editor. He studies directingat the German Film and Television AcademyBerlin (dffb) and Tel Aviv University.FILMFEST DRESDEN 2013 037