german documentaries 2012 (pdf - 7 mb)

20 VIOLINS FOR ST. PAULI
by Alexandra Gramatke, Barbara Metzlaff YOUTH | CULTURE | SOCIAL | MIGRATION | MUSIC | PORTRAIT | CITIES
VIOLINS FOR ST. PAULI tells the moving story of an elementary school class in the district of St. Pauli,
one of the deprived neighbourhoods in the city of Hamburg. Thanks to the unique commitment of the
musician Gino Romero-Ramirez, children begin playing the violin at the age of seven.
It is a difficult instrument, but Ramirez is so inspiring, that his pupils keep playing with surprising zeal
for three years. This requires a lot of teaching experience in addition to steady nerves, patience and a
good sense of humour. The film accompanies the class from the first wrong notes to the final concert.
German title: 20 GEIGEN AUF ST. PAULI
Festivals: Hamburg, Lübeck
76min | BetaSP | original German version with English subtitles available
Romano has to make a decision. Either love or music. Actually he wants to become a famous rapper,
along with his friends, the Micsoldiers. But his girlfriend is pregnant and she is not in the mood for
sharing: “Either me or your music – it’s your choice, Romano!”
Festivals/Awards: blicke, Bochum; up-and-coming, Hannover; IF Filmhochschulen, Munich; Unlimited, Cologne;
Weiterstadt, Oberhausen/nominated best short; achtung berlin, Flensburg / upcomingAward, Kassel;
WDR short&beautyfu/best short;
12min 13sec | HDcam | color | original German version with English subtitles available
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Production:
Thede Filmproduktion
Bluecherstr. 7
22767 Hamburg, Germany
www.diethede.de
Contact:
Doris Bandhold
tel.: +49 (0) 40-30033701
db@bandhold.de
517 FüWATON
by Jakob Schmidt COMING OF AGE | CONFLICTS | MUSIC
The power company Vattenfall wants to capture emissions from a coal-fired power station and bury
them underground – in order to save the world climate. The opponents of the ‘CCS-technology’ fear
not only the risks of this compression but also that the existing power system would be cemented.
A film about the challenges of the energy turnaround.
German title: ENERGIELAND
Festivals: Cottbus, DOK Leipzig / nominated for ‘peaceful revolution award‘
86min | HDcam | DigiBeta | DVD | 16:9 | Dolby 5.1 | German or English version
Contact:
HFF "Konrad Wolf"
University of Film and Television
Christina Marx, Festivals & Distribution
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
tel.: +49 (0) 331-6202564
distribution@hff-potsdam.de
www.hff-potsdam.de
jakob.schmidt@hff-potsdam.de
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
by Johanna Ickert ECONOMY | CONFLICT | GERMAN-REUNIFICATION | ENVIRONMENT | POLITICS
Contact:
HFF "Konrad Wolf"
University of Film and Television
Christina Marx, Festivals & Distribution
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
tel.: +49 (0) 331-6202564
distribution@hff-potsdam.de
www.hff-potsdam.de
johannaickert@googlemail.com