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UN CERTAIN REGARDDONBASS 4

UN CERTAIN REGARDIN MY ROOM 6

CANNES CLASSICSSEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN 8

CINÉFONDATION ATELIERBLACK BOX 10EN ZUM ABSCHIED 10 GERMAN-INTERNATIONALCO-PRODUCTIONS IN THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMS 12

NEW GERMAN FILMSMARKET SCREENINGS 14

NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2018 41

EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION’S “PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE” 51

VDFE GERMAN SALES AGENTS IN CANNES 53

CONTENTS 3

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DONBASS

When war is called peace, when propaganda is utteredas truth, when hatred is declared to be love, life it-self begins to resemble death. Surviving Donbass.A practical guide to Inferno.

The action of the film takes place in a region ofEastern Ukraine, occupied by various criminal gangs,which are fighting at once with the Ukrainian regulararmy, with other gangs and with Russian troops.The context in which the action takes place is a hybridwar, happening alongside an open armed conflict,accompanied by robberies on a mass scale andgradual degradation of the civilian population. Thereis fear, deception, hatred and violence everywhere.Society is collapsing, and death and deadly silence lieupon the place. The state of war reaches its climax.

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Sergei LoznitsaCINEMATOGRAPHY Oleg Mutu CAST Tamara Yatsenko,Liudmila Smorodina, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, BorisKamorzin, Thorsten Merten, Sergei Russkin, PetroPanchuk, Irina Plesnyaeva, Zhanna Lubgane, VadimDobuvsky, Alexander Zamurayev, Gerogy Deliev,Valeriu Andriuta, Konstantin Itunin, Valery Antoniuk,Nina Antonova, Natalia Buzko, Sergei Kolesov,Svetlana Kolesova, Sergei Smeyan PRODUCTIONCOMPANYma.ja.de. Fiction, in co-production with Art-house Traffic, JBA Production, Graniet Film, Wild atArt, Digital Cube RUNTIME 120 min LANGUAGERussian, Ukrainian FESTIVALS Cannes 2018 (UnCertain Regard - Opening Film)

SCREENINGWed, 9 May, 11:15 h, Salle DebussyWed, 9 May, 16:00 h, Salle DebussyThu, 10 May, 12:00 h, Lerins 3 (market)Thu, 10 May, 13:00 h, Salle BazinSat, 12 May, 13:30 h, Riviera 2 (market)Thu, 17 May, 12:00 h, Riviera 1 (market)

SALESPyramide [email protected]

IN CANNESRiviera J6

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IN MY ROOM

Armin is getting too old for his night life habits and thewoman he likes. He’s not really happy, but can’t pictureliving a different life. One morning he wakes up: theworld looks the same as always, but mankind has dis-appeared.

A film about the frightening gift of maximum freedom.

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Ulrich KöhlerCINEMATOGRAPHY Patrick Orth CAST Hans Löw,Elena Radonicich, Michael Wittenborn, Emma Bading,Kathrin Resetarits, Ruth Bickelhaupt PRODUCTIONCOMPANY Pandora Film Produktion, in co-productionwith Echo Film, Komplizen Film, WDR, ARTE RUN-TIME 120 min LANGUAGE German, English FESTI-VALS Cannes 2018 (Un Certain Regard)

SCREENINGThu, 17 May, 11:00 h, Salle DebussyThu, 17 May, 16:30 h, Salle DebussyFri, 18 May, 18:30 h, Salle du Soixantième

SALESThe Match Factory [email protected]

IN CANNESRésidence ‘La Bagatelle’25 La Croisette, 4th Floorphone +33-(0)4-93 39 88 60

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SEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN

“I am often asked whether I have a particular role model.Who is my favorite director? My answer is always thesame: Ingmar Bergman. Of course, there are many filmdirectors who are important to me, but he was the firstwhom I perceived as an ‘artist’ and who sparked the wishwithin me to make films myself.”

Margarethe von Trotta

40 years later and after having directed some 24 of herown films, von Trotta set off to explore the trail left byBergman in the world of film. She still has tremen-dous respect for the master, but she embarks on apersonal journey through the Bergman universe,his films and his life, visiting original locations andplaces to find out what was typical of Bergman. Andshe talks to members of his family and companions,who worked with him for many years. His femalecharacters and a fresh interpretation of his master-pieces are key elements of this quest.

But what significance does Bergman have for today’sgeneration of filmmakers? Aside from his inter -nationally renowned actresses (Liv Ullmann, GunnelLindblom, Julia Dufvenius), his working companionsand Bergman experts, von Trotta also met with diffe-rent generations of directors from different countries:from Carlos Saura and Olivier Assayas, to RubenÖstlund and Mia Hansen Løve. During the talks withher colleagues, von Trotta asks: “Which films andwhich scenes inspired you? And what remains ofBergman – of his thoughts, his characters and hissignificance to the history of cinema?”

GENRE Art, Film History CATEGORY DocumentaryYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Margarethevon Trotta CINEMATOGRAPHY Börres WeiffenbachPRODUCTION COMPANY C-Films (Deutschland), inco-production with Mondex et Cie RUNTIME 96 minLANGUAGE German, Swedish, English, French FESTI-VALS Cannes 2018 (Cannes Classics)

SCREENINGWed, 9 May, 14:00 h, Lerins 3 (market)Fri, 11 May, 15:30 h, Lerins 2 (market)Tue, 15 May, 20:00 h, Salle du Soixantième

SALESCMG Cinema Management [email protected]

IN CANNESLerins M17

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CINÉFONDATION ATELIER 10

BLACK BOX

Each year, the Cinéfondation Atelier selects feature-length projects from around the world, and in vites theirdirectors to the Festival de Cannes in order to put themin contact with film professionals. The film makers areselected according to the quality of their project andthat of their previous films. The program enables themto gain access to international financing and speed upthe production process. This year Asli Özge has beeninvited to participate in the Atelier with her new projectBLACK BOX.

The exits of a Berlin courtyard are blocked by thepolice due to an ambiguous event outside and a stateof emergency occurs. Among the residents of thebuilding, insecurities start to pump fear. Suspiciontakes over panic, prejudices bring polarization andanother question appears… Is the real danger comingfrom inside or outside?

DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Asli Özge SHOOTING DATESSummer 2019 FILMING LOCATION Germany SHOOT -ING FORMAT 4K LANGUAGE German, English

IN CANNESAsli ÖzgeInternational Village, Pantiero, Pavilion 225

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In Competition

AYKAby Sergey Dvortsevoy (RU/DE/PL/KZ)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Pallas Film SALES The Match Factory

In Competition

LAZZARO FELICEby Alice Rohrwacher (IT/DE/FR/CH)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Pola Pandora SALES The Match Factory

In Competition

THE WILD PEAR TREEby Nuri Bilge Ceylan (TR/FR/DE/BG/MK/BA/SE)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER DETAiLFILM SALES Memento Films International

Out of Competition

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTby Lars von Trier (DK/FR/DE/SE)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Zentropa Köln SALES TrustNordisk

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Special Screenings

ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE by Raúl De La Fuente & Damian Nenow (PL/ES/BE/DE)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCERSWüste Film, Animationsfabrik SALES Indie Sales

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Special Screenings

POPE FRANCIS – A MAN OF HIS WORDby Wim Wenders (IT/CH/DE/FR)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Neue Road Movies SALES Focus Features

Un Certain Regard

MY FAVORITE FABRICby Gaya Jiji (FR/DE/TK)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Katuh Studio SALES Urban Distribution International

Un Certain Regard

RAFIKIby Wanuri Kahiu (ZA/KE/FR/LB/NO/NL/DE)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCER Razor Film SALES MPM Premium

Semaine de la Critique

CHRIS THE SWISSby Anja Kofmel (CH/HR/DE/FI)

GERMAN CO-PRODUCERma.ja.de. Filmproduktion SALES Urban Distribution International

WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY THURSDAY, 10 MAY

09:30 h Lerins 2

A DYSFUNCTIONAL CATSusan Gordanshekan93 minMedia Luna New Films

11:30 h Lerins 2

IN THE AISLESThomas Stuber125 minBeta Cinema

13:45 h Lerins 2

HEILSTÄTTENMichael David Pate89 min Schmerbeck Entertainment

15:30 h Lerins 4

3 DAYS IN QUIBERONEmily Atef115 min Beta Cinema

17:45 h Lerins 4

A JAR FULL OF LIFEFlorian Ross85 min Picture Tree International

19:30 h Arcades 3

SYPMPHONY OF NOWJohannes Schaff65 min NFP Marketing & Distribution

FRIDAY, 11 MAY

09:30 h Arcades 3

STYXWolfgang Fischer94 minBeta Cinema

11:30 h Arcades 3

LITTLE MISS DOLITTLEJoachim Masannek102 min ARRI Media International

13:30 h Arcades 3

THE FAMOUS FIVE – AND THE VALLEY OF DINOSAURSMike Marzuk101 minBeta Cinema

15:30 h Arcades 3

THIS CRAZY HEARTMarc Rothemund106 min Global Screen

17:30 h Arcades 3

ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE MEÖzgür Yildirim101 min Global Screen

15:30 h Lerins 4

MARNIE’S WORLDChristoph & Wolfgang Lauenstein85 minGlobal Screen

17:30 h Lerins 4

MY BROTHER’S NAME IS ROBERT AND HE IS AN IDIOTPhilip Gröning172 minThe Match Factory

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SATURDAY, 12 MAY SUNDAY, 13 MAY MONDAY, 14 MAY

09:30 h Lerins 4

3 DAYS IN QUIBERONEmily Atef115 min Beta Cinema

11:45 h Lerins 4

DIFFERENT KINDS OF RAINIsa Prahl91 min Media Luna New Films

13:30 h Lerins 4

HOT DOGTorsten Künstler105 min Picture Tree International

15:30 h Arcades 3

THE FAMOUS FIVE – AND THE VALLEY OF DINOSAURSMike Marzuk101 minBeta Cinema

17:30 h Arcades 3

ARTHUR & CLAIREMiguel Alexandre98 minARRI Media International

20:00 h Lerins 4

TASTE OF LIFERoland Reber88 min wtp international

11:30 h Arcades 3

FACK JU GOEHTE 3Bora Dagtekin120 min Picture Tree International

13:45 h Arcades 3

FONOTUNE: AN ELECTRIC FAIRYTALEFINT78 min phantasticas

15:30 h Lerins 4

TRANSITChristian Petzold101 min The Match Factory

17:30 h Lerins 4

TASTE OF LIFERoland Reber88 min wtp international

19:15 h Lerins 4

UNCLE VANYAAnna Martinetz134 min NoMa Filmproduktion

11:45 h Lerins 4

STYXWolfgang Fischer94 minBeta Cinema

13:30 h Lerins 4

A THOUGHT OF ECSTASYRP Kahl87 min Paul Thiltges Distributions

15:30 h Lerins 4

HELP, I SHRUNK MY PARENTSTim Trageser95 min ARRI Media International

17:30 h Lerins 4

303Hans Weingartner125 min Global Screen

09:30 h Lerins 4

IN THE AISLESThomas Stuber125 minBeta Cinema

17:30 h Olympia 1

NEXT GENERATIONSHORT TIGER 2018101 min

The films are presented in their original version (with English subtitles). Screening schedule subject to change.

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3 TAGE IN QUIBERON3 DAYS IN QUIBERON

1981, Quiberon, a small village on the coast of Brittany,France. Hilde Fritsch arrives to visit her old friend whohas retreated to a spa hotel to escape the dailypressures of her life. Her friend is world-famous starRomy Schneider, but together they appear like tworegular women, who are just happy to be reunited. Yetit quickly becomes apparent that Hilde is supposed tooffer the support the sensitive actress needs to beable to truly face her own demons. Shortly after, theyoung journalist Michael Jürgs and Romy’s long-timeacquaintance, photographer Robert Lebeck, arriveto conduct an interview for the famous Germanmagazine STERN. Immediately, a cat-and-mousegame ensues between the fragile diva and theambitious author. Hilde attempts to guard her friend,while the journalists try to capture the most innerfeel ings of this fascinating woman for their audience.For three days and nights the action between tender-ness and mutual manipulation keeps the four peopledeeply engaged in ups and downs of emotions, andreveals Romy Schneider to be more vulnerable thanever. And yet, by the end of those days, she may havefound the inner strength to be able to start over, some-thing she desperately wants…

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Emily Atef CINE-MATOGRAPHY Thomas Kiennast CASTMarie Bäumer,Birgit Minichmayr, Charly Hübner, Robert GwisdekPRODUCTION COMPANY Rohfilm Factory, in co-pro-duction with Dor Film, Sophie Dulac Productions RUN-TIME 115 min LANGUAGE German, French FESTIVALSBerlinale 2018, Ankara 2018, Moscow 2018

SCREENINGThu, 10 May, 15:30 h, Lerins 4Sun, 13 May, 09:30 h, Lerins 4

SALESBeta Cinema [email protected]

IN CANNESGrand Hôtel CannesBâtiment Le Goéland, 45 boulevard de la Croisettemobile +49-176-10 31 26 46

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303

On the way from Berlin to Portugal in her rusty “303”camper van, young biology student Jule picks up hitch-hiker Jan. While having intense conversations abouteverything and the world, they try not to fall in love.

Hans Weingartner (THE EDUKATORS, HUT IN THEWOODS) sends his protagonists on an exciting roadtrip across Europe, striking the nerve of the times inhis dialogues. Socio-political depth and a tender lovestory meld into a captivating, light-handed, profoundlymoving boy-meets-girl story.

GENRE Drama, Road Movie CATEGORY Feature YEAROF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Hans WeingartnerSCREENPLAY Hans Weingartner, Silke Eggert CINE-MATOGRAPHY Sebastian Lempe, Mario Krause CASTMala Emde, Anton Spieker, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey,Martin Neuhaus, Steven Lange PRODUCTION COM-PANY Kahuuna Films RUNTIME 125 min LANGUAGEGerman FESTIVALS Berlinale 2018

SCREENINGSat, 12 May, 17:30 h, Lerins 4

SALESGlobal Screen [email protected]

IN CANNESRiviera L7phone +33-(0)4-92 99 33 35


1000 ARTEN REGEN ZU BESCHREIBENDIFFERENT KINDS OF RAIN

Teenager Mike locks himself in his room without anyhint. He’s not sick. He has consciously decided not totake part in the life outside anymore. The parents beg,threaten and despair, only the younger sister suspectswhat is going on with Mike. Family cohesion is beingput to the test and everyone is developing their ownways of coping with it. Secrets reveal, faiths dissolve,hidden gems alight in the tiny corridor while the doorbecomes a mirror of their own lives.

GENRE Drama, Coming-of-Age Story CATEGORY Fea-ture YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR Isa PrahlSCREENPLAY Karin Kaçi CINEMATOGRAPHY AndreasKöhler CAST Bibiana Beglau, Bjarne Mädel, EmmaBading, Louis Hofmann, Janina Fautz PRODUCTIONCOMPANY MADE IN GERMANY Filmproduktion RUN-TIME 91 min LANGUAGE German FESTIVALS BlackNights Tallinn 2017, Filmfestival Max Ophüls PreisSaarbrücken 2018, Aubagne 2018, East End FF 2018AWARDS Best First Feature Tallinn 2017

SCREENINGSun, 13 May, 11:45 h, Lerins 4

SALESMedia Luna New Films [email protected]

IN CANNESRiviera F12mobile +49-170-966 7900


ARTHUR & CLAIRE

Two people think that their life is not worth living any-more. But when they meet, they begin to see thingsfrom a new perspective. They form a friendship that isas unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.

ARTHUR & CLAIRE stars Hannah Hoekstra andJoseph Hader. Hoekstra was last year’s EuropeanShooting star from the Netherlands, Hader directedand starred in WILD MOUSE, which was in Com -petition at the Berlin International Film Festival 2017.

GENRE Drama, Tragicomedy CATEGORY Feature YEAROF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Miguel AlexandreSCREENPLAY Miguel Alexandre, Josef Hader CINE-MATOGRAPHY Katharina Diessner CAST Josef Hader,Hannah Hoekstra, Rainer Bock PRODUCTION COM-PANY Tivoli Film Produktion, in co-production withMONA Film Produktion, Topkapi Films, ZDF, ORF RUN-TIME 98 min LANGUAGE German

SCREENINGSun, 13 May, 17:30 h, Arcades 3

SALESARRI Media [email protected]/international

IN CANNESLérins M11phone +33-(0)4-92 99 32 04

DIE DEFEKTE KATZEA DYSFUNCTIONAL CAT

Mina’s family has introduced her to a few potentialhusbands in Iran. She has rejected them all untilshe meets Kian, a surgeon who has travelled fromGermany in search of a wife. It’s not love at first sight,but rather the seduction of life in Europe that makesher consent. In his mid-30s, Kian is desperate fora wife to make his life appear complete. He takeshis new bride back home, but marriage to a virtualstranger is more difficult than they imagined.

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRO -DUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY SusanGordanshekan CINEMATOGRAPHY Julian KrubasikCAST Pegah Ferydoni, Hadi Khanjanpour PRODUC-TION COMPANY Glory Film RUNTIME 93 minLANGUAGE German, Farsi FESTIVALS Berlinale 2018

SCREENINGThu, 10 May, 09:30 h, Lerins 2

SALESMedia Luna New Films [email protected]

IN CANNESRiviera F12mobile +49-170-966 7900



DIESES BESCHEUERTEHERZ THIS CRAZY HEART

When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’sthe beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlesslybreaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s everywish.

Partying every night, accidentally sinking a sports carin the pool, that’s totally Lenny’s idea of fun. And hav -ing fun is all he cares about. He lives in his dad’s villa,squanders his dad’s money and thinks he’s some kindof playboy. At the same time, 15-year-old David gaspsfor air in bed in the dull council high-rise where helives. His mother rushes him to the hospital. David hashad a heart condition since birth. No one knows if he’lllive to turn 16. These two worlds collide when Lenny’sheart specialist dad shanghais his son into taking careof David. David’s world is one of clinics and operatingrooms, Lenny’s world is all babes, clubs and parties.To keep it simple for himself, Lenny helps David withthe things he wants to experience at least once beforeit’s too late, the easy stuff: shopping for cool clothes,steal a car, things like that. Then Lenny realizesDavid’s life is hanging by a thread. It’s too much realresponsibility for ne’er-do-well Lenny. David decideshe wants to meet a girl and fall in love. How’s Lennysupposed to swing that? But he’s already bonded withDavid. A friendship results that’s so serious, so in-tense, so wild, as if there’s no tomorrow – which maybe true.

GENRE Comedy, Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR Marc RothemundSCREENPLAY Maggie Peren, Andreas RogenhagenCINEMATOGRAPHY Christof Wahl CAST ElyasM’Barek, Philip Noah Schwarz, Nadine Wrietz, UwePreuss, Lisa Bitter, Jürgen Tonkel, Tesha Moon KriegPRODUCTION COMPANY Constantin Film ProduktionRUNTIME 106 min LANGUAGE German

SCREENINGWed, 9 May, 10:00 h, Palais CFri, 11 May, 15:30 h, Arcades 3



FACK JU GOEHTE 3

Max Frisch’s Homo Faber, curve sketching and toxicasbestos in the restrooms: It’s just another stressfulyear at the Goethe Comprehensive School. But thistime teacher Zeki Miller is actually keen on whippinghis students into shape to pass their A-Levels. Un -fortunately, the kids in his “chaos class” – especiallyChantal, Danger and Zeynep – are simply not havingit. In fact, the guidance counselor at the Job Informa-tion Center (JIC) has just quashed any dreams theyhad about their future prospects. Indeed, at this point,their frustration has reached a new level, whichmeans they’re getting into even more trouble and re-fusing to do anything at all. How on earth is Mr. Millergoing to motivate these teens? He can’t even count onhelp from Principal Gudrun Gerster, who’s already atloggerheads with the Department of Education forheading up the worst-performing comprehensiveschool in the state – a status owed in no small part tothese very “problem” students. At least Mr. Miller hasfresh support from newcomer Biggi Enzberger, who’shelping him out with an anti-bullying campaign.

GENRE Comedy CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY BoraDagtekin CINEMATOGRAPHY Markus Nestroy CASTElyas M’Barek, Jella Haase, Sandra Hüller, KatjaRiemann, Max von der Groeben, Gizem Emre, AramArami PRODUCTION COMPANY Constantin Film Pro-duktion RUNTIME 120 min LANGUAGE GermanAWARDS Bavarian Film Prize 2017 (Audience Award)

SCREENINGMon, 14 May, 11:30 h, Arcades 3

SALESPicture Tree International yuan@picturetree-international.comwww.picturetree-international.com

IN CANNESRiviera G1phone +33-(0)4-92 99 32 06



FONOTUNE: AN ELECTRIC FAIRYTALE

In another time and place, where people barely com-municate and an impending apocalypse is in the air,lone drifter Mono makes an odyssey to experiencemysterious rock star Blitz’s final cosmic performanceout in the Big White Nothing, a desert surrounding thecity. Here, people escape from reality, and each other,through music. A constant companion in theirheadphones is Radio, nihilistic DJ of radio stationFONOTUNE, playing his own joyous soundtrack todestruction! On his journey, Mono shares fleetingconnections with a gang of strangers: Teen-hookerStereo, lo-fi cowboy Analog, and the sassy Bubblegum.Their paths finally collide in an audiovisual showdownwith the mythical musician many thought dead orlong-gone. They each carry Blitz’s cassettes and vinyl;a strange and electrifying call-to-arms where he pro-claims “the Universe is my Rock-n-Roll! Destructionis my music!”. The final explosive result is an incen-diary performance to remember! And it may finallymake them feel something.

Influenced by Japanese cinema, graphic design andmanga comics, FONOTUNE: AN ELECTRIC FAIRYTALEis a film about strange encounters, lost connectionsand just maybe the end of the world.

GENRE Art, Music, Science Fiction CATEGORY FeatureYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREEN-PLAY FINT CINEMATOGRAPHY Jon Britt CAST KikiSukezane, Guitar Wolf Seiji, Kazushi Watanabe, YuhoYamashita, FINT, Jiwoon Ha PRODUCTION COMPA-NIES STUDIO SABOTEUR, San Cinema, in co-produc-tion with MAMOKO Entertainment RUNTIME 78 minLANGUAGE Japanese

SCREENINGMon, 14 May, 13:45 h, Arcades 3

SALESphantasticas [email protected]

IN CANNESSven Schnell (MEDIA/European Pavilion #119)mobile +49-178-802 6083


FÜNF FREUNDE– UNDDAS TALDER DINOSAURIERTHE FAMOUS FIVE – AND THE VALLEY OF DINOSAURS

Another long summer holiday brings more adventuresfor George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog,when they meet Marty Bach, a young man who ap -pears at first to be behaving rather oddly. It turns outhis deceased father had discovered a supposedlyintact dinosaur skeleton, but crooks have stolen thecode that reveals the coordinates to the legendary“Valley of Dinosaurs”. If the kids, Marty, and, of course,Timmy can’t rescue the code and get to the valley first,the priceless bones will be lost forever.

GENRE Family Entertainment CATEGORY FeatureYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAYMike Marzuk CINEMATOG RAPHY Philip PeschlowCAST Allegra Tinnefeld, Amelie Lammers, MarinusHohmann, Ron Antony Renzenbrink PRODUCTIONCOMPANY SamFilm, in co-production with ConstantinFilm Produktion RUNTIME 101 min LANGUAGEGerman FESTIVALS TIFF Kids 2018

SCREENINGFri, 11 May, 13:30 h, Arcades 3Sun, 13 May, 15:30 h, Arcades 3




DER GESCHMACK VON LEBENTASTE OF LIFE

What does life taste like? For joyful Nikki the answeris clear: pleasure. Delightfully, she enjoys this on everypossible occasion, as she drives through the countryin her Land Rover looking for people and their storiesfor her video-blog. “I’m not so much interested in thetopics that are shown every night in the evening news,but rather what the people on the road have to say.Every person has a story.”

Cheeky, explosive and full of easiness, the film pic -tures life in associative images all around topics of sexand relationships, guilt and religion, sense and non-sense of conventions – and thus gives voyeuristic in-sight into the desires and longings of the protagonists.

GENRE Comedy, Drama, Erotic, Road Movie CATE-GORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTORRoland Reber SCREENPLAY Roland Reber, MiraGittner, Antje Nikola Mönning CINEMATOGRAPHYMiraGittner CAST Antje Nikola Mönning, Andreas Pegler,Wolfgang Seidenberg, Iris Boss, Agnes Thi-Mai,Norman Graue, Marina Anna Eich, Mira Gittner PRO-DUCTION COMPANY wtp international RUNTIME 88min LANGUAGE German FESTIVALS Hof 2017,Brussels Int. Fantastic FF 2018, Espoo Cinè IFF 2018

SCREENINGSat, 12 May, 20:00 h, Lerins 4Mon, 14 May, 17:30 h, Lerins 4

SALESwtp international [email protected]

IN CANNESMarina Anna Eich (German Pavilion)mobile +49-160-898 1335


HEILSTÄTTEN

In HEILSTÄTTEN, a remote and gloomy sanctuary nearBerlin with a history full of horror and crimes againsthumanity, a group of YouTubers illegally access theominous surgery block for a 24-hour challenge theyhope will go viral. Equipped with night vision and ther-mal cameras, the adolescent adrenaline junkies chasethe rumors of paranormal activity in the rottingbuilding, only to learn too soon that they are notalone… and not welcome. But it is too late to leave thepremises alive.

Genre specialist Michael David Pate stages this low-budget, found-footage horror thriller with an A-listGerman cast: international Emmy® award-nomineeSonja Gerhardt (KUDAMM 56, DEUTSCHLAND 83)delivers an outstanding performance next to TimOliver Schultz. Shot at the original location “HeilstätteGrabowsee” near Berlin and produced by new genreproduction company Schmerbeck Entertainment,HEILSTÄTTEN makes for entertaining paranormalhorror cinema.

GENRE Horror, Psycho Thriller CATEGORY FeatureYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR MichaelDavid Pate SCREENPLAY Michael David Pate, EckiZiedrich CINEMATOGRAPHY Pascal Schmit CASTSonja Gerhardt, Tim Oliver Schultz, Lisa-Marie Koroll,Nilam Farooq, Emilio Sakraya, Timmi Trinks, MaxineKazis PRODUCTION COMPANY Schmerbeck Enter-tainment, in co-production with Fox InternationalPictures Germany RUNTIME 89 min LANGUAGEGerman


SALESSchmerbeck [email protected]

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HILFE, ICH HAB MEINE ELTERN GESCHRUMPFTHELP, I SHRUNK MY PARENTS

Felix’s school is haunted again, only this time it’s notthe benevolent spirit of school founder Otto Leonhardand the nuisance he caused, but the hated and long-since dead director Hulda Stingbeard. A coincidencecauses the former shrunken and skeletonized schoolprincipal to rise again. When she manages to returnto real life she almost defeats Otto Leonhard, man -ages to shrink teacher Schmitt-Gössenwein andFelix’s parents, and takes over the school. It takesFelix, Ella and their gang to set the levers in motionto save the school and bring teacher Schmitt-Gössenwein and his parents back to their original sizeagain.

GENRE Family Entertainment CATEGORY FeatureYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Tim TrageserSCREENPLAY Gerrit Hermans CINEMATOGRAPHYFelix Poplawsky CAST Oskar Keymer, Anja Kling, AxelStein, Julia Hartmann, Andrea Sawatzki PRODUCTIONCOMPANY blue eyes Fiction, in co-production withKaribufilm, Minifilm, Deutsche Columbia PicturesFilmproduktion, ARRI Media Productions, Sacre Film-produktion RUNTIME 95 min LANGUAGE German(English dubbed version)





HOT DOG

The two GSG10 officers Luke and Theo couldn’t be anymore different, but have to join forces to save Mascha,the daughter of the Moldavian ambassador: chaos ispredestined.

Matthias Schweighöfer takes on the role of the eagerbeaver Theo, who has an uncanny photographicmemory, and Til Schweiger plays the smart and toughpoliceman Luke. In the course of their investigation,Luke and Theo realize that the demand for ransom isjust the tip of the iceberg and that the kidnapping hasfar greater reaching implications than initially sus -pected…

During their mission, the two opposite characters be-come an unbeatable dream team and are supportedby their hacker colleague Nicki, who even managesto lure the romantically inexperienced Theo out of hisreserve…

GENRE Action, Comedy CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Torsten KünstlerSCREENPLAY Lo Malinke, Tripper Clancy CINE -MATOG RAPHY Markus Nestroy CAST Til Schweiger,Matthias Schweighöfer, Tim Wilde, Heino Ferch, AnneSchäfer, Lisa Tomaschewsky, Samuel Finzi PRODUC-TION COMPANY PANTALEON Films, in co-productionwith Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany,Erfttal Film & Fernsehproduktion RUNTIME 105 minLANGUAGE German

SCREENINGSun, 13 May, 13:30 h, Lerins 4




IN DEN GÄNGENIN THE AISLES

After the shy and reclusive Christian loses his job, hestarts to work for a wholesale market. Bruno from thebeverage aisle takes him under his wing and quicklybecomes a fatherly friend to him. He shows him theropes and patiently teaches him how to operate thefork lift. In the aisles he meets “Sweets”-Marion.He is instantly smitten by her mysterious charm. Thecoffee machine becomes their regular meeting pointand the two start to get to know each other. ButMarion is married and Christian’s feelings for herseem to remain unrequited, especially when Mariondoes not return to work one day. Christian slowly be-comes a member of the wholesale market family andhis days of driving fork lifts and stacking shelves meanmuch more to him than meets the eye.

GENRE Tragicomedy CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Thomas StuberSCREENPLAY Clemens Meyer, Thomas Stuber CINE-MATOGRAPHY Peter Matjasko CAST Franz Rogowski,Sandra Hüller, Peter Kurth PRODUCTION COMPANYSommerhaus Filmproduktion, in co-production withRotor Film, DEPARTURES Film RUNTIME 125 minLANGUAGE German FESTIVALS Berlinale 2018, HongKong 2018, Moscow 2018, Ankara 2018 AWARDS Ger-man Film Guild Award & Ecumenical Jury Award Ber-lin 2018

SCREENINGThu, 10 May, 11:30 h, Lerins 2Sat, 12 May, 09:30 h, Lerins 4




LILIANE SUSEWINDLITTLE MISS DOLITTLE

11-year-old Liliane “Lilli” Susewind can speak withanimals! This is a secret nobody should know aboutexcept for her parents. Her special talent has causedenough trouble in the past and is forcing the family tomove again. Lilli vows to keep her secret to herselfwhen arriving at their new home – but then she learnsthat a mean animal thief has kidnapped the babyelephant Ronni from the local zoo. Together with hernew classmate Jess, Lilli sets off on an adventure tosave Ronni and the other animals!

GENRE Family Entertainment CATEGORY FeatureYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR JoachimMasannek SCREENPLAY Katrin Milhahn, AntoniaRothe-Liermann, Matthias Dinter, Beate Fraunholz,Betty Platz CINEMATOGRAPHY Richard van Ooster-hout CAST Malu Leicher, Christoph Maria Herbst,Tom Beck, Aylin Tezel, Meret Becker PRODUCTIONCOMPANY Dreamtool Entertainment, in co-productionwith Deutsche Columbia Pictures Filmproduktion,Velvet Films, CINE PLUS RUNTIME 102 min LAN -GUAGE German (English dubbed version)

SCREENINGFri, 11 May, 11:30 h, Arcades 3




MARNIE’S WORLD

Spoiled orange house cat Marnie lives a comfy life inthe Sunshine household. She has never been outsidethis protected home and only knows the real worldthrough her favorite detective crime show on TV. Herloving owner Rosalinde anticipates Marnie’s everywish. One day Rosalinde’s brother Paul shows up andlures Marnie into a box, promising her a leading roleas a special agent on a secret mission. Marnie jumpsat this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but finds herselflost on a lonely intersection. Out on the road, she soonis joined by Elvis, a loud-mouthed but actually shy dog,and Anton, a donkey who wants to become famousas a show-act in a circus – disguised as a zebra.When neurotic rooster Eggbert completes the squad,the runaways hijack a red van, which turns out to be awanted getaway car. Soon they are mistaken for a no-torious gang of art thieves haunting the once peacefulvillage. For sharp little Marnie, their mission is clear:to capture the real culprits and restore their honor.

GENRE Animation CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTORS/SCREENPLAY/CINEMATOGRAPHY Christoph Lauenstein, WolfgangLauenstein PRODUCTION COMPANY Scopas Medien,in co-production with Grid Animation RUNTIME 85 minLANGUAGE English FESTIVALS Annecy 2018

SCREENINGWed, 9 May, 15:30 h, Lerins 4Thu, 10 May, 15:30 h, Olympia 6




MEIN BRUDER HEISST ROBERT UND IST EIN IDIOTMY BROTHER'S NAME IS ROBERT AND HE IS AN IDIOT

“What then is time?If no one asks me, I know what it is.If I wish to explain it to him who asks,I do not know.“ Saint Augustine

For teenage twins Robert and Elena, a weekend canseem endless, yet still fly by. Time almost stands stillwhile discussing philosophy, lying in a blissful corn-field near a remote gas station. They are in their ownlittle world, a twin world of twin games and twin love.But it can also be a confined world where pressuremounts into rage...

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR Philip Gröning SCREENPLAYPhilip Gröning, Sabine Timoteo CINEMATOGRAPHYPhilip Gröning CAST Josef Mattes, Julia Zange, UrsJucker, Stefan Konarske, Zita Aretz PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, BavariaPictures, L Films, in co-production with BR, WDR,ARTE, Ventura Films RUNTIME 172 min LANGUAGEGerman FESTIVALS Berlinale 2018, Hong Kong 2018,Moscow 2018

SCREENINGWed, 9 May, 17:30 h, Lerins 4




NUR GOTT KANN MICH RICHTENONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME

After a botched robbery attempt five years ago, Rickywent to jail for his brother Rafael and his buddy Latif.Now that’s he’s back out of jail, Latif wants to show hisgratitude: He says he has a sure-fire scheme to getrich quick. Ricky could use the money to set up his newlife. Ricky hesitates at first, but then agrees. Com -plications arise as soon as preparations start. Rickyis forced to take Rafael aboard, whom he reallywanted to keep out of trouble. Things keep goingawry, especially in the form of hard-up policewomanDiana, who’s in need of cash and develops con -siderable criminal energy of her own trying to foil theboys’ plan in an unforeseen way.

GENRE Action, Thriller, Psycho Thriller CATEGORYFeature YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Özgür Yildirim CINEMATOGRAPHYMatthias Bolliger CAST Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida KhodrRamadan, Edin Hasanovic, Birgit Minichmayr,Franziska Wulff, Peter Simonischek, Blerim Destani,Alexandra Maria Lara PRODUCTION COMPANIES RatPack Filmproduktion, Paloma Entertainment, in co-production with Constantin Film Produktion RUNTIME101 min LANGUAGE German FESTIVALS Zurich 2017





ONKEL WANJAUNCLE VANYA

A revolution breaks out, caused by a financial crisis,business intrigues and corresponding natural dis-asters. Alexander flees from the uprising in the capitalto Uncle Vanya’s farm in the countryside. There, Alex-ander and his beautiful wife Elena cause further chaoswith Alexander’s business ideas. Will Vanya and Sonjamanage to protect their farm from the outrage ofcapitalism?

Following her award-winning adaptation ofSchnitzler’s FRÄULEIN ELSE, writer-director AnnaMartinetz has returned to literature for her contem-porary interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s play UncleVanya. By combining documentary elements withChekhov’s original dialogues, Martinetz shows thatthe clash of generations and ideologies is as topicaltoday as it was more than 100 years ago in pre-revolutionary Russia. Reasons for economic andfinancial crises become apparent through the in -clusion of real-life telephone and email correspon-dence from the 2008 financial crisis, while thechallenges faced by a landowner like Uncle Vanyaare underscored through interviews with today’ssustainable farming community.

GENRE Drama, Literature, Theater CATEGORYFeature YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Anna Martinetz CINEMATOGRAPHYJakob Wiessner CAST Martin Butzke, Korinna Krauss,Manuel Rubey, Julia Dietze, Michael Kranz, WolfgangHübsch, Katalin Zsigmondy, Doris Buchrucker PRO-DUCTION COMPANY NoMa Filmproduktion, in co-pro-duction with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel RUNTIME134 min LANGUAGE German FESTIVALS Kolkata 2017,Diagonale 2018

SCREENINGMon, 14 May, 19:15 h, Lerins 4

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STYX

The transformation of a strong woman torn from hercontented world during a sailing trip.

Rike – 40, a doctor from Europe – embodies a typicalWestern model of happiness and success. She iseducated, confident, determined and committed.We see Rike’s everyday life, as an emergency doctor,before she fulfils a long-held dream and sails out tosea alone in her sailing boat. Her goal: AscensionIsland in the Atlantic Ocean. But her dream holiday isquickly broken off on the high seas, when, after astorm, she finds herself near a stricken fishing boat.Around a hundred people are about to drown. Rikefollows maritime law and radios for help. As herrequest is going nowhere, she is forced to make a fataldecision.

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR Wolfgang Fischer SCREENPLAYWolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel CINEMATOGRAPHYBenedict Neuenfels CAST Susanne Wolff, GedionOduor Wekesa, Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda, Inga Birkenfeld,Alexander Beyer, Anika Menger PRODUCTION COM-PANY Schiwago Film, in co-production with AMOURFOU RUNTIME 94 min LANGUAGE German, EnglishFESTIVALS Berlinale 2018, Hong Kong 2018, Istanbul2018, Ankara 2018, Valletta 2018 AWARDS EuropaCinemas Label, Heiner Carow Award & PanoramaEcumenical Jury Award Berlinale 2018

SCREENINGFri, 11 May, 09:30 h, Arcades 3Sat, 12 May, 11:45 h, Lerins 4




SYMPHONY OF NOW

A cinematic love letter, a hidden perspective of Berlinby night. Different artists unite to declare their love tothe city and our time, in a re-imagination of the silentfilm classic BERLIN – SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY.A vision of remarkable filmmakers and renownedmusicians from the electronic music scene, suchas Frank Wiedemann (Ame), Modeselektor, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Gudrun Gut, and SamonKawamura.

GENRE Experimental, Music CATEGORY DocumentaryYEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR JohannesSchaff CINEMATOGRAPHY Lil’ Internet WITHFrank Wiedemann, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, SamonKawamura, Gudrun Gut, Thomas Fehlmann, Modese-lektor, Alex Do PRODUCERS Brendan Shelper, FabianMassah, Marc Malze, Max Hassemer PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES Endorphine Production, Pappel StudiosRUNTIME 65 min LANGUAGE no dialogue


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A THOUGHT OFECSTASY

Love is immortal. Seduction is inevitable. Revenge isirresistible.

California, in the year 2019. A country paralyzed by aheatwave and lost in suspicion and paranoia. Frankrecognizes his own story of years ago in a recentlypublished book. A memoir by Marie – a past love withwhom he lived before she moved to America anddisappeared from his life. Caught in a maelstrom ofmemories he cuts all ties to his civic life and hits theinterstate highway towards the desert to retrace herlast known journey according to the roadmap of thediary. When he meets the young stripper Nina, thesheer words of the book seem to materialize in hispresent reality. Or is Frank just becoming a characterin a story? Then, like a haunting spirit, Marie re -appears.

RP Kahl sends a foreigner into the territory of seduc-tion and the yearning for death. Set in the near futureof a country, where the Big Wall erected along thesouthern border has become an accepted part ofevery day life, as are student uprisings that are putdown violently by the police. A dystopian fever-dream.

GENRE Neo Noir, Erotic, Psycho Thriller, ScienceFiction CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUCTION2017 DIRECTOR RP Kahl SCREENPLAY RP Kahl,Torsten Neumann CINEMATOGRAPHY Markus HirnerCAST RP Kahl, Deborah Kara Unger, Ava Verne, LenaMorris, Joel Cairo, Buddy Giovinazzo PRODUCTIONCOMPANY Studio RPK, in co-production with Indepen-dent Partners Film, ZDF/3sat RUNTIME 87 minLANGUAGE English FESTIVALS Munich 2017, Olden-burg 2017, Black Nights Tallinn 2017


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TRANSIT

Making use of the uncanny parallels between histori-cal fact and present-day Marseille, Christian Petzold’sTRANSIT tells the story of a nearly impossible greatlove amid escape, exile and a longing for a place onecan call home. Based on the 1942 novel by AnnaSeghers.

GENRE Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OF PRODUC-TION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Christian PetzoldCINEMATOGRAPHY Hans Fromm CAST FranzRogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman,Maryam Zaree, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt,Sebastian Hülk, Emilie de Preissac, Antoine Oppen-heim, Ronald Kukulies, Justus von Dohnányi, AlexBrendemühl, Trystan Pütter PRODUCTION COMPANYSchramm Film Koerner & Weber, in co-productionwith neon productions, ZDF, ARTE, ARTE FranceCinéma RUNTIME 101 min LANGUAGE German,French FESTIVALS Berlinale 2018, Hong Kong 2018,Istanbul 2018, Jeonju 2018, Ankara 2018, CrossingEurope Linz 2018

SCREENINGMon, 14 May, 15:30 h, Lerins 4




VIELMACHGLASA JAR FULL OF LIFE

Marleen is a young woman whose life hasn’t startedyet. Already in her early 20s, she still lives at homewith her parents and has no goals or aspirations tospeak of. Like a lot of people her age, she’s stuck in arut that seems impossible to overcome. Even her be-loved big brother can’t save her from what looks likea permanent slump. Ultimately, it takes a personaltragedy to shake her awake. Out of a sense of guilt anddespair, Marleen embarks on an adventure she’sclearly not prepared for. Indeed, there’s a ship waitingin Hamburg to sweep her off to Antarctica. But how isshe supposed to get there with only eight euros in herpocket? It’s the beginning of a storybook journey that’sjust as funny as it is emotionally poignant. In thecourse of her road-trip adventure, Marleen realizesthe world is full of people who are even wilder andcrazier than she is. She also makes an unexpecteddiscovery: the further she travels away from home, thecloser she gets to herself.

GENRE Comedy, Drama CATEGORY Feature YEAR OFPRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR Florian Ross SCREEN-PLAY Finn Christoph Stroeks CINEMATOGRAPHYFelix Novo de Oliveira CAST Jella Haase, MatthiasSchweighöfer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Juliane Köhler,Marc Benjamin PRODUCTION COMPANY PANTALEONFilms RUNTIME 85 min LANGUAGE German




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In 2018, German Films and the German Federal Film Board (FFA) combine their forces again to present a new edition of theshort film program NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER to audiences around the world. The traditional talent showcase pre-mieres the most remarkable student shorts – the NEXT GENERATION of German cinema – together with the best Germanshorts under 5 minutes – the winners of the FFA’s SHORT TIGER Award. This year, an expert jury selected twelve short filmsthat represent a wide diversity of forms, genres, subjects and skillful filmmaking that international audiences have come toexpect from German shorts.

With NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2018, German Films and the FFA invite you to discover promising talents and new filmtrends early on. The filmmakers scan deeply under the surface of current social topics and share new perspectives with theaudience. Their stories are deeply personal as well as very universal, told from different angles and in a variety of styles. Oncemore, this program confirms that short film is an independent art form deserving of the big screen and the awareness ofaudiences. We hope you share our enthusiasm and help us spread the word: the program will be available after Cannes forscreenings at international festivals and film events throughout the year.

PLEASE COME AND ENJOY!The films for NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2018 were selected by an expert jury: Student Academy Award®-winner andAcademy Award®-nominee Katja Benrath (WATU WOTE – ALL OF US), Daniel Ebner (Artistic Director VIS Vienna Shorts Festival)and Dr. Gregory Theile (Kinopolis/Theile Group). The NEXT GENERATION student films were selected from a total of 105 sub-missions from 17 film schools; to be eligible the films had to be 15 minutes or under and completed at German film schoolsin 2017 or 2018. An additional 59 films were submitted to the SHORT TIGER competition; the conditions of entry for these filmswere suitability for theatrical release and a maximum running time of 5 minutes.

NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2018 is supported by:

SCREENINGSun, 13 May, 17:30 h, Olympia 1

RUNTIME 101 min


A tiny fruit fly gets swatted. Against all odds, it defies death inits very own way.

GENRE Animation, Opera YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIREC-TOR/ANIMATION Lukas von Berg PRODUCER Oliver KrausePRODUCTION COMPANY Filmakademie Baden-WürttembergVOICE Daniel Kluge RUNTIME 4 min 30 sec LANGUAGE Italianwith English subtitles FESTIVALS Trieste 2018, Tampere 2018AWARDS Short Tiger 2018

SALES Filmakademie Baden-Wü[email protected]

L’ARIA DEL MOSCERINOAs a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around her to havefaces. She doesn’t even recognize her own face. Years later,she learns about a rare, untreatable deficit in her brain. It wasart, after all, that offered her a way to finally recognize her-self.

GENRE Animation, Documentary YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018DIRECTORS/SCREENPLAY Valentin Riedl, Frédéric SchuldANIMATION Frédéric Schuld PRODUCER Fabian DriehorstPRODUCTION COMPANIES Filmstahl, Fabian&Fred RUNTIME5 min LANGUAGE German with English subtitles FESTIVALSSan Francisco 2018, Cleveland 2018, Stuttgart Animation FilmFestival 2018, Hot Docs Toronto 2018, Melbourne AnimationFilm Festival 2018 AWARDS Short Tiger 2018

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CARLOTTA’S FACE


A short view of the German digital legacy of our society in fourchapters.

GENRE Fiction YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Jannis Alexander Kiefer CINEMATOGRAPHYAdam Graf PRODUCER Milena Schäpers PRODUCTIONCOMPANIES Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF,DFA Produktion CAST Kevin Patzke, Christian Schlemmer,Gabriele Blum, Jürgen Heimüller, Alaa Alhaidar, PhilippNazarov RUNTIME 4 min 48 sec LANGUAGE German withEnglish subtitles FESTIVALS Regensburg 2018, ChangingPerspectives Istanbul 2018, Kurzsüchtig Leipzig 2018, cellul’art Jena 2018, Arc Film Festival Mainz 2018, Aaretaler Kurz-filmfestival 2018, SHORTS Offenburg 2018 AWARDS ShortTiger 2018

SALES Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD [email protected]

COMMENTSA woman has a car accident and is trapped next to a busyhighway in the car wreck. Her serious injuries are causing herto gradually bleed to death, and the cold turns into one of herbiggest enemies during her desperate search for help. Withall her strength she tries to attract attention and not lose herhope for salvation, but finally she finds a note that portraysher fate in a completely different light.

GENRE Fiction YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR LukasBaier SCREENPLAY Christine Heinlein CINEMATOGRAPHYTilmann Wittneben PRODUCER Nicolai Fitzgerald PRODUC-TION COMPANIES finyl, Hochschule für Fernsehen und FilmMünchen CAST Jeanette Hain RUNTIME 13 min 32 secLANGUAGE German with English subtitles FESTIVALS Film-festival Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken 2018

SALES Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film Mü[email protected]

EGO


Is it possible to regain one’s natural appearance using anartificial object? Can a face be completed by the use of aninanimate object – an eye that does not blink or a nose thatcannot be wrinkled? And will this object become a naturalextension of a person’s body some day? A synthetic illusionthat connects three women and explores the desire to bewhole again.

GENRE Documentary YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIREC-TOR/SCREENPLAY Rebecca Zehr CINEMATOGRAPHY FelixPress PRODUCERS Tristan Bähre, Sebastian Fehring, PhilippMaron PRODUCTION COMPANY Hochschule für Fernsehenund Film München WITH Sabine Walker, Iris Schürer RUN-TIME 9 min 14 sec LANGUAGE German with English subtitlesFESTIVALS Bunter Hund Munich 2018, Landshut 2018,Regens burg 2018

SALES Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film Mü[email protected]

EPITHESEA film about a long distance relationship and the power ofimagination.

GENRE Animation YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/ANIMATION Nathalie Lamb SCREENPLAY Alissa AutschbachCINEMATOGRAPHY Christoph Schumann PRODUCERSChristoph Schumann, Nathalie Lamb PRODUCTION COMPANYFilmakademie Baden-Württemberg VOICES Chris Crocker,Charlotte Armer RUNTIME 7 min 48 sec LANGUAGE English


HIM AND HER


On a small island a bunch of exotic creatures run across eachother.

GENRE Animation YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTORS/ANIMATION/PRODUCERS Max Mörtl, Robert Löbel RUNTIME2 min 30 sec LANGUAGE no dialogue FESTIVALS Ottawa 2017,Cinanima Espinho 2017, Tallinn 2017, London Animation FilmFestival 2017, Bogoshorts Bogotá 2017, Animateka Ljubljana2017, Monstra Lisboa 2018, Ann Arbor 2018, TIFF Kids 2018AWARDS Short Tiger 2018, Golden Peanut Monstra Lisboa2018

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ISLANDA little metaphor about life.

GENRE Animation YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY/ANIMATION/PRODUCER Anne Isensee PRO-DUCTION COMPANY Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRADWOLF RUNTIME 1 min 46 sec LANGUAGE German withEnglish subtitles FESTIVALS DOK Leipzig 2017, interfilmBerlin 2017, Sehsüchte Potsdam 2018, Filmfest Dresden 2018,FICAM Meknès 2018, Monstra Lisboa 2018, FiSH Rostock 2018,Kurzsüchtig Leipzig 2018, Filmtage Friedrichshafen 2018,Bunter Hund Munich 2018 AWARDS Golden Dove GermanCompetition DOK Leipzig 2017, Short Tiger 2018


MEGATRICK MEGA TRICK


Mara takes part in a highly demanding training course of theGerman armed forces. When her fellow soldier Weber humil -iates her in front of her troop, Mara understands that she hasto defend herself – even if she puts her integrity to the test.

GENRE Fiction YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR LukasNathrath SCREENPLAY Lena Fakler CINEMATOGRAPHYPhilip Jestädt PRODUCER Henriette Ahrens PRODUCTIONCOMPANY Hamburg Media School CAST Lilli Meinhardt, Se-bastian Jakob Doppelbauer, Hajo Tuschy, Samantha Hanses,Niklas Marc Heinecke, David Mullikas, Maurice Walter,Thomas Klees RUNTIME 13 min 6 sec LANGUAGE Germanwith English subtitles

SALES KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg [email protected]

MIT IM BUND MORALE

Bodo is standing on the top of a roof and ready to jump, whensuddenly his phone rings. It’s Evi, telling Bodo he won a prizein a competition he never took part in. While Bodo tries to getrid of Evi, all of a sudden the casino where Evi is calling fromis attacked by robbers… And now not only his life, but the livesof all the hostages are in danger.

GENRE Fiction YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017 DIRECTOR SophieLinnenbaum SCREENPLAY Sophie Linnenbaum, MichaelFetter Nathansky CINEMATOGRAPHY Fee StrothmannPRODUCERS Marie-Therese Dalke, Philipp Sindermann PRO-DUCTION COMPANY Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRADWOLF CAST Michael Schenk, Rike Eckermann, Michael Pink,Jakob Bieber RUNTIME 15 min LANGUAGE German withEnglish subtitles FESTIVALS Hof 2017, Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken 2018, Crossing Europe Linz 2018,Imagine Amsterdam 2018


RIEN NE VA PLUS


In animated flashbacks the anonymous protagonist tells of thebrutal everyday life in a Christian orphanage of the 1970s andher personal struggle against the arbitrariness of the nunsand their ruthless authority. 40 years later, when she is to befinancially compensated by the authorities, she encounters in-comprehension and renewed ruthlessness.

GENRE Animation, Documentary YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2017DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Julia Charakter ANIMATION MickMahler, Mikko Beste CINEMATOGRAPHY Jonas EckertPRODUCER Christopher Albrodt PRODUCTION COMPANY ifsinternationale filmschule köln RUNTIME 11 min 8 secLANGUAGE German with English subtitles FESTIVALSDOK.fest Munich 2017, Landshut 2018

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UNBARMHERZIG WITHOUT MERCY

The current generation is trying to live life surrounded byruins of the past. WE’RE BACK AGAIN depicts one exemplarysituation the new generation of Jews experience when tryingto build a new life in Germany.

GENRE Fiction YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2018 DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY Shirel Peleg CINEMATOGRAPHY ElisabethNeugebauer PRODUCER Isabella Braun PRODUCTIONCOMPANY Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg CAST NupharBlechner, Yotam Ishay, Laura Schwickerath, MonicaSchweitzer RUNTIME 7 min 45 sec LANGUAGE German/Hebrew with English subtitles


WIR SIND WIEDER DAWE’RE BACK AGAIN

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AND ON PREVIEW DVDGet your copy at the German Pavilion (#123)!

CALL OF COMFORT Brenda Lien • Germany 2018 • 9’ • experimental • English dialogue

“Please agree to terms and conditions to be a part of the community,” says the Big Data crystal ball as it bathes you in positive affirmations and hyper-personalized ads, “All for your own benefit, of course.” You are a neverending energy source. Feel your body becoming heavy and relaxed, and just say, “Yes!”

contact: Brenda Lien, [email protected]

DARÍO Manuel Kinzer, Jorge A. Trujillo Gil • Germany 2018 • 15’ • fiction •Spanish dialogue • English subtitles

Barranquilla, Colombia. 17-year-old Darío’s secret passion is dancing in one of the carnival groups in the city. But his single mother believes that real men do not dance and should rather earn money for the family. Darío has to decide: Does he participate in the upcoming carnival parade and risks the confrontation with his mother?

contact: Manuel Kinzer, [email protected]

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DIE SCHLÄFERIN THE SLEEPER Alex Gerbaulet • Germany 2018 • 16’ • experimental documentary • German dialogue • English subtitles

THE SLEEPER approaches the biographies of two women whose personalities were forcibly hidden behind their roles as wives and homemakers. They remained invisible until they themselves became the aggressors.

contact: Alex Gerbaulet, [email protected]

FOLLOWER Jonathan Behr • Germany 2018 • 10’ • experimental fiction •German dialogue • English subtitles

Clara only wants to spend a casual evening as a babysitter for a rich family in their house, when she suddenly has a new follower for her Instagram account. But this one is different - and not easy to shake off…

contact: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Eva [email protected]

MASCARPONE Jonas Riemer • Germany 2018 • 14’ • fiction • English dialogue

Francis, the dreamy film projectionist, accidentally crashes into the limousine of gangster boss Mascarpone. Suddenly he finds himself in the middle of a mobster film.

contact: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Cristina [email protected]

RÅ Sophia Bösch • Germany, Sweden 2018 • 30’ • fiction • Swedish dialogue •English subtitles

Autumn in northern Sweden. Linn is 16 years old and finally allowed to join her father on the elk hunt. She wants to prove herself in the group of hunters, but the wilder-ness itself turns out to be her actual test.

contact: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Cristina [email protected]

ROUTINES Eren Aksu • Germany 2018 • 18’ • documentary • German dialogue •English subtitles

Jossie is a young athlete. Performance happens in an instant: It becomes the show, the spectacle. The training never ends, stays hidden. Set in Berlin, ROUTINES centers on high jumper Jossie Graumann, observing a week in the life of the athlete.

contact: Eren Aksu, [email protected]

STORKOW KALIFORNIA Kolja Malik • Germany 2018 • 28’ • fiction • German dialogue • English subtitles

Sunny and his mother Nena live as social outlaws in the East-German countryside of Storkow, doing drugs in the car and on the “Beach”. But when Sunny meets the cop Liv, their lives can’t go on like before.

contact: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Eva [email protected]

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FABIAN MASSAH founded his company with fellowDFFB graduate Marc Malze in 2004 and has (co-) pro-duced several award-winning films including MENON THE BRIDGE, ATLANTIC, ALL OF A SUDDEN andOBLIVION VERSES which premiered in Venice andToronto last year. His most recent production,Johannes Schaff’s SYMPHONY OF NOW, will bereleased this summer. Fabian Massah has alsoworked for many years on producing commercials andis a board member of the German Film ProducersAssociation.

CONTACTEndorphine Productionfabian@endorphineproduction.comwww.endorphineproduction.com

Each year at the Festival de Cannes, 20 promising, up-and-coming producers from throughout Europe areselected to participate in PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE.The initiative is aimed at connecting young, enter -prising European producers with potential co-pro -duction partners, strengthening their industry net- works and, at the same time, providing a solid andvisible platform for this next generation of Europeanfilmmakers. The producers go through a rigorousselection process which places the top contendersin a tightly focused working environment during thefestival. They take part in project pitching, 1:1 meet -ings and case studies, social events and an extensivepress campaign. Representing Germany this year isFabian Massah of Endorphine Production.

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Happy FamilyRichard the StorkThe Little Vampire

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