News 2005

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5. November 2005 - Award

female/male has won the Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2005
(German Short Film Prize 2005) in the category "fiction under
seven minutes". The prize is 30.000 Euros for my next project.

I am completely over the moon and still can't really believe my luck! The
ceremony took place at the HFF "Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam, Germany and the
prize was given to me by the German Minister for Culture and Media
Christina Weiss. Both the actors and the team were there and of course we
partied until late. I really need to cure my hangover...

Thanks again to all the people who helped realize this little film! Daniel

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31. October 2005 - Nomination

female/male has been nominated for the Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2005
(German Short Film Prize 2005) in the category "fiction under
seven minutes". The Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis is one of the most
prestigious awards for short film in Germany. The prize will be presented
on 4. November 2005 in Potsdam, Germany.

female/male will tour selected cinemas in Germany with the other
nominated films in the following months.

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31. October 2005 - Award

female/male was awarded a "Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll" by the
Filmbewertungstelle in Wiesbaden, Germany. This award is only
given to films of exceptional quality.

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20. August 2005 - Award

Gram (Grief) won the first prize at the
The Iñigo Award - Kurzfilmwettbewerb des Jesuitenordens
in Cologne.

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15. August 2005 - News

During the last few months I have been working on two new short films:

The first one is a short experimental documentary entitled Skolopendra.
It was shot in September 2004 in front of the exhibition "Das MoMA
in Berlin" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany. The film is
concerned with the question why people go to exhibitions.

The second film is a short fiction film. It is a co-production of the
HFF 'Konrad Wolf' and the TV channel Arte. The commissioning editor
is Barbara Häbe. The film is called Dog and was shot in Calcutta, India
in February / March 2005.

The story in short: The filmmaker Daniel Lang comes to India with the
intention to make a film about street children. He does not get very far,
as he is run over by a huge, green lorry. But Daniel does not die!
He is reincarnated as a dog, a street dog to be exact. And as everybody
knows: Daniel hated dogs as a human...

India was a great experience, although working conditions were very difficult.
Without the help of Neel Lahiri, my assistant director / translator / guide,
this film would never have been possible!

Both films are on the verge of being finished - we are working on the sound
design at the moment. I am very happy with both of them. For the first time
I have explored the possibilities of humor (in Dog it is very dark humor!),
and am consequently very excited to find out how a larger audience reacts.
I am of course hoping for a good festival to premiere at. More to come soon...

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15. August 2005 - Festivals

female/male has been invited to:

The short film competition of the 20. Europäisches Filmfestival Alpinale in
Nenzing, Austria (9.-14. August 2005).

The 29. Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt in Weiterstadt, Germany
(11.-15. August 2005).

The Tinklai International Short Film Festival in Tinklai, Lithuania
(4.-20. September 2005).

The competition of the Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte in Bergamo,
Italy (9.-18.September 2005).

The competition of GuckMalKurz - Euskirchener Kurzfilmfestival in Euskirchen,
Germany (9.-18. September 2005).

The competition of the International Students Festival of Film Art in Baltchik,
Bulgaria (18.-25. September 2005).

Break - 8. International Festival of Independent Artists in Ljubljana, Slowenia
(7.-21. November 2005)

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Gram (Grief) has been invited to:

The international competition for The Iñigo Award - Kurzfilmwettbewerb des
Jesuitenordens in Cologne (16-19. August 2005) (

The Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte in Bergamo,
Italy (9.-18.September 2005).

The competition of the International Students Festival of Film Art in Baltchik,
Bulgaria (18.-25. September 2005).

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15. August 2005 - Awards

female/male won the Foerderpreis at the 15. Filmkunstfest Schwerin.
Read the jury's statement here.

female/male won a bronze medal at FiSH 05 in Rostock, Germany.

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Gram (Grief) won in the category "Cultural Differences in Dialogue 
at Shooting Europe!  The European Short Film Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Read the jury's statement here.

Gram (Grief) got a special mention by the jury of Cellu l Art in Jena, Germany

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1. May 2005 - Festival Screenings

female/male has been invited to:

The short film competition of the 15. Filmkunstfest Schwerin in Schwerin,
Germany (4.-8. May 2005).

The German competition of the 21. International Short Film Festival Hamburg
in Hamburg, Germany (8. - 13. June 2005).

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7. February 2005 - Press

female/male got an excellent review in the national newspaper
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, following the film's screening at the
26. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken, Germany.

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7. February 2005 - Festival Screenings

female/male has been invited to:

The 28. Poitiers International Film Schools Festival in Poitiers, France
(15. - 20. March 2005).

The 6. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival in Landshut, Germany
(17. - 20. March 2005). The screening date is Saturday, 19. March
2005 at 21:00 at the Kinoptikum, Nahensteig 189, 84034 Landshut.

The international competition of the 13th Mediterranean Festival of New Film
in Larissa, Greece (28. March - 3. April 2005).

The IV Open St. Petersburg Student Films Festival St.Petersburg, Russia
(12. - 16. May 2005).

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Gram (Grief) has been invited to:

The short film competition of the Filmfestival Türkei/Deutschland in
Nürnberg, Germany (10. - 13. March 2005).

The Independent Days - 7. Low Budget Filmfest in Karlsruhe, Germany
(7. - 12. April 2005).

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18. January 2005 - Festival Screenings

female/male will be running in the short film competition at
the 26. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken, Germany.

The screening dates are:

Tuesday, 18.01., 17:30, CineStar 3
Wednesday, 19.01., 12:00, CineStar 1
Friday, 21.01., 21:00, Filmhaus
Saturday, 22.01., 17:00, CineStar 1

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female/male has also been invited to:

The International Student Short Film Festival 2005 of IESAV
in Beirut, Lebanon (26. - 30. January 2005).

The 27. International Week of Short Film in San Roque, Spain
(31. January - 5. February 2005).

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