Audi Festival of German Film 2014

SYDNEY 26 March – 10 April Chauvel Cinema Palace Norton Street

MELBOURNE 27 March – 11 April Palace Cinema Como Kino Cinemas

BRISBANE 28 March – 3 April Palace Centro

CANBERRA 1 – 6 April Palace Electric Cinema

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HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL We warmly welcome you to the Audi Festival of German Films.

For the thirteenth year, our signature event of contemporary German cinema comes to you with a plethora of heart-warming, mind-boggling, hilarious and controversial films from German-speaking Europe, with English subtitles.

From 26 March until 11 April, more than fifty titles will be screened across half a dozen venues in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. All of them were hand-picked in Australia by an independent, international jury of movie experts, specifically for this festival.

You can vote for your favourite movie online — in doing so, you might even win a prize. The winning film will be awarded our famous Golden Gnome.

The Goethe-Institut Australia is most grateful to our principal festival partner Audi Australia and to all of the sponsors who have helped make this event possible.

Finally, join us in welcoming the European stars who have travelled to Australia to meet you, the audience.

We wish you inspiring entertainment with truly exceptional cinema from Europe at the Audi Festival of German Films.

Viel Vergnügen!

Dr Arpad A Sölter

Mariette Rissenbeek

Andrew Doyle

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German Films

Audi Australia

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MINIMAG ISSUED BY Goethe-Institut Australien EDITORS Dr Arpad Sölter, Gabriele Urban, Jochen Gutsch, Alexander Kreisler, Mareike Hoksch, Jenny Ritter PHOTOS Thanks to German Films and all copyright holders. Schiwago Films for Oh Boy, Madman for The Station, Peter Liechti for Father’s Garden—The Love of my Parents, Frenetic Films for Lovely Louise, Drei Freunde GmbH for Bela Kiss: Prologue, Global Screen for Das Phantom, Tobis-Melodiefilm GmbH for Tattoo, Koolfilm for Rosie, Berengar Pfahl Film GmbH for Odyssey of Heroes, ruff-huff productions for The Aroma of the West.

Steffi Henn for the portrait of Nadeshda Brennicke and Swissworld, Intellect Ltd. TEXT Peter Krausz, Richard Kuipers, German Films, Goethe-Institut, Global Screen, Drei Freunde GmbH, Peter Liechti DESIGN Torkos Ploetz Design SPECIAL THANKS TO Peter Krausz, Richard Kuipers, Richard Moore, Dr Joachim Bernauer, Robert Distelrath, Michael Pearce, Dr Christoph Müller, Dr Helmut Böck, Hans-Dieter Steinbach, Marcel Stutz, Thorsten Eisingerich, Ernst Steinmann, Prof Dr Michael Schütz, Bernhard Furger, Mariette Rissenbeek, Bernhard Simek, the Zeccola Family, local teams at the Palace Cinemas, and all our wonderful interns and volunteers!

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FESTIVAL GUESTS

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Banklady, PAGE 10 Tattoo, PAGE 29 The Phantom, PAGE 30

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NADESHDA BRENNICKE graduated from the Zinner Schauspielschule in Munich in the early 1990s. It did not take long before she was starring in a range of successful films such as Bob Swaim’s Le Doigt de Dieu (1997) and Dominik Graf’s Hotte Im Paradies (2003).

The latter film as well as the production Silikon Walli (2002) gained her Deutscher Fernsehpreis nominations. She was awarded the prestigious Grimme-Preis for her role in Denis Gansel’s The Phantom (2000), and recently received the Silver Hugo for Best Actress in Banklady (2014) at the Chicago International Film Festival. We will be presenting Nadeshda Brennicke’s latest movie Banklady (our Opening Night Film in Sydney and in Melbourne) as well as a retrospective evening with The Phantom and Tattoo.

SYD

Wednesday 26 March Monday 31 March Tuesday 1 April

Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm Banklady +Q&A Chauvel Cinema: 6.00pm/8.30pm Retro +Q&A Palace Norton Street: 6.15pm Banklady +Q&A

MEL

Thursday 27 March Friday 28 March

Palace Cinema Como: 7.00pm Banklady +Q&A Palace Cinema Como: 6.00pm/8.45pm Retro +Q&A Kino Cinemas: 6.45pm Banklady +Q&A

BRI

Saturday 29 March

Palace Centro: 6.00pm/8.45pm Retro +Q&A

CAN

Thursday 3 April

Palace Electric Cinema: 6.00pm/8.45pm Retro +Q&A

CONSTANZE KNOCHE LEIS BAGDACH

CONSTANZE KNOCHE was born in Magdeburg, Germany. After studying dramaturgy at the Hochschule f端r Musik und Theater Leipzig, she studied directing at the Hochschule f端r Film und Fernsehen Potsdam, at the Filmakademie Vienna and at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon. Since 2007, she has worked as a director, writer and producer for film and television, being one of the shareholders and managers of the film production company Neufilm since 2012. Constanze directed the award-winning Visitors (PAGE 46) and will be present for Q&As alongside her partner, Leis Bagdach.

LEIS BAGDACH was born in Cologne.

He studied literature and theatre studies at the University of Leipzig before moving to Berlin in 2000. Since then he has worked as a freelance writer for cinema, TV and theatre. Leis Bagdach was not only one of the screenwriters for the film Visitors, he also co-manages the film production company Neufilm with his partner Constanze Knoche and Holm Taddiken.

SYD

Thursday 27 March Saturday 29 March Friday 4 April

Palace Norton Street: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A

MEL

Monday 31 March Tuesday 1 April Wednesday 2 April

Palace Cinema Como: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A Kino Cinemas: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A Palace Cinema Como: 6.30pm Visitors +Q&A

BRI

Sunday 30 March

Palace Centro: 4.30pm Visitors +Q&A

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ANGUS MCGRUTHER

ANGUS MCGRUTHER, a real Sydneysider, graduated from the University of Wollongong’s acting program in 2006.

Since then he has worked in theatre, film and television in Australia and Germany, splitting his time living and working between Sydney and Berlin. He appeared on stage at the English Theatre Berlin and in the German sci-fi film Snowblind (2010) alongside Wim Wenders. You can see him in the thriller Bela Kiss: Prologue (PAGE 41).

In English, without subtitles.

Sunday 30 March Wednesday 2 April

Palace Norton Street: 7.45pm Bela Kiss +Q&A Chauvel Cinema: 6.00pm Bela Kiss +Q&A

MEL

Thursday 3 April Friday 4 April

Kino Cinemas: 6.15pm Bela Kiss +Q&A Palace Cinema Como: 6.00pm Bela Kiss +Q&A

JUSTUS NEUMANN

SYD

JUSTUS NEUMANN is an actor, director and performer who was born in Vienna and has been living on Tasmania’s Bruny Island since 1987. He has performed with the Vienna Schauspielhaus Ensemble, won the City of Vienna Best Actor Award twice and produced the musical theater piece Alzheimer Symphony in 2013. His bilingual productions are created in Tasmania and exported to Austria. He will present The Last Days of Mankind at our WWI: 1914–2014 special event (PAGE 5).

READING PERFORMANCE

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SYD

Monday 7 April

Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm

MEL

Saturday 5 April

Palace Cinema Como: 6.30pm

CAN

Sunday 6 April

Palace Electric Cinema: 6.30pm

SPECIAL FESTIVAL EVENTS

See pages 62, 63 and 67 for ticketing information

SYDNEY Thursday 3 April Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm MELBOURNE Tuesday 1 April Palace Cinema Como: 6.30pm CANBERRA Wednesday 2 April Palace Electric Cinema: 6.30pm

25 YEARS AGO

FALL OF THE WALL

SPECIAL EVENT

We are celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 — 25 years ago! The evening will start with I Will not Lose, a documentary about former athletes from East Germany. A definite highlight of this year’s festival will follow, the live music intermezzo by Berlin cabaret pop band The Beez . The group’s aptly named production Don’t Mention the Wall will take the audience on a journey through the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall presented in an exciting mixture of songs, words, and documents. We will end the evening with the remarkable documentary The Family. In addition, the outstanding short film The Aroma of the West will be shown before both movies, (PAGE 59).

SYDNEY Monday 7 April Chauvel Cinema: 6.30pm MELBOURNE Saturday 5 April Palace Cinema Como: 6.30pm CANBERRA Sunday 6 April Palace Electric Cinema: 6.30pm

READING PERFORMANCE

WWI: 1914–2014 SPECIAL EVENT

Justus Neumann revisits Karl Kraus’ satire The Last Days of Mankind (1918) in an inspiring lecture about the absurdity of war and the mistakes that mankind seems to be repeating throughout history.

Karl Kraus illustrated this through his drama on the catastrophes of World War One (WWI). His chilling, almost prophetic visions of mankind make this work very relevant in today’s age of social and political transformations worldwide. Neumann’s presentation will be followed by drinks served in the cinema foyer, and by the screening of the critically acclaimed WWI drama Odyssey of Heroes (PAGE 34).

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LIVE MUSIC AND FILM

MUSICAL SUNDAY

SPECIAL EVENT

SYDNEY Sunday 30 March Chauvel Cinema: 2.30pm MELBOURNE Sunday 30 March Palace Cinema Como: 2.30pm

Indulge in some jazzy vibes on our Musical Sunday! Our films take you on a journey from jazz to reggae, accompanied by live music and refreshing drinks. Kicking off proceedings will be an uplifting musical performance.

From there, we will move on to the documentary As Time Goes by in Shanghai, in which you will follow a Chinese jazz band on their trip to a music festival in the Netherlands. Afterwards, we invite you to accompany the young and famous German reggae musician ‘Gentleman ’ on his Journey to Jah. This film explores how reggae made its way into current European culture. Our music day will end with the feature film I Feel Like Disco. A smooth start to your week is ensured!

HORROR PARTY

MOONLIGHT MANIA

SPECIAL EVENT

SYDNEY Wednesday 2 April Chauvel Cinema: 6.00pm MELBOURNE Friday 4 April Palace Cinema Como: 6.00pm

Didn’t you have enough horror during your working week? Or do you just love shivers running down your spine? In that case you should not miss Moonlight Mania. First we will screen Bela Kiss: Prologue, an English language German-Australian co-production. Afterwards, the actor Angus McGruther will be available for a Q&A session. We will continue our after-work horror with diabolical drinks that will prevent your blood from running cold while watching our movies. The ones still standing should stay for our second movie The Station — sweet dreams guaranteed!

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MELBOURNE Monday 7 April Palace Cinema Como: 6.00pm

Indulge in a Swiss feast and meet two charming ladies from Switzerland: Lovely Louise and Rosie.

During the interval, Swiss DJ Moses Iten will spin Alpensounds which are part of his new project The Swiss Conspiracy. This collaboration with fellow Swiss-born musician Christoph H. Mueller of Gotan Project explores the soundscape of Switzerland as a DJ set. To complete this Swiss evening, authentic delectable specialties will be offered. A big thank you goes out to the Swiss Consulate for making this Swiss SoirĂŠe possible!

SYDNEY Wednesday 9 April Chauvel Cinema: 8.30pm MELBOURNE Wednesday 9 April Palace Cinema Como: 8.30pm

THE SWISS CONSPIRACY

SWISS SOIREE

SPECIAL EVENT

ORIENTAL NIGHT

SPECIAL EVENT

We will be taking your senses on a journey to the Orient. Imagine buzzing bazaars, the scent of exotic spices, glimpses of colourful crowded towns and the vastness of the Moroccan desert. Exit your everyday life while enjoying the movie Exit Marrakech and be ready for surprises during this Arabian night.

SYDNEY Tuesday 8 April Goethe-Institut Sydney: 6.00pm 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra MELBOURNE Thursday 10 April Goethe-Institut: 6.00pm Level 1, 448 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

MICHELLE LANGFORD

BOOK LAUNCH

SPECIAL EVENT

Michelle Langford, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at UNSW, will launch her Directory of World Cinema: Germany Vol. 2. Her passion for German cinema was sparked at an early age during an excursion to the Goethe-Institut in Sydney. Building on the material presented in the first volume, the second work explores a range of compelling and sometimes surprising German films. Rounding out the volume are essays on key directors and overviews of German film festivals. Michelle Langford will read at our Goethe-Institutes in Sydney and Melbourne.

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FILM FINDER GERMAN CURRENTS 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

A Pact Banklady Broken Glass Park Gold Home From Home — Chronicle of a Vision Houston My Sisters Nordstrand Silvi — Maybe Love The Girl with Nine Wigs The Taste of Appleseeds UPSIDEdown Woyzeck — The Tragedy of a Simple Man Oh Boy Julia My Way to Olympia

OUR NEIGHBOURS 25 26 27 28

Rosie Lovely Louise Father’s Garden — The Love of my Parents The Station

RETRO 29 30

Tattoo The Phantom

THE WALL 31 32

The Family I Will not Lose

1914–2014 100 YEARS OF HISTORY 33 34

Sources of Life Odyssey of Heroes

QUIRKY GERMANS 35 38 39 40 41

Gaming Instinct Love Steaks The Strange Little Cat Finsterworld Bela Kiss: Prologue

CULTURE CLASH 42 43 44 45

Journey to Jah Nemez Ummah — Among Friends As Time Goes by in Shanghai

GENERATION CLASH 46 47 48 49 50

Visitors Parents Exit Marrakech I Feel Like Disco Life’s no Piece of Cake

KIDS’ KAPERS 51 52 53 54 55

Famous Five 2 Hanni & Nanni 3 The Black Brothers The Little Ghost V8 — Start your Engines

SHORTS 56 59

Next Generation Short Tiger — 13 Shorts The Aroma of the West

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Last year’s Golden Gnome winner, Director Georg Maas, shares a drink with his new bestie.

GERMAN CURRENTS THRILLER | 2013 | 85 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Denis Dercourt CAST Mark Waschke, Marie Bäumer, Sylvester Groth,

Sophie Rois, Saskia Rosendahl, Johannes Zeiler FESTIVALS Busan 2013, Chicago 2013 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

A PACT ZUM GEBURTSTAG

In East Germany in the 1980s, two teenage friends set up a pact where one of them takes the other’s girlfriend, which can be reversed down the track.

Now, with Anna and Paul married with two children, the initial pact comes back to haunt them when Georg shows up. This thriller provides a number of twists and turns throughout its psychological cat-and-mouse game.

Notable in the cast of this latest film is young actress Saskia Rosendahl, who was discovered by Cate Shortland, appearing in her Australian film shot in Germany, Lore (2012).

DENIS DERCOURT was born in Paris in 1964. He spent part of his youth living with German relatives near Stuttgart. At university he studied music, politics and philosophy. From 1988 to 1993 he has been a viola soloist with the Orchestra Symphonique Français. From 1993 to 2012 he was a professor at the Conservatoire in Strasbourg. He has been living in Berlin with his family since 2010. Dercourt received international attention as a writer and director with the films Demain dès l’aube (2009) and The Page Turner (2006), both featured in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival. A Pact (Zum Geburtstag ) is his first film in German.

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BANKLADY

CRIME, DRAMA, ACTION | 2013 | 117 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Christian Alvart SCREENPLAY Kai Hafemeister, Christoph Silber CAST Nadeshda Brennicke, Charly Hübner, Ken Duken,

SYDNEY+ MELBOURNE OPENING NIGHT

Andreas Schmidt, Heinz Hoenig, Henny Reents, Niels-Bruno Schmidt FESTIVALS Chicago 2013, Warsaw 2013 AWARDS Silver Hugo Best Actress Chicago 2013 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

Based on the true story of West Germany’s first female bank robber, Gisela Werler. This is a tale of her escapades during the 1960s, and her development from shy worker to notorious felon. Reminiscent in tone of both Bonnie & Clyde and The Thomas Crown Affair, the film carefully recreates the period, including great use of music, split screen, and production design. Nadeshda Brennicke puts in an extraordinary performance as Werler, showing the way her character developed into a calculating criminal, defying gender expectations. Her two male companions learn that she is not someone with whom you can trifle. The police investigations into her crimes reveal the naïve understanding of criminal behaviour at the time, as well as sexist notions of women’s role in society. Indeed, the whole notion of women and fashion is cleverly satirised in this entertaining film.

CHRISTIAN ALVART began at an early age to develop a fascination with, and love for, cinema and television. In 1999 he wrote, produced and directed his debut film Curiosity & The Cat, for which he obtained a nomination for the Max Ophüls Award. He subsequently developed scripts for the TV series Der Puma and Wolffs Revier, and served as director, author and co-producer of the multiple award-winning film Antibodies (2005). Alvart also directed the Hollywood productions Case 39 (2009) with Renée Zellweger and Pandorum (2009) with Dennis Quaid.

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GERMAN CURRENTS COMING-OF-AGE, DRAMA | 2013 | 94 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Bettina Blümner SCREENPLAY Katharina Kress CAST Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Ulrich Noethen, Vladimir Burlakov,

Max Hegewald, Maria Dragus FESTIVALS BUSTER Copenhagen 2013, Festival do Rio 2013 AWARDS New Faces Award Film 2012 (Best Newcomer), Max Ophüls Filmfestival 2013 (Fritz-Raff-Preis for Screenplay) SALES Media Luna New Films UG www.medialuna.biz

BROKEN GLASS PARK SCHERBEN PARK

Sascha is a teenage girl living in a rough urban neighbourhood who dreams about writing a novel featuring her mother. She also seeks to avenge her stepfather, who brutally murdered her mother and is soon to be released from jail. When she encounters a newspaper editor, played by Ulrich Noethen, and his fragile son, a love triangle ensues. It results in character growth for all three of them. This drama, with some amusing observations to temper the tragedy, provides some compelling insights into the way tragedy can lead to hope. Especially noteworthy is the strong performance by Jasna Fritzi Bauer as Sascha.

BETTINA BLÜMNER was born in Düsseldorf. She studied media culture and design at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, followed by studies in directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV in Cuba. Her other films include several shorts, Naked City (2006) and Pool Of Princesses (Prinzessinnenbad, 2007), which won the German Film Award 2008 for Best Documentary.

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GOLD GOLD

DRAMA | 2013 | 101 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Thomas Arslan CAST Nina Hoss, Marko Mandić, Peter Kurth, Uwe Bohm,

Lars Rudolph, Rosa Enskat, Wolfgang Packhäuser FESTIVALS Berlin 2013, Copenhagen 2013, Edinburgh 2013, Cambridge 2013, Festival do Rio 2013, Vancouver 2013, Kyiv Molodist 2013, Viennale 2013, Palm Springs 2014 SALES The Match Factory GmbH www.the-match-factory.com

East German cinema produced a number of Westerns in the 1960s, not only as means of exploring characters in challenging territory, but also as a satiric insight into the ‘wealth’ of Western society. Set in Canada during the late 19th century, the film documents the journey of a group of German-American immigrants, seeking gold in the Klondike region. This journey, fraught with danger, includes a female journalist, played by renowned actress Nina Hoss.

After her initial trepidation about life, she develops a steely determination to complete the adventure. The quest for riches and some sort of personal epiphany for Nina’s character and the rest of the group culminate in a series of events that leads to irrevocable consequences. Beautifully filmed in the Canadian wilderness, audiences will be mesmerised by this journey and its inevitable conclusion.

THOMAS ARSLAN was born in 1962 in Braunschweig. In Munich he took up German studies and history before studying film at the German Film & Television Academy (dffb) in Berlin. He has been working as a writer and filmmaker since 1992. His films include Mach die Musik leiser (1994), the trilogy Geschwister (1996)/ Dealer (1998)/ A Fine Day (Der schöne Tag, 2000) and Im Schatten (2009).

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GERMAN CURRENTS DRAMA, HISTORY | 2013 | 230 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Edgar Reitz SCREENPLAY Edgar Reitz, Gert Heidenreich CAST Jan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximilian Scheidt,

Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Kriese, Philine Lembeck FESTIVALS Venice 2013, Toronto 2013, Festival do Rio 2013, Warsaw 2013 AWARDS Bavarian Film Awards 2013 SALES ARRI Worldsales www.arriworldsales.de

HOME FROM HOME— CHRONICLE OF A VISION DIE ANDERE HEIMAT— CHRONIK EINER SEHNSUCHT

The Heimat series by Edgar Reitz, stretching back over a number of years, did much to portray Germany as a significant, historic identity — its homeland, culture and people freed from the shackles of the wartime horrors. Now, Reitz returns with this revisionist view of ‘Heimat’ (homeland), set in the 19th century, when many Europeans settled in South America to escape the poverty and famine of the time. Using his well-constructed template of family, romance and drama, this new film focuses on two brothers and their hopes and dreams. Transplanting the notion of Heimat to another country, Reitz brings his continuing explorations of culture and identity to the fore, culminating in insightful observations and revelations about totalitarianism and hope. In this epic tale, the power of rural experience, conflict, faith and familial values combine to make this another compelling episode in the Heimat canon.

EDGAR REITZ was born in 1932 in Morbach. He was a member of the Oberhausen Group in 1962 and, together with filmmaker Alexander Kluge, co-founder of the Institute for Film at the Ulm Academy of Design in 1963.

A selection of his numerous and highly-acclaimed films includes: Mahlzeiten (1966), Die Reise nach Wien (1973), Die Stunde Null (1976), Der Schneider von Ulm (1978), Heimat (1982–1984), Die zweite Heimat (1985–1992), Die Nacht der Regisseure (1994), Heimat 3 (2004) and Heimat—Fragmente (2006).

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HOUSTON HOUSTON

DRAMA | 2013 | 107 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Bastian Günther CAST Ulrich Tukur, Garret Dillahunt, Wolfram Koch,

Jenny Schily, Jens Münchow, Jason Douglas FESTIVALS Sundance 2013, Dallas 2013, RiverRun International Film Festival 2013, Boston 2013, Marfa Film Festival 2013, Shanghai 2013, Karlovy Vary 2013, Rio 2013, Zurich 2013 AWARDS Special Jury Prize Boston 2013 SALES HanWay Films Ltd www.hanwayfi lms.com

A company executive in the throes of personal dilemmas due to his job, alcoholism and crumbling marriage, is given an opportunity to recruit a new American CEO for his German company. In circumstances that may help to save him from all his issues, his journey to America becomes more difficult than he expected. Caught in a number of potentially confronting events, he copes as best he can, which is not very well at all. Ulrich Tukur puts in another fine performance as the harried businessman whose encounters in America, plus his endemic alcoholism, lead to a catharsis with which he has to cope. The evocative cinematography of the urban landscape of Texas is reminiscent of the approach used in the film Paris, Texas.

BASTIAN GÜNTHER was born in 1974 in Hachenburg and studied English, social sciences and sport at the Cologne University. He then worked as a trainee on several film productions and as a freelancer at the public broadcaster WDR/Phoenix in Cologne before becoming assistant director for Marin Martschewski and Christian Petzold. Günther enrolled at the German Academy of Film & Television Berlin (dffb), resulting in his graduation film End of a Trip (Ende einer Strecke, 2005). His other films include Kuscheln in Vingst (2000), Corinna (2001), Acapulco (2002), Summer At Home (Bleib zuhause im Sommer, 2004) and Autopilots (Autopiloten, 2007).

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GERMAN CURRENTS DRAMA | 2012 | 88 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Lars Kraume SCREENPLAY Esther Bernstorff CAST Jördis Triebel, Nina Kunzendorf, Lisa Hagmeister, Stephan

MY SISTERS MEINE SCHWESTERN

Grossmann, Jaecki Schwarz, Monika Hansen, Marc Hosemann, Maike Bollow FESTIVALS 63rd Berlinale, Montreal 2013 AWARDS 9th Eurasia International Film Festival (Best Actress) SALES Badlands Film www.badlands-fi lm.de

Three middle-aged sisters, one of whom is dying of heart failure, decide to take a final trip to Paris. What sounds like a grim tale is actually both moving and occasionally amusing, especially as the three of them have enjoyed their lives together. As the journey unfolds, their reminiscences of past events, respective marriages, relationships and careers all come to the fore. Along the way, they encounter the well-known actresses Angela Winkler and Beatrice Dalle, who provide some sympathetic support for the sisters’ journey. Death may be round the corner, but this is a life-affirming film demonstrating the power of sibling relationships.

LARS KRAUME was born in Chieri, Italy in 1973 and grew up in Frankfurt am Main. He worked for two years as a freelance photographer before enrolling at the German Film & Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) in 1994. He directed several shorts before making his first feature Dunckel (1998), followed by Viktor Vogel—Commercial Man (2001), Kismet (TV, 2002), Sag nichts (2003), No Songs of Love (Keine Lieder über Liebe, 2005), Guten Morgen Herr Grothe (2007) and The Days to Come (Die kommenden Tage, 2010). facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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NORDSTRAND NORDSTRAND

DRAMA | 2013 | 89 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Florian Eichinger CAST Daniel Michel, Martin Schleiß, Luise Berndt,

Anna Thalbach, Rainer Wöss, Martina Krauel, William Boer, Louis Lex, Lennart Bartels, Jan Waßmuth FESTIVALS Max Ophüls 2013, Moscow 2013, Montreal 2013, Hamburg 2013, Zürich 2013, Rio 2013, Chicago 2013, Tallinn 2013 AWARDS 36th Grenzland Filmtage Selb 2013 (Best Feature Film), 10th Baltic Debuts Festival (Best Actor) SALES Bergfilm Produktion www.bergfi lm-produktion.de

When two brothers meet in their family’s isolated house on the coast, previously unresolved issues and tensions are revealed. Marten wants to pick up their jailed mother when she is released after killing their abusive father a few years ago, while Volker cannot forgive the way he was treated by his father and only wants to sell the house and forget the past. A former girlfriend of Marten appears to rekindle memories, as does a family friend who has her own observations and comments to make. This psychological drama turns into a tense observation of the way the past irrevocably impacts on the present. Well-written and powerfully acted, this film is sure to be a success.

FLORIAN EICHINGER was born in 1971, he hated school so much that he decided to teach himself film-making. While he worked as an editor, he started to direct his first short films, music videos and commercials in the 1990s. Eichinger’s first feature was Bergfest (2008), an abyssal low budget father-and-son-drama which he financed with money earned from his commercials. Bergfest has been invited to more than twenty international festivals and won several awards. During this time, Eichinger decided to write and direct two more films about the serious consequences of domestic violence, containing autobiographical material. Nordstrand is the second part of this topical trilogy.

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GERMAN CURRENTS DRAMA | 2013 | 97 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Nico Sommer SCREENPLAY Julia Stiebe, Nico Sommer CAST Lina Wendel, Thorsten Merten, Harald Polzin,

SILVI — MAYBE LOVE SILVI

Iván Gallardo, Peter Trabner FESTIVALS 63rd Berlinale, Copenhagen 2013, Cork 2013, Prag 2013, Monterrey 2013, Lisbon 2013, Bratislava 2013, MoMA New York 2013, San Gio Verona 2013, Montreal 2013 AWARDS Schwerin 2013 (Best Actress), New Berlin Film Award 2013 (Best Feature Film/German Film Critics Association 2013) SALES Süsssauerfilm www.suesssauerfi lm.de

Silvi is a woman in her late 40s who is unceremoniously dumped by her husband. How will she cope? By deciding to take the opportunity to make a new life and start dating other men. She relates her experiences to the camera in a documentary style approach while the audience witnesses her attempts to re-enter the dating game. One man she meets has a strange, sado-masochistic obsession, while another is into drugs and bizarre behaviours. As a reflection of contemporary, complex romantic life, the film reveals a great deal about the social demands on women in forming relationships and finding love. It leaves you with a question: What would you wish for Silvi’s future?

NICO SOMMER was born in Berlin in 1983, apprenticed as an assistant director, then studied feature and documentary film direction at the Kassel Academy of Art, graduating in 2012 with distinction. His feature films include Silent Spring (Stiller Frühling, 2008), Solokind (2010) and Berlin Beginners (Taktstürmer, 2011). His latest project is Family Fever (Familienfieber, 2014).

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THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS HEUTE BIN ICH BLOND

TRAGICOMEDY | 2013 | 117 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Marc Rothemund SCREENPLAY Katharina Eyssen CAST Lisa Tomaschewsky, Karoline Teska, David Rott, Maike

Bollow, Peter Prager, Alexander Held, Alice Dwyer, Daniel Zillmann, Jasmin Gerat FESTIVALS Berlin 2013, Seattle 2013, Giffoni 2013, Rio 2013 AWARDS Presidency of the Camera dei Deputati Award Giffoni 2013 SALES Beta Cinema GmbH www.betacinema.com

A young woman, Sophie, with plans for her career and for her romantic attachment with her boyfriend, is given the devastating diagnosis that she has a rare type of aggressive cancer. The film follows her fight against this dreadful situation, with support from her parents, friends, doctors and others. It is interesting to compare this insight into a cancer diagnosis with the Andreas Dresen film from 2011, Stopped on Track. There is a decidedly more upbeat tone to this film, with the determination that Sophie has to keep a positive attitude by still partying and enjoying her relationships. The title refers to her wearing a set of wigs of varying colours and styles to reflect her mood. This finely developed comedy/drama is both energetic and moving.

MARC ROTHEMUND was born in 1968. He is the son of film director Sigi Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant director for, among others, Helmut Dietl and Bernd Eichinger. He made his directorial debut with various TV series. His first feature film was Love Scenes From Planet Earth (Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit, 1998). In 2005 he directed Sophie Scholl—The Final Days (Sophie Scholl— Die letzten Tage), which was nominated for an Academy Award and received the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival.

His other films include Single by Contract (Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück, 2010) and Men Do What They Can (Man tut was Mann kann, 2012).

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GERMAN CURRENTS DRAMA | 2013 | 120 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Vivian Naefe SCREENPLAY Rochus Hahn, Uschi Reich CAST Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Thalia Neumann,

Paula Beer, Zoe Moore, Hildegard Schmahl, Marie B辰umer, Meret Becker SALES Beta Cinema GmbH www.betacinema.com

THE TASTE OF APPLESEEDS DER GESCHMACK VON APFELKERNEN

Based on a popular novel by Katharina Hagena. A granddaughter returns to her family home and rediscovers many memories about her past, including the death of a young woman, and the various games she played as a youngster. Hannah Herzsprung, a previous guest of the festival, plays the lead role over various time periods. Set in the 1920s, 1980s and the present day, the story centres on the apple tree which is the centre of her reminiscences. It was also the catalyst for the games she would play with her friends, leading to events that affected them all. The story also involves a number of revelations with historic overtones, relating to an inheritance as well as an unresolved death. These have an impact on all the women in this sprawling story that seamlessly flows over the different time periods.

VIVIAN NAEFE studied at the University of Television & Film in Munich from 1978 to 1982. Her films include Getting A Life (Raus ins Leben, 2003), Waves (Wellen, 2005), The Wild Chicks (Die wilden H端hner, 2006), The Wild Chicks in Love (Die wilden H端hner und die Liebe, 2007), The Wild Chicks and Life (Die wilden H端hner und das Leben, 2009) and numerous TV movies. facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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UPSIDEDOWN KOPFÜBER

COMING-OF-AGE, FAMILY | 2013 | 90 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Bernd Sahling SCREENPLAY Bernd Sahling, Anja Tuckermann CAST Marcel Hoffmann, Frieda-Anna Lehman,

Inka Friedrich, Claudius von Stolzmann FESTIVALS Berlin 2013, FIFEM 2013 (Official Competition), Zlin 2013, BFI London 2013, BUSTER Copenhagen 2013 SALES ARRI Worldsales www.arriworldsales.de

Sascha is a 10-year-old boy living in a suburban housing estate. He cannot read and write properly, so he hates school. Meanwhile, his single parent mother and his two siblings live a hand-to-mouth existence. Sascha resorts to petty thieving and hijinks to get through each day. Eventually he is diagnosed with ADHD and is given medication. His young girlfriend and his social worker help him to stop the bad behaviour and to improve at school, yet Sascha desperately seeks some attention from his mother. Over the course of time, his medication suppresses his feelings to the point where he can’t be happy anymore. How will this situation be resolved for Sascha and everyone else?

What will become of his dreams to repair bicycles? This is a well-constructed drama employing current social issues to make some significant points.

BERND SAHLING was born in 1961 in Naumburg and studied at the Konrad Wolf University of Film & Television from 1986 to 1991. After graduating, he worked as a freelance writer and director before attending the Columbia College in Chicago and the Northwestern University. Since 1999, he has been conducting seminars and workshops on children’s films. His films include Song for Anne (Lied für Anne, short 1985), Boomerang (Bumerang, short 1986), Railroad Junction (Im Gleisdreieck, 1995) and The Blind Flyers (Die Blindgänger, 2004).

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GERMAN CURRENTS DRAMA | 2012 | 90 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Nuran David Calis SCREENPLAY Nuran David Calis (adapted from Georg Büchner) CAST Tom Schilling, Nora von Waldstätten,

Simon Kirsch, Julischka Eichel FESTIVALS 34th Max Ophüls Filmfestival Saarbrücken, World Film Festival Montreal 2013 SALES Beta Cinema GmbH www.betacinema.com

WOYZECK — THE TRAGEDY OF A SIMPLE MAN WOYZECK

Audiences may remember the 1979 Werner Herzog version of the Georg Büchner play about a psychologically tormented man and the consequences of this torment for his marriage. In this revisionist update of the story, noted actor Tom Schilling (Oh Boy ) plays a downtrodden man with a wife and child, whose poor circumstances, despite having three jobs, lead to him taking on an illegal drug trial for money. This results in side effects such as delusions, which in turn lead to tragic and brutal consequences for everyone in his life. His surreal visions and encounters with some shady Arabic men create a disturbing drama redolent with doom.

NURAN DAVID CALIS the son of Jewish Armenian immigrants from Turkey, was born in Bielefeld in 1976. He studied directing at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. During this time, he assisted at the Kammerspiele in Munich and at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich. Since 2003, he has been directing his own stage plays. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the Bavarian Art Sponsorship Award for Literature, the Karl-Skraup Award and the Nestroy Award for best newcomer. His films include Meine Mutter, Mein Bruder und Ich (2008), Frühlings Erwachen (2009) and Revolution Now! (2014).

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OH BOY

CANBERRA OPENING NIGHT

TRAGICOMEDY | 2012 | 85 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Jan-Ole Gerster CAST Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders FESTIVALS Karlovy Vary 2012, Sao Paulo 2012, Marrakech 2012 LA 2012, Guadalajara 2013, Istanbul 2013, Edinburgh 2013, Sydney 2013, Shanghai 2013, Hawaii 2013, Palm Springs 2014 AWARDS Jury Award Bratislava 2012, Audience Award Tallinn 2012, Bavarian Film Prize 2012 (Best Actor/Screenplay), Grand Prix Sofia 2013, German Film Awards 2013 (Best Film) SALES Beta Cinema GmbH www.betacinema.com

Niko (Tom Schilling) is a man in his 20s who is about to have a most unusual day. He has been depending on his father’s money to study at university and this is suddenly in jeopardy. On top of that, his girlfriend leaves him. While he roams around looking for a good cup of coffee, he encounters a childhood friend who reveals something about their past. A psychiatrist challenges his existence, and he meets a friend who is working on a Nazi film set. What a day! And how will it all end for him? Shot in luminous black and white on the streets of Berlin, this debut feature film by Jan-Ole Gerster has already received an outstanding amount of awards and highlights a side of German life that is not commonly represented in German film. Think Jim Jarmusch and you will get the idea.

JAN-OLE GERSTER trained as a paramedic following his civilian service, then completed an internship at X-Filme Creative Pool, working together with Wolfgang Becker on Good Bye, Lenin!. After that, he studied at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). A selection of his films includes Der Schmerz geht—der Film bleibt: The Making of Good Bye, Lenin!

(2004), J’adore le cinéma—Yann Tiersen und die Filmmusik (2004), as well as numerous commercials and videos.

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GERMAN CURRENTS DOCUMENTARY | 2013 | 89 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY J. Jackie Baier CAST Julia Krivickas, Włodzimierz Lerch,

JULIA JULIA

Ričardas Orzichovskis, Renate Lūšis FESTIVALS Filmfest Hamburg, Venice Days 2013, Scanorama European Film Forum 2013 SALES M-Appeal www.m-appeal.com

This confronting documentary details ten years in the life of a female transsexual prostitute from Lithuania, now living in Berlin. The film highlights how she started at an art school and how she evolved from being a boy into someone who was trapped in the wrong gender. From there on she had to keep fighting against expectations. Her life now on the streets of Berlin is presented unflinchingly, following her day-to-day encounters, including one in a porn movie theatre. The film also emphasises her non-conformist attitudes to life and her informal personal relationships. You may well ask yourself as you watch this film, how could Julia’s background and experience have lead to a different outcome?

WARNING: EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT J. JACKIE BAIER born as a boy in 1955; officially a woman since 1997. Living in Berlin, she has worked as a director of TV series and independent short films and documentaries. Following graduation, she worked as a unit and production manager, later as an assistant director for film and television productions. Her films include The Mission—Film of Peace (Die Mission—Film vom Frieden und seinem Krieg, 1983), Splitters of The Ice Bomb (Die Splitter der Eisbombe, 1985), Breakfast for Enemies (Frühstück für Feinde, 1988).

Baier’s nightlife documentary House of Shame/Chantal all Night long (2011) premiered at the 61st Berlinale. She is also a freelance photographer and has participated in numerous exhibitions and art fairs.

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MY WAY TO OLYMPIA MEIN WEG NACH OLYMPIA

DOCUMENTARY, SPORT | 2013 | 85 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Niko von Glasow CAST Niko von Glasow, Greg Polychronidis, Matt Stutzman,

Christiane Reppe, Aida Husic Dahlen FESTIVALS Berlinale 2013, DOK.Fest Munich 2014 SALES if… Productions www.ifproductions.de

A documentary about five athletes with disabilities competing at the 2012 London Paralympics, the focus being on their personal strengths and their families. The five aspirants for a medal are: Greek wheelchair-bound bocce player Greg Polychronidis, German champion swimmer Christiane Reppe, Swedish table tennis player Aida Dahlen, American archery champion Matt Stutzman and the seated volleyball players from Rwanda. The director, who has a disability himself, portrays each of these competitors with a sense of humour and a lively attention to detail. As they prepare for the big event, we feel that we are part of their journey and cheer them on.

NIKO VON GLASOW was born in 1960 in Cologne, Germany. He was the production assistant of Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1981 before studying film in New York and in Lodz, Poland. He began his directing career with the successful production Wedding Guests (Hochzeitsgäste ) in 1991, followed by Marie’s Song (Maries Lied, 1994), Edelweiss Pirates (Edelweisspiraten, 2004), Nobody’s Perfect (2008), Lazy Lama (2012), Everything Will Be Alright (Alles wird gut, 2012) and his latest film Shoot Me. Fuck You. Cut! (2013).

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OUR NEIGHBOURS DRAMA, COMEDY | 2013 | 106 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Marcel Gisler SCREENPLAY Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler CAST Fabian Krüger, Sibylle Brunner, Judith Hofmann, Sebastian

ROSIE ROSIE

Ledesma, Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold, Anna-Katharina Müller, Margot Gödrös, Eric Hättenschwiler, Catriona Guggenbühl

FESTIVALS Max Ophüls Filmfestival 2014, San Francisco 2013,

Moscow 2013, Hamburg 2013, Zurich 2013

AWARDS Swiss Film Prize 2013 (Best Actress), Mezipatra

Czech Queer Film Festival 2013 (Best Feature Fiction) SALES Film Republic www.fi lmrepublic.biz

In her small apartment, an elderly woman, Rosie, is watching television.

She discovers a show profiling a famous author and realises it is her son.

Events conspire so that her son travels home to visit her and rekindle a dormant relationship. Rosie is prone to alcoholism and is not well, while her son is yearning for a relationship after writing so many books and living a hermetically sealed life. He meets a young man who awakens his sexual desire, meanwhile investigating the cause of his mother’s rejection of his father years ago. Each of them makes personal discoveries that will affect their future lives and also their attitudes to being gay.

WARNING: EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT MARCEL GISLER was born and raised in the canton of St Gallen in Switzerland, he went on to study drama and philosophy at the Freie Universität Berlin.

Since 1985, he has worked as producer, screenwriter, director and lecturer at various film schools in Switzerland and Germany. In 1999, he won the Swiss Film Award for Best Fiction Film for F. Est un Salaud (1999). facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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LOVELY LOUISE LOVELY LOUISE

TRAGICOMEDY | 2013 | 91 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Bettina Oberli SCREENPLAY Bettina Oberli, Petra Volpe CAST Stefan Kurt, Annemarie Düringer,

Stanley Townsend, Nina Proll SALES Frenetic Films AG www.frenetic.ch

Louise’s glamorous acting days may well be gone, but she still tries to live the high life in her picturesque Swiss town. Her middle-aged son, a taxi driver, looks after her as best as he can. Their life is disrupted, however when Louise’s long lost other son arrives on their doorstep.

Will the two brothers reach an understanding? Will Louise cope with the memories of her acting career and Hollywood dreams as she stares at a picture of Marlene Dietrich? What will result from the newly discovered son’s gambling instincts? The story takes some intriguing directions — none of them will be the same again.

BETTINA OBERLI was born 1972 in Interlaken, Switzerland. She gained her diploma as a filmmaker in 2000 at the Zurich University of the Arts.

Her student thesis film Supernova was awarded Best Newcomer of the year. After her awarded debut Im Nordwind (2004), she wrote and directed Late Bloomers (Die Herbstzeitlosen ) in 2006. The film became the most successful Swiss film in cinemas in thirty years and was sold worldwide.

She directed the award winning Tannöd—The Murder Farm (Tannöd, 2009) in Germany with Julia Jentsch and Monica Bleibtreu playing the leading roles.

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OUR NEIGHBOURS DOCUMENTARY, PUPPETRY | 2013 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Peter Liechti CAST Puppet Players: Kathrin Bosshard, Frauke Jacobi FESTIVAL Berlinale 2013 AWARDS Gilching 2013 (Documentary Film Award), Linz 2013

(Fedeora Award Best European Documentary), Visions du Reel Nyon 2013 (Special Prize of the Jury SSA/Suissimage), Busan 2013 (Cinephile Award), Zurich Film Prize 2013, Award of the Swiss Film Critics 2013 (Best Swiss Film of the Year) SALES Deckert Distribution www.deckert-distribution.com

FATHER’S GARDEN — THE LOVE OF MY PARENTS VATERS GARTEN — DIE LIEBE MEINER ELTERN

“Father’s Garden is an attempt at a personal revision of the past. I had always felt like a stranger in my own family until I noticed — not without disquiet — how similar we actually are. The more often I see my parents, all the more I am moved by their old age, by their gradual fading from life, by the dying out of an entire collection of memories. Thus, this film does not necessarily tell the parable of the prodigal son, but rather the story of parents lost. My parents reject computers, refuse to go online and do not think globally. They represent the typical ‘petite bourgeoisie’ in Switzerland, their viewpoints are decidedly conservative. Father’s Garden is not merely a portrait of my parents.

Rather, it is the cinematic convergence of an awareness of life, representing a life in a bygone era.” Based on a synopsis by Peter Liechti.

PETER LIECHTI was born in 1951 in St Gallen. Before becoming the co-founder of the KinoK cinema in St Gallen, he studied art history at the University of Zurich, followed by a diploma in teaching at the Zurich College of Art and Design. Since 1986, Liechti has worked as a scriptwriter, director, cinematographer, producer and guest lecturer. In 2010 he received the St Gallen Culture Award and the Zurich Art Award. His latest films include Namibia Crossings (2004), Hardcore Chambermusic (2006) and The Sounds of Insects—Record of a Mummy (2009).

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THE STATION BLUTGLETSCHER

CREATURE HORROR | 2013 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Marvin Kren SCREENPLAY Benjamin Hessler CAST Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic,

Felix Römer, Hille Beseler FESTIVAL Toronto International Film Festival 2013 SALES rezofilms www.rezofi lms.com

There is something not quite right at the remote scientific station. They discovered of a glacier that seems infected with something toxic. It appears animals are being affected by something unexplainable, causing the scientific staff to be very concerned. It is not ideal that the Climate Change Minister is about to visit the remote outpost to congratulate them on their fine research, and it doesn’t help that she resembles Angela Merkel! This intensely directed Austrian horror film will leave you on the edge of your seat until the shattering climax. Not for the squeamish, the film echoes the classic 1951 Howard Hawks film The Thing in its nerve-tingling relation of what initially appears to be mundane events at a remote location. The film also has an interesting environmental message that will leave you thinking.

MARVIN KREN was born in 1980 in Vienna. Starting out as an assistant in 2000, he gained experience in directing, cinematography and production as well as working as an actor. During this period, he also studied European Economic and Business Management at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. In 2008, he graduated with his short film Schautag from a two-year course in directing at the Hamburg Media School. The feature Rammbock—Berlin Undead (2010, produced by ZDF/moneypenny) was Kren’s directorial debut.

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RETRO THRILLER, CRIME | 2002 | 110 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Robert Schwentke CAST August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke,

TATTOO TATTOO

Johan Leysen, Monica Bleibtreu, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Ilknur Bahadir, Ingo Naujoks, Jasmin Schwiers FESTIVALS Taormina 2002, Edingburgh 2002, Espoo Cine 2002, Lund 2002, San Sebastian 2002, Los Angeles 2002, Fantasporto 2003 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

Marc, recently graduated from the police academy, enjoys music and drugs at a party — until Police Detective Minks and his people raid the club. Marc escapes, but his jacket is found. The pills he hid in it provide an opportunity for Minks and leave his young colleague facing a tough decision: Marc will either work for Minks in homicide, or his career will be finished on drug possession charges. But why would this cynical detective, generally feared for his unconventional methods, want Marc at his side? Soon it becomes clear what Mink is expecting from the cooperation. He wants to get access to a world that is closed to him, a world which swallowed up his daughter Marie two years ago. Marc’s investigation leads him to the burnt corpse of a young woman and a series of other murder cases, which all have one thing in common: the victims are missing large pieces of skin. During his investigation Marc comes across Maya, the beautiful girlfriend of one of the victims. She too will be sucked into the maelstrom of this case, from which there seems to be no escape…

ROBERT SCHWENTKE studied at Columbia College and later at the American Film Institute. Prior to this, he studied philosophy at the Karls-University in Tuebingen. An expert when it comes to suspense — his Tatort -thriller Bildersturm (TV, 1998) was nominated for the prestigious Adolf Grimme Award. His other film is The Family Jewels (Eierdiebe, 2003).

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THE PHANTOM DAS PHANTOM

THRILLER, CRIME | 2000 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Dennis Gansel SCREENPLAY Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren, Bernd Ohm CAST Jürgen Vogel, Mathias Herrmann, Nadeshda Brennicke,

Hilmi Sözer, Christoph Hagen Dittmann, Horst Sachtleben, Carola Regnier, Peter Bongartz AWARDS Adolf Grimme Award 2001 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

Police officer Kramer is intent on learning the ropes of crime-fighting as a trainee in the drug-enforcement division. One night during an assignment, when he briefly steps away from his partner, the routine survey job suddenly goes terribly sour, with gunfire claiming the lives of his friend and several drug-dealers. He survives, but they do not leave him alone. Hours later he is attacked in a safe haven, his gun stolen. And, just as the bewildered Kramer is about to meet his boss, the latter is shot dead with Kramer’s weapon. Frantic, he escapes, aware that he is now a murder suspect — and prey himself. With no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he goes underground and soon finds himself on the trail of some astounding clues: the alleged drugdealers were none other than a long-sought Red Army Faction terrorist and a well-heeled lawyer. It is only when he meets the frightened paralegal aid Anne Schneider that he realises that he has walked directly into a deadly labyrinth of high-level politics and terrorism, cross-border capital and deceit — a tangled web of mystery. But just who is pulling the strings?

DENNIS GANSEL was born in 1973 in Hanover. He studied at the Academy of Television & Film in Munich. His films include The Wrong Trip (1995), Living Dead (1996) — a film with Iris Berben, Im Auftrag des Herrn (1997), Girls On Top (Mädchen Mädchen, 2001), Napola (2004), and The Wave (Die Welle, 2008).

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THE WALL DOCUMENTARY | 2013 | 92 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Stefan Weinert CAST Ursula S., Irmgard B., Elke L., Beate B., Angelika W.,

THE FAMILY DIE FAMILIE

Heiko K., Bernhard P., Bernhard Jahntz FESTIVALS Montreal 2013, Zurich 2013, São Paulo 2013 AWARDS German Federal Authority for Evaluating and Rating Film and Media (FBW): Highly recommended, Documentary of the Month 2013 SALES The Core Films www.thecorefi lms.com

A number of East Germans were murdered trying to cross the Berlin Wall.

In this documentary, a few individual case studies are explored in this devastating insight into the enforcement of separation by the totalitarian regime. The film focuses on one woman whose trauma over the death of her son continues today. Delving into intricate detail and using some archival footage, the film follows her journey in trying to find her son’s body and the border soldier responsible for the murder. Researching the Stasi files, she eventually discovers details of the marksman responsible for shooting her son. The climax of the film is an encounter between him and the victim’s son.

What will happen? The film clearly indicates that there are many absorbing stories to be told about the time of the Berlin Wall.

STEFAN WEINERT trained as an actor in Cologne and New York. He then studied theatre and film set design at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna in 1991 before moving to Barcelona for some time. In 2000, Stefan Weinert began to direct and produce films including Karneval (2004) and Face The Wall (Gesicht zur Wand, 2009). facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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I WILL NOT LOSE EINZELKÄMPFER

DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS | 2013 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Sandra Kaudelka CAST Brita Baldus, Ines Geipel, Marita Koch, Udo Beyer FESTIVALS Berlinale 2013, Sehsüchte Potsdam 2013,

Filmkunstfest MV 2013, DOK.Fest Munich 2013, Artdoc Moscow 2013 SALES Lichtblick Media GmbH www.lichtblick-media.com

This documentary explores the role athletes played in the GDR, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s when East Germany was a major competitor at the Olympic Games. The film focuses on the intensive sports program with which the athletes, who were treated like heroes, were involved: Sandra Kaudelka (also the director of the film) who was a talented diver; Brita Baldus, three-time European diving champion; Ines Geipel, who holds a relay worldrecord; Udo Beyer, champion shot-putter; Marita Koch, 400 meter sprint world-record holder. Combined with well-sourced archival material, the film highlights the often brutal training regime to which they were subjected, and the personal reminiscences they have about their experiences, some of which still haunt them to this day.

SANDRA KAUDELKA was born in 1977 in Leipzig. She began training as a diver in the fourth grade and went on to become the GDR champion in her age class in 1989. After studying film and theater at Humboldt University in Berlin from 1999–2004, she took up directing at the German Film & Television Academy Berlin from 2005 to 2012. Her films include Wick-A-Woo—Are You Ready (2004), Dinner For Kalle (Dinner für Kalle, 2005) and Wonderland (Wunderland, 2006). I Will not Lose is her graduation film.

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100 YEARS OF HISTORY DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Oskar Roehler CAST Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Meret Becker,

Lavinia Wilson, Kostja Ullmann FESTIVALS Karlovy Vary 2013, Festival do Rio 2013, Kyiv Molodist 2013, Black Nights Tallinn 2013 SALES The Match Factory GmbH www.the-match-factory.com

SOURCES OF LIFE QUELLEN DES LEBENS

1914–2014

DRAMA | 2013 | 174 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE

Beginning in 1949, a war veteran returns to find his life totally dislocated by an emerging nation and a family trying to cope with significant social change.

He becomes an observer of the economic changes occurring in Germany, his grasping wife, and his son’s complex relationship with the family. This son then becomes the narrator with the film focusing on his relationship with his progressive wife and his own dependent son. There is a general air of both historic insight and satiric observation, especially as the three of them develop into compelling representations of the way post-war West Germany became both a leading economy, and a significant player in Europe. Yet tragedy, drama, social change and cultural upheaval are never far from the surface, leaving the viewer breathless by the end of the film. Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu and Meret Becker provide some stunning performances in a film that is not always what it appears to be.

OSKAR ROEHLER was born in 1959 in Starnberg. He is the son of authors Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. His career started as a screenwriter before he directed his first feature Gentleman in 1995. His film No Place To Go (Die Unberührbare, 2000), a personal and sensitively told portrait of his mother, was Roehler’s breakthrough. His award-winning films include Angst (Der alte Affe Angst, 2003), Agnes and his Brothers (Agnes und seine Brüder ), Atomised (Elementarteilchen, 2006), Lulu & Jimi (2008) and Jud Süss—Film ohne Gewissen (2010).

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100 YEARS OF HISTORY 1914–2014

ODYSSEY OF HEROES DIE MÄNNER DER EMDEN

BY POPULAR DEMAND

BACK FOR

2014

DRAMA, HISTORY | 2012 | 155 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Berengar Pfahl SCREENPLAY Berengar Pfahl, Axel Ricke, Martin Henning CAST Ken Duken, Felicitas Woll, Jan Henrik Stahlberg,

Sebastian Blomberg, Oliver Korittke, Sibel Kekilli FESTIVAL Emden 2012 SALES BETA Film www.betafi lm.com

The famous-in-Germany tale of World War I navy vessel SMS Emden and her crew is brought to life in this handsomely produced period piece. Told in flashbacks from the perspective of Lieutenant Commander Helmuth von Mücke, this amazing story begins in the German controlled port of Tsingtao in China at the outbreak of war and follows the light cruiser through enemycontrolled waters around the Cocos Islands where it is sunk by the HMAS Sydney. The real adventure begins there, with von Mücke and his crew commandeering a rickety old schooner. They sail to Indonesia to attempt a daring return to Berlin, some 13,000km away. Much more than a survival tale, Odyssey of Heroes pays tribute to the extraordinary respect and admiration the Emden’s crew was given even by their enemies (including the Canberra Times newspaper) as ‘gentlemen soldiers.’ Odyssey of Heroes is a fascinating history lesson and highly entertaining drama.

BERENGAR PFAHL born 1946, started his career with several contributions to the children’s program Die Sendung mit der Maus (since 1973). He is also known for the television series Sterne des Südens (1992) and Tanja (1997–99).

Another internationally featured film of his is Shanghai Baby (2007).

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QUIRKY GERMANS COMING-OF-AGE, DRAMA | 2013 | 104 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Gregor Schnitzler SCREENPLAY Kathrin Richter, Jürgen Schlagenhof CAST Michelle Barthel, Jannik Schürmann, Maximilian Brückner,

GAMING INSTINCT SPIELTRIEB

Richy Müller, Ulrike Folkerts, Sophie von Kessel FESTIVALS Montreal 2013, Busan 2013, Zurich 2013, Palm Springs 2014 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

A film that will certainly generate some controversy, this is a drama about two teenagers who team up to cause mayhem amongst the teaching staff of a local high school. Alev is a manipulative student who likes to take things to an edgy level, and Ada is a 15-year-old outsider whose behaviour is regarded as unacceptable in the school environment. When they team up, boundaries are pushed and sexual issues are explored, leading to blackmail and catastrophic situations. What games are being played here, and who will be the loser? Reminiscent of the film Cruel Intentions, this insight into the minds of young people and contemporary disaffection leads to a number of twists and turns that will leave you gasping until the end.

WARNING: EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT GREGOR SCHNITZLER was born in 1964 in Berlin. While studying communication design, he worked as a set photographer. Together with Eleni Ampelakiotou, he directed the shorts Das Fenster (1991), Sonntage (1992) and the feature Finnlandia (1999). His other films include the episodes Unternehmen Feuertaufe and Tödlicher Wind from the T.E.A.M. Berlin series, Gefährliche Vaterschaft from the Balko series, and the features What To Do In Case Of Fire? (Was tun, wenn’s brennt?, 2001), Solo Album (Soloalbum, 2003), The Cloud (Die Wolke, 2006) and Resturlaub (2011); as well as over 65 music videos and commercials.

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LOVE STEAKS LOVE STEAKS

LOVE STORY, TRAGICOMEDY | 2013 | 89 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Jakob Lass SCREENPLAY Jakob Lass, Ines Schiller, Timon Schäppi, Nico Woche CAST Lana Cooper, Franz Rogowski FESTIVALS Munich 2013, Karlovy Vary 2013, Montreal 2013,

Kyiv Molodist 2013, Camerimage 2013, Tallinn 2013 AWARDS German Cinema New Talent Award 2013 (Best New

Director/Producer/New Screenwriter), Max Ophüls Preis 2014 SALES HFF Konrad Wolf www.hff-potsdam.de

We are at a luxury seaside hotel resort. Lara is an obsessive chef who is prone to risky behaviour and drinking. Clemens is new to the resort, and is keen to fit in and practice as a massage therapist. The two develop a powerful sexual relationship, while at the same time Lara’s alcoholism affects her work.

In this swirling vortex of entropy, how will they both cope and what will happen to Clemens’ idealistic view of the world? The dreamy locations and emotional roller-coaster of the story lead to an eventual catharsis — but who will come out of it intact? This well acted and intense love story will leave you breathless by the end.

JAKOB LASS was born in America 1981 to Czech parents from Bavaria.

Being a trained actor, he was a member of the Filmarche in Berlin-Kreuzberg and participated in the 2008 Berlinale Talent Campus with his short film Bademeister Paul (2008). Since 2009, he has been studying film directing at the University of Film and Television Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. His films include over a dozen of shorts. His feature films are Frontalwatte (2011), Suchtgarten (2011) and Kiss Off (2012). facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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QUIRKY GERMANS DRAMA, COMEDY, FAMILY | 2013 | 72 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Ramon Zürcher CAST Jenny Schily, Anjorka Strechel, Mia Kasalo, Luk Pfaff, Matthias Dittmer, Armin Marewski, Leon Alan Beiersdorf, Sabine Werner, Kathleen Morgeneyer, Monika Hetterle, Gustav Körner, Lea Draeger FESTIVALS Berlin 2013, Toronto 2013, Cambridge 2013, Rio 2013, Vancouver 2013, Viennale 2013, Mumbai 2013, Zagreb 2013, Listapad Minsk 2013, Barcelona 2013 SALES Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH (dffb) www.dffb.de

THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT DAS MERKWÜRDIGE KÄTZCHEN

Every year there is one film that stands out as unusual and quite bizarre, and here it is. The film centres on a family dinner, a brother and sister visiting their parents, and various relatives who arrive and leave in seemingly arbitrary fashion. Set in a Berlin apartment, the film focuses on the interactions, clipped dialogue and observations made throughout the evening. Experimental in tone, with carefully constructed camera set-ups, fluid editing and staged movements plus a sense of the witty and the absurd, this film achieves a stirring existential tone. Winning plenty of acclaim from international film critics, prepare yourself for an experience unlike any other film you have seen. Oh yes, look out for that cat!

RAMON ZÜRCHER was born in 1982 in Aarberg, Switzerland. From 2002 to 2005, he attended the Bern University of the Arts, completing an art degree with a focus on video. In 2005, Zürcher received the Kiefer Hablitzel Award for Visual Arts for his video work. Since 2006, he has been studying at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). The Strange Little Cat is his first feature-length film. His other films include several shorts such as Passersby (2010) and Saturntage (2013).

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FINSTERWORLD FINSTERWORLD

TRAGICOMEDY | 2013 | 91 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Frauke Finsterwalder SCREENPLAY Frauke Finsterwalder, Christian Kracht CAST Corinna Harfouch, Bernhard Schütz, Sandra Hüller,

Ronald Zehrfeld, Johannes Krisch, Michael Maertens, Margit Carstensen, Leonard Scheicher, Max Pellny, Markus Hering FESTIVALS Munich 2013, Montreal 2013, Zurich 2013, Tallinn 2013 AWARDS Bronze Zenith Montreal 2013, Best Film in German Language/Critics’ Choice Award Zurich 2013 SALES Walker+Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG www.w2-fi lm.de

The darker side of human interaction is revealed in this drama about a group of people that seem to be pursued by bad luck. We meet: a police officer in a bear costume; a documentary filmmaker who finds it difficult to find an appropriate story; a pedicurist who works in an intricate fashion with his older female patient; a wealthy couple who find it difficult to travel in a German built car; a history student whose visit to a concentration camp turns unpleasant; and a wild man training a raven in the woods. As the individual storylines develop, a decidedly dark humour pervades the film, with a definitely warped view of human existence. Amongst a huge cast is noted actress Corinna Harfouch.

FRAUKE FINSTERWALDER was born in 1975 in Hamburg. After studying literature and history in Berlin she worked at the Maxim-Gorki-Theater and the Volksbühne, before becoming an editor for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

She then studied documentary film directing at the University of Television and Film Munich. Finsterworld is her feature debut.

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QUIRKY GERMANS HORROR, THRILLER | 2013 | 106 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Lucien Förster CAST Kristina Klebe, Rudolf Martin, Fabian Stumm,

Ben Bela Böhm, Janina Elkin, Angus McGruther, Julia Horvath, Jörg Koslowsky, Peer Martiny AWARDS Angst Rated Awards 2013 (Best German Horror Movie) SALES Drei Freunde Filmproduktions- und Verleihgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG www.drei-freunde.de

BELA KISS: PROLOGUE BELA KISS: PROLOGUE

Bela Kiss was known as one of the most brutal serial killers of the 20th century. At the beginning of WWI he strangled or poisoned more than twenty young women and his wife. Later their bodies, preserved in alcohol, were found in metal barrels on his property near Budapest.

According to rumours, Bela Kiss was sighted all over the globe for decades.

He was never caught. A century later, five young bank robbers seek a hideout in a remote hotel in the middle of the woods. At first they enjoy the anonymity of the hotel — but with each day the discomfort grows: strange things happen in this mysterious place and the tension within the group erupts. The supposedly safe place turns into a deadly nightmare — a life-and-death struggle ensues. Bela Kiss: Prologue was produced by a German filmmaker in Germany with an international cast.

In English, without subtitles.

LUCIEN FÖRSTNER was born in 1987 in Stuttgart. He is a director and actor, best known for Noir (2013). In 2009, he co-founded the Stuttgart based film production company Mirror Maze. His television ad Anti Aids Trailer was selected as one of the best five productions by young directors at the Spotlight Festival 2009. Bela Kiss: Prologue is his debut feature.

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JOURNEY TO JAH JOURNEY TO JAH

DOCUMENTARY, MUSIC | 2013 | 92 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Noël Dernesch, Moritz Springer CAST Tilman Otto alias Gentleman, Alberto D’Ascola alias

Alborosie, Terry Lynn, Natty, Richie Stephens, Jack Radics, Prof Dr Carolyn Cooper FESTIVALS Official Selection 2013 IDFA, Zurich Film Festival 2013, Docpoint Helsinki 2014 AWARDS Max Ophüls Advancement Award 2014 SALES Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH www.port-prince.de

A German and an Italian playing reggae in Jamaica? What seems odd at first starts to make sense in this documentary which explores the similarities and differences between reggae music and European music. Filmed over seven years, the filmmakers shot a great deal of footage of German reggae musician Tilmann Otto aka Gentleman and Alborosie from Italy finding their home within reggae. The world of ‘Jah’ is explored as well, going far beyond musical culture. Interviews with various musicians, such as Richie Stephens and Damian Harley, and academics, such as Professor Carolyn Cooper, round out this exploration of the world of reggae. In a similar vein to Fatih Akin’s Crossing The Bridge, which dealt with the cross-over between Turkish and German music, it is shown that there are no boundaries when it comes to the universal language of music.

NOËL DERNESCH born and bred in Zurich, now lives and works in Berlin.

He was educated at the School of Art and Media Design in Zurich, where he specialised in film and video. Since then he has been working as an independent movie director and video artist, directing several music videos and commercials, including international productions, and has realised a number of short and documentary movies. Currently Dernesch is working on his first long feature film.

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CULTURE CLASH DRAMA, COMING-OF-AGE | 2012 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Stanislav Güntner CAST Mark Filatov, Emilia Schüle, Alex Brendemühl, Kai-Michael

NEMEZ NEMEZ

Müller, Katerina Poladjan, René Erler, Michael Lott, Ruth Hornemann, Michael Schweighöfer, Jurij Rosstalnyj, Detlef Bothe FESTIVALS Hof 2012, Bogota 2012, Rhode Island 2013 AWARDS Best Film (Bogota 2012), VGF Young Producers Award

(Bayerischer Filmpreis 2012), EASTMAN Award for Best Director (Hofer Filmtage 2012) SALES filmschaft maas & füllmich GmbH www.fi lmschaft.de

Nemez means ‘The German’. It refers to Dima, a 20-year-old who has been caught up with an art thief and a subsequent failed burglary. Upon his release from the juvenile detention centre, he wants to turn his life around and make a fresh start. His parents are from Russia and want to return home after seeing their life in Germany as a failure. Meanwhile Dima’s girlfriend has moved on and the art thief wants to rekindle unfinished business related to the events of the burglary. What will become of Dima, his tainted past, the new relationship with an art student and his father’s great desire to return the family to Russia? The film highlights the way the past impacts on the future and whether that process can be influenced. It is a drama with some effective twists and turns in the plot.

STANISLAV GÜNTNER was born in Cheljabinsk, Russia in 1977 and studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich from 1999 to 2006. His films include the shorts Say You Love Me (Sag, dass du mich liebst, 2002), Practical Girl (Praktisches Mädchen, 2003), Gunshots (Schüsse, 2005) and Lonely Island (Einsame Insel, 2007). Nemez (2012) is his feature debut.

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UMMAH — AMONG FRIENDS UMMAH — UNTER FREUNDEN

COMEDY, DRAMA | 2013 | 104 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Cüneyt Kaya CAST Frederick Lau, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Burak Yigit,

Mona Pirzad, Sami Nasser, Robert Schupp, Eray Egilmez, Tamer Arslan, Cetin Ipekkaya, Eleonore Weisgerber, Anneke Kim Sarnau FESTIVALS Woodstock 2013, Busan 2013, Warsaw 2014, Montreal 2014 SALES Senator Films www.senator.de

Serving as a vehicle for well-known German star Frederick Lau (Napola ), the film portrays the experience of an undercover intelligence agent who, after killing two neo-Nazis, is relocated to a Muslim community in Berlin (Neukölln). He befriends a group of Islamic men running a small shop and gradually gets his life back into some sort of order, while always making audio recordings of his experiences and observations. He notices that they are targeted by the police for no particular reason other than them being Muslim, and he begins to question whether law enforcement in Germany is based on fairness or stereotypes. Yet, all is not as it may appear, leading to some dramatic consequences for all concerned.

CÜNEYT KAYA was born in Berlin-Wedding in 1980, he studied mathematics at the Freie Universität Berlin before turning to filmmaking. Between 2004 and 2006 he made several documentaries for the European Union about refugees in Europe. He founded his own production company, All Ahead Film, in 2005. In 2009 and 2010 he worked with Hans Weingartner as a writer and co-director. Ummah—Among Friends is his feature debut. facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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CULTURE CLASH MUSIC, DOCUMENTARY | 2013 | 90 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Uli Gaulke SCREENPLAY Uli Gaulke, Jeannette Eggert CAST Jibin Sun, Zhengzhen Bao, Jingyu Zhang, Mingkang Li,

Honglin Gao, Mengqiang Lu, Xiao Xueziang, Quinty Wu, Jasmine Chen FESTIVALS Shanghai 2013, IDFA 2013, Margaret Mead Film Festival 2013, Hot-Docs Festival Toronto 2013 SALES Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH www.fl yingmoon.com

AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI

Not only fans of jazz music will be fascinated by this documentary about a band where all of the members are at least 80 years of age. Reminiscent of the documentary The Buena Vista Social Club, this film follows the Peace Old Jazz Band’s performances in China as well as their preparation for special appearances at the biggest jazz music festival in the Netherlands. Each of the group members is interviewed, highlighting their long-term commitment to their music and their group. It is worth noting that they are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the band with the oldest surviving members.

They formed in 1980 and have played countless venues and events, always with the same wit and commitment to their music.

ULI GAULKE was born in 1968 and studied at the Konrad Wolf Academy of Film & Television in Babelsberg. In 1997, his documentary Quién es el Último —Who Is Last In Line toured the world’s festivals, winning numerous awards.

His other films include Mr Kuehn and his Art (Herr Kuehn und die Kunst, 1998), Heinz Mewius (1999), Havanna, Mi Amor (2001) which won the German Film Award for Best Documentary 2001 and Gladis (2003, in co-direction with Jeanette Eggert).

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VISITORS DIE BESUCHER

DRAMA | 2012 | 92 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Constanze Knoche SCREENPLAY Constanze Knoche, Leis Bagdach CAST Uwe Kockisch, Corinna Kirchhoff, Anjorka Strechel,

Anne Müller, Jakob Diehl, Irina Potapenko, Bernhard Schütz, Andreas Leupold, Janusz Kocaj, Mehdi Nebbou FESTIVALS München 2012, São Paulo 2013, Shanghai 2013 AWARDS Best Actor Uwe Kockisch (Filmfestival TürkeiDeutschland Nürnberg 2013) SALES Silvia Loinjak Filmproduktion www.loinjak-fi lm.de

Jacob, a chemist, unexpectedly visits his three grown-up children after a long absence, and discovers hidden resentments and unresolved issues.

His three children are at various stages of struggling with their lives, all happy to take their father’s money, but unwilling to relate to him in any real manner. They all harbour their own concerns: the younger daughter is ashamed of her father, while carrying on an affair with a much older man; the son is in a career torpor with an incomplete university degree; and the older daughter, working as a horticulturist, is only seemingly well adjusted.

When the father reveals he is unemployed and therefore can no longer support them, simmering tensions rise to the surface, leading to the question of how they will cope in the future.

CONSTANZE KNOCHE was born in Magdeburg, Germany. After studying dramaturgy at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig she studied directing at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam, at the Filmakademie Vienna and at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon. Since 2007, she has worked as a director, writer and producer for film and television. She is shareholder and manager of the film production company Neufilm since 2012.

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GENERATION CLASH FAMILY, TRAGICOMEDY | 2012 | 90 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Robert Thalheim SCREENPLAY Robert Thalheim, Jane Ainscough CAST Christiane Paul, Charly H端bner FESTIVALS Festival do Rio 2013, Zurich 2013,

PARENTS ELTERN

Black Nights Tallinn 2013 SALES DCM Film Distribution GmbH www.dcmworld.com

In this compelling drama which has no easy answers, a married couple with two children discovers the difficulties of them both having careers and a family. Christine is an anesthesiologist at the local hospital, keen to climb the career ladder, while Konrad returns to his previous profession as theatre director after being a house husband. This leads to complications as their two young daughters need looking after. They employ an Argentinian au-pair girl, who initially is supposed to help look after the children, but ends up having her own issues. How will this complex situation resolve itself? Robert Thalheim, whose award-winning And Along Come Tourists, directs this finely fraught drama with a sure hand. Highlighting the contemporary issue of both parents juggling career and family, the film raises a number of questions for the audience about responsibility and ambition.

ROBERT THALHEIM was born in Berlin in 1974. After his schooling in the USA and Germany, he worked as an assistant director for the Berliner Ensemble and studied at the Free University Berlin and the Konrad Wolf University of Film & Television. He is the publisher of the cultural periodical Plotki and has written a book about Andrzej Wajda. Also being a theater writer and director, his work includes many shorts and the feature films Netto (2004), And Along Come Tourists (Am Ende kommen Touristen, 2007), Westwind (2011) and Rosakinder (2012).

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EXIT MARRAKECH

BRISBANE OPENING NIGHT

DRAMA | 2013 | 123 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Caroline Link CAST Ulrich Tukur, Samuel Schneider, Hafsia Herzi,

Marie-Lou Sellem, Josef Bierbichler FESTIVALS Munich 2013, Toronto 2013, Festival do Rio 2013, Zurich 2013, Warsaw 2013, Hamptons 2013 SALES ARRI Worldsales www.arriworldsales.de

Caroline Link is probably best remembered for her award-winning film Nowhere in Africa. She returns to an exploration of culture and personal journeys with this film set in Morocco. Ulrich Tukur plays a celebrated theatre director producing a major play at a festival; his disaffected teenage son also being sent there by his mother to try and establish some sort of father-son relationship. What develops is a journey for both of them, where they explore resentments and issues from the past. The disappearance of the son forms a catalyst for some paternal psychological insights. The son’s discovery of a young rural woman, treated as chattel by her family, adds an extra element to this acutely observed drama of cultural divides and personal tensions.

CAROLINE LINK was born in Bad Nauheim in 1964 and studied at the University of Television & Film in Munich. Her graduation film Sommertage (1991) won the Kodak Award at the Hof Film Festival. Her 1996 feature debut Beyond Silence (Jenseits der Stille ) was nominated in 1998 for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her other films include Annaluise and Anton (Pünktchen und Anton, 1999), Kalle der Träumer (TV, 1992), Glück zum Anfassen (1989), Bunte Blumen (1988), and the Academy Award-winning Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika, 2001). In 2008 she directed the highly acclaimed A Year Ago In Winter (Im Winter ein Jahr ).

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GENERATION CLASH COMEDY, DRAMA | 2013 | 98 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE DIRECTOR Axel Ranisch SCREENPLAY Axel Ranisch, Sönke Andresen CAST Frithjof Gawenda, Heiko Pinkowski, Christina Große,

Robert Alexander Baer, Talisa Lilli, Christian Steiffen, Rosa von Praunheim, Petra Hartung, Karim Cherif, Guido Schikore FESTIVALS Munich Film Festival 2013, Baden Baden TV Film Festival 2013 AWARDS Baden Baden TV Film Festival 2013: MFG Star SALES Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH www.salzgeber.de

I FEEL LIKE DISCO ICH FÜHL MICH DISCO

Florian is an overweight teenage boy, adored by his mother and abhorred by his macho father. He loves disco music and dressing up in the appropriate clothing. Yet his life undergoes a transformation when his mother has a stroke. How will he and his father get on? Florian observes his father training a young Romanian diver and finds himself developing some feelings for him.

In the mix, we have a number of fantasy sequences, including appearances by well-known pop singer Steiffen, plus a somewhat odd war film. This film combines notions of sexuality, masculinity and coping with tragic events in an amusing insightful manner. Will disco solve all the problems?

AXEL RANISCH was born in summer 1983 as the chubby child of two competitive athletes in Berlin. He spent most of his childhood with his waltz-loving grandparents. Ranisch directed his first short in June 2002, mostly by accident, and caught the film bug. In the following years, he directed more than 80 short films and a few more featuring him as an actor, writer, composer or editor. Ranisch has been studying directing since 2004 at the Konrad Wolf University in Potsdam Babelsberg. facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE DAS LEBEN IST NICHTS FÜR FEIGLINGE

TRAGICOMEDY | 2012 | 98 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR André Erkau SCREENPLAY Gernot Gricksch CAST Helen Woigk, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Christine Schorn,

Frederick Lau, Rosalie Thomass, Edin Hasanovic FESTIVALS Zurich 2012, Reykjavik 2012 AWARDS German Film Award 2013 (Best Supporting Actress) SALES EastWest Filmdistribution www.eastwest-distribution.com

After the tragic death of his wife, a man and his teenage daughter try to come to grips with the loss and try to discover ways of coping. Markus is stuck in the memories of his wife and cannot move forward, while Kim escapes to Denmark with another lost soul in tow, Alex. Thus begins a journey of self-exploration and hope, as Markus’ mother and her carer become key players in the emerging drama. This acutely observed film of grief, illness and psychological insight features strong performances from Wotan Wilke Möhring, Helen Woigk, Christine Schorn and Frederick Lau, as well as good use of various locations. The story develops into a twisting drama, leading to some powerful revelations and a stirring resolution.

ANDRÉ ERKAU was born in Dortmund in 1968. While studying psychology, he served as a directing intern at the Bremen Schauspielhaus. He then started acting and founded Das Junge Theater Bremen in 1993 with other acting colleagues. Erkau studied at the Hamburg Actors’ Studio from 1994 to 1997 before becoming an ensemble member of the Württembergische Landesbühne in Esslingen, followed by studies in directing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). His films include Der Coach (short, 2004), 37 Ohne Zwiebeln (short, 2006), his first feature Come in and Burn Out (Selbstgespräche, 2007) which won the main prize at the Max Ophüls Filmfestival in Saarbrücken, and Arschkalt (2011).

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KIDS’ KAPERS ADVENTURE, FAMILY | 2013 | 93 MINUTES SCREENING IN: MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Mike Marzuk SCREENPLAY Peer Klehmet, Sebastian Wehlings CAST Valeria Eisenbart, Quirin Oettl, Justus Schlingensiepen,

Neele Marie Nickel, Kristo Ferkic, Peter Lohmeyer, Oliver Korittke, Heio von Stetten FESTIVALS TIFF Kids 2013, Giffoni 2013, Zlin 2013, Tallinn 2013 AWARDS Golden Gryphon Award Best Film 2013 SALES Beta Cinema GmbH www.betacinema.com

FAMOUS FIVE 2 FÜNF FREUNDE 2

To everyone’s delight, here is a sequel to the popular film based on Enid Blyton’s characters. The group of four children and their dog encounter another tale of adventure and exploration. This time, they are all on summer holidays, on a camping expedition far away from their families. Along the way they meet a young boy, whose unusual story of mysticism and a valuable jewel turns into something quite mysterious when one of the friends is kidnapped. With a nod to Indiana Jones, the rest of the Famous Five plus the new boy come to the aid of their friend, while trying to decipher the bizarre story behind it all. Replete with fast-paced action, some amusing set-pieces and a dog that deserves an award, not only young audiences will enjoy this well-made fantasy adventure.

MIKE MARZUK was born in 1969 in Landsberg am Lech. Since 1995 he has been working as an editor, musician, writer and director for short and feature films as well as video clips. His films include Wwgw*—*Weisst was geil wär…?!

(2007), Summer (Sommer, 2008), Rock It! (2010), and all three of the The Famous Five films. facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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HANNI & NANNI 3 HANNI & NANNI 3

FAMILY | 2013 | 90 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Dagmar Seume SCREENPLAY Christoph Silber CAST Jana Münster, Sophie Münster, Suzanne von Borsody,

Katharina Thalbach, Hannelore Elsner, Barbara Schöneberger, Justus von Dohnányi, Konstantin Wecker SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

Following on from the highly successful first two Hanni and Nanni films, this second sequel to the story of the twin sisters is again set at their exclusive private girls’ boarding school. Two English female exchange students are set to visit there, but instead, to the delight of the twins, two boys arrive.

Romantic entanglements develop when they all get involved in a staging of Romeo and Juliet. Based on characters created by Enid Blyton, this lively and enjoyable tale establishes a cleverly constructed storyline, with enough twists and turns along the way. In this film, suitable for a young audience, Jana and Sophia Münster continue to delight as the eponymous twins. Watch out for special appearances by Katharina Thalbach and Hannelore Elsner!

DAGMAR SEUME initially studied sports education and worked as a trainer for gymnastics. She took to filmmaking by working as a director’s assistant for various film productions. Her short film Remember (2005) was screened at numerous international film festivals. Her other films include Verdammt, ich bin erwachsen (2010) and the award-winning comedy series Danni Lowinski (2011). Hanni & Nanni 3 is her feature debut. facebook.com/goetheinstitut.australien @GI_Sydney (#AFGF14)

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KIDS’ KAPERS FAMILY | 2013 | 100 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR Xavier Koller SCREENPLAY Fritjof Hohagen, Klaus Richter CAST Moritz Bleibtreu, Richy Müller,

Dominique Horwitz, Waldemar Kobus, Fynn Henkel FESTIVALS Zurich 2013, Festival do Rio 2013 SALES Global Screen GmbH www.globalscreen.de

THE BLACK BROTHERS DIE SCHWARZEN BRÜDER

An action-packed adventure tale with nods to Mark Twain and Charles Dickens, The Black Brothers is a compelling family story of a young boy caught up in circumstances beyond his control. Set in the 19th century in Switzerland, Giorgio finds himself in a difficult situation when his mother is injured, and the only way his poor family can pay for a doctor is to sell him to an unscrupulous slave trader played by Moritz Bleibtreu. Eventually, Giorgio becomes a chimney-sweep in Milan, and so begins a new, exciting life for this young lad. He befriends a number of other boys and meets a young girl. This leads to some escapades, culminating in the Black Brothers gang being formed, which then battles other gangs such as the Wolves. The story develops into an enjoyable series of incidents, with the gang finding ways to overcome their misfortunes and resulting complications.

XAVIER KOLLER is a member of the Executive Board of the Foreign Language Film Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, LA. His work Gripsholm was honoured with the Prix CICAE and represented Switzerland in the Academy Awards. Journey of Hope received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991. Tanner—The Rebellion was granted the National Award of the Ministry of Culture. The Frozen Heart was the biggest grossing Swiss film of 1980, winning the National Award of the Ministry of Culture as Movie of the Year.

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THE LITTLE GHOST DAS KLEINE GESPENST

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | 2013 | 92 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE DIRECTOR Alain Gsponer SCREENPLAY Martin Ritzenhoff CAST Uwe Ochsenknecht, Herbert Knaup, Bettina Stucky,

Stefan Merki, Jonas Holdenrieder, Emily Kusche, Nico Hartung FESTIVAL Gijón 2013 AWARDS Best Film for those over 12 Years (Gijón 2013) SALES ARRI Worldsales www.arriworldsales.de

The little ghost lives in the castle of Eulenstein. It awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Despite the warnings of a friend, Mr Tu-Whit Tu-Whoo, the ghost would like to see the world by daylight just once. Meanwhile, Karl, Hannes and Sophie go on a nightly excursion to the castle, where they have their first encounter with the ghost. The following day, the ghost wakes up at twelve o’clock — noontime. Its joy about this soon passes, as — discoloured black by the first sunray — it scares the town’s inhabitants and causes a commotion. Chased by the police, the ghost asks the children for help. They find out that every ghost follows its own designated clock. Since during the yearly inspection, the town-hall clock was accidentally incorrectly by exactly twelve hours, the Little Ghost has been forced to wake up during the day.

ALAIN GSPONER was born in 1976 in Zurich. He studied audiovisual design at the School for Design in Bern and directing at the Filmakademie BadenWürttemberg. His films include Heidi (short, 1998), X für U (short, 2000), Hinter dem Berg (short, 2001), his graduation film Kiki & Tiger (2002), Rose (2005), Life Actually (2006), My Words, My Lies—My Love (2009) and Grüningers Fall (2011).

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KIDS’ KAPERS ACTION, FAMILY | 2013 | 100 MINUTES SCREENING IN: MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Joachim Masannek CAST Georg A. Sulzer, Maya Lauterbach, Samuel Jakob,

Klara Merkel, Emilio Moutaoukkil, Tom Hoßbach, Nick Romeo Reimann, Paul Alhäuser, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heiner Lauterbach, Mina Tander FESTIVALS Giffoni 2013, BUSTER Copenhagen 2013 AWARDS Municipality of Giffoni Award 2013 SALES ARRI Worldsales www.arriworldsales.de

V8 — START YOUR ENGINES V8 — DU WILLST DER BESTE SEIN

A family variation of the The Fast and the Furious films — a group of four misfit children dream of being successful racing car champions. Given their wildly differing backgrounds, will they be able to work together when they are given the opportunity to participate in ‘The Castle’, a racing circus known only to kids? As they try to achieve a bond, their personal aspirations and hopes may need to be put on hold if they are to have any chance of succeeding as a group. Issues related to what it means to be successful in life, on the track and as a team, arise. This fast-paced action film for older children delivers a fine combination of personal glory and self-sacrifice, all for the sake of effective team work.

JOACHIM MASANNEK was born in 1960 in Hamm and studied German, philosophy, and film in Munich. Since 1985, he has worked as a production designer, lighting technician, cameraman and author. After working on various animation projects, he wrote the children’s book Die Wilden Fussballkerle inspired by the soccer team he founded in Munich. His films include all five of the award-winning The Wild Soccer Bunch films (2002– 2007) based on his books, and numerous short films and TV movies.

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NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER — 13 SHORTS NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER — 13 KURZFILME

Next Generation Short Tiger was established

by German Films in 1998 to promote an annual showcase for young filmmakers.

The films are sourced from film schools and selected by a jury. Since 2011, the chosen films have premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and are then shown at German film festivals around the world.

EDITORS Martin Scheuring, Angela Hawkins JURY Jan-Ole Gerster (Oh Boy ),

Alexandra Gramatke (KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg), Dr Gregory Theile (Kinopolis/Theile Group). www.german-fi lms.de

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 91 MINUTES SCREENING IN: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA

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ANIM | 4.49 MIN

FANTASY | 6.30 MIN

DOC | 7.58 MIN

6 VS 6 | 6 GEGEN 6

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DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Pius Neumaier

www.hff-muc.de

The film takes off on an adventure to the bottom of a 3.8 meter deep playground.

EAT DIRECTOR Moritz Krämer SCREENPLAY Ines Berwing

www.dffb.de

Helen, a model, discovers a surprise in the changing room at a photo shoot.

ECHO DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Merlin Flügel

www.hfg-offenbach.de

Echo is an artistic approach to relationships and new departures.

HORROR | 12.28 MIN COMEDY | 4.35 MIN

REVERIE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY

Valentin Gagarin, Shujun Wong, Robert Wincierz www.fricklerhandwerk.de

On the way to work a man is torn out of his daily routine when he witnesses a railway suicide, from there on haunting him in visions and reality.

STEFFI LIKES THIS STEFFI GEFÄLLT DAS DIRECTOR Philipp Scholz SCREENPLAY Florian Gregor, Philipp Scholz

www.tfk-production.com

Paul is a social media junkie and can’t live without his smartphone. But on his lucky day he’d be better off leaving it at home.

TRAPPED ANIM | 7 MIN

DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Alexander Dietrich, Johannes Flick

www.filmakademie.de

Fox and Rabbit, living in an everlasting conflict, need to stand united against an even stronger opponent.

ANIM | 6.18 MIN

DRAMA | 9 MIN

ROUGH GROUNDS ÜBER RAUEM GRUND DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Youdid Kahveci

www.dffb.de

In a typical Berlin bar, all the barflies know one another. Suddenly death enters the pub…

WAREHOUSE DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY

Jakob Weiss

www.khm.de

Searching for her son, the mother of little Jacob is lost in a maze of corridors and shelves full of products.

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DOC | 10.08 MIN COMEDY | 8.40 MIN EXP | 3.11 MIN TRAGICOMEDY | 4.59 MIN ANIM | 3.45 MIN

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ENDLESS DAY DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Anna Frances Ewert

www.hff-muc.de

For most people, sleep comes naturally.

What is it like when the night turns into an ongoing struggle to drift off into oblivion?

BREAKING THROUGH FLUCHT NACH VORN DIRECTOR Florian Dietrich SCREENPLAY Florian Dietrich, Birgit Maiwald

www.dffb.de

When convict Vicky is hysterically breaking up with her longtime boyfriend Wolf, he refuses to accept the fact and stirs up trouble outside the prison.

FORTUNE FADED DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Alexander Heringer

www.hdm-stuttgart.de

Fortune Faded tells a story of a fateful chain of events that ends up in fire and ashes.

THE STRANGE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE SOLITUDE DER FREMDE FOTOGRAPH UND DIE EINSAMKEIT DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY Willy Hans, Jan Eichberg

www.hfbk-hamburg.de

Thierry is a photographer on a visit in a foreign city, looking for the museum. His prearranged phrases in the foreign language won’t lead to the results he desires.

HOUSE DIRECTOR Ahmad Saleh SCREENPLAY Ahmad Saleh, Saleh Saleh

www.aes-house.blogspot.com

For generations, a family lived in a spacious, beautiful and generous house — until a guest arrives.

ANIMATION, HISTORY | 6 MIN

THE AROMA OF THE WEST DER DUFT DES WESTENS

SCREENING AS PART OF NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER IN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, CANBERRA

PRELUDE TO

FALL OF THE WALL

SPECIAL EVENT

DIRECTOR Marc Huff SCREENPLAY Marc Huff, Arne Breusing

www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de

This impressive short animation was produced as a student thesis. It is set in 1973 during the key days of the GDR and is based on the director’s father’s experience of life in the East and his story about fleeing to the West. Using voice-over narration, the short explores his state of mind as he attempts to cross the border, chased by dogs, soldiers and other terrible ‘Easterners’. The film becomes a longing for freedom, showing a cynical and yet also nostalgic take on life in East Germany. It is a great animation that effectively portrays some complex issues in a very brief running time. All textures in the animation are authentic prints of the GDR — from original letters and reports to newspapers and comics — creating a real existing paper world.

MARK HUFF was born in 1983 in Hamburg, Germany. Ever since he was little, he has loved sketching and painting and watching cartoons, especially He-Man and all things Disney. He trained as a digital media designer and worked for magazines. He then studied communication design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, where he first met ARNE BREUSING. During this time he freelanced as a 3D-artist and illustrator. After university, Mark worked on his first feature film project Tarzan (released February 2014). Currently, he is working for the advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide as a CGI-Artist.

MARK HUFF: www.ruff-huff.com ARNE BREUSING: www.dezignphreak.com

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SYDNEY PROGRAMS CHAUVEL CINEMA Wednesday 26 March OPENING NIGHT

6.30pm

BANKLADY + Q&A

PAGE 10

Thursday 27 March

6.30pm 8.30pm

MY WAY TO OLYMPIA PARENTS

PAGE 24 PAGE 47

Friday 28 March

6.00pm 7.45pm

THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT SOURCES OF LIFE

PAGE 39 PAGE 33

Saturday 29 March

4.30pm 6.30pm 9.00pm

LOVELY LOUISE VISITORS + Q&A GAMING INSTINCT

PAGE 26 PAGE 46 PAGE 35

Sunday 30 March MUSICAL SUNDAY

2.30pm 3.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm

Music Matinee AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI JOURNEY TO JAH I FEEL LIKE DISCO

PAGE 45 PAGE 42 PAGE 49

THE PHANTOM + Q&A TATTOO + Q&A

PAGE 30 PAGE 29

Monday 31 March 6.00pm NADESHDA BRENNICKE RETRO 8.30pm

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Tuesday 1 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

NORDSTRAND LOVE STEAKS

PAGE 16 PAGE 38

Wednesday 2 April MOONLIGHT MANIA

6.00pm 9.30pm

BELA KISS: PROLOGUE + Q&A THE STATION

PAGE 41 PAGE 28

Thursday 3 April FALL OF THE WALL

6.30pm 8.45pm 9.30pm

I WILL NOT LOSE + Short Band THE FAMILY + Short

PP 32, 59

Friday 4 April

1.30pm 6.30pm 9.00pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 School Screening VISITORS + Q&A GAMING INSTINCT

PAGE 52 PAGE 46 PAGE 35

Saturday 5 April

2.30pm 4.30pm 6.30pm 8.30pm

MY WAY TO OLYMPIA LOVELY LOUISE OH BOY LOVE STEAKS

PAGE 24 PAGE 26 PAGE 22 PAGE 38

Sunday 6 April

11.00am 4.30pm 6.30pm 8.45pm

THE LITTLE GHOST Family Film JULIA LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE FINSTERWORLD

PAGE 54 PAGE 23 PAGE 50 PAGE 40

Monday 7 April WWI: 1914–2014

6.30pm 8.00pm

Reading Performance ODYSSEY OF HEROES

PAGE 5 PAGE 34

Tuesday 8 April

6.00pm 8.30pm

Book Launch at the Goethe-Institut LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE

PAGE 7 PAGE 50

Wednesday 9 April ORIENTAL NIGHT

6.00pm 9.10pm

UMMAH—AMONG FRIENDS EXIT MARRAKECH

PAGE 44 PAGE 48

Thursday 10 April CLOSING NIGHT

6.00pm 8.30pm

LOVELY LOUISE ROSIE

PAGE 26 PAGE 25

PP 31, 59

PALACE NORTON STREET

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Thursday 27 March

6.30pm 9.00pm

VISITORS + Q&A HOUSTON

PAGE 46 PAGE 14

Friday 28 March

6.30pm 8.30pm

A PACT SILVI

PAGE 9 PAGE 17

Saturday 29 March

4.00pm 6.00pm 8.00pm

MY SISTERS OH BOY THE TASTE OF APPLESEEDS

PAGE 15 PAGE 22 PAGE 19

Sunday 30 March

11.00am 3.00pm 5.30pm 7.45pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 Family Film ROSIE I FEEL LIKE DISCO BELA KISS: PROLOGUE + Q&A

PAGE 52 PAGE 25 PAGE 49 PAGE 41

Monday 31 March

6.30pm 8.45pm

BROKEN GLASS PARK JULIA

PAGE 11 PAGE 23

Tuesday 1 April

6.15pm 9.15pm

BANKLADY + Q&A UPSIDEDOWN

PAGE 10 PAGE 20

Wednesday 2 April

6.30pm 9.00pm

THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS MY WAY TO OLYMPIA

PAGE 18 PAGE 24

Thursday 3 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

MY SISTERS WOYZECK

PAGE 15 PAGE 21

Friday 4 April

1.00pm 6.30pm 8.45pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS School Screening PAGE 53 LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE PAGE 50 GOLD PAGE 12

Saturday 5 April

11.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 6.00pm 8.15pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS Family Film FATHER’S GARDEN NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER SILVI OH BOY

PAGE 53 PAGE 27 PAGE 56 PAGE 17 PAGE 22

Sunday 6 April

3.30pm 5.30pm 7.45pm

AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI HOME FROM HOME — Part 1 HOME FROM HOME — Part 2

PAGE 45 PAGE 13 PAGE 13

Monday 7 April

6.30pm 9.00pm

UMMAH—AMONG FRIENDS FATHER’S GARDEN

PAGE 44 PAGE 27

Tuesday 8 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

NEMEZ PARENTS

PAGE 43 PAGE 47

Wednesday 9 April

6.15pm 8.30pm

ROSIE GOLD

PAGE 25 PAGE 12

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SYDNEY TICKETING

FOR CENSORSHIP INFORMATION AND GENERAL FESTIVAL CONDITIONS, PLEASE SEE PAGE 68.

CHAUVEL CINEMA Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington (entrance on Oatley Rd) (02) 9361 5398

SPECIAL EVENTS MUSICAL SUNDAY (see page 6) Sunday 30 March, Chauvel Cinema Local jazz band and drinks in foyer from 2.30pm AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI (incl. band & drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00

PALACE NORTON STREET 99 Norton Street, Leichhardt (02) 9564 5620 TICKETS ON SALE • At box offices 11.00am–8.30pm daily until sold out.

• Tickets booked online or by telephone must be collected from the box office no later than 20 minutes prior to the advertised session time of the first session purchased. Please bring ID. • Online at www.palacecinemas.com.au Booking fees apply.

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES Goethe-Institut Students/Movie Club* $15.50 Adult $20.00 Concession** $17.00 FAMILY FILMS (Check film classifications) The Black Brothers: Norton Street 5 April Hanni & Nanni 3 : Norton Street 30 March The Little Ghost : Chauvel 6 April ALL TICKETS $12.00 MULTI-FILM PURCHASE Excluding opening/closing nights and special events 5 FILM PASS Goethe-Institut Students/Movie Club $67.00 General Admission $82.00 MCA CONDITIONS All major credit cards accepted.

Call 1300 306 776 between 9.30am–5.30pm weekdays, and 9.30am–11.30am Saturdays only.

Or at www.mca-tix.com.au (Booking fees apply.)

1–4 tickets $2.50 per ticket 5–9 tickets $2.00 per ticket 10+ tickets $1.30 per ticket Telephone and internet ticketing can provide passes valid for sessions at both Chauvel and Palace Norton Street.

GROUP BOOKINGS GROUPS (20 people or more) per ticket $14.50 Enquiries and bookings: (02) 9346 8798 or events.nsw@palacecinemas.com.au SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS Special weekday screenings of the films Hanni & Nanni 3, The Black Brothers are available for schools at a discounted price of $10.50 per ticket (20 students or more), 1 teacher admitted FREE for every 20 students.

Enquiries and Bookings: (02) 9346 8798 (bus hrs) or events.nsw@palacecinemas.com.au

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SYDNEY

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MOONLIGHT MANIA (see page 6) Wednesday 2 April, Chauvel Cinema Horror-theme evening, screening of Bela Kiss: Prologue (6.00pm), followed

by Q&A and a horror party BELA KISS: PROLOGUE (incl. drinks) General Admission Movie Club Members/Concession

$24.00 $19.50

FALL OF THE WALL (see page 5) Thursday 3 April, Chauvel Cinema Screening of I Will not Lose (6.30pm) and The Family (9.30pm). Intermission with drinks and band performance by The Beez (8.45pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. two films, band and drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $39.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 SINGLE MOVIE (incl. band and drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00 WWI: 1914–2014 (see page 5) Monday 7 April, Chauvel Cinema Reading Performance by Justus Neumann (6.30pm), followed by Odyssey of Heroes (8.00pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. reading, movie and intermission drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $40.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 READING PERFORMANCE (incl. drinks) General Admission $19.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $16.00 MOVIE ONLY (incl. pre-screening drinks at 7.30pm) General Admission $24.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $19.50 ORIENTAL NIGHT (see page 7) Wednesday 9 April, Chauvel Cinema Screening of Exit Marrakech includes pre-screening food and drinks (8.20pm) General Admission $24.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $19.50

Sydney premiere of Banklady in the presence of the lead actress Nadeshda Brennicke.

BANKLADY 6.00pm for 6.30pm Wednesday 26 March at Chauvel Cinema Goethe-Institut Students/ Movie Club Members $55.00 General Admission $60.00

MELBOURNE TICKETING

FOR CENSORSHIP INFORMATION AND GENERAL FESTIVAL CONDITIONS, PLEASE SEE PAGE 68.

PALACE CINEMA COMO Level 2, Como Centre, Cnr of Toorak Road & Chapel Street, South Yarra (03) 9827 7533 Tram 8, Stop 31

FALL OF THE WALL (see page 5) Tuesday 1 April, Palace Cinema Como Screening of the short The Aroma of the West, followed by I Will not Lose (6.30pm) and The Family (9.30pm). Intermission with drinks and band performance by The Beez (8.40pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. two films, band and drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $39.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 SINGLE MOVIE (incl. band and drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00

KINO CINEMAS Lower Ground Floor, Collins Place, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne (03) 9650 2100 Tram 48, 109 or 112, Stop 8 TICKETS ON SALE • At box offices 10.00am–9.00pm daily until sold out.

• By phone: COMO (03) 9827 7533/ KINO (03) 9650 2100. Phone bookings by credit card only (excluding Amex and Diners).

Booking fees apply.

• Online at www.palacecinemas.com.au (go to Times & Tickets page). Fees apply.

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES Goethe-Institut Students/Movie Club* $15.50 Adult $20.00 Concession** $17.00 FAMILY FILMS (Check film classifications) The Black Brothers: Como 29 March, Kino 6 April Famous Five 2 : Como 30 March Hanni & Nanni 3 : Kino 5 April The Little Ghost : Como 6 April ALL TICKETS $12.00 MULTI-FILM PURCHASE Excluding opening/closing nights and special events 5 FILM PASS Goethe-Institut Students/Movie Club $67.00 General Admission $82.00 GROUP BOOKINGS GROUPS (20 people or more) per ticket $14.50 Enquiries and bookings: (03) 9816 1777 or events.vic@palacecinemas.com.au SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS Special weekday screenings of the films V8—Start your Engines, Famous Five 2 and Hanni & Nanni 3 are available for schools at a discounted price of $10.50 per ticket (20 students or more), 1 teacher admitted FREE for every 20 students.

Enquiries and bookings: Goethe-Institut in Melbourne Lisa Berger (03) 9864 8915 or education1@melbourne.goethe.org SPECIAL EVENTS OPENING NIGHT (see page 65 for pricing) MUSICAL SUNDAY (see page 6) Sunday 30 March, Palace Cinema Como Local jazz band and drinks in foyer from 2.30pm AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI (incl. band & drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00

Check goethe.de/ozfilmfest for updates and classifications

WWI: 1914–2014 (see page 5) Saturday 5 April, Palace Cinema Como Reading Performance by Justus Neumann (6.30pm), followed by Odyssey of Heroes (8.00pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. reading, movie and intermission drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $40.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 READING PERFORMANCE (incl. drinks) General Admission $19.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $16.00 MOVIE ONLY (incl. pre-screening drinks at 7.30pm) General Admission $24.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $19.50 MOONLIGHT MANIA (see page 6) Friday 4 April, Palace Cinema Como Horror-theme evening, screening of Bela Kiss: Prologue (6.00pm), followed

by Q&A and a horror party BELA KISS: PROLOGUE (incl. drinks) General Admission Movie Club Members/Concession

$24.00 $19.50

SWISS SOIREE (see page 7) Monday 7 April, Palace Cinema Como Screening of the two Swiss movies Lovely Louise (6.00pm) and Rosie (8.45pm), intermission with Swiss music, food and drinks (7.40pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. two films, band and drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $39.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 SINGLE MOVIE (incl. band and drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00 ORIENTAL NIGHT (see page 7) Wednesday 9 April, Palace Cinema Como Screening of Exit Marrakech includes pre-screening food and drinks (8.30pm) General Admission $24.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $19.50 CLOSING NIGHT Friday 11 April, Palace Cinema Como Screening of Life’s no Piece of Cake includes pre-screening drinks and music (6.30pm) General Admission $30.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $27.00

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7.00pm

Friday 28 March 6.00pm NADESHDA BRENNICKE RETRO 8.45pm

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BANKLADY + Q&A

PAGE 10

THE PHANTOM + Q&A TATTOO + Q&A

PAGE 30 PAGE 29

Saturday 29 March

11.00am 4.30pm 6.30pm 8.30pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS Family Film NEMEZ NORDSTRAND THE STATION

PAGE 53 PAGE 43 PAGE 16 PAGE 28

Sunday 30 March MUSICAL SUNDAY

11.00am 2.30pm 3.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm

FAMOUS FIVE 2 Family Film Music Matinee AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI JOURNEY TO JAH I FEEL LIKE DISCO

PAGE 51

Monday 31 March

6.30pm 9.00pm

VISITORS + Q&A SILVI

PAGE 46 PAGE 17

Tuesday 1 April FALL OF THE WALL

6.30pm 8.40pm 9.30pm

I WILL NOT LOSE + Short Band THE FAMILY + Short

PP 32, 59

Wednesday 2 April

1.00pm 6.30pm 9.00pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 School Screening VISITORS + Q&A THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS

PAGE 52 PAGE 46 PAGE 18

Thursday 3 April

6.30pm 8.45pm

BROKEN GLASS PARK LOVE STEAKS

PAGE 11 PAGE 38

Friday 4 April MOONLIGHT MANIA

6.00pm 9.30pm

BELA KISS: PROLOGUE + Q&A THE STATION

PAGE 41 PAGE 28

Saturday 5 April

WWI: 1914–2014

1.45pm 4.00pm 6.30pm 8.00pm

PARENTS ROSIE Reading Performance ODYSSEY OF HEROES

PAGE 47 PAGE 25 PAGE 5 PAGE 34

Sunday 6 April

11.00am 4.15pm 6.15pm 8.30pm

THE LITTLE GHOST Family Film NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER GOLD VISITORS

PAGE 54 PAGE 56 PAGE 12 PAGE 46

Monday 7 April SWISS SOIREE

6.00pm 8.45pm

LOVELY LOUISE ROSIE

PAGE 26 PAGE 25

Tuesday 8 April

6.15pm 8.30pm

THE PHANTOM JULIA

PAGE 30 PAGE 23

Wednesday 9 April ORIENTAL NIGHT

6.00pm 9.10pm

UMMAH—AMONG FRIENDS EXIT MARRAKECH

PAGE 44 PAGE 48

Thursday 10 April

6.00pm 8.30pm

Book Launch at the Goethe-Institut OH BOY

PAGE 7 PAGE 22

Friday 11 April CLOSING NIGHT

7.00pm

LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE

PAGE 50

PAGE 45 PAGE 42 PAGE 49

PP 31, 59

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KINO CINEMAS Friday 28 March 11.00am

6.45pm

9.45pm

V8—START YOUR ENGINES School Screening BANKLADY + Q&A A PACT

PAGE 55 PAGE 10 PAGE 9

Saturday 29 March

3.00pm 6.30pm 8.45pm

ODYSSEY OF HEROES LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE OH BOY

PAGE 34 PAGE 50 PAGE 22

Sunday 30 March

2.15pm 4.15pm 6.30pm 9.00pm

FATHER’S GARDEN UPSIDEDOWN THE TASTE OF APPLESEEDS WOYZECK

PAGE 27 PAGE 20 PAGE 19 PAGE 21

Monday 31 March

6.30pm 8.30pm

FINSTERWORLD HOUSTON

PAGE 40 PAGE 14

Tuesday 1 April

1.00pm 6.30pm 9.00pm

FAMOUS FIVE 2 School Screening VISITORS + Q&A NEMEZ

PAGE 51 PAGE 46 PAGE 43

Wednesday 2 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

MY SISTERS THE TASTE OF APPLESEEDS

PAGE 15 PAGE 19

Thursday 3 April

6.15pm 9.00pm

BELA KISS: PROLOGUE + Q&A GAMING INSTINCT

PAGE 41 PAGE 35

Friday 4 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

UPSIDEDOWN LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE

PAGE 20 PAGE 50

Saturday 5 April

11.00pm 2.30pm 6.00pm 8.00pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 Family Film SOURCES OF LIFE OH BOY THE STATION

PAGE 52 PAGE 33 PAGE 22 PAGE 28

Sunday 6 April

11.00am 1.15pm 3.15pm 5.30pm 7.45pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS Family Film AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE HOME FROM HOME — Part 1 HOME FROM HOME — Part 2

PAGE 53 PAGE 45 PAGE 50 PAGE 13 PAGE 13

Monday 7 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

NORDSTRAND FATHER’S GARDEN

PAGE 16 PAGE 27

Tuesday 8 April

6.30pm 8.45pm

BROKEN GLASS PARK FINSTERWORLD

PAGE 11 PAGE 40

Wednesday 9 April

6.00pm 7.45pm

THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT SOURCES OF LIFE

PAGE 39 PAGE 33

Thursday 10 April

6.30pm 8.30pm

FATHER’S GARDEN JOURNEY TO JAH

PAGE 27 PAGE 42

FILM SCREENING FOLLOWED BY PARTY

MELBOURNE

OPENING NIGHT FILM AND PARTY

Melbourne premiere of Banklady in the presence of the lead actress Nadeshda Brennicke. After-party with DJ Emma Peel.

BANKLADY 6.30pm for 7.00pm Thursday 27 March at Palace Cinema Como Goethe-Institut Students/ Movie Club Members $55.00 General Admission $60.00

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BRISBANE PROGRAM PALACE CENTRO

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11.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 7.00pm

THE LITTLE GHOST HANNI & NANNI 3 THE BLACK BROTHERS EXIT MARRAKECH

PAGE 54 PAGE 52 PAGE 53 PAGE 48

Saturday 29 March

NADESHDA BRENNICKE RETRO

11.00am 3.45pm 6.00pm 8.45pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS Family Film LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE THE PHANTOM + Q&A TATTOO + Q&A

PAGE 53 PAGE 50 PAGE 30 PAGE 29

Sunday 30 March

11.00am 2.30pm 4.30pm 7.00pm 9.00pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 Family Film NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER VISITORS + Q&A A PACT OH BOY

PAGE 52 PAGE 56 PAGE 46 PAGE 9 PAGE 22

10.00am 11.00am 12 noon 1.00pm 6.30pm 8.30pm

V8—START YOUR ENGINES HANNI & NANNI 3 FAMOUS FIVE 2 THE BLACK BROTHERS MY WAY TO OLYMPIA PARENTS

PAGE 55 PAGE 52 PAGE 51 PAGE 53 PAGE 24 PAGE 47

Friday 28 March

OPENING NIGHT

Monday 31 March

School Screenings

School Screenings

Tuesday 1 April

6.30pm ROSIE 8.45pm LOVELY LOUISE

PAGE 25 PAGE 26

Wednesday 2 April

6.30pm THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS 9.00pm WOYZECK

PAGE 18 PAGE 21

Thursday 3 April

5.30pm HOME FROM HOME — Part 1 7.45pm HOME FROM HOME — Part 2

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PALACE CENTRO 39 James Street, Fortitude Valley (07) 3852 4488 TICKETS ON SALE • At box office 10.30am–9.00pm daily until sold out.

• By phone on (07) 3852 4488 Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.00pm Telephone and Internet bookings by credit card only (excluding Amex and Diners). Booking fees apply.

• Online at www.palacecinemas.com.au (go to the Times & Tickets page and select by cinema or title). Booking fees apply.

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES Movie Club Members* $15.00 Adult $19.50 Concession** $16.00 FAMILY FILMS (Check film classifications) The Black Brothers: 29 March Hanni & Nanni 3 : 30 March ALL TICKETS $12.00

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MULTI-FILM PURCHASE Excluding opening/closing nights & special events 5 FILM PASS Movie Club $67.00 General Admission $82.00 GROUP BOOKINGS GROUPS (20 people or more) per ticket $12.50 Enquiries and bookings: Charley Greaves charley.greaves@palacecinemas.com.au 0402 338 525 SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS Special weekday screenings of the films Hanni & Nanni 3, The Black Brothers, V8—Start your Engines, Famous Five 2 are available for schools at a discounted price of $10.50 per ticket (20 students or more), 1 teacher admitted FREE for every 20 students.

Enquiries and bookings: Charley Greaves 0402 338 525 or charley.greaves@palacecinemas.com.au

FILM SCREENING FOLLOWED BY PARTY EXIT MARRAKECH 6.30pm for 7.00pm Friday 28 March at Palace Centro Goethe-Institut Students/ Movie Club Members $45.00 General Admission $50.00

CANBERRA PROGRAM PALACE ELECTRIC CINEMA

Check goethe.de/ozfilmfest for updates and classifications

Tuesday 1 April OPENING NIGHT

7.00pm OH BOY

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Wednesday 2 April FALL OF THE WALL

6.30pm I WILL NOT LOSE + Short 8.40pm Band 9.30pm THE FAMILY + Short

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Thursday 3 April 11.00am

NADESHDA BRENNICKE RETRO 6.00pm

8.45pm

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V8—START YOUR ENGINES School Screening THE PHANTOM + Q&A TATTOO + Q&A

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Friday 4 April

4.00pm MY WAY TO OLYMPIA 6.30pm THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT 8.30pm THE STATION

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Saturday 5 April

11.00am 4.45pm 6.45pm 8.45pm

THE BLACK BROTHERS Family Film FATHER’S GARDEN LOVELY LOUISE HOUSTON

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Sunday 6 April

WWI: 1914–2014

11.00am 4.30pm 6.30pm 8.00pm

HANNI & NANNI 3 Family Film NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER Reading Performance ODYSSEY OF HEROES

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PALACE ELECTRIC CINEMA NewActon Nishi, 2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra (02) 6222 4900 TICKETS ON SALE • At box office 11.00am–8.30pm daily until sold out.

• Online at www.palacecinemas.com.au (go to the Times & Tickets page and select by cinema or title). Booking fees apply.

GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES Movie Club Members* $15.50 Adult $20.00 Concession** $17.00 FAMILY FILMS (Check film classifications) The Black Brothers: 5 April Hanni & Nanni 3 : 6 April ALL TICKETS $12.00 MULTI-FILM PURCHASE Excluding opening/closing nights & special events 5 FILM PASS Movie Club $67.00 General Admission $82.00 GROUP BOOKINGS GROUPS (20 people or more) per ticket $14.50 Enquiries and bookings: Charissa Wright (02) 6222 4907 or events.act@palacecinemas.com.au SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS Special weekday screenings of the film V8—Start your Engines are available for schools at a discounted price of $10.50 per ticket (20 students or more), 1 teacher admitted FREE for every 20 students.

Enquiries and bookings: Charissa Wright (02) 6222 4907 or events.act@palacecinemas.com.au

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SPECIAL EVENTS FALL OF THE WALL (see page 5) Wednesday 2 April, Palace Electric Cinema Screening of I Will not Lose (6.30pm) and The Family (9.30pm). Intermission with drinks and band performance by The Beez (8.45pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. two films, band and drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $39.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 SINGLE MOVIE (incl. band and drinks) General Admission $28.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $25.00 WWI: 1914–2014 (see page 5) Sunday 6 April, Palace Electric Cinema Reading Performance by Justus Neumann (6.30pm), followed by Odyssey of Heroes (8.00pm) DOUBLE PACKAGE (incl. reading, movie and intermission drinks) Must be purchased at the box office.

General Admission $40.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $35.00 READING PERFORMANCE (incl. drinks) General Admission $19.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $16.00 MOVIE ONLY (incl. pre-screening drinks at 7.10pm) General Admission $24.00 Movie Club Members/Concession $19.50

FILM SCREENING FOLLOWED BY PARTY OH BOY 6.30pm for 7.00pm Tuesday 1 April at Palace Electric Cinema Goethe-Institut Students/ Movie Club Members $45.00 General Admission $50.00

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GENERAL FESTIVAL CONDITIONS CENSORSHIP INFORMATION • All festival films are restricted to persons 18 years of age and over, unless specified.

(See website for classification recommendations) This relates not necessarily to the content of the films, but to the legal requirements of holding the festival, as set by the Classification Board.

• Check websites and newspaper ads for classification and session time updates.

• Box offices open daily from 11.00am until 8.30pm.

Cinema Box offices can only sell tickets for their respective venues.

• There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinema box offices.

• Cinema box offices do not accept Diners or American Express Cards.

• Telephone bookings available at all cinemas by credit card only (excluding Amex and Diners), which will be debited at the time of booking and must be produced when collecting tickets. Credit card transactions by phone will incur booking fees.

• Tickets may be purchased online at www.palacecinemas.com.au (go to the Times & Tickets page and select by cinema or title). Booking fees apply.

• Festival tickets, once acquired, are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded.

• Patrons are encouraged to collect booked tickets 30 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues.

• Palace Cinema passes and other complimentary passes, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.

• Dates, times and programs are correct at the time of publication, but may need to be altered. We reluctantly reserve the right to withdraw, change and replace programs without notice.

• All non-English language films have English subtitles.

• Allocated seating at Palace Cinema Como, Palace Centro, Palace Electric Cinema and Palace Norton Street only. Seating is unreserved at other locations.

• All ticket prices are GST inclusive.

• Multi-film passes are for separate, preselected sessions for one person. All films must be chosen in advance to different films at the time of purchase. Passes from the cinema box offices will only be applicable for sessions at that venue. Multi-film passes are only available at the box offices and cannot be booked over the phone or online. (Exception: SYDNEY — Multi-film passes available through MCA online or over the phone).

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ELIGIBLE CONCESSIONS * Two discounted tickets per Palace Movie Club Members membership card per session will apply.

One discounted ticket per Goethe-Institut student card per session will apply. ** Full-time Students (photo ID required), Senior Citizens, Health Care Card Holders, Pensioners.

Proof of concession must be presented at the cinema box office and/or upon entry to the auditorium.

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