Expo
interfilm Berlin commissioned to curate short films for the German Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai
62 German productions shown in five thematic short film programs
From a pool of several hundred outstanding German short film productions interfilm Berlin has carefully composed a collection of five short film programs for the German pavilion at the 2010 Expo. The 62 selected films attest to the diversity and dynamism of the contemporary German short and feature film scenes: they are funny, serious, political, ironic, animated and full of German spirit.
With an anticipated 50,000 visitors to “Balancity” every day, the audience can expect to see an impressive showcase of distinct and brilliant German short filmmaking. In Shanghai from 1 May to 31 October 2010.
The Programs:
Forays through Germany: 14 films attest to the various facets of urban reality, between truth and fiction. Where documentary meets vision, art meets performance, architectural features are mirrored in imaginative fancy and metropolitan self-certainty is inflated by a lust for living.
Zielpunkte der Stadt, Jörn Staeger, 2004, 08:00 min
Das Modell, Florian Gwinner, 2006, 06:30 min
Die neonorangene Kuh, Micha Leinkauf, Matthias Wermke, 2005, 06:00 min
Delivery, Till Nowak, 2005, 09:00 min
Europe Free Running, Björn Beau, 2009, 06:34 min
City West Revisited, Ulf Staeger, 2006, 08:00 min
Abgesang, Kupferfarben, Claudia Guilino, 2009, 04:00 min
Grüßt unsere Berge, Sven Knaut, Stephan Schulz, 2001, 03:00 min
Whirr, Timo Katz, 2006, 02:30 min
Collosiaeus Urbanus Polyphagus, Doris Freigofas, 2008, 03:00 min
Was weiß der Tropfen davon, Jan Zabeil, 2007, 12:00 min
Ostkreuz, Laura Geiger, Tom Kretschmer, 2007, 08:30 min
A6/A9, Johannes Schiehsel, 2008, 03:00
Reise Zum Wald, Jörn Staeger, 2008, 07:30 min
The winners are … welcome to an unforgettable collection of German award winning films: Thirteen nationally and internationally acclaimed films, from audiences and critics alike, back-to-back in a unique and stunning showcase program.
Our Man in Nirvana, Jan Koester, 2005, 10:00 min
Edgar, Fabian Busch, 2009, 12:00 min
Apple on a Tree, Astrid Rieger, 2006, 05:00 min
Lil'A, Katharina Sophie Brauer, 2008, 11:00 min
Please Say Something, David O’Reilly, 2009, 10:00 min
Trotzdem Danke, Matthias Wermke, Mischa Leinkauf, 2006, 06:30 min
Das Rad, Chris Stenner, 2001, 08:00 min
Petzolds Pfeifen, Olaf Held, 2008, 05:30 min
Tauro, Matthias Daenschel, 2002, 03:30 min
Spielzeugland, Jochen Freydank, 2007, 14:00 min
Styx, Aike Arndt, 2007, 09:00 min
Der Aufreißer, Steffen Weinert, 2006, 14:00 min
Our Wonderful Nature, Tomer Eshed, 2008, 05:00 min
Pointed comedies, gripping dramas and intoxicating clips: A program that analyses the German soul and searches out its visions, expressing the country's spirit in documentary studies, ironical whimsy and with hard-hitting facts.
Zwischen vier und sechs, Corrina Schnitt, 1997, 06:00 min
Das Grüne Schaf, Carsten Strauch, 2008, 04:00 min
Die gute Lage, Nancy Brandt, 2006, 13:30 min
Kein Platz für Gerold, Daniel Nocke, 2006, 05:00 min
Ich bin's Helmut, Nicolas Steiner, 2009, 11:00 min
Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder, Cornelia Cornelsen, 2004, 10:00 min
Peters Prinzip, Kathrin Albers, Jim Lacy, 2007, 05:20 min
Ich und das Universum, Hajo Schomerus, 2003, 13:20 min
Video 3000, Marc Schleiss, 2006, 05:00 min
Schwarzfahrer, Pepe Danquart, 1993, 12:00 min
Sofa, Hyekung Jung, 2001, 03:00 min
The Day Winston Ngakambe Came to Kiel, Jasper Ahrens, 2003, 09:20 min
Twelve diverse and award-winning films address the complexities of state-controlled life in East Germany and the period of reunification in wildly varied ways. Twelve tales of power and powerlessness, the joy and suffering of the individual and attempts at escaping the system provide an intricate and authentic historic study.
Der Tag der Deutschen Einheit, Heide Breitel, 1990, 4:00 min
Die Grenze, Franz Winzentsen, 1995, 2:20 min
Die Klärung eines Sachverhalts, Christian Prettin, Sören Hüper, 2008, 20:00 min
In Berlin, Jürgen Schreyer, 1989, 3:00 min
Ein-Blick, Gerd Conradt, 1987, 10:30 min
Die andere Seite, Ellie Land, 2007, 5:20 min
Kontakt, Daniel Blazek, 2004, 5:00 min
Berlin Berlin, Hartmut Jahn, 1989, 4:30 min
Die Aussicht, Kurt Krigar, 1965, 10:00 min
Die Lösung, Sieglinde Hamacher 1987, 3:30 min
Freies Land, Hannes Treiber, 2008, 24:00 min
König von Deutschland, Rio Reiser, 1986, 4:00 min
No football, no Germany: 10 films pay tribute to the fun and not-so-fun aspects associated with THE ball. A surprising mix of documentaries, animation, the ironical and the fictive. Sure to hit the spot!
Die Zukunft des Fußballs, Martin Neumeyer, 2008, 1:25 min
Abseits!, Stephanie von Beauvais, 2004, 3:00 min
Beißen, Beißen, Beißen, Stefan Ludwig, 2004, 14:00 min
Damenwahl, Juliane Kühn, Karen Lüders, 2005, 3:00 min
Die Helden von Bern, Martin Seibert, Ingo Steidl, Florian Plag, 2006, 10:30 min
Kicker, Marc Hermann, 2003, 3:00 min
Strafstoß, Till Endemann, 2008, 15:00 min
Kick it like Telé, Daniel Faigle, 2010, 5:00 min
Abseits, Friederike Rückert, Jill Teichgräber, 2006, 1:45 min
Volltreffer, Peter Dietrich, 2006, 1:00 min
interfilm wishes to thank the German Short Film Association AG Kurzfilm e.V and 11mm - International Football Film Festival for their kind cooperation.
For more information on the programs and films go to:
Website of the German Pavillon EXPO 2010 Shanghai