FBW Jury
KUKI Festival
2/11/24 - 9/11/25
2/11/24 - 9/11/25
FBW Jury
FBW Special Award
Our long-standing cooperation with the FBW - Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (German Film and Media Rating Board) is intended to help (up-and-coming) filmmakers gain even greater recognition. We have put together a special jury to take on the challenging task of watching a wild mix of films from this year's KUKI program. Parand Laghai, Daniel Sánchez López and Seggen Mikael bring all the necessary qualifications to watch all the German productions and co-productions of the festival and choose a winning film. The award is a free submission to the FBW, with the chance of being awarded the rating “Especially Valuable”. This can be very helpful for the financing of future projects.
These are the films they will see:
From the competition program KUKI 4+:
Kugelfisch | Julia Ocker | Deutschland | 2022 | 03:37 Min
From the competition program KUKI 6+:
Karotte | Harry Bhalerao | Deutschland | 2023 | 02:42 Min
From the competition program KUKI 10+:
Der perfekte Tag | Christoph Lauenstein & Wolfgang Lauenstein | Deutschland | 2024 | 20 Min
From the Documentary Competition "Watch the World" 10+:
Ich bin Wiete | Joël van As | Deutschland | 2024 | 08:48 Min
Métisse | Odessa Choi | Deutschland | 2023 | 04:34 Min
From the competition program TeenScreen 12+:
Enjoy your meal | Christian Manzke & Sofie Kienzle | Deutschland | 2023 | 02:31 Min
From the competition program TeenScreen 14+:
Melodies of Barking Dogs | Daniel Huss | Frankreich / Deutschland | 2023 | 08:30 Min
From the special program Teenage Riot! ab 16:
Pacific Vein | Ulu Braun | Deutschland / USA | 2024 | 11:58 Min
Aus dem special program Girls* Riot! ab 16:
Mechanical Resonance | Juejun Chen | Deutschland / China | 2023 | 04:15 Min
is a critical film mediator, curator and cultural manager. Her focus centres on the restructuring of the film landscape and film mediation in a way that is critical of discrimination and power. To this end, Parand develops action strategies for various target groups and institutions and leads seminars. Community-strengthening formats are particularly important to her, which is why she co-initiated jü_misch, among others.
born in La Mancha, Spain, is a filmmaker and film programmer based in Berlin. He studied Media at the Complutense University of Madrid, Directing at the European Film College in Denmark and Production at EICTV in Cuba. His debut feature film ‘BOY MEETS BOY’ (2021) premiered at the BFI Flare- London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival. ‘CATORCE’ (2022) won the FBW award at KUKI and in 2023 he produced “CALLS FROM MOSCOW”, which premiered at the Berlinale.
works as a freelance cultural manager, programmer and author. She conceives (film) programs and social media appearances, curates talks and organises projects with a focus on marginalised people. She is also part of the DisChecks consulting collective. In her work as a programmer and moderator, she mainly deals with the topics of film/art and media, as well as intersectional discrimination, inclusion and equity.
