A Soil, A Culture, A River, A People
Year 2404, in a dystopian future where borders between countries are indefinitely closed, a replica of Hannover city in China remains the only way to experience Western culture. Yu roams around this nostalgic yet eerie town built by the authorities. He seems so different, observant, and fearless, as if humanity is all new to him.
But what does he really see?
DIRECTED BY
Viv Li
WRITTEN BY
Viv Li
WITH
Zezhi Long
Julian Pape
Tengal
PRODUCER
Viv Li
Julian Schwandner
CO-PRODUCER
Marc Goyens
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Grimm Vandekerckhove
GAFFER
Fang Hu
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Lian Liu
COSTUMES
Thora Geißler
Lian Liu
HAIR AND MAKE UP
Thora Geißler
SOUND RECORDIST
Simon Peter
Zhou Yang
EDITING
Liyo Gong
SOUND DESIGN
Sum-Sum Shen
MUSIC
Tengal
Leon Weber
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
Atwo
Quetzalcoatl
FUNDED BY
Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
Nordmedia
Nordmedia Cast&Cut
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
Festivals
82nd Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Short Films International Competition
Erogenesis
In the aftermath of a mysterious disaster, the few humans left find themselves unable to reproduce the species. All hope lies in the hands of five women who have developed the technology to create human life outside the body. But the researchers cannot reach an agreement on how and if to release it. In the absence of consensus, they immerse themselves in the study of pleasure.
DIRECTED BY
Xandra Popescu
WRITTEN BY
Xandra Popescu
Clara Puhlmann
WITH
Valerie Renay
Yuko Kaseki
Estelle Widmaier
Greta Markurt
Sasha Deckinger
Cécile Perrot
Xandra Popescu
CO-PRODUCER
Xandra Popescu
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Maayane Bouhnik
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Fausto Torelli
COSTUMES
Helene Albrecht
SOUND RECORDIST
Alan Mares
EDITING
Vanessa Heeger
SOUND DESIGN
Florentin Tudor
MUSIC
Florentin Tudor
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Festivals
Cannes – 64. Semaine de la Critique 2025
AWARDS
Canal+ Award for Short Film, 64. Semaine de la Critique - Cannes 2025
Icebergs
Theo is sixty-six years old and lives in a numb world. He spends time in a hamam, secretly enjoying the feeling of being touched, and an old cinema, observing people in the dark. One night, in a deserted street, Theo is confronted with his own fragility. Longing for closeness, he travels to the countryside to visit his friend Ida.
DIRECTED BY
Carlos Pereira
WRITTEN BY
Carlos Pereira
WITH
Frank Büttner
Maren Eggert
Cenk Karaferya
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Karim Marold
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Javier Irazuzta
COSTUMES
Claudia Cazzorla
HAIR AND MAKE UP
Tilo Nethe
SOUND RECORDIST
Alan Mares
EDITING
Vanessa Heeger
SOUND DESIGN
Vanessa Heeger
MUSIC
Dax J
Cenk Karaferya
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Festivals
Locarno Film Festival - World Premiere | Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis | achtung berlin Filmfestival | Sicilia Queer Filmfest |The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Rio LGBTQIA+ Film | Tabor New Frame Film Festival | Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival | Golden Grape International Short Film Festival | Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival | Queer Lisboa 2025 | Festival of Nations 2025 | Bolton International Film Festival | BRNO16 - International Short Film Festival | TiSFF - Thessaloniki International Short Film | International Short Film Festival of Cyprus |
Awards
Special Mention – Achtung Berlin
Nomination German Short Film Awards 2025 (DKFP)
Slimane
In a near future Germany, queer people become, even more, marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison. As a first stop he visits Ava, his best friend, who didn’t expect to see him. The world keeps falling apart and fear seems to defeat hope.
DIRECTED BY
Carlos Pereira
WRITTEN BY
Carlos Pereira
WITH
Akin Viktor
Banafshe Hourmazdi
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Karim Marold
GAFFER
Maayane Bouhnik
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vero Janovec
COSTUMES
Vero Janovec
SOUND RECORDIST
Andrea Schmidt
EDITING
Vanessa Heeger
SOUND DESIGN
Celine Jünger
MUSIC
P.E.A.R.L
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie Berlin
FESTIVALS
Locarno - Pardi Di Domani | San Sebastian – NEST | Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival | Int. Film Festival La Roche sur Yon | Adelaide Film Festival | Short Waves | Achtung Berlin | Curtacinema – Rio De Janeiro | Filmfest Dresden | IndieLisboa | Sicilia Queer Filmfest | Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg | Curtas Vila Do Conde | Drama International Short Film Festival | Helsinki International Film Festival | Queer Wave | Interfilm Berlin | London Short Film Festival | Queer Film Kassel | Generation Filmskolens Filmfestival | Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival | Caminhos do Cinema Português
Awards
Best Short 2023 - Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik | Best Short 2024 – Achtung Berlin | Best Short – Curtas Vila Do Conde – Take One Competition | Special Mention – BIEFF | Best Short by the Festival Circuit Jury, Special Mention by the Palermo Pride Jury - Sicily Queer Fest | Queer Student Award "Loud & Proud" - Drama International Short Film Festival
Unser Garten Ist Einsam
Hoda fled Iran and lives in Berlin, Hosna lives in Tehran. After years of separation, the two sisters see each other again for the first time.
DIRECTED BY
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija
WRITTEN BY
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija
WITH
Hoda Taheri
Hosna Taheri
Jahandokt Safarian Taheri
Knut Berger
Co-Producer
Jules Grange
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Selma von Polheim Gravesen
GAFFER
Philip Jagdschian
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Michael Schindlmeier
SOUND RECORDIST
Vanessa Heeger
Bojan Palikuca
Ali Alavi
EDITING
Boris Hadžija
Sound Design
Antonin Vivet
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
KIDAM
FUNDED BY
Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
FFA Filmförderungsanstalt
Remote Islands
A queer family living in Berlin starts suffering from a strange phenomenon of collective insomnia.
Looking for peace, they decide to travel to an island.
DIRECTED BY
Carlos Pereira
WRITTEN BY
Carlos Pereira
WITH
Mark Waschke
Nikita Takasaki
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Karim Marold
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vero Janovec
COSTUMES
Claudia Cazzorla
EDITING
Vanessa Heeger
FUNDED BY
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
RBB
In Co-Production With
Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie Berlin
I Plant My Hand In The Garden
In Germany, Hoda walks through memories of Tehran, still echoing within her.
In Tehran, she dreams of another life, far away, in Germany.
DIRECTED BY
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija
WRITTEN BY
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija
WITH
Hoda Taheri
Alexandra The Brave
In the fantastical realm of THIS SIDE, 16-year-old Alexandra watches her father, an unfulfilled fashion designer, desperately try to revive a new collection in the ruins of the town's former textile factory.
When the tailors rise up against him, Alexandra becomes entangled in their revolt.
DIRECTED BY
Xandra Popescu
WRITTEN BY
Xandra Popescu
Angst & Drang was founded in 2024 by
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