December
Short Film Collection, Germany (December 1, 2023)
ELLE oder Ein Tag in ihrem Sommer / Alexandra Kurt / Short Film Competition
PriMed - le Festival de la Méditerranée en images, France (December 4 - 9, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Competition - Short Mediterranean Prize (Audience Award)
Reggio Film Festival, Germany (December 6 - 11, 2023)
Bloody Secrets / Helena Herb / Program
This Human World – International Human Rights Film Festival, Germany (December 7, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Shifting Environments
Kurzfilmtag Gauting, Germany (December 21, 2023)
Bloody Secrets / Helena Herb / Program
Kurzfilmabend, Internationale Hofer Filmtage (December 21, 2023)
Interval / Theresa Rehe / Program
November
Biberacher Filmfestspiele, Germany (November 2 - 5, 2023)
Daddy / Ella Knorz
Die Farbe Rot / Sebastian Eggerbauer
Franky / Catharina Lott
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez
Bimovie Frauenfilmreihe, Germany (November 2 - 8, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Hanna Hocker & Leila Keita
What the fuck is going on between us, fuck? / Justina Jürgensen
Filmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos Mainz, Germany (November 2 - 12, 2023)
Bis es mich gibt / Sabine Koder / Long Feature Competition
Daddy / Ella Knorz / Short Film Competition
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März / Short Film Competition
Lost And Found / Maya Duftschmid / Short Film Competition
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner / andersARTig
Bruder muss los / Stella Traub / Documentary Competition
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez / Documentary Competition
Words / Hannah Jandl / Documentary Competition
Internationales Kurzfilmfestivals 20minmax, Germany (November 3 - 12, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - PÖFF, Estonia (November 3 - 19, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Braunschweig International Film Festival, Germany (November 6 - 12, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Special Event
Life Is Not A Competition, But I'm Winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / Special Event
Dead Girls Dancing / Anna Roller / New German-Language Films Best Newcomer Actor: Luna Jordan
Duisburger Filmwoche, Germany (November 6 - 12, 2023)
Knittelfeld - Stadt ohne Geschichte / Gerhard Friedl / En Plus 2 & Duisburger Filmwoche
Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, France (November 7 - 12, 2023)
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez / Short Film Competition
FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany (November 7 - 12, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Short Film Program Ecoeast
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK (November 8 - 12, 2023)
Fata Morgana / Daood Alabdulaa / Documentary
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 8 - 19, 2023)
Boyz / Sylvian Cruiziat / IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary / Special Mention
St. Louise International Film Festival, USA (November 9 - 19, 2023)
Fata Morgana / Daood Alabdulaa / Official Selection
Zinebi - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Bilbao, Spain (November 10 - 17, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / International Short Film Competition
Filmschoolfest München, Germany (November 12 - 18, 2023)
Der Rückweg / Moritz Adlon / Opening Film
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / International Short Film Competition
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ / International Short Film Competition
Amor sei mit dir / Andrea Erja / HFF Special
Bloody Secrets / Helena Herb / HFF Special
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau / HFF Special
Eins zu Eins / Saskia Kessler / HFF Special
Human Being, Being Human / Eva Gemmer, Lea Tama Springer / HFF Special
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez / HFF Special
Text me when you get home / Jennica Arnesson, Lea Dähne / HFF Special
Treasures / Welf Reinhart / HFF Special
What the fuck is going on between us, fuck? / Justina Jürgensen / HFF Special
Festivals de Cinéma Univerciné Nantes, France (November 14 - 19, 2023)
Cowboy / Artur Althen
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany (November 14 - 19, 2023)
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner
Kafana Na Balkanu / Boris Gavrilović / Second Prize of the Jury & Audience Award
Stinkfrucht / Âni Vo
Kasseler Dokumentar- und Videofest, Germany (November 14 - 19, 2023)
Atomnomaden / Kilian Armando Friedrich, Tizian Stromp Zagari / Feature Film
Fata Morgana / Daood Alabdulaa / Young Documentary Festival
Waking Up In Silence / Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi / Young Documentary Festival
Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany (November 14 - 19, 2023)
Alex in den Feldern / Marie Zrenner
Machines of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf
Filmfestival Univerciné allemand, France (November 14 - 19, 2023)
Cowboy / Artur Althen
PinkPanorama Filmfestival Luzern, Switzerland (November 15 - 18, 2023)
Life is Not a Competition, But I'm Winning / Julia Fuhr Mann
International Student Film and Video Festival Beijing, China (November 17 - 24, 2023)
Lost and Found / Maya Duftschmid
Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden, Germany (November 17 - 26, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer
Words / Hannah Jandl
Hammer Kurzfilmnächte, Germany (November 17 - 18, 2023)
72 Stunden / Theresa Rehe / Honorable Mention
Etiuda & Anima 2023, Poland (November 21 - 18, 2023)
Energia / Jona Salcher / Etiuda Competition
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ / Etiuda Competition / Jury Prize of the FICC
Up and Coming Internationales Film Festival Hannover, Germany (November 22 - 26, 2023)
Daddy / Ella Knorz / Competition
Velhice / Anna-Maria Dutoit / Competition
This Human World Festival, Germany (November 22 - 26, 2023)
Velhice / Anna-Maria Dutoit / exp:an:ded shorts Competition
Raindance Film Festival, UK (October 25 - November 4, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Nomination, Best International Feature
Kinofest Lünen, Germany (November 29 - December 3, 2023)
Arthrocalypse / Daniela Magnani-Hüller
Glückstag / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Around the World in 14 Films, Germany (November 30 - December 9, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann
October
Filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany (October 3 - 4, 2023)
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau
Hayat springt / Miriam Goeze
Edgy / Kilian Friedrich, Ann-Kathrin Jahn, Jonas Kleinalstede, Katharina Schnekenbühl & Paula Tschira
Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands (October 4 - 8, 2023)
Aralkum / Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
DOK Leipzig, Germany (October 8 - 15, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Doc Alliance Section
Kathy and Teresa / Marie Zrenner / German Competition Documentary
Queer Film Festival Munich, Germany (October 10 - 15, 2023)
Traum von Körpern / Ella Knorz & Vivian Bausch / Melange Queer
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker / Melange Queer
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / Competition
Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria (October 10 - 15, 2023)
Ein Teil von mir / Vivian Bausch
Independent Film Festival Osnabrück, Germany (October 11 - 15, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / Opening Film
Walzer im Bademantel / Vinent Jost
Courage Film Festival, Germany (October 12 - 14, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Hanna Hocker & Leila Keita / Winter edition
Juvinale - Youth Film Festival Salzburg, Austria (October 12 - 14, 2023)
Amor sei mit dir / Andrea Erja / Queer Selection & Screening Documentary
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / Queer Selection & Screening Documentary – Award: Documentary & Gender & Diversity Promotion Award
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Hanna Hocker & Leila Keita / Screening Documentary & Fiction
Click-Click / Ivetta Urozhaeva / Screening Music & Clips Special
Comme Je Suis, Comme Tu Es / Alexandra Kurt / Screening Fiction
Die Telefonzelle / Lukas März & Kilian Bohnensack / Screening Fiction
Driving Force / Daniela Magnani Hüller / Queer Selection & Screening Documentary
Kiosk an der Reichenbachbrücke. Ein Stück mit fünf Auftritten und einem Nachspiel / Johannes Rockstuhl / Screening Documentary
The Spell / Diego Oliva Tejeda / Screening Fiction
Unter Wasser / Annemarie Krause / Screening Fiction
Walzer im Bademantel / Vincent Jost / Queer Selection & Screening Fiction
Film Days Oberschwaben, Germany (October 12 - 15, 2023)
Bis es mich gibt / Sabine Koder
NewFest, USA (October 12 - 24, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme
Provinziale, Germany (October 14 - 21, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Short Documentary
Long Night of the Munich Museums, Germany (October 14, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau
Daddy / Ella Knorz
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez
Die Telefonzelle / Lukas März & Kilian Bohnensack
FRANKY / Catharina Lott
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle
Heimweh lung / Felix Klee
Idyll / Fanny Rösch
Kafana na Balkanu / Boris Gavrilović
Killing Bagheera / Murschirf Shekh Zeyn
Love at First Byte / Felizitas Hoffmann
Machines of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf
Papel / Gisela Carbajal Rodríguez, Felix Klee
Planet B / Alexander Hupp, Ines Timmich, Franziska Bayer
Traum von Körpern / Ella Knorz & Vivian Bausch
Unter der Welle / Veronika Hafner
Velhice / Anna-Maria Dutoit
Waking Up In Silence / Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival, Germany (October 17 - 22, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann
Monstrale, Germany (October 17 - 22, 2023)
State of Anxiety. Oder die Angst, dass andere einen scheiße finden / Quỳnh Lê Nguyễn / Shortdocs
Cecinema Festival, Italy (October 19 - 22, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Seoul Animal Film Festival, South Korea (October 19 - 23, 2023)
Tiere / Jonas Spriestersbach
Queer-Streifen Film Festival Regensburg, Germany (October 19 - 25, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / Audience Award
Das Beste in der Musik / Sandra Katzlmayr
Queer Film Festival Weiterstadt, Germany (October 19 - 31, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Nomination, Don Quichote Award
Perlen - Queer Film Festival Hannover, Germany (October 20 - 28, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker
Filmets - Badalona Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain (October 20 - 29, 2023)
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack, Lukas März
Mix CPH Copenhagen, Denmark (October 20 - 29, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / International Competition
Molodist - Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine (October 21 - 29, 2023)
I See Them Bloom / Mykyta Gibalenko
Instants Vidéo - Digital & Poetic, France (October 22, 2023)
Supended / Gretel Ribka
DokumentART Neubrandenburg, Germany (October 24 - 29, 2023)
Aralkum / Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
International Hof Film Festival, Germany (October 24 - 29, 2023)
Arthrocalypse / Daniela Magnani Hüller
Chroniken und Gemütszustände / Gretel Ribka, Jonas Riedinger
Die Brieffreundin / Sarah Klewes
Die Würstchen / Vincent Jost
Eins zu eins / Saskia Kessler
Ivana wants to become an actress / Vivian Bausch
Kugelrund / Lennart Heidtmann
Medusa / Elisabeth Plattner
Restoration / Gudrun Gruber
Stille, staubige Familie / Sophie Mühe
The Line / Olivia Nigl
Treasures / Welf Reinhart
Words / Hannah Jandl
Zwischenzeit / Theresa Rehe
Queer Film Festival Bremen, Germany (October 24 - 29, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann
CinemaNext Tour, Austria (October 25 - 29, 2023)
Ivana wants to become an actress / Vivian Bausch
Trostberger Filmtage, Germany (October 25 - 29, 2023)
Fuxenstunde / Louise Zenker
Alles das... und mehr / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
DOXS RUHR, Germany (October 25 - November 3, 2023)
Waking Up in Silence / Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi / Competition ECFA DOC AWARD
NUFF, Norway (October 26 - 28, 2023)
Glückstag / Bernhard Wohlfahrter / Best Editing Award (Jonas Riedinger / Bernhard Wohlfahrter)
Blackwood Film Festival, Germany (October 27 - 29, 2023)
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner
Fuxenstunde / Louise Zenker
September
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (September 1 - 9, 2023)
Lost and Found / Maya Duftschmid / Competition
Shorts México, Mexico (September 1 - 30, 2023)
Kugelrund / Lennart Heidtmann
Lost and Found / Maya Duftschmid / World Cinema Showcase
Film Fiesta Offenbach, Germany (September 9, 2023)
Walzer im Bademantel / Vincent Jost
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (Online), Canada (September 13 - 17, 2023)
Traum von Körpern / Ella Knorz, Vivian Bausch
Brugger Dokumentarfilmtage, Switzerland (September 14 - 17, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker / Best Film
Camden International Film Festival, USA (September 14 - 17, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
Strandflimmern, Germany (September 15, 2023)
Schichteln / Verena Wagner
Berghofer Filmfest, Germany (September 15 - 16, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Minikino Film Week - Bali International Short Film Festival, Indonesia (September 15 - 23, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Competition
International Human Rights Film Festival, Tirana, Albania (September 18 - 23, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Student Competition
Blue Danube Film Festival, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary (September 20 - 30, 2023)
Traum von Körpern / Ella Knorz, Vivian Bausch / Competition
Filmfestival Bernau - WILLKOMMEN ZUHAUSE, Germany (September 22 - 24, 2023)
Windstill / Nancy Camaldo
Finále Plzen, Czech Republic (September 22 - 27, 2023)
Almost Home / Nils Keller
33rd Oslo Fusion International Film Festival, Oslo, Norway (September 22 - 29, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Feature Narrative
FilmFestival Münster, Germany (September 22 - October 1, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / European Short Film Competition
Lass' uns wie früher Peperonipizza teilen / Maximilian Weigl / European Short Film Competition
Out on Film Festival Atlanta, USA (September 22 - October 2, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Official Selection
Reykjavík International Film Festival, Iceland (September 28 - October 8, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Youth Program
ZFF - Zürich Film Festival, Switzerland (September 28 - October 8, 2023)
Dead Girls Dancing / Anna Roller / Focus Competition
Filmfest Hamburg, Germany (September 29 - October 8, 2023)
Life is not a competition but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann
August
Small Axe - Radical Short Film Awards, England (August 3 - 6, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Kyoto International Children's Film Festival, Japan (August 4 - 6, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Competition
Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (August 10 - 14, 2023)
Almost Home / Nils Keller
August und die Hasenohren / Alexandra Kurt
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
CleanAid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau
Daddy / Ella Knorz
Idyll / Fanny Rösch
OutSouth Queer Film Festival, USA (August 10 - 17, 2023)
What the fuck is going on between us, fuck? / Justina Jürgensen / Narrative Short Film
Out on Screen, USA (August 10 - 20, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Official Selection
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (August 11 - 18, 2023)
Fata Morgana / Daood Alabdulaa / European Shorts Section
Ińsko Film Summer Festival, Poland (August 11 - 20, 2023)
Suspended / Gretel Ribka
BNP Paribas Green Film Festival, Poland (August 13 - 20, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Beyond Borders - International Documentary Film Festival of Castellorizo, Greece (August 20 - 27, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / μicro Competition Section
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / μicro Competition Section
International Short Film Festival Detmold, Germany (August 21 - 26, 2023)
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau
Neu geboren / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria (August 21 - 27, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / Short Film Competition – Award: Honorable Mention
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker / Short Film Competition
Cowboy / Artur Althen / Short Film Competition
Franky / Catharina Lott / Short Film Competition
Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Germany (August 22 - 30, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Short Film Award "Das goldene Glühwürmchen"
What the fuck is going on between us, fuck? / Justina Jürgensen
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez
Idyll / Fanny Rösch
Glückstag / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Seoul International Women's Film Festival, South Korea (August 24 - 30, 2023)
A Sound of My Own / Rebeca Zehr
Silhouette Festival, France (August 25 - September 2, 2023)
Traum von Körpern / Vivian Bausch & Ella Knorz
Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy (August 25 - September 3, 2023)
Velhice / Anna-Maria Dutoit / International Short Film Competition
Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (August 28 - September 3, 2023)
Franky / Catharina Lott / International Short Film Competition
Venice International Film Festival / Biennale Cinema, Italy (August 30 - September 9, 2023)
Life is not a competition, but I'm winning / Julia Fuhr Mann / Settimana Internazionale della Critica
July
Arche Filmfestival, Germany (July 5 - 9, 2023)
Alex in den Feldern / Marie Zrenner
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Musikfilmtage Oberaudorf, Germany (July 5 - 9, 2023)
Alex in den Feldern / Marie Zrenner / Awarded the Starter Prize of the City of Munich 2023
I See Them Bloom / Mykyta Gibalenko / Awarded the Starter Prize of the City of Munich 2023
Machines Of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf / Awarded the Starter Prize of the City of Munich 2023
Moabinale, Germany (July 8, 2023)
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau / Open Air
Verlängerung / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn & Marc Philip Ginolas / Open Air
Brucker Kulturnacht, Germany (July 8, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau
Die Telefonzelle / Lukas März & Kilian Bohnensack
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle
Mach's Licht aus! / Marc Philip Ginolas & Marius Beck
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ
Traum von Körpern / Ella Knorz & Vivian Bausch
KI'TA - Kurzfilmfestival Erlangen, Germany (July 10, 2023)
72 Stunden / Theresa Rehe
All das... und mehr / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Outfest Los Angeles, USA (July 13 - 23, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / International Narrative Feature
OpenEyes Filmfest, Germany (July 20 - 23, 2023)
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer
NaturVision Filmfestival, Germany (July 20 - 23, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Short Film Competition
Mach's Licht aus! / Marc Philip Ginolas & Marius Beck / Short Film Competition
Solastalgia / Marina Hufnagel / Newcomer Film Competition
Moosburger Kurzfilmnacht, Germany (July 23 - August 5, 2023)
Animali / Elisabeth Wilke
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau
Licht und Schatten / Leo van Kann
Filmkunstwochen München, Germany (July 26 - August 6, 2023)
Alex in den Feldern / Marie Zrenner
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
I See Them Bloom / Mykyta Gibalenko
Machines Of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf
Open Air Kino am Elisabethmarkt München, Germany (July 29, 2023)
Agent Echo und die Firecard Verschwörung / Rafael Peiß
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März
Mach's Licht aus! / Marius Beck & Marc Philip Ginolas
Verlängerung / Marc Philip Ginolas & Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
June
Vienna Shorts, Austria (June 1 - 6, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Feature & Documentary Film Competition
Velhice / Anna Dutoit / Last Generation (Special Program)
Zlín Film Festival, Czech Republic (June 1 - 7, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Zlín Dog International Student Film Competition
River Film Festival, Italy (June 1 - 18, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Human Rights
Docudays UA, Ukraine (June 2 - 8, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Docu/Short UA National Competition
German Children's Media Festival Golden Sparrow, Germany (June 4 - 10, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Information/Documentation Competition
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany (June 6 - 11, 2023)
Ralentir La Chute / Camille Tricaud / German Competition / Special Mention
Sleep Tight / Jonas Potthoff, Malte Pell & Tobias Sodeikat / Triple Axel
Kino Otok - Isola Cinema International Film Festival, Slovenia (June 7 - 11, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Video on the Beach
DOCUMENTARIST - Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey (June 10 - 15, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / No Other Planet
In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Pernik, Bulgaria (June 10 - 17, 2023)
Driving Force / Daniela Magnani Hüller / Best Student Documentary Film
Geamana / Matthäus Wörle / Best Student Documentary Film
Idyll / Fanny Rösch / Best Student Fiction
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Best Student Fiction
Plus963 / Daood Alabdulaa / Best Student Fiction
Taste of Home / Âni Võ / Best Fiction Film
Treasures / Welf Reinhart / Best Fiction Film
Turkish Film Festival Frankfurt, Germany (June 11 - 16, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Short Film Competition / 1st Prize
Bundesfestival Junger Film, Germany (June 15 - 18, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann / Competition of Quirky Films
Comebeck / Johannes Beck / Competition of Quirky Films
Die Telefonzelle / Lukas März & Kilian Bohnsack / Main Competition
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor / Main Competition
I’tikaaf / Raaed Al Kour & Anna-Maria Dutoit / Main Competition
Mach's Licht aus! / Marc Philipp Ginolas & Marius Beck / Main Competition
Taste of Home / Âni Võ / Main Competition
Mykolaichuk OPEN, Ukraine (June 15 - 20, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / National Short Film Competition
Bundes.Festival.Film, Germany (June 16 - 17, 2023)
Am Band / Emil Silvester Ahlhelm
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Leila Keita & Hanna Hocker
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau
Walzer im Bademantel / Vincent Jost / Grand Prize
Rüsselsheimer Filmtage, Germany (June 16 - 17, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Agent Echo und die Firecard Verschwörung / Rafael Peiß
PrevYou, Germany (June 16 - 17, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Wendland Shorts, Germany (June 16 - 18, 2023)
Daddy / Ella Knorz
Guten Tag / Emil Klattenhoff
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Gold Prize (Golden Stork)
Machines of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf
Underdog Film Festival, Germany (June 17 - 18, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
FEST - New Directors / New Films, Portugal (June 19 - 26, 2023)
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau / FESTinha Competition
Ein Teil von mir / Vivian Bausch
International Alexandria Short Film Festival, Greece (June 19 - 25, 2023)
Blindgänger / Moritz Hoffmann
Frameline Festival San Francisco, USA (June 19 - 29, 2023)
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / Nomination, Audience Award for Best Feature, Frameline San Francisco Critic's Circle Award for Outstanding First Narrative Feature
Palm Springs International, USA (June 20 - 26, 2023)
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März
I See Them Bloom / Mykyta Gibalenko / MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award: Special Mention
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
Fata Morgana / Daood Alabdulaa / MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award
Paphos International Film Festival, Cyprus (June 23 - 25, 2023)
Neu geboren / Bernhard Wohlfahrter / Student Films
Filmfest München, Germany (June 23 - July 1, 2023)
BOYZ / Sylvain Cruiziat / New German Cinema & Children's Competition
Clashing Differences / Merle Grimme / New German Cinema
Dead Girls Dancing / Anna Roller / New German Cinema
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Shorts for Kids
May
Beausoleil Côte d'Azur International FICTS Festival du Cinéma Sportif, France (May 2 - 4, 2023)
Blind Date / Carina Bethmann
Cellu l’art Kurzfilmfestival Jena, Germany (May 2 - 7, 2023)
Schichteln / Verena Wagner
Dok.fest München, Germany (May 3 - 14, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Student Award
Ethnocineca IDFF Vienna, Austria (May 4 - 11, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
SHORTS - Trinationales Filmfestival Hochschule Offenburg, Germany (May 9 - 12, 2023)
Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren / Hanna Hocker & Leila Keita / Doku – Das Andere
Comeback / Johannes Beck / Competition – Searching and Finding
Das Beste in der Musik / Sandra Katzlmayr / Doku – Das Andere
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez / Doku – Der Weg
Driving Force / Daniela Magnani Hüller / Doku – Das Andere
Franky / Catharina Lott / Competition – Role Plays
Lockpickers / Tony Leyva Puig / Competition – Escapes and Cries for Help
Lost and Found / Maya Duftschmid / Competition – Escapes and Cries for Help
Mach's Licht aus! / Marius Beck & Marc Philip Ginolas / Competition – Role Plays
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez / Doku – Der Weg
Schweben / Gretel Ribka / Doku – Der Weg
State of Anxiety. Oder die Angst dass andere einen scheiße finden. / Quynh Le Nguyen / Doku – Häutungen und Haltungen
Grand River Film Festival, Canada (May 9 - 13, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschrif Shekh Zeyn / International Shorts – Kitchener Edition
Beldocs, Serbia (May 10 - 17, 2023)
Waking Up in Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Breeze - Short Film Competition
Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (May 12 - 4, 2023)
Waking Up in Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Short Film Competition
Internationale Festspiele Cannes, France (May 16 - 27, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschrif Shekh Zeyn / Program Next Generation Short Tiger
Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing, Germany (May 19 - 20, 2023)
72 Stunden / Theresa Rehe / Prize of the Festival Team
Neuanfang / Marielle Santibáñez
Neisse Film Festival, Zittau, Germany (May 23 - 28, 2023)
Bis es mich gibt / Sabine Koder / Deutsches Fenster
Des Vaters Schweigen / Marielle Santibáñez / Short Film Competition
Neu geboren / Bernhard Wohlfahrter / Short Film Competition
Superkunstfestival, Germany (May 27 - 29, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle
Dortmunder Tresen Filmfestival, Germany (May 29 - June 2, 2023)
Almost Home / Nils Keller
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März
Edgy / Kilian Friedrich, Ann-Kathrin Jahn, Jonas Kleinalstede, Katharina Schnekenbühl & Paula Tschira
Eigenheim / Welf Reinhart
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor
Gör / Anna Roller
Haeberli / Moritz Müller-Preißer
Mach’s Licht aus! / Marc Philip Ginolas & Marius Beck
Neptun / Bastian Eipert
Töchter / Katharina Teresa Soon-Hi Thaler, Stella Deborah Traub & Quynh Le Nguyen
Über Leben / Luciana Newton, Franziska Schönenberger & Felix Riedelsheimer
Wie wir leben wollen / Sophie Averkamp
Pupille e.V. - Kino an der Uni, Germany (May 30, 2023)
Sealand / Paul Scholten, Conrad Winkler & Matthäus Wörle
April
Filmschau Jülich, Germany (April 5, 2023)
Atomnormaden / Kilian Armando Friedrich & Tizian Stromp Zargari
Athens International Film and Video Festival, USA (April 10 - 16, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Kurzsuechtig, Germany (April 11 - 16, 2023)
The Dog of the Dervish / Sophia Küstenmacher / Competition Fiction
Filmfest Bremen, Germany (April 12 - 16, 2023)
Machines of Loving Grace / Viktor Schimpf
Achtung! Berlin Filmfestival, Germany (April 12 - 19, 2023)
So oder so / Eva Gemmer & Lea Tama Springer & Hannah Jandl / Competition Medium-Length Film
Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage, Germany (April 13 - 16, 2023)
Alles Übel der Welt / Nicolai Zeitler & Marlene Bischof / Short Film Block Interpersonal
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Doku
Love at first byte / Felizitas Hoffmann & Theresa Hoffmann / Short Film Block Interpersonal
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ / Megamix
Yellow is the sky / Laura Kansy / Megamix
HollyWorms, Germany (April 15, 2023)
Alles Übel der Welt / Nicolai Zeitler & Marlene Bischof
An der Wand / Luisa Nöllke & Philip Hartmann
Aus meinem Leben / Daood Alabdulaa
Gör / Anna Roller
GRRRL / Natascha Zink
Kaltmiete / Marc Philip Ginolas
Kann passieren / Welf Reinhart
Licht und Schatten / Leo van Kann
Lieferissimo / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März
Oben offen / Hannah Jandl
PLUS 963 / Daood Alabdulaa
Zweisam / Zhamilya Sakhari
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival, Germany (April 18 - 23, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Short Tiger Next Generation
Internationales Frauen Film Fest Dortmund und Köln, Germany (April 18 - 23, 2023)
Comme je suis, comme tu es / Alexandra Kurt / Desire! - Film Lust Queer
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor / Program for Children and Youth Film
Int. Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte, Germany (April 19 - 23, 2023)
Der Antrag / Antonia Lindner / Best Fiction Film
Almost Home / Nils Keller / Best Production
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / Best Documentary Film
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Best Documentary Film
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Best Production
Love at first byte / Felizitas Hoffmann & Theresa Hoffmann / Best Fiction Film
Immaginaria, Italy (April 20 - 23, 2023)
GRRRL / Natascha Zink
Visions du Réel, Nyon, Switzerland (April 21 - 30, 2023)
Waking Up In Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / International Medium & Short Film Competition
Biennale Bavaria, Germany (April 24 - 30, 2023)
Almost Home / Nils Keller
Alles Übel der Welt / Nicolai Zeitler & Marlene Bischof
Apocalypse Airlines / Camille Tricaud
August und die Hasenohren / Alexandra Kurt
Bis es mich gibt / Sabine Koder / Opening Film
Eigenheim / Welf Reinhart
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor
Summer Hit / Berthold Wahjudi
Türkisch für Deutschländer / Annika Sehn
Verlängerung / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Zweisam / Zhamilya Sakhari
Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg, Germany (April 24 - 30, 2023)
I'tikaaf / Raaed Al Kour & Anna-Maria Dutoit
Crossing Europe, Austria (April 26 - May 1, 2023)
Ein Teil von mir / Vivian Bausch
FiSH Filmfestival Rostock, Germany (April 27 - 30, 2023)
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März / Young Block
Franky / Catharina Lott / Young Block
IndieLisboa, Portugal (April 27 - May 7, 2023)
Schichteln / Verena Wagner
Bundesfilmfestival / Kurzfilmfestival Schrobenhausen FICTION, Germany (April 28 - 30, 2023)
Neu geboren / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
March
True/False Film Fest, USA (March 2 - 5, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko
Love at first byte / Felizitas Hoffmann & Theresa Hoffmann
Jetzt oder nie - Filmtage Friedrichshafen, Germany (March 2 - 6, 2023)
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März / Short Film Competition
Unter der Welle / Veronika Hafner / Short Film Competition
Artdocfest Riga, Latvia (March 2 - 9, 2023)
Desired Child / Hilarija Ločmele / "Baltic Focus" Competition Program
Sorry Genosse / Vera Brückner / "Baltic Focus" Competition Program
Watersprite Film Festival, UK (March 3 - 5, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Whychwood Media Social Impact Award & Red Arrows Studios Fiction Award & United Agents Performance Award
ZWICKL.dokumentarfilmfestival, Germany (March 3 - 6, 2023)
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor / Short Film Program Freedom
Langsam vergesse ich Eure Gesichter / Daniel Asadi Faezi
ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA, Poland (March 6 - 12, 2023)
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor / Documentary Competition
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / Documentary Competition
Tampere Film Festival, Finland (March 8 - 12, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / International Competition
Liberation Docfest, Bangladesh (March 9 - 13, 2023)
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez
Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland, Germany (March 10 - 19, 2023)
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Kirchliches Filmfestival Recklinghausen, Germany (March 15 - 19, 2023)
Hayat springt / Miriam Goeze
Positively Different Film Festival, Greece (March 16 - 19, 2023)
Lost and Found / Maya Duftschmid / Ongoing Dystopias
Nonfiktionale – Festival des dokumentarischen Films Bad Aibling, Germany (March 16 - 19, 2023)
Alias / Jens Junker
Fuck White Tears / Annelie Boros
Germania / Lion Bischof
Komfortzone / Jonas Egert
Natascha / Katharina Köster
Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Germany (March 16 - 29, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Bayernfenster
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März / Bayernfenster
Erwachsen oder sowas / Marlena Molitor / Bayernfenster
Idyll / Fanny Rösch / Bayernfenster
Killing Bagheera / Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Bayernfenster
Love at first byte / Felizitas Hoffmann & Theresa Hoffmann / Bayernfenster
Mach's Licht aus! / Marius Beck & Marc Philip Ginolas / Special Program
Papi und Papa / Jonathan von Büren / Bayernfenster
Reina / Ozan Mermer / Country Focus Mexico
State of Anxiety. Oder die Angst, dass andere einen Scheiße finden / Quynh Le Nguyen / Bayernfenster
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ / Bayernfenster
Traum von Körpern / Vivian Bausch & Ella Knorz / Bayernfenster
What the fuck is going on between us, fuck? / Justina Jürgensen / Bayernfenster
Diagonale, Austria (March 21 - 26, 2023)
Ivana wants to become an actress / Vivian Bausch
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Germany (March 22 - 27, 2023)
Agent Echo und die Firecard Verschwörung / Rafael Peiß / Local Round
Almost Home / Nils Keller / D-A-CH Competition
Angelique / Elisabeth Kratzer / Local Round – Award: Audience Prize
Clean Aid / Valentin Dittlmann & Hannes Werner & Felix Zachau / Short Films for Kids
Daddy / Ella Knorz / D-A-CH Competition
Energia / Jona Salcher / DOK Competition
Franky / Catharina Lott / D-A-CH Competition
Lockpickers / Tony Leyva Puig / D-A-CH Competition
Mach´s Licht aus! / Marc Philip Ginolas & Paul Beck / D-A-CH Competition
Unter der Welle / Veronika Hafner / D-A-CH Competition
Vertagt / Chris Kühn & Jonas Potthof / D-A-CH Competition
CLEVELAND International Film Festival, USA (March 22 - April 1, 2023)
Almost Home / Nils Keller / FilmSlam Student Choice & Award for Best Short
Annapolis Film Festival, USA (March 23 - 26, 2023)
Stinkfrucht / Âni Võ / Short Film Program
Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, Germany (March 23 - 26, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi / Official Selection Short
Flimmern und Rauschen Jugendfilmfestival, Germany (March 30 - April 1, 2023)
Agent Echo und die Firecard Verschwörung / Rafael Peiß
Alles das... und mehr / Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Am Band / Emil Silvester Ahlheim
Atide / Daniela Magnani Hüller
Die Telefonzelle / Kilian Bohnensack & Lukas März
Fuxenstunde / Louise Zenker
Invisible / Ella Knorz
What The Fuck Is Going On Between Us, Fuck? / Justina Jürgensen
February
Universciné Nantes, France (February 7 - 12, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Short Movie Selection
Nightterrors Film Festival, Denmark (February 10 - 16, 2023)
Ich bin nur scheintot / Mira-Belle Rose Bryld / Official Selection
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu, Chile (February 11 - 17, 2023)
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez
FICC Internationales Cannabis-Filmfest, Argentina (February 15 - 26, 2023)
Reality Must Be Addressed / Johanna Seggelke
Berlinale, Germany (February 16 - 26, 2023)
Atomnomaden / Kilian Armando Friedrich & Tizian Stromp Zargari / Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Langer langer Kuss / Lukas Röder / Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Waking Up in Silence / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / GenerationKplus
Meme Pas Peur Film Festival, France (February 22 - 25, 2023)
Ich bin nur scheintot / Mira-Belle Rose Bryld / Official Selection
January
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway (January 10 - 15, 2023)
Ich bin nur scheintot / Mira-Belle Rose Bryld / Nordic Competition
Norient Festival, Switzerland (January 11 - 15, 2023)
A Sound of My Own / Rebecca Zehr / Official Selection
FIPADOC, France (January 17 - 23, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / Short Films Competition
Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland (January 18 - 25, 2023)
A-HOLES / Danilo Pejakovic & David Preute / Official Selection
Flickerfest, Australia (January 20 - 29, 2023)
Taste of Home / Âni Võ / Best of International Shorts Competition
London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (January 20 - 29, 2023)
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / International Competition
Max Ophüls Preis, Germany (January 23 - 29, 2023)
Age of Innocence / Maximilian Bungarten / MOP-Shortlist: Fiction
Almost Home / Nils Keller / Mid-length Film Competition
August und die Hasenohren / Alexandra Kurt / Guest Program Bundesfestival junger Film: filmreif
Aralkum / Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko / MOP-Shortlist: Documentary
Bis es mich gibt / Sabine Koder / MOP-Watchlist
Daddy / Ella Knorz / Short Film Competition
Franky / Catharina Lott / Short Film Competition
Guten Tag / Emil Klattenhof / Short Film Competition
Neuanfang / Mariella Santibáñez / Short Film Competition
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Germany (January 23 - 29, 2023)
An der Wand / Luisa Nöllke & Phillip Hartmann / Feature Film & Animation Competition
Love at first byte / Felizitas Hoffmann / Feature Film & Animation Competition
Des Vaters Schweigen / Mariella Santibáñez / Documentary Competition
Deutschen Menschenrechts-Filmpreis on Tour, Germany (January 24, 2023)
Geamăna / Matthäus Wörle / University Section
DokukinoKIC, Croatia (January 27, 2023)
In the Name of Scheherazade or the First Beergarden in Tehran / Narges Kalhor / Official Selection
Stranger than Fiction Dokumentarfilmfest (January 27 - February 5, 2023)
The Deminers / Michael Urs Reber / International Documentary Competition