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It is the 15th year now that the SHORT EXPORT – MADE IN GERMANY program travels the world with a selection of German short films.
In 2020, the continuous Franco-German cooperation between AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association, German Films, the Goethe-Institut Lyon, the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival has once again resulted an another outstanding short film program.
SHORT EXPORT 2020 presents six current films, selected from almost 600 German submissions in Clermont-Ferrand, which illustrate the artistic, stylistic and thematic diversity of German short film making. In a humorous and unconventional manner, the films deal with home, self-optimization, strong women and weak men.
Films und Filmmakers:
© Short Export 2020
"Ascona" by Julius Dommer
Germany, 2019, 15 min.
Documentary
A place that appears to have fallen out of time, that has remained unchanged since the 1950s. A miniature golf course becomes an analogy for society.
© Short Export 2020
About Julius Dommer:
Born and raised in Northern Germany; based in Cologne; 2012-2018 studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne; 2015/16 participation in a scholarship at the international film school EICTV in Cuba
"Ties" by Dina Velikovskaya
Germany & Russia, 2019, 7 min.
Animation Film
A young woman leaves home and sets off to see the world. But the parent-daughter relationship is so strong that, in the end, these ties become destructive.
© Velikovskaya
About Dina Velikovskaya:
Born 1984 in Moscow, Russia; is an animation filmmaker and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; after graduating from the animation department at the Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) in 2011, she continued her studies at the High Animation School Studio SHAR in Moscow
"The Proband" by Hannes Schilling
Germany, 2019, 30 min.
Fiction
The unemployed Dominique becomes a test subject in a clinic to finance the shared dream of a house in the countryside with his girlfriend Janine. A struggle for money and pride ensues as Dominique's body slowly reaches its limits.
© Barbara Marx
About Hannes Schilling:
Born 1989 in Erfurt; studied audiovisual media at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin; in 2014 semester abroad at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem; since 2015 studies directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
"Facelift" by Jan Riesenbeck, Dennis Stein-Schomburg
Germany, 2019, 7 min.
Experimental Fiction
The greatest influencer ever? Your own subconscious mind!
A man introduces us to his surreal philosophy while his head develops a life of its own.
Über Jan Riesenbeck, Dennis Stein-Schomburg:
© Jan Riesenbeck
JAN: Born 1985; studied film at the Kunsthochschule Kassel; his films have been shown at more than a hundred festivals worldwide and received several awards.
© Dennis Stein-Schomburg
DENNIS: Born 1985; studied animation at the Kunsthochschule Kassel; his short films have been shown at numerous festivals; is a co-founder of RAUMKAPSEL ANIMATION
"The ink doesn't dry" by Felix Herrmann
Germany, 2019, 15 min.
Experimental Fiction
Two friends, young German Muslim girls, share a flat. They go swimming together, observe the culture around them, the church, dating, relationships and each other. The film follows their paths as one of them gets to know someone, while the other goes on a journey of self-discovery.
© Felix Herrmann
About Felix Herrmann:
Born in Munich; studied history and religious studies in Berlin; since 2013 studies filmmaking at the University of Television and Film Munich and for one year, in 2017/18 at the ENS Louis Lumière in Paris; his films were part of several film festivals and he was nominated twice for the German Short Film Award
"Hot Dog" by Marleen Valien, Alma Buddecke
Germany, 2019, 8 min.
Fiction
Hannah is in a love-hate relationship with her vagina. She tells the story of how her sexuality has changed over time. Like that moment when she discovered the vibration function on her PlayStation controller.
About Marleen Valien, Alma Buddecke
© Alma Buddecke
ALMA:
Grew up in Germany and Switzerland; began studying psychology at the Freie Universität Berlin before turning to filmmaking; worked on an animation series at a production company in Basel; currently studies at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
© Marleen Valien
MARLEEN:
Born in Berlin; graduated from Berlin University of the Arts in Communication in Social and Economic Contexts; during her studies she also took part in the art class of the artist Ai Wei Wei; freelance work for production companies; since 2017 studies commercial directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
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