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Hollywood Talks Shop returns to the Goethe-Institut for it's beloved “Show and Tell" format, where industry insiders share their thoughts on Hollywood and provide an entertaining and informative look behind the scenes.
Short films are an essential part of any filmmaker’s body of work. Their compact form makes them the perfect medium for telling precise, tightly written stories. New filmmakers working in both Germany and the USA are often faced with several questions and challenges, when working on their first film: How do filmmakers finance, produce, and ultimately submit their short films to festivals? How do films make it to Cannes, and the Oscar Shortlist? How does working in Germany differ from the USA?
Moderated by publicist
Thomas Mikusz, filmmakers
Tara and Philippe Brenninkmeyer (BIS GLEICH), and
Eva Merz (STRINGS OF HOPE) will screen and discuss their short films, as well as share their experiences and the various challenges associated with short films.
Reception following the Panel discussion
BIS GLEICH
Director: Benjamin Wolff Screenplay: Tara Lynn Orr, Produced by: avenueROAD Films, Germany/USA, 2014, 22 min. German with English subtitles, digital. Starring: Gertrud Roll, Horst Westphal, Julia Richter, Ricardia Bramley, Julian Mehne.
Albert and Marta, both in their late 70s, live across from one another in a bustling section of Berlin's Mitte district. Every day at 9am, the two neighbors meet - each in their perspective windows - to watch the world unfold below them. One morning, the clock strikes nine but there is no sign of Albert.
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Berlin, BIS GLEICH tells the story of two people who share a daily ritual, but have never actually met. Their unspoken connection deepens when, one day, they are forced to face the inevitable...together. Shot in Berlin in 2013 with a German director and an accomplished international crew, “BIS GLEICH” was the first project developed and produced by avenueROAD.. To date, avenueROAD and BIS GLEICH have won over 34 awards and landed on the shortlist for the Academy Awards.
About the Filmmakers: Founded in 2012 by Philippe Brenninkmeyer (Producer) and Tara Lynn Orr (Writer/Director), avenueROAD films, LLC produces low budget, character-driven films from its offices in Los Angeles and Berlin. More information can be found at
STRINGS OF HOPE
Written and directed by: Eva Merz Produced by: Aisha Clarke / Melissa Hoppe /Eva Merz PhotoDesign, USA/ Germany, 2016, 11 min. in English, digital. Starring: Heiko Obermöller, Madison Mae, Camille James Harman, April Brinson, Stephan Käfer.
Set in Allied Occupied Germany, just after World War II, STRINGS OF HOPE tells the true story of the German puppeteer and founder of the world-famous Augsburger Puppenkiste, Walter Oehmichen. In order to provide for his family and still keep his artistic profession, Oehmichen must overcome his reservations about the American occupation forces.
About the Filmmaker: Eva Merz is a visual story teller from Germany. Since 2007, she has worked as a freelance artist in photography and film based in Munich. Upon completing her Bachelor of Arts thesis film, "Moonlit Night" she was awarded a Scholarship to study Directing in Hollywood at the American Film Institute Conservatory from 2013-2014. Eva lives in Los Angeles and with her short film STRINGS OF HOPE, she recently graduated from UCLA Extension's Directing Certificate program.
This panel is one of several events presented in the months leading up to the annual German Currents Film Festival. From October 20-23rd, 2016, German Currents will celebrate the 10th Annual edition of this much loved showcase of recent German cinema at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
$1 validated parking (for events only) on weekdays after 6:00 pm and all day on weekends in the Wilshire Courtyard West underground garage-P1.
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