LA Premiere
Sunday, October 19th @ 7:00 PM at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
Admission is free with above RSVP link | Capacity is limited | Light refreshments provided
RSVP holders will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
ANOTHER GERMAN TANK STORY
Director Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Screenwriter Jannis Alexander Kiefer, Theresa Weininger
Cinematography Adam Graf
Editor Kathrin Unger
Cast Meike Droste, Johannes Scheidweiler, Roland Bonjour, Alexander Schuster, Monika Lennartz, Gisa Flake
Producers Lotte Ruf, Frithjof Stückemann, Christoph Degenhart, Philipp Kreuzer, Katja Kuhlmann
Co-producer Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Production Company maze pictures GmbH in coproduction with Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Leuchtstoff (RBB/MBB), and Jannis Alexander Kiefer Produktion
The sleepy East German village of Wiesenwald has been in decline since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The only attraction is a fountain dedicated to composer Georg Philipp Telemann, who, according to legend, was cured of a serious illness by drinking the local water. But hope springs eternal: a Hollywood production company has chosen Wiesenwalde as the location for a World War II blockbuster. While Mayor Susanne Pauli (Meike Droste) hopes for a tourism boom, Journalist Bernt (Roland Bonjour) tries to land an interview with the film’s star. As the villagers take advantage of the opportunity to chase their personal dreams, a sudden power outage and a missing tank risk ruining all their plans. Fiction and reality blur as the village navigates its collective history, legends, and personal truths. Kiefer’s multi-award-winning debut feature is an absurdly captivating satire that intertwines past and present.
AWARDS
FBW 2025 Prädikat: besonders wertvoll / Of Exceptional Merit
Filmfest Bremen 2025 Jury Award Humor/Satire, Best Feature Film
FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema 2024 FILMZ-Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film – Sound Mixing
Biberacher Filmfestspiele 2024 Debüt-Biber
FIRST STEPS Awards 2024 Big Audience Award
Jannis Alexander Kiefer studied Audiovisual Media in Berlin and has worked as a DoP and 2nd assistant director since 2011. In 2016 he started studying Directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. His first-year film COMMENTS (2017) has screened at more than 80 festivals worldwide and won several awards, such as the FFA Short Tiger. His film EMPEROR (2019) premiered at the Hof FF and won the Bild-Kunst Jury Award. For his film MEETING (2020), he received the German Short Film Award. His latest film ANOTHER GERMAN TANK STORY (2024), premiered at the Filmfest München.
WORLD SALES
ArtHood Entertainment
www.arthoodentertainment.com
The German Currents Film Festival 2025 is a co-production of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and the American Cinematheque, with the support of The Friends of Goethe, ELMA, Condor, The Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles, go-international, Tupetz Wine Connection, Paulaner USA, Paulaner Sunset, Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V., the German Film Office, our media partners Deutsche Welle, KPFK Radio, Campus Circle, our educational outreach partners Creating Creators, and in cooperation with the German Consulate General in Los Angeles.
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