Programme \ 25.04.2024 \ 16:00—17:30 \ Waschhaus Upstairs

Pitch!

In the beginning there is the idea: A pitch can be the start of something big. The first idea allows for creative freedom and at the same time plenty of space until the actual production. As a series, feature-length film, short film or documentary: The second competition of the Schreibsüchte section is dedicated to the presentation of ideas and visions of the next generation. In the pitch competition, the nominees present their ideas to a renowned jury, which selects a winner.

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Pitch

An episodic story about Vitaly (20), who fled from the burdensome post-Soviet structures in Ukraine to Germany in 2019. In his new home, he faces an identity crisis: when are you German and when are you a traitor? This comes to a head with Russia’s war of aggression.

Language: German

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Director Mykyta Gibalenko
Mykyta Gibalenko
Denn das ist meine Welt
Pitch

Hedwig Porschütz plans her escape from Germany during National Socialism. As an actually apolitical person, she earns her money with prostitution on the black market in order to emigrate to America. In order to earn some extra money, she gets involved in a business to protect Jewish women, whom she increasingly hides with her. A story about everyday feminist life in Nazi Germany.

Language: German

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Director Georg Agardi
Georg Agardi
Milchjunge
Pitch

Single mother Anja struggles to put her rebellious son Niklas on the right path on the right path as he battles with drugs, the law and the challenges of growing up. Their relationship is put to the test when Niklas is involved in a fatal accident.

Language: German

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Director Jonathan Von Büren
Jonathan Von Büren
P’s Grenze
Pitch

P lives nearby and guards the border to the zone. She picks up the boy Omid, who has crossed the border and makes an uncontrollable and dangerous noise when triggered. P takes him in and explores her own supernatural hearing. He learns her language, they become more familiar and P has to choose between hate, sadness and the here and now.

Language: German

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Director Armin Mobasseri
Armin Mobasseri
Wake the Witches
Pitch

In the idyllic small town of Thuringia, a hidden power awakens in five friends power in five friends
whose world comes apart at the seams when when the new candidate wins the mayoral election with his wins the mayoral election.

Language: German

Credits

Director Marie Anhut
Pia Mozet
Marie Anhut
Pia Mozet

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