Special | Next Generation Short Tiger
For the 14th time, the FFA and GERMAN FILMS invite you to discover exceptional short films and new talents for cinema. SHORT TIGER NEXT GENERATION 2024 is the selection of the eleven best productions from German film schools and young directors. Jury members Sophie Linnenbaum (director of THE ORDINARIES, 2023 / winner of SHORT TIGER 2017), Alexandra Gramatke (Managing Director of KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg) and Christian Bräuer (Managing Director of Yorck-Kino GmbH) have decided which films should be included in this year’s selection and have awarded five short films the FFA Short Film Prize SHORT TIGER 2024. The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros, which is available to the winners for the preparation or production of a new film.
The aim of the initiative is to raise public awareness of short films. The filmmakers are given a platform to present their work at cinemas in Germany and at industry events abroad throughout the year. We are excited that numerous short filmmakers will be present at the screening.
After premiering the program at Sehsüchte and Filmfest Dresden, GERMAN FILMS will send the films on an international tour, the first stop being the festival in Cannes in May 2024. The five FFA Short Tiger winning films can be booked by German cinemas via the Short Film Agency Hamburg.
Good For Me
Jules wants an abortion and is therefore forced to return to her childhood home. The 72 hours between the consultation and the procedure are increasingly filled with her parents’ unspoken questions.
Language: English
Credits
| Director | Hannah Wolny |
| Cast | Jim Babel |
| Acadia Grace Barrengos | |
| Annette Saunders | |
| Trent Thompson | |
| Cinematographer | Jakob Grasböck |
| Music | Luis Guldzynski |
| Producer | Fritzie Benesch |
| Screenplay | David Starck |
| Line Producer | Rohit Lilla Ram |
| Production Designer | Kat Garrido |
| Supervising Sound Designer | Patrick Gasda |
| Film School | Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF |
The Hidden Dimension
An intimate portrait of queer photographer Leo Maki: A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artist’s life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality.
Language: English
Credits
| Director | Ben Galster |
| Cast | Leo Maki |
| Cinematographer | Bernhard Russow |
| Editing | David Fabra / S EC Studio |
| Music | Gordian Gleiß / 86Tales |
| Producer | Julia Groszek |
| Screenplay | Ben Galster |
SUPERBUHEI
Jesse, an unsuccessful bar owner, is afraid.
Language: Without Dialogue
Credits
| Director | Brandl Josef |
| Cast | Hans-Jürgen Alf |
| Susanne Bredehoeft | |
| Oliver Korittke | |
| Milton Welsh | |
| Cinematographer | Fabio Stoll |
| Editing | Robert Strauß |
| Music | The Düsseldorf Düsterboys, International Music |
| Producer | Rike Steyer |
| Screenplay | Josef Brandl |
Ich Darf Sie Immer Alles Fragen (I May Always Ask Her Anything)
The cutting down of a cherry tree becomes the starting point for an intimate dialog about transgenerational trauma between a mother and daughter. The line between the need to investigate and the desire for healing becomes blurred. The short documentary is an attempt to find a shared language for the unspeakable consequences of child sexual abuse within one’s own family.
Language: German (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Silke Schönfeld |
| Cast | Helene Fulton |
| Silke Schönfeld | |
| Cinematographer | Tommy Scheer |
| Editing | Janina Herhoffer |
| Silke Schönfeld | |
| Producer | Silke Schönfeld |
| Screenplay | Silke Schönfeld |
Des Sängers Fluch (The Bard’s Curse)
Two singers want to enlighten a King’s cold heart – but end up in a curse.
Language: German (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Scarlett Unverricht |
| Animation | Scarlett Unverricht |
| Editing | Amélie Richter |
| Scarlett Unverricht | |
| Music | Jan Mathis Glauser |
| Producer | Scarlett Unverricht |
| Screenplay | Scarlett Unverricht |
| Angelina Urbanczyk | |
| Voice | Christa Abels |
| Christian Ballhaus | |
| Fred Costea | |
| Jan Mathis Glauser | |
| Film School | Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF |
Sensitive Content
Behind the “sensitive content”, this symbol of the crossed-out eyes, two real eyes have been erased by the violence in the Middle East. This Deep Blur video is about the eyewitnesses who do not look away, who remain there, with their fainting eyes and their trembling hands, recording the “sensitive content.” They are risking their lives, fighting for visibility.
Language: Farsi, English (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Narges Kalhor |
| Editing | Narges Kalhor |
| Producer | Nicholas Coleman |
| Screenplay | Narges Kalhor |
Enjoy Your Meal
A creature in space overexploits its own planet with existential consequences.
Language: Without Dialogue
Credits
| Director | Sofie Kienzle |
| Christian Manzke | |
| Animation | Sofie Kienzle |
| Christian Manzke | |
| Producer | Sofie Kienzle |
| Christian Manzke | |
| Screenplay | Sofie Kienzle |
| Christian Manzke |
Lass Nicht Los (Don’t Let Go)
Amir and Anouk are driving homewards after their first road trip together. High of their love they feel nothing can ruin their happiness until they are being stopped by the police.
Language: German, Arabic (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Antonia Lindner |
| Cast | Simon Bogocz |
| Hassan Kello | |
| Flavia Lefèvre | |
| Felix Mann | |
| Ben Ulrich | |
| Cornelia Von Fürstenberg | |
| Cinematographer | Philipp Kaiser |
| Editing | Antonia Lindner |
| Music | Barry Despenza |
| Producer | Sandra Cavallaro |
| Rafael Kousz | |
| Screenplay | Antonia Lindner |
| Film School | Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF) |
It’s Just A Whole
She knew this day would come and the choice she’d have to make. But as it finally comes, Maya cannot wrap her head around it. A mole – it’s so small, so insignificant, just a mark… How can it be so hard to part from it?
Language: German, French, English (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Bianca Scali |
| Animation | Bianca Scali |
| Cinematographer | Markus Ott |
| Editing | Revan Sarikaya |
| Music | Demian Martin |
| Producer | Paulina Larson |
| Screenplay | Bianca Scali |
| Voice | Will De Renzy Martin |
| Judith Gaillard | |
| Claudia Lietz | |
| Mareike Schmid | |
| Film School | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |
Black Youth
How do BIPoCs grow up in a world dominated by whiteness? This poetic narrative reveals hurdles that young black people overcome and sets the tone for empowerment.
Language: English
Credits
| Director | Isaac Martínez |
| Cast | Hafid Ayeva |
| Levy Budiaki | |
| Archad Korodowou | |
| Cinematographer | Gilles Bluhm |
| Vincent Riszdorfer | |
| Editing | Gilles Bluhm |
| Max Porsche | |
| Music | Manuel Mählenhoff |
| Producer | Isaac Martínez |
| Vincent Riszdorfer | |
| Screenplay | Isaac Martínez |
| Voice | Dimitri Abold |
| Film School | Hochschule München |
Kassieren (Weeding)
Who decides which stories are saved or discarded? In this documentary, three filmmakers are searching for archival material about a chemical factory in Cologne. A film about archiving, searching and discarding, about gaps and mistakes, and about the resistance of the material.
Language: German (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Amelie Vierbuchen |
| Pape Franca | |
| Lea Sprenger | |
| Cinematographer | Franca Pape |
| Lea Sprenger | |
| Amelie Vierbuchen | |
| Editing | Franca Pape |
| Lea Sprenger | |
| Music | Sektfrühstück |
| Producer | Franca Pape |
| Lea Sprenger | |
| Amelie Vierbuchen | |
| Screenplay | Franca Pape |
| Lea Sprenger | |
| Film School | Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln |
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