GERMAN FILMS IN VENICE

VENEZIA 80


© Ma.ja.de Fiction, The Barricades		DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING) by Timm Kröger Feature, 118' Germany, Austria, Switzerland 2023 Production: ma.ja.de Fiction, The Barricades Sales: Charades


© Ibrahim Nash’at		HOLLYWOODGATE by Ibrahim Nash'at Documentary, 89' Germany, USA 2023


© DFFB		SENTIMENTAL STORIES by Xandra Popescu Short Film, 16' Germany 2023 Production & Sales: German Film and Television Academy Berlin


© Nirto Karsten Fischer / Daring House		TALES OF THE MARCH by Stefano Casertano VR, 12' Germany, Italy 2023 Production: Daring House, Studio Deussen Sales: Daring House


© NEONREAL GmbH		AUFWIND (UPWIND) by Florian Siebert VR, 28' Germany 2023 Production: Neonreal, Volucap


© Schuldenberg Films		LIFE IS NOT A COMPETITION, BUT I’M WINNING by Julia Fuhr Mann Documentary, 79' Germany 2023 Production: Schuldenberg Films Sales: First Hand Films


		Venice Production Bridge will present a European focus on Germany, supported by German Films, and an international one on Quebec, supported by Sodec. German Films will host three events:

VR | Meet the German Creators + Cocktail on Sep 1, 5.00 pm, Meet the Creators Area, Immersive Island. Hosted by German Films with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MOIN!, Hessen Film & Medien, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Nordmedia, FFF Bayern, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.
VR | Panel | German XR Gaming: Exploring the Potential and the Market of Narrative Games in XR on Sep 4, 9.30 am, Spazio Incontri Immersivo, Immersive Island. Hosted by German Films with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MOIN!, Hessen Film & Medien, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Nordmedia, FFF Bayern, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.
Edward Berger (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) and Philippe Falardeau in Conversation on Sep 3, 3.30 pm, Press Conference Room, Palazzo del Casino. Hosted by German Films, SODEC, Variety and La Biennale di Venezia.


		The German Focus at the Venice Production Bridge will also showcase five German productions to be presented in the programmes Venice Gap-Financing Market, Final Cut in Venice and Immersive Projects:

HEN by György Pálfi (DE/GR, Pallas Film) - Venice Gap-Financing Market
RESHMA SHERA by Megha Ramaswamy (DE/IN, NiKo Film) - Venice Gap-Financing Market
HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Sacandar Copti (DE/PS/FR/QA/IT, Red Balloon) - Final Cut in Venice
LIVING WITH THE SNOW LEOPARDS by Gayatri Parameswaran, Felix Gaedtke (DE/IN, NowHere Media) - Immersive Projects
GENESIS - THE LIFE EXPERIENCE by Jörg Courtial (Faber Courtial) - Immersive Projects


© Pascal Buenning © Luis Zeno Kuhn, © Freibeuterfilm_Rohfilm, © Nils Schwarz		German actors are also represented with films in various sections. In the competition section Venezia 80, Clemens Schick can be seen in DOGMAN by Luc Besson, Franz Rogowski in LUBO by Giorgio Diritti and Hanna Schygulla in POOR THINGS by Yargos Lanthimos. Oliver Masucci and Milan Peschel are part of the cast of Roman Polanski's THE PALACE wich will be shown in Fuori Concorso.

VENEZIA 80

BASTARDEN (THE PROMISED LAND) by Nikolaj Arcel (DK/DE/SE, Zentropa International Berlin)

ORRIZONTI

UNA STERMINATA DOMENICA (AN ENDLESS SUNDAY) by Alain Parroni (IT/DE/IE, Road Movies)

DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna (TR/DE/FR, Red Balloon)

CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir (FR/MN/PT/NL/DE/QA, 27 Film Production)

VENICE IMMERSIVE

EMPEROR by Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen (FR/DE, Reynard Films)

38. SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA

MALQUERIDAS by Tana Gilbert (CL/DE, Dirk Manthey Film)

20. GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI

SIDONIE AU JAPON by Elise Girard (FR/DE/JP/CH, Lupa Film)

VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE

VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! by Laila Abbas (DE/PS, In Good Company)

SELINA – A NARRATIVE VR ADVENTURE by Sven Häberlein (Trotzkind)

BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA VR PROJECTS

BELOW DECK by Martin Prinoth, Martina Mahlknecht (DE/IT, TÒ SU Film)

FINAL CUT IN VENICE

ZION MUSIC by Rama Thiaw (SN/FR/CI/DE, Blinker Films)


		GERMAN FILMS CONTACTS IN VENICE Come visit our German VR Booth on the Immersive Island during The Venice Production Bridge! Simone Baumann, Managing Director Sylva Häutle, Head of Festival Relations

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