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GERMAN FILMS IN TALLINN 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

© Pandora Filmproduktion

THE FROG AND THE WATER

by Thomas Stuber

2025, Germany, Switzerland

Feature, 113'

Production: Pandora Filmproduktion, Gretchenfilm

Sales: The Match Factory

FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION

© Greta Isabella Conte

INTERIOR

by Pascal Schuh

2025, Germany

Feature, 96'

Production & Sales: U5 Filmproduktion, Schöne Aussichten FilmproduktionFilmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION

© Leitwolf Film

EASY GIRL

by Hille Norden

2025, Germany

Feature, 122'

Production: Leitwolf Filmproduktion, Kinscope Film

Sales: Reason8

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COMPETITION

© Schiwago Film

THANKS FOR NOTHING

by Stella Marie Markert

2025, Germany

Feature, 108'

Production & Sales: Schiwago FilmFilmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

SHORTS NEW TALENTS COMPETITION: LIVE-ACTION

© Monolith Films

BUT I NEVER ASKED

by Nicole Humiński 

2025, Germany

Short, 19'

Production & Sales: Monolith Film, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

FURTHER GERMAN (CO-)PRODUCTIONS


Official Selection - Competition

THE MOON IS A FATHER OF MINE by George Ovashvili (LU/TU/GE/DE/CZ/BG, 42film)

 

First Feature Competition

HERCULES FALLING by Christian Holten Bonke (DK/DE, Heimathafen Film)

 

Baltic Film Competition - Out of Competition

TWO PROSECUTORS (ZWEI STAATSANWÄLTE) by Sergei Loznitsa (FR/DE/NL/LV/RO/LT, LOOKSfilm)

 

Special Screening

THE FAMILY APPROACH (IM PRINZIP FAMILIE) by Daniel Abma (Bandenfilm)

 

Best Of Festivals

DRY LEAF by Alexandre Koberidze (DE/GE, New Matter Films)

A POET by Simón Mesa Soto (CO/DE/SE, Ma.ja.de)

HEN by György Pálfi (GR/DE/HU, Pallas Film)

ROMERIA by Carla Simón (ES/DE, Ventall Cinema)

MOTHER'S BABY by Johanna Moder (AT/DE/CH, Match Factory Productions)

 

Best Of Docs

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS by Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki (QA/CL/CN/NL/DE, inselfim)

 

Environmental Film Programme
FISSION (SPALTUNG) by João Pedro Prado & Anton Yaremchuk (Michael Kalb Filmproduktion)

HYDROGEN - REVOLUTION OR ILLUSION by (DE/IT/NO, Eikon Film)

 

Spotlight: Austria

CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner (AT/UK/DE/FR/DK/TU/US/QA/BA, Essential Film)

HOTEL by Jessica Hausner (AT/DE, Essential Film)

LOURDES by Jessica Hausner (AT/FR/DE, Essential Film)

LOVELY RITA by Jessica Hausner (AT/DE, Essential Film, Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion)

 

Screen International Critics' Choice

THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho (BR/FR/DE/NL, One Two Films)

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE (DAS VERSCHWINDEN DES JOSEF MENGELE) by Kirill Serebrennikov (DE/FR, Lupa Film)

SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN) by Mascha Schilinski (Studio Zentral)

DIVINE COMEDY by Ali Asgari (IT/FR/DE/TU, Studio Zentral)

 

In Focus: Catalonia

STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart (ES/DE, Schuldenberg Films)

 

JUST FILM

Dok@Just

GIRLS DON'T CRY by Sigrid Klausmann (Schneegans Productions)

 

Youth Programme

THE PRANK (DER PRANK) by Benjamin Heisenberg (Kundschafter Filmproduktion)

 

Children's Programme
TOMORROW I'LL BE BRAVE (AB MORGEN BIN ICH MUTIG) by Bernd Sahling (Zeitgeist Filmproduktion, Field Recordings Filmproduktion)

THE SECRET FLOOR (DAS GEHEIME STOCKWERK) by Norbert Lechner (DE/AT/LU, KEVIN LEE Film)

 

PÖFF SHORTS

Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation

FLOATING by Jelena Milunović (RS/HR/DE, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

LIQUOR by Yi-Chen Huang (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

PEAR GARDEN by Shadab Shayegan (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

 

Shorts Animation Competition

WITH TAPES AND TOASTS IN THE CAR (IM AUTO TAPES UND BUTTERBROT) by Kiana Naghshineh (DE/FR, ManicMonday)

 

Shorts Kids Animation Competition

LENA'S FARM: FULL NEST (LENAS HOF: VOLLES NEST) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)

 

Shorts Alternatives

09.01 BERKOVICH by Anya Ryzhkova (Bauhaus University Weimar)

STILL SEXY by Panos Zygouros (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

 

Doc@Shorts

MAMA MICRA by Rebecca Blöcher, Frédéric Schuld (Fabian&Fred)

 

Shorts Panorama

THE UNDYING PAIN OF EXISTENCE by Oscar Jacobson (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

 

Night Cinema

COSMIC CRASH by James Smith

OPTO OPTICS by Pearl Seemann (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

 

Shorts Alternatives

STILL SEXY by Panos Zygouros

9.01 BERKOVICH by Anya Ryzhkova (Bauhaus‑Universität Weimar)

 

INDUSTRY@TALLINN & BALTIC EVENT

International Works in Progress

SUPERBUHEI by Josef Brandl (junifilm)

GERMAN FILMS CONTACTS IN TALLINN

Simone Baumann, Managing Director

Sylva Häutle, Head of Festival Relations & Producers Liaison

Marcel Maiga, Foreign Representative Eastern Europe



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