InWe Are Next of Kin (550,000 euros, 23/5 Filmproduktion, Berlin), Directors Hans-Christian Schmid tells the story of the kidnapping of Hamburg patron and Germanist Jan Philipp Reemtsma. The literary film adaptation is told from the perspective of his then 13-year-old son Johan Scheerer, who also wrote the novel. Schmid wrote the script together with Michael Gutmann. Around 20 days of filming are planned in Hamburg.
Further production funding is available forLast Song for Stella (400,000 euros, Letterbox Filmproduktion, Hamburg). The new cinema film by Hamburg-based Director and Script Writer Kilian Riedhof deals with the controversial life story of the Jewish woman Stella Goldberg, who grew up in Berlin during the Nazi regime and betrayed numerous other Jews to the Gestapo in order to save herself and her parents from deportation. The leading role in "Last Song for Stella" is played by "Bad Banks" star Paula Beer - Katja Riemann and Tobias Moretti can also be seen in other roles. Riedhof wrote the script together with Hamburg-based Script Writers Marc Blöbaum and Jan Braren. The three of them have just been honoured with the German Screenplay Award for their script for "You Will Not Have My Hate".
The 24-year-old policewoman Laura is the subject ofAm Ende der Worte (300,000 euros, Klinkerfilm Productions, Hamburg) by Directors Nina Vukovic and Script Writer Lena Fakler. The young woman joins the riot police out of idealism, but soon realises that adventure and esprit de corps are what attract her most - until she makes a serious mistake. 15 days of filming are planned in the region. The film was funded as part of the "Nordlichter" programme for young filmmakers.
In the spring of 1912, Alma Mahler, grande dame of Viennese society and recent widow, embarks on an affair with the "enfant terrible" of the Viennese art scene, Oskar Kokoschka. A passion ensues, which Directors Dieter Berner captures in his filmAlma and Oskar (300,000 euros, Wüste Film, Hamburg).
Emily Atef ("3 Days in Quiberon") places the young Parisian Hélène at the centre of her new filmMister (200,000 euros, Niko Film, Berlin), whose life is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with a rare lung disease. In her search for answers, she meets Mister, a Norwegian blogger. Production funding totalling 195,000 euros is available for the psychodramaA Girl's Room (Oma Inge Film, Hamburg). The film about two stepsisters is the feature film debut of Finnish filmmaker Aino Suni.Triangle of Sadness (150,000 euros, Essential Filmproduktion, Berlin) by "The Square" Director and Script Writer Ruben Östlund is set in the fashion scene and ends on a deserted island after an absurd shipwreck. The Dutch-German co-productionMNK Boy (150,000 euros, Leitwolf Filmproduktion, Hamburg) by Mete Gümürhan follows the boy Zekis, who moves with his father from Rotterdam to Istanbul after the death of his mother. To the DocumentaryDaniel Richter - Unplugged (B/14 Film, Hamburg) by HFBK professor Pepe Danquart will receive 100,000 euros. In total, nine projects will receive production funding totalling 2,345,000 euros, of which 845,000 euros will go to four projects directed by women.
Project development funding is available for six projects this time: 50,000 euros for the thrillerDesire of the prey (Junafilm, Hamburg) by Carly May Borgstrom and 35,000 euros for the tragicomedyGirlfriends (Tamtam Film, Hamburg) by Friederike Jehn. A cash injection of 30,000 euros will be given toMantu (Riva Filmproduktion) by Hamburg-based Director Ali Hakim, 28,000 euros will go toThe grass is red (zischlermann filmproduktion, Lübeck) by the two Hamburg actresses Maria Vogt and Sarah Drath. For the tragicomedyUnder the cobbled beach (fünferfilm, Hamburg) by HFBK graduate Willy Hans will receive 25,000 euros, while the comedyWe stay in the neighbourhood from Connie Walther will receive 20,000 euros.
Script funding was awarded five times: The seriesWerewolf and Justine (Junafilm, Hamburg) by "Tore tanzt" Director Katrin Gebbe will be supported with 50,000 euros, the seriesAll my sons by Jonas Nay and Nikola Kastner from Lübeck receives 38,000 euros. Three times 25,000 euros each go toThe house with five floors (brave new work, Hamburg) by Mohammad Farokhmanesh and Armin Hofmann,Instalove by Jan Braren and Stefan Schaller from Hamburg andJaydon-Joe gets out of the Hamburg-based Vasko Scholz.
Fundings totalling 130,000 euros were awarded to four projects in the area of evaluation, includingHello Again (Warner Bros., Hamburg) andPotato Salad 3 - The Musical (TAKE25pictures, Lunden) with 40,000 euros each.
The detailed overview of all funded projects from the Committee 1 meeting is available on the FFHSH website.
The funding decision was made on 24 March 2020 by Steen Bille, Sophie Molitoris, Peter Preisser, Christian Granderath, Caroline von Senden and Helge Albers.
The new FFHSH guidelines came into force on 1 April 2020. As a result, the composition and composition of the Committees has also changed. Committees 1 and 2 and Filmwerkstatt Kiel have now become the High End, Director's Cut, Kurz + Innovativ and Nordbuster Committees.
The next submission deadline for the "Director's Cut" and "Kurz + Innovativ" Committees has been postponed to Wednesday 29 April.
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