Of monsters and Nissan Micras

Horror in Hamburg harbour: In the animated short filmBlood & Clay (50,000 euros, Martin Rahmlow, Hamburg), a horror show takes place in the Hanseatic city in 1913, in which mythological creatures compete against each other in show fights. Every night, the orphan Lizbeth has to repair a golem that is repeatedly destroyed in the fights. One day, with the help of a wolf cub, she tries to escape the brutal servitude of director Kosswick. Work on the elaborate mix of stop-motion and computer animation will take around three years. Directors are Martin Rahmlow and Albert Radl.

A documentary, animated experimental short film awaits us withNissan Micra (K11) - black (40,000 euros, Fabian&Fred, Hamburg) by Rebecca Blöcher. In her new film, the filmmaker tells the story of her mother's eventful life, who lived in a Nissan Micra for over ten years and travelled the world. Blöcher uses recordings of telephone conversations with her mother as the basis for the film.

A seven-minute piece full of abstract ideas: InWhat Etionda (30,000 euros), Hamburg filmmaker Miriam Endrulat edits her 35 mm material by hand. It is scratched, painted and set to music. In this way, shapes, colours, light and shadows are transformed into emotions. With their short film project, the winners of the Audience Award at the 2019 Schleswig-Holstein Screenplay AwardTable rebels (20,000 euros, REBELLEN Filmproduktion, Kiel) also received production funding. The script about a visit to a grandmother at Christmas time was written by siblings Linn and Luca Peltzer, with Johann Schultz and Merlin Slamanig as Directors. Filming has already begun in Schleswig-Holstein. 7,000 euros will also go to Claire Walka from Hamburg for her short filmThe world through pink feathersin which a fluffy flamingo strolls through urban, industrial and remote places and philosophises to itself. The projectWiFight Academy (5,000 euros, Curly Pictures, Hamburg) by the two Script Writers Felix Schabbehard and Naya Bindzus also receives idea funding (development) for innovative audiovisual moving image content.

A detailed overview of the funding decisions made by the "Kurz + Innovativ" Committee can be found here.

The FFHSH's new "Kurz + Innovativ" Committee supports both short films and innovative audiovisual formats, from VR experiences to 360-degree films. Funding is provided in the form of grants.

The funding decisions were made on 22 September by Birgit Glombitza, Ralph Heinsohn, Ingo Mertins, Britta Schewe, Insa Wiese and Arne Sommer.

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