Short film LOLA for Hamburg!

Helge AlbersCEO of MOIN Film Fund: "Congratulations to Nicolaas Schmidt: After the successful world premiere in Locarno, now the short film LOLA! With 'First Time' he has once again demonstrated his great talent. This is a great confirmation for Hamburg as a short film location!"

In "First Time (The Time For All But Sunset - Violet)", Nicolaas Schmidt takes the audience on a somewhat different carousel ride through the Hanseatic city - in the middle of the golden hour on the U3 underground line. A film that questions the narrative patterns of mainstream cinema with a wink. The film, produced by Anne Döring and Nicolaas Schmidt, received 40,000 euros in production funding. Schmidt was honoured with the special prize of 20,000 euros at the German Short Film Award. He also received an honourable mention at the Locarno Film Festival. With his graduation film at the HFBK, "Final Stage", Schmidt won the "FIRST STEPS" young talent award in the "Medium-length feature film" category in 2017.

About the German Short Film Award The German Short Film Award is the most important award for short film in Germany and is distributed by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in five categories. The decision on the awards is made by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media on the recommendation of the German Short Film Award jury.

Winning the short film prize is associated with an earmarked prize of 30,000 euros and the nomination with 15,000 euros. The bonus for the special prize, which can be awarded for an outstanding film with a running time of more than 30 to 78 minutes, is 20,000 euros.