SHORT FILMS

HFBK Hamburg graduate Willy Hans follows in his new short filmFacts about the Author (31,000 euros, Hamburg) about the student Charlotte, who travels to Kiel for a few days to write her term paper in physics in her friend's flat. As she works on the scientific text, her thoughts wander and she ponders about herself and the world. There will be three days of filming in Kiel and four in Hamburg. Willy Hans also wrote the script and will take on the job of editor.

An animated short film musical comes from Hamburg filmmakers Sandra Trostel, Thies Mynther and Jon Frickey: InZoopticon - Tomorrowland (30,000 euros, Fairybot, Hamburg), they tell the story of five mutant, singing animals in outer space. Production is scheduled to start in November this year, with all 75 animation days taking place in Hamburg.The perfect day (30,000 euros, Lauentstein & Lauenstein Filmproduktion, Hamburg) is the name of the new stop-motion film by brothers Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein, in which a boy relives his tenth birthday over and over again. All 122 animation days take place in the Hanseatic city. In the experimental comedyAlien (15,000 euros) by young Hamburg filmmaker Bela Brillowska is about two teenage aliens who cause a lot of chaos on Earth. Five days of filming are planned for Hamburg.

INNOVATIVE PROJECTS In their VR projectMylings (35,000 euros, INVR.SPACE, Hamburg), Uta Monika Arning combines old Finnish folk tale worlds with a VR horror experience including a highly topical message. 15,000 euros will also go to the 360° film projectThe time of my life by Hamburg-based Sarah Gorf-Roloff (Studio Ranokel), which takes a half-documentary, half-fictional look at different phases and realities of life.

The "Kurz + Innovativ" Committee promotes both short films and innovative audiovisual formats, from XR experiences and 360-degree films to immersive story worlds.

A detailed overview of all funded projects can be found here.

Insa Wiese, Birgit Glombitza, Sophia Ayissi Nsegue and Helge Albers made the funding decisions in the short film category on 28 September 2022.

Britta Schewe, Cesy Leonard, Ralph Heinsohn and Helge Albers made the funding decisions in the Innovative Projects area on 29 September 2022.