Body noises and working below deck

21.03.2023 | Around 140,000 EUro to five projects

At its first meeting of the year, the Kurz + Innovativ Committee of the MOIN Film Fund awarded more than 140,000 euros to five projects. These include an animated short film about body sounds by Hamburg filmmaker Meike Fehre and a 360-degree film about the hardships of working on a cruise ship.

SHORT FILMS

A title that makes the hearts of little film fans beat faster: InMiss Hiccup & the little poop cloud (40,000 euros, Ahoifilm, Hamburg), Hamburg-based Director Meike Fehre explores the creation of body sounds - including music, song and dance interludes. There has never been more poetic burping, sneezing, yawning, hiccupping or farting. The script was written by Eva Dax and Chris Geletneky based on the picture book of the same name by Dully&Dax. There will be 30 animation days in Hamburg.

HFBK Hamburg graduate Vladimir Vulevic's new short filmDancing bear (25,000 euros, Fünferfilm Hamburg) focuses on a short trip between father and son: Ivan is undergoing rehab therapy in Belgrade when his estranged father takes him on a short trip to Germany to find him a job. A journey that ultimately leads to a new beginning. The Serbian-German co-production will have three days of filming in Hamburg this summer.

Kiel filmmaker Pola Rader is shooting her new children's short film from June 2023Beromut (20,000 euros) in Schleswig-Holstein. What is it all about? In the middle of nine-year-old Lona's colourful birthday party, the guests suddenly doubt her world full of wonders. But Lona is determined to prove to everyone that her dreams are real.

The German Literature Archive in Marbach focuses on collecting, researching and communicating literature. InThe knowledge of the world (20,000 euros, Arne Bunk & Tanja Bächlein, Hamburg), the Hamburg filmmakers Arne Bunk and Tanja Bächlein follow the employees as they sift, sort, digitise, photograph, restore and index.

INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

Below deck in the new 360-degree filmBelow Deck (39,000 euros, TÒSU Film, Hamburg) by Directors Martin Prinoth and Martina Mahlknecht and Script Writer Jan Eichberg. The team recreates the cabins of a cruise ship in a Hamburg studio and accompanies a five-person Filipino crew. They take the audience into their memories on board, re-enact scenes they have experienced and slip into the role of guests. In a humorous way, they expose the ambiguity of a neoliberal system. The concept comes from Martina Mahlknecht. There will be seven studio days in Hamburg - filming starts in June 2023.

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

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

Insa Wiese, Birgit Glombitza, Ingo Mertins and Nicola Jones made the funding decisions in the short film category on 7 March 2023.

Britta Schewe, Cesy Leonard, Ralph Heinsohn and Nicola Jones made the funding decisions in the Innovative Projects area on 7 March 2023.