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Short But Sweet – German Filmmakers at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen The German short film scene really got a boost after Jochen Alexander Freydank won an Oscar for TOYLAND. The trend is towards an auteur approach, meaning directors write their own screenplays and sometimes even produce their films. Not everyone considers the short subject merely a training ground for feature-length filmmaking; many appreciate the creative freedom the format provides. Anything is possible with the short subject: there are no limits in terms of form, content or aesthetics. The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen present more than 400 films. KINO has a look and asks directors what they want to achieve and what an Academy Award for Germany means to the entire industry. German Cinema in New York – 30 Years of German Films at the Museum of Modern Art The film series New Cinema from Germany at New York’s MoMA is celebrating its 30th year of existence. In honor of the occasion, MoMA, German Films and the Goethe Institute have been presenting a number of films screenings and other events. The anthology film GERMANY 09 had its US premiere; two of the film’s directors, Wolfgang Becker and Hans Steinbichler, discussed their segments with the audience. Dominik Wessely’s film REVERSE SHOT documents the first blossoming of new German cinema in 1970s Munich. And young director Christian Klandt deals with a violent incident in his home town of Beeskow in the film CITY OF THE WORLD. How do the filmmakers present Germany? How can cinema alter a country’s image? What do Americans think of German films, and how have they changed their view of Germany? KINO presents an exclusive report from New York. Lolas for German Cinema – Film Awards Winners This year, the favorite was the big winner at the German Film Awards – the big-budget production JOHN RABE won a total of four Lolas. With a total cash prize of three million euros distributed among the winners, it is the most highly endowed German cultural award. Each year, the members of the German Film Academy select their favorite films. KINO presents the results of the awards, and talks to the winners. Between Dike and Village Pub – Lars Jessen’s Northern German Heimatfilme Whether it’s a coming-of-age film or a road movie, director Lars Jessen tells humorous tales people breaking out of small-town northern Germany and searching for their own paths. His films DORFPUNKS and SHEEP AND CHIPS are cinematic love letters to the area where he grew up, and keenly observed portraits of the people who live there. KINO spoke to the director about what "home" means to him. SHORTCUTS DAYS IN BETWEEN – Debut film by Lola Randl about a scientist who begins a secret life alongside the one she leads with her family. (Starring Sylvana Krappatsch, Samuel Finzi, Jule Böwe) MORGEN IHR, LUSCHEN – DER AUSBILDER-SCHMIDT-FILM – Comedian Holger Müller has brought his stage character, an army drill sergeant, to the big screen. PHANTOM PAIN – Drama starring Til Schweiger, who plays a ladies’ man who gets by doing odd jobs. After losing a leg in an accident, he manages to change and gain a new lust for life.

DW-World | May 9, 2009

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