competition 1 lφve

Love is … not just the moment when you've found "The One". That as well, but love goes further and deeper. It gives meaning and significance to life. It allows us to embrace the big and small things in life, the beautiful moments as well as the intense and intimate ones. All of that bears similarities to the art of short film.
(Großer Saal)
(Kleiner Saal)
Volksbad Jena

the chicken

film still the chicken
Fiction Germany, Croatia
direction: Una Gunjak

Love for your family: A children’s birthday party during the Bosnian war. A little girl loses her childhood and innocence far too young. The desperate attempt to reach a sense of normality. A bit of luck. And a chicken.

butter brioche

film still butter brioche
Fiction Germany
direction: Christopher Kaufmann

Love gone astray: The desire to show affection for your beloved one. But things may not always turn out the way you expected.

about a mother

film still about a mother
Animation Russia
direction: Dina Velikovskaya

Love of a mother: Even if she has to incur somebody’s hatred, a mother will always be there for her children. No matter how small or big– there are always some tricky problems to solve.

circus debere berhan

film still circus debere berhan
Documentary Germany
direction: Lukas Berger

Love for artistry: An impressive documentary about fun, dedication and love for your own body. A love that even conquers the seemingly undefeatable boundaries of acrobatic.

tenderness

film still tenderness
Fiction Poland
direction: Emilia Zielonka

Liebe zueinander: Ein Pärchen nimmt ein Zimmer in einem Hotel. „Kennt man alles schon“, möchte man denken.

citius, altius, fortius

film still citius, altius, fortius
Experimental Germany
direction: Felix Deimann

Love for sport: Wonderful and fragile animations glide over the screen and will leave you amazed. At first you can hardly see that the origin of this beauty is connected with passion and love.

die badewanne

film still die badewanne
Fiction Austria
direction: Tim Elrich

Liebe zur Mutter: Drei Brüder treffen sich im heimischen Badezimmer, um zum Geburtstag der Mutter ein Kinderfoto nachzustellen. Was einfach scheint, wird zu einer Grundsatzdiskussion über die Familiengeschichte.