ComingSoon 2023

(German, Directed by: Sarah Winkenstette)

When their mother is sent to China as a foreign correspondent, the very special Tom (10) and his siblings Elmar (13) and Nina (15) end up with their grandparents in Lunau; a rural place high in the north that seems like a strange planet to the city kids. GRÜSSE VOM MARS is a funny and touching comedy about the big goals of an outsider whose otherness is at the same time his secret strength and who brings together two generations that at first face each other like beings from strange planets. First glimpses into this comedy will be presented by producer Anette Unger (Leitwolf Filmproduktion GmbH).

(Hungary, The Netherlands, Directed by: Nóra Lakos)

Nina (12) lives with her Dad and little brother. She makes up goodnight tales and wants to be a writer, but she is not good at it. Her neighbour a grumpy old lady is an actual writer who agrees to help. Nina lost her mom as a small child. She doesn’t remember her and thinks: the three of them are just fine until they meet a woman who stirs up the dynamics of the family. Nina experiences how it feels to have women at home. This is the first time she misses her real mom and wants to know more about her. She starts collecting memories of her mother. While Nina writes she experiences her long-overdue grief and becomes able to open her heart to the new woman and experience first love. More information on this Hungarian-Netherlands ko-production gives us director and author Nóra Lakos.

(Germany, Directed by: Veit Helmer)

Akiko the monkey only knows the zoo and is sent by his family on a trip to discover the world. He discovers a fantastic parallel world of animals that live away from our everyday life. He should track down his relatives and save the animals from the zoo with them. Director and producer Veit Helmer gives us an insight into the production.

(Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Directed by: Klemen Dvornik)

Alma (12) and her father, Filip, have relocated to a new apartment following the passing of Alma’s mother, a photojournalist and an environmental activist. Alma struggles to communicate with the local group of young skaters led by the short-tempered, feisty Luna (12). Luna bullies her and doesn’t give her a break. When Alma finds out that the construction company where Filip works as an engineer wants to demolish their playground and build a parking lot, she becomes interesting to Luna and the group. The battle over the playground evolves into a conflict about unity and forgiving one another. We are welcoming producer Barbara Daljavec and director Klemen Dvornik.

(Germany, Canada, Directed by: Jesper Møller , Piet de Ryker, Jens Møller)

When a homeless little ghost knocks on the door to the eccentric residents of a Ghost Train on the lookout for a place to belong, she accidentally attracts the attention from the “outsideworld” and must team up with the motley crew of monsters on a crazy quest to save not only the future of the Ghost Train but also her only chance to finally have a family of her own. Nicola Wulf (Dreamin' Dolphin Film GmbH) tells us more about the animated family film.

(Germany, Directed by: Soleen Yusef)

Eleven-year-old MONA and the other six members of her family flee Syria and end up in Berlin. In Wedding, of all places. She is enrolled in a notorious public school in the district. Ninety percent of the students are the children of immigrants. Chaos is the order of the day in class. Most of the teachers are worn to a frazzle and the students’ frustration escalates by the day. Mona is no exception. She becomes part of the tumult. She barely speaks German. But she’s a whiz at football. She played a lot of street football with her brothers back home. MR. CHE (47), a dedicated teacher, recognizes her unusual talent and puts her on the girls football team. Mona finds her niche. In front of the net. In Berlin. In life. In the end, Mona saves the day for her team and they go down in the history of the Wedding school district as winners. Director Soleen Yusef and Wenka von Mikulicz (DCM Pictures) will present this project to the audience.