At the Kölnberg
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | At the Kölnberg |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Laurentia Genske , Robin Humboldt |
| script | Laurentia Genske, Robin Humboldt |
| production | Art Academy for Media Cologne |
| camera | Robin Humboldt, Laurentia Genske, Johannes Waltermann |
| cut | Carina Mergens |
Am Kölnberg is a documentary by the German filmmakers Laurentia Genske and Robin Humboldt about four residents of the high-rise housing estate Auf dem Kölnberg in the outer Cologne district of Meschenich . The film is the final thesis of the two directors at the Art Academy for Media Cologne . In 2014 at the 57th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film in the German Competition on Kölnberg, it was premiered and won numerous prizes, including a. the German Documentary Film Award 2015 (sponsorship award of the House of Documentary Film). The film opened in German cinemas on March 13, 2015.
Summary
The “Am Kölnberg” high-rise estate has a bad reputation. In addition to refugee families and immigrants from all over the world, people live here who, for a variety of reasons, have ended up on the edge of society. Unemployment, drug abuse and prostitution are part of everyday life for many. The film accompanies four people over a period of two years and documents their life on the Kölnberg with ups and downs. They all have one thing in common: the dream of a fulfilled life, far away from the Kölnberg.
criticism
The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) writes: “The documentary AM KÖLNBERG is a deeply human and authentic milieu study. An impressive film that shows more than a settlement on the outskirts of Cologne. But also a social class in the middle of Germany. Straightforwardly good and honest. "
Ralf Schenk writes in the film service : "So it's good that there are quiet, calm and yet intense documentaries like 'Am Kölnberg' that make a reality that has been almost completely hidden by the media transparent."
In the House of Documentary it is said: “The essentials of filmmaking cannot be learned; it is the way we look at the world. It's the way; how we look at people; what space we give them; it is the rhythm that we find beyond modernism and yet in time. There is something special in us. We were unanimously of the opinion that these two young filmmakers should receive the Young Talent Award. We want to see more of their films. "
According to Filmplus, the "great merit of the editor lies above all in bringing the hardships of everyday life into a flow of detailed observations without getting caught in a voyeuristic level of observation."
Awards
- Dok Leipzig 2014 / German Competition: Honorable Mention
- Nonfictional Prize of the City of Bad-Aibling 2015 (ex aequo " Divine Location " )
- German Documentary Award 2015 / Award of the House of Documentary Film
- "Particularly valuable" rating (FBW - German Film and Media Assessment)
- Nomination in the documentary category for the First Steps Award 2015
- Bild-Kunst editing award documentary film (Filmplus 2015)
- Preselection in the documentary category for the German Film Award 2016
Web links
- Official website of the film
- On the Kölnberg at filmportal.de
- On Kölnberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Am Kölnberg . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 024 K).
- ↑ DataKal Starbase, www.datakal.eu: Am Kölnberg (Am Kölnberg) - DOK Leipzig. (No longer available online.) In: films2014.dok-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016 ; Retrieved April 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ German Documentary Film Award | Companies. In: swr.online. Accessed April 20, 2016 (German).
- ↑ - GERMAN FILM AND MEDIA EVALUATION
- ↑ Ralf Schenk , FILMDIENST 7/2015
- ↑ - JURY FOUNDATION, GERMAN DOCUMENTARY PRIZE 2015 ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - JURY FOUNDATION, FILMPLUS 2015 ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ DOK Leipzig: Special Mention German Competition | DOK Leipzig. In: www.dok-leipzig.de. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
- ↑ nonfictional: award winners. In: www.nonfiktionale.de. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
- ^ Thomas Schneider: Winner of the German Documentary Film Award. (No longer available online.) In: www.dokumentarfilm.info. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016 ; Retrieved April 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ At the Kölnberg. In: German film evaluation and media evaluation FBW. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
- ^ "Am Kölnberg" in the cinema: FIRST STEPS. In: www.firststeps.de. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Documentary - Filmplus - Forum for film editing and montage art. In: www.filmplus.de. Retrieved April 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Preselection 2016: German Film Academy. (No longer available online.) In: www.deutsche-filmakademie.de. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016 ; Retrieved April 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
