Berlin Independent Film Festival
The Berlin Independent Film Festival is a German film festival with a special focus on independent films , which takes place annually in Berlin and shows German and international productions and awards them in various categories. It was founded in 2010 and takes place annually at the same time as the Berlinale , but is a separate festival that is independent of the Berlinale. The venue is the Babylon cinema in Berlin. In addition to feature films and short films, the festival also shows music videos and documentaries. In addition to the film screenings, numerous films also offer question and answer sessions with those involved. One focus of the festival is on feature films that are the first or second work of the respective director.
German productions in the program (selection)
- In 2012 the festival You missed Sonja showed the first German film adaptation of Stephen King.
- In 2013 the festival showed Menschenliebe , a no-budget film that had previously won numerous international awards.
- In 2014, the Herbstflattern festival showed Birgitta Weizenegger's feature film debut , which had its premiere at the Hof Film Festival the year before .
- In 2015 the festival showed Break-Up , which had won the American Movie Awards as best foreign language film the year before .
- In 2018 the festival showed All Eyes on You , the second feature film by Felix Maxim Eller , which was shown at the Shanghai International Film Festival that same year .
reception
"In addition to a wide range of indie films, the Berlin Independent Film Festival is developing into an important business hub for the low-budget film industry."
"A large selection of fascinating films, from short films to feature films, from documentaries to dramas."
"If the Berlinale program doesn’t quite satisfy you (...) this year's Berlin Independent Film Festival offers its own bending table under the weight of the feature films, short films and other films on it."
Footnotes
- ↑ Berlin Independent Film Festival Official Website: Article about the festival . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Babylon Berlin Official Website: Article about the festival . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Berliner Zeitung: News about the festival . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Bieler Tagblatt: Article about the music video that was awarded at the festival. . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Exberliner Magazin Official Website: Article about the festival . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Nu - Official Website: Article about winning the film "Silent One" at the festival. (Dutch) . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Film University Babelsberg: Official website for the film "You Missed Sonja" . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. 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. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ www.berlin.de - Article about the festival . Accessed January 13, 2015.
- ↑ circus Berlin - article on the festival. Original quote in English: "a wide selection of fascinating films, from shorts to features, documentaries to drama, to discover." . Retrieved January 13, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Exberliner-Magazin: Article about the festival. Original quote: "if the Berlinale's 400-strong program leaves you less than sated (...) this year's Berlin Independent Film Festival offers its own groaning buffet table of features, shorts and more." . Retrieved November 18, 2014.
