1950년대, 실험영화 감독 크리스 마커와 다큐멘터리스트 클로드 란츠만이 이끄는 파리의 엘리트들이 신생국 북한을 방문한다. 이곳은 한국전쟁 당시 영화감독 헬린 리의 할머니가 충성을 맹세했던 공산주의 국가다. 이 영화는 시네로망과 디아스포라 에세이 필름의 만남을 통해 초국가적 정체성과 그 단절을 다각도로 탐구한다.
Too old, too ugly, too invisible? Not at all: Abduction for Beginners, produced by Simone Höller (307production for ARD Degeto), Andrea Sawatzki and Christian Berkel become partners in crime. Hans Hofer directs Christian Jeltsch’s screenplay as a wicked crime comedy set in the world of the rich and beautiful.
High school graduate Simon keeps an eye on lifeguard Mira. The outdoor pool in Niederwülst at the end of the 90s becomes a place of longing for the 19-year-old, far away from the pressure of family expectations. Forever Freibad, directed by Laura Fischer from a screenplay by Will Evans and Christof Ritter, is an unconventional love story produced by Ursula Pfriem and Moritz von der Groeben (good friends Filmproduktion) for ZDF.
An anonymous suicide threat on social media reaches a high school and keeps pupils, parents and staff on tenterhooks. There are only a few days left to find out who might be behind the message. Simon Ostermann directs Von uns wird es keiner sein (screenplay: Lucas Flasch) as a psychological drama. Producers are Bernd von Fehrn, René Jamm, Roxana Richters and Alexander Wadouh (Warner Bros. International Television Production Germany, Chromosom Film for ZDF/ARTE).
SophiYa, a stunning young woman, is romantically involved with the affluent Turk, Hüseyin, without knowledge of his marital status. SophiYa's path crosses with Azamat, a hopeful immigrant from Kazakhstan who arrived in Istanbul years ago.
Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s Triumph — combined with their previous films The Lesson (TIFF ’14) and Glory (2016) — forms a trilogy inspired by sensationalist news stories from their Bulgarian homeland that prove once and for all that truth is stranger than fiction.
Science teacher Hank's life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects a new student is his daughter, all while facing an alien threat in their town.
The film is inspired by the true-to-life story of the discovery of the long-lost “Opus 28” manuscript from Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen, originally performed in 1909 by Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow, to whom the piece was dedicated. Campbell portrays a student who seeks to complete her thesis on Parlow by organizing a public performance of “Opus 28” from Toronto to Oslo. The cast includes Dueñas, Melanie Scheiner, Eve Duranceau, Maxim Gaudette, Rosa-Johan Uddoh, and Eileen Davies.
After a devastating storm wrought by climate change forces them from their home in the Mongolian countryside to the city, a young couple are forced to adapt to a new way of life in this breathtaking and heartbreaking hybrid film.