GERMAN SHORTS IN COMPETITION AT ROTTERDAM & THE BERLINALE

Numerous German short films and co-productions are present in the competition sections of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (24 January – 4 February) and the Berlinale (15 – 25 February) – two of the first major film festivals in 2018. For the Ammodo Tiger Competition for Short Films in Rotterdam GLIMPSE by Artur Żmijewski (PL/DE), MORE THAN EVERYTHING by Rainer Kohlberger, VIEW FROM ABOWE by Hiwa K, and MASKIROVKA by Tobias Zielony (UA/DE) were selected. Another seven German works and co-productions were shown in the non-competitive sections Bright Future Shorts and Voices Short. For the Berlinale Shorts section four German short films were selected: BLAU von David Jansen, BURKINA BRANDENBURG KOMPLEX by Ulu Braun, IMPERIAL VALLEY (CULTIVATED RUN-OFF) by Lukas Marxt (AT/DE), and WISHING WELL by Sylvia Schedelbauer.