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Filmstill A Wish
A Wish
Franz Impler
A kid sees a falling star and gets to make a wish. But how, considering their friends‘ reminder that the world has more important problems? Everything goes bitterly wrong, brightly coloured.
Filmstill A Wish

A Wish

A Wish
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2024
2 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
English
No Premiere
Three kids trudge through the snow. One of them sees a falling star and gets to make a wish. But it’s not quite that simple, because the two friends think the childish wish is too short-sighted and selfish in light of global problems. Ninety seconds in bright colours and with cute characters that show briefly and succinctly what goes bitterly wrong when the right thing is no longer right.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
Producer
Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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International Competition Documentary Film
Filmstill Bára – Diary of a Rockstar
Bára – Diary of a Rockstar
Helena Třeštíková
The portrait of a Czech rock icon over a period of 50 years. A true virtuoso of longitudinal observation, Helena Třeštíková shows Bára Basiková’s fast-paced life with all its ups and downs.
Filmstill Bára – Diary of a Rockstar

Bára – Diary of a Rockstar

Bára Basiková
Helena Třeštíková
International Competition Documentary Film
Documentary Film
Czech Republic
2026
97 minutes
Czech
Subtitles: 
English
International Premiere
Bára Basiková is a Czech rock icon. She left a lasting impression in the 80s as lead singer of the bands Stromboli and Precedens and continues to fill concert halls as a solo artist to this day. Numerous musicals also live from her presence. Famous for her fascinating, approachable longitudinal portraits, Helena Třeštíková shows Basiková’s turbulent life over the decades. Her love of art and her search for fulfilling partnerships are recurring themes. More than once, Basiková is forced to admit that a relationship has failed and must risk a new start. Money repeatedly proves scarce and the burden of everyday life sometimes almost forces her to her knees. Yet Třeštíková never dwells too long in any one moment: the editing is fast-paced; over feature-film length, “Bára – Diary of a Rockstar” conveys a speed and richness of experience that seem to stand in direct relation to the protagonist’s lifestyle. Basiková is driven, a romantic and a fighter. Třeštíková brings substantial themes in her own unique way to the fore: what are the consequences of deciding to dedicate your existence to a passion full of uncertainties? What roles do age and aging play for a woman? And last, but not least, how to always keep things going?

Carolin Weidner

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Director
Helena Třeštíková
Cinematographer
David Cysař
Editor
Adéla Špaljová, Jakub Hejna
Producer
Kateřina Černá, Pavel Strnad
Co-Producer
Alena Müllerová
Sound
Petr Šoltys

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Barbora Lochmanová
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Nominated for: Prize of the Interreligious Jury, FIPRESCI Prize, MDR Film Prize
Animation Perspectives
Filmstill Breaking the Law
Breaking the Law
Franz Impler
The playground is empty. Everyone is at home, in lockdown. Except for a pear-shaped 3D figure plodding through the gravelly sand on thin legs, wearing chunky sneakers, towing a balloon.
2020
Filmstill Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2020
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
April 2020: The playground is empty and quiet, with a sadly fluttering barrier tape that nobody cares about because everyone is at home in lockdown. Except for a pear-shaped 3D figure which pads searchingly through the gravelly sand on thin legs, in chunky sneakers. It is towing an exhausted balloon with a frozen smile and – chunky sneakers. The dangling balloon hands pat the lonely rule-breaker from above. Franz Impler’s poetic and playfully condensed snapshot lets us empathise with an indescribable, exceptional situation in all its melancholy and absurdity.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
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Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Filmstill Camille & Chameleon
Camille & Chameleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Camille and a chameleon afraid of heights love playing hide and seek in the forest. But their high spirits mess things up and they get lost in the undergrowth. Will they find each other?
Filmstill Camille & Chameleon

Camille & Chameleon

Camille & Chamäleon
Lucie Nichelmann
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Germany
2025
12 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Camille, a very small girl, and the Chameleon who is afraid of heights are inseparable and love to play hide-and-seek in the forest. Camille loves to literally call the tune with her whistling. But one day she becomes too cocky and gives Chameleon an idea that will upset everything. Now they are lost in the green thicket. Can they get over their pride and find each other again?

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lucie Nichelmann
Script
Lucie Nichelmann
Cinematographer
Lucie Nichelmann, Julian Quitsch
Producer
Falk Schuster, Alina Cyranek
Sound
Henrike Sommer
Sound Design
Tilman Köhler
Score
Eric Kröber
Animation
Lucie Nichelmann, Manuel Schroeder
Animation Technique
Silhouettes

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Kids DOK
Filmstill Cell Buddies
Cell Buddies
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
What happens when a grumpy raccoon and a credulous manatee break out together? A cute plasticine animation about what matters more: freedom or solidarity?
Filmstill Cell Buddies

Cell Buddies

Zellenkumpel
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Netherlands
2025
6 minutes
Dutch
Subtitles: 
English, German (Overvoice)
No Premiere

Sam, a grumpy raccoon, must share a prison cell with Bob, a loveable, but somewhat slow-witted manatee. Their chaotic prison break gradually reveals Sam’s soft core, while Bob remains unfailingly loyal to Sam. Will they manage to escape? Suddenly, that no longer matters so much, since together they have already experienced something much better: solidarity. A cute plasticine animation you will absolutely love.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Arjen van der Plas, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit
Script
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas
Cinematographer
Hidde Alberts, Melle Windig
Editor
Hidde Alberts
Producer
Paul Moggré
Sound Design
Miquel Reyes
Animation
Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miquel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas
Animation Technique
Puppets

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Stine Wangler
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Animation Perspectives
Filmstill Changeover
Changeover
Franz Impler
A devious blue Cheshire cat sets her own mischievous, magical rules of the game, driving a tennis player to despair. The court keeps rotating and turns him into his own opponent.
2022
Filmstill Changeover

Changeover

Changeover
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2022
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
A tennis player is driven to despair by his opponent, a devious blue Cheshire cat. After her serve, she uses wicked magic to manipulate the spatial coordinates and establishes the one, ruthless rule: Now the court keeps rotating and with every return the player, long-since destined to lose, crowns himself the invincible opponent. A creative tennis nightmare.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
Producer
Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Filmstill Cosmonauts
Cosmonauts
Leo Černic
Three lonely people gradually come to terms with their needs on board a pink rocket on its way towards tenderness. A sexy journey full of touching encounters and warm-hearted humour.
Filmstill Cosmonauts

Cosmonauts

Cosmonauts
Leo Černic
Animation Night
Animated Film
Slovenia,
Italy
2026
15 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
German
No Premiere

Everyone who longs for tenderness is welcome aboard the Pompelmo Express, a huge pink rocket ship. Together with a number of diverse passengers who shimmer in all the colours of the rainbow, Delfino, Rita and Zenf journey through the cosmos of possibilities. While a party rages on in the spaceship, Zenf discovers a fiery comet through his huge telescope. At an atmospheric tea party, Delfino falls head over heels in love with Carlos, and Rita begins to quarrel with her body. The infinite expanse and warm darkness of space envelop the friends benignly and offer a space to live out the most varied needs. “Say goodbye to your lonely days.”

Franka Sachse

Contains depictions of nudity

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Director
Leo Černic
Editor
Iva Kraljević
Producer
Finta Film
Co-Producer
Staragara, RTV
Sound Design
Amos Cappuccio
Score
Amos Cappuccio
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Kids DOK
Filmstill Dancing Friend
Dancing Friend
Elena Walf
The clumsy caterpillar would like to dance with the graceful butterflies, but they make fun of her. Just one of them offers her his hand. An episode from the KiKa series “Lenas Farm”.
Filmstill Dancing Friend

Dancing Friend

Tanzpartner
Elena Walf
Kids DOK
Animated Film
Germany,
Croatia
2025
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Three butterflies are absorbed in their graceful ballet routine, skilfully turning one pirouette after the other. They ignore the clumsy caterpillar that would really love to dance with them. Only the smallest butterfly reaches out a hand. What a surprise when the caterpillar pupates and hatches! Another episode of the KiKA show “Lenas Farm”.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Elena Walf
Script
Elena Walf, Simon Thummet
Cinematographer
Elena Walf
Editor
Matthias Bäuerle
Producer
Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Co-Producer
Miljana Dragičević
Sound
Luis Schöffend
Score
Nicolai Krepart
Animation
Uwe Fährmann
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Animation Perspectives
Filmstill Dysphasia
Dysphasia
Anton Cla
When words fail, colours and shapes may speak: a man with dysphasia sits silently on a chair, his gaze untamed. We move closer and closer until the whirlpool pulls us in too.
2023
Filmstill Dysphasia

Dysphasia

Dysphasia
Anton Cla
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Belgium
2023
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
Anton Cla builds on a documentary film project by his artist friend Charles Dhondt about dysphasia, a language processing disorder: The colourful and protean picture of a man sitting quietly on a chair and yet radiating unbridled energy keeps flickering in Cubist style. The viewer’s gaze approaches the man’s head, and the more it does so, the wilder the colours and shapes become until at last they form a whirlpool of drawers. A world of its own, complex and creative, that has trouble taking in the outside world and is hard to convey to the outside.

André Eckardt

Photosensitivity warning: Contains flashes of light that may trigger seizures for people with visual sensitivities.

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Director
Anton Cla
Producer
Anton Cla
Animation
Anton Cla
Animation Technique
2D Digital, 3D Digital, AI Generated

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Filmstill Found!
Found!
Juliette Baily
A cheerful snow flurry tempts Anna to head outside. As she wanders through the cold, she meets an unexpected playmate. But is he actually real or just a wintry fata morgana?
Filmstill Found!

Found!

Gefunden!
Juliette Baily
Kids DOK
Animated Film
France,
Belgium
2025
5 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere

Anna is lured outside by a lively flurry of snow. As she wanders through the snow she comes across an unexpected playmate. A snow hare – or is it just her imagination after all? After playing, she settles down comfortably on the sofa with a hot cup of cocoa. A poetic film about the joys of winter, drawn in clear colours.

Lina Dinkla

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27.10.
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Director
Juliette Baily
Cinematographer
Juliette Baily
Producer
Arnaud Demuynck
Sound
Pierre Oberkampf
Sound Design
Pierre Oberkampf
Score
Pierre Oberkampf
Animation
Juliette Baily
Animation Technique
2D Digital

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Animation Perspectives
Filmstill Gum Bubble Buddy
Gum Bubble Buddy
Franz Impler
A little big city rebel strolls casually through the streets. In love with himself, he blows gum bubbles bearing his own face. A quirky animation trick to amaze and amuse.
2023
Filmstill Gum Bubble Buddy

Gum Bubble Buddy

Gum Bubble Buddy
Franz Impler
Animation Perspectives
Animated Film
Germany
2023
1 minute
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None
No Premiere
Hands in his pockets and chewing bubble gum – a little big city rebel strolls casually through the streets, accompanied by hazy, sluggish sounds, past graffiti and retro gumball machines. He has perfected his “cool look” and his vanity swells to become a self-portrait. Franz Impler needs only ten seconds to introduce us to someone whose quirky trick amazes and amuses.

André Eckardt

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Director
Franz Impler
Producer
Franz Impler
Animation
Franz Impler
Animation Technique
3D Digital

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Retrospective
Filmstill Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Carlos Puccio
The Chilean folk band Illapu arrives in East Berlin. Between gigs, they face a difficult question: Should they return home individually if the opportunity arises, or remain in exile together?
Filmstill Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe

Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe

Illapu – Lied von Freiheit und Liebe
Carlos Puccio
Retrospective
Documentary Film
GDR
1984
23 minutes
Spanish,
German
Subtitles: 
English
No Premiere

The Chilean folk group Illapu only really became famous under the military dictatorship. The five musicians were allowed to work, but had to “keep a low profile”. When they gradually joined the cultural resistance against the Pinochet regime, they were expelled in 1981. From their French exile, they toured Europe, including East Berlin. This is where Carlos Puccio’s film begins: The Chilean directing student observed Illapu’s rehearsals and concerts for his diploma film project at the Film and Television Academy of the GDR. They talk about their enduring bond with Chile and about what would happen if individual members of the band were given entry permits and Illapu would consequently break up. In 1986, they moved to Mexico together and returned to Chile two years later because of the changing political climate.

Florian Wüst

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Director
Carlos Puccio
Script
Maria Teresa Guerra
Cinematographer
Peter Ziesche
Editor
Karin Geiß
Producer
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen der DDR im Auftrag des Fernsehens der DDR
Sound
Jochen-Peter Ihle, Volker Werner

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