Porzellan
Porcelain

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2024 runtime 15'22 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4:3) sound format Dolby Surround original-language German subtitles English
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4:3) sound format Dolby Surround original-language German subtitles English

On a remote German island, the villagers gather to smash crockery as part of a traditional eve-of-wedding celebration. Amidst the growing debris, ten-year-old Fina desperately tries to keep a piece of herself intact.

Closed Captions German
Audio Description German
Contact: interfilm Berlin Management GmbH, Cord Dueppe
http://www.interfilm.de +49 30 25942903
director Annika Birgel Production Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard Script Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard, Annika Birgel Editing Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard DOP Lydia Richter Cast Nell Marie Haack, Liv Heleen Haack Original Score Sam Bower, Marie-Claire Schlameus Sound Design Béla Brandes Szenenbild / Production Design Sandra Wessberg
Festivals
2024 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany
2024 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
2024 Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece
2024 Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (TBA)
2024 VIENNA SHORTS, Wien, Austria
2024 interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany (TBA)
2024 Valencia International Film Festival – Cinema Jove, Spain
Awards
2024 Shortlist Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2024
Production
  • Problemkind Film
  • Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard
  • http://www.problemkindfilm.com
Sales
  • interfilm Berlin Management GmbH
  • Cord Dueppe
  • Straßburger Str. 55
  • 10405 Berlin
  • Germany
  • +49 30 25942903
  • http://www.interfilm.de
Distribution
  • Interfilm Berlin Management GmbH
  • Cord Dueppe
  • Straßburger Str. 55
  • 10405 Berlin
  • Germany
  • +49 30 25942903
  • http://www.interfilm.de

Annika Birgel

Annika Birgel is a German director, screenwriter, and producer based in Berlin. Her short films have screened in competition at numerous international film festivals, including the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography
2024 Porzellan