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Kaltes Tal

film type experimental film, documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2016 runtime 12'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Surround

The film deals with our dialectic relationship with nature - as a repository for resources and as a mysterious space of possibilities.

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Kaltes Tal Kaltes Tal
director Johannes Krell, Florian Fischer Editing Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell DOP Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell Script Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell Production Ray Peter Maletzki, Stephan Helmut Beier Sound Design Alexander Schmidt
Festivals
2016 Europäisches Kurzfilmfestival Köln UNLIMITED, Germany
2016 Un Festival C’est Trop Court, Nice, France
2017 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
Awards
2016 Bester Dokumentarfilm Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2016
Production
  • ROSENPICTURES Filmproduktion GbR
  • Stephan Helmut Beier
  • Rosenstr. 11
  • 06114 Halle (Saale)
  • +49 345 2396725
Distribution
  • ROSENPICTURES Filmproduktion GbR
  • Stephan Helmut Beier
  • Rosenstr. 11
  • 06114 Halle (Saale)
  • +49 345 2396725
Sales
  • ROSENPICTURES Filmproduktion GbR
  • Stephan Helmut Beier
  • Rosenstr. 11
  • 06114 Halle (Saale)
  • +49 345 2396725

Johannes Krell

Studied cinematography in Berlin and completed postgraduate studies in media art at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne;
participant in the Professional Media Masterclass/Werkleitz;
awarded, among others, the German Short Film Award and the Golden Bear at Berlinale Shorts;
based in Leipzig.

Filmography
2009 Saal Eins
2010 Station
2012 A Cloud of Unknowing
2014 Still Life
2016 Kaltes Tal
2019 Umbra
2025 Les Rites de Passage

Portrait of Johannes Krell

Florian Fischer

As an artist duo, Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell have been working at the interface of film and visual art since 2013.Their works have been shown at several international film festivals and have been awarded the German Short Film Award and the Golden Bear (Berlinale Shorts).

Filmography
2014 Still Life
2016 Kaltes Tal
2017 No Sex Please
2019 Umbra
2025 Les Rites de Passage

Portrait of Florian Fischer