The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg has a long tradition of introducing film artists of the future and their aesthetic language to the world. The festival offers an inspiring environment for talented new filmmakers, one of them is prized with the Grand Newcomer Award 2015.
The independent International Jury 2015 of Marion Hänsel, Mark Spratt and Jef Nuyts awards the following prizes:
Grand Newcomer Award 2015
THE THIN YELLOW LINE (MEXICO) by Celso R. Garcia ...
The 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg impressed with a strong Newcomer-competition, new program sections, a new location and a Master of Cinema, that is still learning
When the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg ends on Saturday, October 24 around 60,000 visitors – just like in the year before – will have gone on a special journey around the world with having left the cinema.
Films from 22 countries were presented by the festiva...
The Jury 2015 is Rola Bauer, CEO at Tandem Productions, Prof. Nico Hofmann, Co-CEO at UFA, Marcus Ammon, Senior Vice President Film Sky Deutschland and Juliana Lima Dehne, Screenwriter and Creative Producer.
Internationally reknowned as a forum for the discovery of new directorial talent in arthouse cinema, the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg established an additional competition for creative, intelligent serial dramas from talented newcomers since 2015. The Jury pr...
Award-winner Olivier Assayas will be in attendance and numerous guests from the international film and serial drama industry are expected.
When the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg opens on Friday, October 9, 2015, the Festival Director Dr. Michael Kötz and Program Manager Daniela Kötz will have once again invited an exquisite selection of directors, actors and producers to the festival.
With the Master of Cinema Award for Olivier Assayas, the ...
In 2015 “Home Care” by Slavek Horák and "Jalal's Story" by Abu Shahed Emon are screened at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Currently, "Jalal's Story" is the second film of this year's official programme of the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, wich is selected to represent Bangladesh in the Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy Awards.
In October 2015 the film is running as a International...
In the 64 Edition of this traditional film festival the jury consists of three members who are appointed to decide who of the newcomers will be awarded this year.
This year the decision lies in the hands of director Marion Hänsel and two men of the film industry: Mark Spratt and Jef Nuyts. Aside of the newly renamed GRAND NEWCOMER AWARD – Main Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg the international jury also awards the Special Newcomer Award and the Spec...
In 2015 “Home Care” by Slavek Horák is screened at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Currently “Home Care” is selected to represent the Czech Republic in the Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy Awards.
In October 2015 the film is running as a German Premiere in this year's International Competition Newcomer Films at the official programme of the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.
Slavek ...
The International Jury will decide on the “Grand Newcomer Award Mannheim-Heidelberg”
Mannheim-Heidelberg has a worldwide reputation as an international film festival of yearly discoveries of talented directors from all the continents. It is renowned for continually presenting a high-quality selection of the best and most promising newcomer films. In a pool kept deliberately small, the 22 new cinematographic works will be competing for the Grand Newcomer Award Mannheim-...
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A selection of 17 films in this year's "World Cinema" at the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Great cinema from all over the world. New top films by world famous directors are running in the category "World Cinema" of this year's official programme. A selection of the best movies from Cannes, Toronto, Locarno or Venice including seven German Premieres and two films of the European Film Award's shortlist.
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This master of the international cinema will receive the Master of Cinema Award at the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.
Olivier Assayas is one of the most important political filmmakers in the world. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a film critic for the renowned French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, where he was especially active with Asian cinema. At the same time, he began to shoot his first short films, including “Rectangle &ndash...
Highly talented storytellers with new, uncompromising quality standards
Eight outstanding new series from around the world have entered the competition for the New Creators Award Mannheim-Heidelberg which will be awarded for the first time this year. With this additional competition, the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival is about to establish a unique platform for creative, intelligent television and web series – and for their creators' enormously fert...
The 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will open with the masterpiece “Une histoire américaine” by the newcomer Armel Hostiou from France.
The French newcomer-director Armel Hostiou will be present when the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg opens on Friday, October 9, 2015 with the German premiere of “Une histoire américaine” (“Stubborn”). The film is being screened in the International Competition of the off...
“New Creators Award” for television series by beginners. Film producer Nico Hofmann is supporting the search for sponsors for the prize.
With a worldwide reputation as a forum for the discovery of new directorial talent in arthouse cinema, the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg is establishing a new competition for creative, intelligent serial dramas by highly talented newcomers. “What the young writer-directors are in the world of film, here...
The final deadline for submissions to the 63th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2014 is 15 July 2014.
The International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg is a festival for the creative international author´s film with an artistic claim. Only newcomer directors (feature films) may participate at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, i.e. directors who are unknown to an international audience outside their home country. Sub...
6. - 16. November 2014
The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg has a long tradition of introducing film artists of the future and their aesthetic language to the world. The festival offers an inspiring environment for talented new filmmakers and showcases heretofore unknown talents each year who are all driven by their increased awareness, a strong personal vision and a powerful ambition.
From more than 1,000 submissions the festival picks a selection of roundabout 40 t...
