The Holger Czukay Future Prize 2024 of the City of Cologne goes to “Pogendroblem”!
Jury statement:
“Pogendroblem have their very own way of writing lyrics, in which a punky attitude that pointedly points out problems and grievances meets a distanced, reflective thoughtfulness. In the field of alternative rock music, which often still relies on raw masculinity, Pogendroblem play with clichés and break the unwritten laws of the scene with a gender-fluid performance.”
Trailer for the award ceremony:
Music/Video: Pogendroblem
Interviews: Oliver Schwabe
Editing: Christian Becker
VFX/Effects: Daniel Beykirch-Lachenicht
A field recordings film production
The Pit
Short film, 2k, 5.1. stereo, 25:55min
A father, a motorcycle, a son and a pit that is constantly moving.
WITH Guido Renner, Daniel Michel
AS GUEST Robert Stadlober
WRITER / DIRECTOR Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe
DOP Oliver Schwabe
SOUND Ralf Weber
COSTUME Nicole Pleuler
MONTAGE Christian Becker
GIMBAL / DRONE / CAMERA ASSISTANT Daniel Beykirch-Lachenicht
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Björn Grzemba
SET ASSISTANCE Caspar Schwabe
BESTBOY Jesse Becker
VFX Valentin Stutznäcker
GRADING Daniel Beykirch-Lachenicht, Bert Bartel
SOUND DESIGN & DIALOG EDIT & RE-RECORDING Thomas Supke
SOUND SUPERVISION Corinna Fleig
POSTPRODUCTION SOUND MPS Sonnenstudio
MANAGING DIRECTOR Tobias Fleig
GRAPHICS Lucia Polack
FILM MANAGEMENT Kerstin Becker
INSURANCE Frank Hübner
CATERING EHRLICH & Lecker, Bedburg
FILM EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION Finder TV, Ludwig Kameraverleih, Volker Rodde GmbH
FILMSCORE by zurreal
“DISTORTED LIFE” (excerpts) by zurreal
Written and produced by Joel Kühnel
Published by ADHD Records
Published on “LOST ON PURPOSE”
Available on all platforms
“MASKING” (excerpts) by zurreal
Written and produced by Joel Kühnel
Published by ADHD Records
Available on all platforms
“MAKE ME BELIEVE” (excerpts) by zurreal
Written and produced by Joel Kühnel
unpublished
“ESCAPE” by zurreal
Written and produced by Joel Kühnel
Published by ADHD Records
Published “LOST ON PURPOSE”
Available on all platforms
THANKS TO
Burkard Rau
Rolf Brüggen - Rheinische Baustoffwerke
Sabrina Schneider, Runa Schwabe, Henning Drechsler,
Sabrina Schneider, Marcus Seibert
Anja Zaunegger, Elena Becker
supported by the
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
a field recordings filmproduction
SWEET DISASTER
A movie by Laura Lehmus
Script: Ruth Toma
A Zeitgeist Filmproduktion in co-production with field recordings filmproduktion
SWEET DISASTER has now screened at 105 festivals worldwide, has won over 35 awards and will be released in cinemas
nationwide from August 11!
Frida is 40 - and suddenly pregnant. Just as unexpectedly, she is abandoned by the father of the child, Felix, even before she can tell him the good news. Felix is back with his ex, but Frida uses bright colors not only in her painting classes, but also to embellish unpleasant truths: She doesn't want to accept the break-up and tries to win him back by any means necessary, most of them quite absurd. She is supported by 15-year-old Yolanda, who provides the necessary spy equipment. Sweet disaster is inevitable!
With Friederike Kempter, Lena Urzendowsky, Florian Lukas and others.
Press reviews of SWEET DISASTER:
A late pregnancy and the abrupt end of a relationship are not a catastrophe on their own. But both together have the same effect on a woman as accelerant on charcoal.
‚Not since Toni Erdmann have cliches around German humour been so artfully disproven.‘ (Pauline Rieux, Raindance Film Festival)
‚…but it’s written and directed in such a way that makes this tragedy into more of an amusingly wistful melancholy, effectively blending genres and making something totally unique. …As far as romantic comedies go, Sweet Disaster is one of the most original and imaginative ones in recent memory.‘ (Jack Walter, Loud and Clear Reviews)
‚Frida is a really crazy fun character. Outstanding performance by Friederike Kempter. …See for yourself!‘ (Sabine Willkop, SWR Fernsehen)
‚Light-footed Drama narrates our imperfect life. The conflicts in generation gap, relationships and parenting are transcended to precise scenes full of empathy for the characters.‘ (Heiner Dahl, ARD)
‚It’s truly heart-warming and funny!‘ (Julia Lehmann, SR1)
‚…one of the best films of the year… Sweet Disaster by Laura Lehmus stars the quirky, funny, and loveable Friederike Kempter who leads a formidable cast in this hilarious, poetic and heartfelt comedy.‘ (Pendance Film Festival)
‚For a long time no one has told a story as quirly and peppy about unfaithful men and abandoned pregnant women. Laura Lehmus hits in her debut feature film an blithe keynote, overplaying elegantly
the hidden minorkey. She charms the audience with animations and surreal inspiration without slipping in to artificial gimmic. The real-life position of single moms remains constanty precent.‘ (Peter Gutting, programmkino.de)
Eine Zeitgeist Filmproduktion in Koproduktion mit Field Recordings Filmproduktion, Laura Lehmus und Fantomfilm, gefördert von der Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien (BKM), der Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), dem DFFF, der Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE und dem ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel.
German theatrical release: August 2022
Team:
DIRECTOR Laura Lehmus
SCREENWRITER Ruth Toma
DESIGN Anne Bolick
PRODUCTION Zeitgeist Filmproduktion, Field Recordings Filmproduktion, Laura Lehmus and Fantomfilm
PRODUCER Markus Kaatsch, Nina Poschinski, Michael Grudsky
CO-PRODUCER Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe, Laura Lehmus, Eva Habermann
PRODUCER Margarita Amineva
CUTTING Andreas Menn
COSTUME DESIGN Sabrina Krämer
SCENE DESIGN Mona Otterbach
EDITOR ZDF - DAS KLEINE FERNSEHSPIEL Christian Cloos
EDITOR ARTE Daniela Muck
EDITOR ARTE / ZDF Doris Hepp
Festivals / Awards:
PRESENT, 2012
Video projection in the context of
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
As part of Signal X, Aachen
Music: Warner Poland (Nina Hagen Band)
Writer/Director: Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe
Camera: Oliver Schwabe
Editing: Christian Becker
Prod: field recordings filmproduktion