Cinema Programme 1 | Student Academy Awards | 9:30 am–1:15 pm

A Sparrow's Song | Animated Film | 10 Minutes

Inspired by a true story, a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life – until she finds a dying sparrow she hopes to save.

Tala'vision | Feature Film | 28 Minutes

Trapped in a war ridden reality, with the hope of one day playing in the neighborhood’s football field, 8 year old Tala finds solace and freedom in a forbidden television. However, the secret TV becomes a matter of life and death.

The Beauty | Animated Film | 4 Minutes

The Beauty is a poetic journey through a fascinating underwater world, where plastic
and nature becomes one. For one breath our concerns and feelings of guilt dissolves
between eerily beautiful coral reefs and mysterious depths of the ocean

Galamsey - For a Fistful of Gold | Dokumentary | 29 Minutes

A Documentary about illegal gold business in West Africa. What does it mean for residents of a small town in Ghana to live on top of a huge gold deposit?

The Last Will | Feature Film | 21 Minutes

EA young man is going to meet his biological father for the first time. Because he is inmate of a forensic psychiatric hospital for murdering his own brother.

Of Dogs and Horses | Feature Film | 34 Minutes

Rolf's old dog, Piet, suffers from hip dysplasia. Artificial joints could save Piet. But Rolf, who is unemployed, has no idea where to get the 3,000 euros needed for the surgery.

Nevermore | Feature Film | 62 Minutes
Set in an 18th-century fishing village -this is the story of the 10-year-old boy Jonas Block, whose life is suddenly overshadowed when his father is lost at sea. From now
on he leads a miserable life in the local vicarage, only to be finally redeemed in a magical encounter with the dwarf-sorcerer Grido, who lets him look behind a magic door.

Rochade | Feature Film | 36 Minutes
It starts out like a perfectly ordinary business trip. Richard says goodbye to his wife and flies to another city. There, he has a date with his mistress—but unfortunately, he also receives a surprise invitation from business partners.

The Panic Inside | Animated Film Trailer | 1 Minute
How does a chronic people-pleaser, who struggles to say no to his friends' constant requests, finally learn to set boundaries, confidently say no, and reclaim his personal
freedom?