FILM

PIECES
14 min, fiction drama, 2024
Swimmer Elin finds herself at a crossroads after her girlfriend Alma persuades her to embark on a risky adventure.
AWARDS:
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Berlin Film Week - short film Jury Prize 'most original film' 2024
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Leiden int. Filmfestival - winner 'Emerging Shorts competition' 2024
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Connect Kurzfilmfestival - winner 'best short film' 2024
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Hammer Kurzfilmnächte - winner 'best short film' 2024
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Eat my Shorts Kurfilmfestival Hagen - NRW Award 2024
NOMINATIONS:
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Bundesfestival junger Film - official selection 2024
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SHORTS Trinationales Filmfestival - official selection 2025
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FILMZ - Festival des deutschen Kinos Mainz - official selection 2024
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Blackwood Filmfestival Freiburg - official selection 2024
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Brighton Rocks Filmfestival (BIFA qualifying) - official selection 2024
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Bruges int. Filmfestival - ON/OFF selection 2024
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Valéncia Indie Filmfestival - official selection 2024
Cast - Leah Lavinia, Paula Winteler
Writer, director, producer - Klara Schmickler
Writer, DoP, producer, editor - Greta Blaudzun
Set designer - Lisa-Luna Pellny
costume designer - Naemi Jeng
Gaffer - Maximilian Riemer
Sounddesigner - Sarah Weiher & Florian Wulff
Subervised by - Prof. Oliver Schwabe (FH Dortmund)

WO DAS GRAS VIOLETT IST
32 min, fiction drama, 2024
The growing friendship with the artist Chloe heals Leonie's old wounds, but not without setbacks.
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FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS:
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Nominierung für den Deutschen Menschenrechts-Filmpreis 2024 - Kategorie 'Hochschule'
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Awareness Filmfestival LA - Merit of Awareness Award
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Together Unique Filmabend im Kölner Künstler:innen Theater
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Filmvorführung zum Orange Day der RSH Düsseldorf
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Gesichter der Gewalt - ZONTA Niederrhein, Klever Kinos
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unsichtb:ART - psych_ed, junge Stadt Köln
Cast - Cynthia Cosima Erhardt, Lisandra Bardél
Writer, director, producer - Klara Schmickler
DoP, producer - Sören Tebbe
Set designer - Lara Morr
Costume designer - Melina Hylla
Gaffer - Alissa Larkamp
Sounddesigner - Sarah Weiher
Editor - Julia Stauch
Composition - Lukas Lindner
Subervised by - Prof. Oliver Schwabe (FH Dortmund)

VERSTEHEN STATT VERGELTEN
6 min, fiction drama, 2019
Annemarie is once again confronted with her pain
when she is on her way to meet her brother's murderer
- so is he.
FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS:
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Meraki Filmfestival Madrid - winner 'best student short' 2019
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XXS Dortmunder Kurzfilmfestival - official selection 2019
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parcours MSD (SoSe 2019) - Nomination 'best graduation project'
Cast - Thorsten Schmidt, Ann-Kathrin Schmidt
Writer, director, DoP, editor - Klara Schmickler
Supervised by - Prof. Dipl.-Des. Henning Tietz (Münster School of Design)

GREETINGS FROM SEASIDE HEIGHTS
in postproduction, short documentary, 15 min
Like a Hurricane, a flood of tourists sweeps through the vacation town Seaside Heights in New Jersey every summer. For the locals, this brings financial opportunities - but at the same time great frustration.
A place full of ambivalence.
DoP, director, editor - Klara Schmickler
Sounddesigner - Johannes Grote
Colourgrading - Fabian Kahl
Supervised by - Prof. Oliver Schwabe (FH Dortmund)

SPREU + WEIZEN
in postproduction, fiction short, 30 min
When Skadi, who lives in a Catholic boarding school, and the unruly Niek meet on the Dutch border, the two create an escapist space between them, which is soon suffocated by reality.
Cast - Emily Lück, Victor IJdens, Ansgar Sauren, Gertje Forlong
Writer, director, producer - Klara Schmickler
DoP - Greta Blaudzun
Set designer - Marija Vogel
Costume designer - Merit Ottawa
Gaffer - Sebastian Berghaus
Sounddesigner - Lovis Töpke
Editor - Julia Stauch
Composition - Lukas Lindner
Supervised by - Prof. Oliver Schwabe + Prof. Sandra Hacker (FH Dortmund)
FURTHER PROJECTS IN OTHER POSITION
EHER FLIEGEN HIER UFOS
(ARD Fernsehfilm, SutorKolonko, R: Ingo Haeb, Gina Wenzel 2023)
Regieassistenz
WHEN I BLEED
(Kurzspielfilm, FH Dortmund, R: Miri Klischat 2023)
2. Regieassistenz
GEBORGTES WEISS
(Kinospielfilm, Ester.Reglin.Film, R: Sebastian Ko, 2022)
Garderobiere
MONTAGS GESCHLOSSEN
(Serienpilot, FH Dortmund, R: Johannes Wünsch, 2022)
Kostümbildnerin
DRIFTER
(Serienpilot, FH Dortmund, R: Johannes Weber, 2022)
Kostümbildnerin
INTERN
(Kurzspielfilm, FH Dortmund, R: Florian Klapetz, 2021)
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