unafilm, Titus Kreyenberg [ Company profile ] Titus Kreyenberg was an executive producer for film and television for many years before he founded his own production company unafilm in 2004. unafilm produces feature films. Straight forward and artistically challenging. Fiction and documentary. National and international. The company s films compete in internationally acknowledged film festivals around the world - Berlinale, Cannes, Toronto, San Sebastian and Karlovy Vary among them. The German-Swiss coproduction Colours in the Dark with Bruno Ganz was a major success in German cinemas, the German-Turkish coproduction Our Grand Despair by Seyfi Teoman premiered in competition at the Berlinale 2011. Heli by Amat Escalante was selected to the official competition in Cannes 2013 to win the award for Best Director. In 2014 unafilm was present in Cannes Official Selection with its coproduction The Bridges of Sarajevo. The Cologne and Berlin based unafilm is an active member of ACE (Atelier du Cinema Européen), EAVE, AG DOK, the German and the European Film Academy. [ Filmography unafilm ] 2015 Until I Lose My Breath feature, 94 min Writer / Director: Emine Emel Balci unafilm in coproduction with Prolog Film (TR) German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fonds, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Turkish Ministry of Culture, Eurimages 65. International Film Festival Berlin, Forum, 2015 Istanbul IFF, Copenhagen CPH PIX The Valley feature, 135 min Writer / Director: Ghassan Salhab unafilm in coproduction with Abbout Productions (LB), Les Films d Ici (FR) World Cinema Fund (WCF) Toronto Int. Film Festival 2014 Abu Dhabi FF 2014, Cathage FF 2014, Dubai FF 2014, Berlinale 2015
2014 A Blast feature, 83 min Writer & Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas unafilm in coproduktion with Homemade Films (GR), Graal (GR), Bastide Films (NL), PRPL (NL) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFHSH 67. Festival del film Locarno 2014 international competition 20. Sarajevo Film Festival 2014, Filmfest Hamburg 2014 and many more Los Hongos feature, 105 min Writer & Director: Oscar Ruiz Navia unafilm in coproduktion with Contravia Films (CO), Burning Blue (CO), Arizona Films (FR) and Campo Cine (AR) Fondo para el desarrollo cinematografico Colombia, Torino Film Lab, WCF, Hubert Bals Fund, Cinefondation, Programa Ibermedia, Buenos Aires Lab, The Global Film Initiative 67. Festival del film Locarno 2014 filmmaker of the present Tokio IFF 14, Seville European Film Festival 14, Cairo IFF 14, Torino FF 14, IFFR 14 (Rotterdam), Miami IFF 15, New Directors/New Films 15, CPH PIX 15 (Copenhagen) The Bridges of Sarajevo omnibus, 114 min Writers / Directors: misc., Artistic Director: Jean-Michel Frodon unafilm in coproduction with Cinétévé (FR), Obala Art Centar / Sarajevo Film Festival (BOS), Mir Cinematografica (I), Ukbar Filmes (PO), Bande á Parte (CH) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg 67. Festival du Cannes Séances Spéciales 2014 Sarajevo Film Festival 2014 Land of Storms Writers: Ivan Szabo, Ádám Császi / Director: Ádám Császi unafilm in coproduction with Proton Cinema (HUN) feature, 105 min 64. International Film Festival Berlin 2014, Panorama Tel Aviv Audience Award, Special Jury Price - Taipei Guadalajera IFF 14, Seattle IFF 14, Taipei FF 14, Sarajevo IFF 14 2013 Heli Writer / Director: Amat Escalante unafilm in coproduction with Mantarraya (MEX), Lemming Film (NL), Le Pacte (F) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW World Sales: ND Mantarraya, Le Pacte / Distribution Germany: temperclayfilm feature, 105 min 66. Festival du Cannes 2013, Official Competition
Award: Best Director (Cannes), Best Int. Film (Filmfest Munich), Best Film IFF Lima Cannes 2013, Karlovy Vary IFF 2013, Filmfest München 2013, Festival de San Sebastiàn 2013, Cologne Conference 2013, IFF Moskau, IFF Lima, IFF Sarajevo Halbschatten / Everyday Objects feature, 80 min Writer / Director: Nicolas Wackerbarth unafilm in coproduction with Les Films d Antoine and WDR/arte funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard BB, DFFF, FFA, CNC World Sales: Rendez-vous Pictures International, Paris / Distribution Germany: Farbfilm 63. International Film Festival Berlin 2013, Forum IKSV Istanbul FF 2013, San Francisco FF 2013, New Zealand IFF 2013, Festival do Rio 2013, German Film Days Moscow 2013 2012 Formentera Writer / Director: Ann-Kristin Reyels unafilm in coproduction coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE World Sales: Filmdelights, Vienna feature, 93 min 62. International Film Festival Berlin 2012, Forum IndieLisboa 2012, Festival d. dt. Films Ludwigshafen 2012, Montreal 2012 Ich liebe Dich / I Love You feature documentary, 90 min Writer / Director: Emine Emel Balci unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Istanbul Mass Media (TR) Istanbul International Film Festival 2012 IKSV Istanbul Film Festival 2012, SFF Sarajevo Film Festival, Filmfest Hamburg 2012, Trento Film Festival 2013, PriMed Marseille 2013 Domestic Writer / Director: Adrian Sitaru unafilm in coproduction with 4proof film (RO) MBB, Eurimages feature, 82 min Mar del Plata IFF 2012, Slamdance FF 2013, GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2013, Rooftop Films Summer Series 2013 2011 Die Ausbildung / The Education feature, 84 min Writer / Director: Dirk Lütter unafilm in coproduction with WDR Film- und Medienstiftung NRW World Sales: Media Luna New Films, Cologne / Distribution Germany: Basis Verleih
61. International Film Festival Berlin, 2011, Perspektive Deutsches Kino Berlinale 2011: * dialogue en perspective Perspektive Deutsches Kino Filmkunstfest MV: *FIPRESCI-Preis, ABYCine: *Best International Film Filmkunstfest Schwerin 2011, Univerciné Nantes 2011, Biberach FF 2011, AUGENBLICKE Strassburg 2011, Filmfest Emden Norderney 2011, Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2011, Film Festival Montreal 2011, ABYCine 2011 Future Lasts Forever Writer / Director: Özcan Alper unafilm in coproduction with Nar Film (TR) and Arizona Film (FR) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW feature, 108 min 36. Toronto International Film Festival 2011 18. Golden Boll IFF: *Best Cinematography, *Best Actor, *Best Music, *Yilmaz Guney Best Film Award, *Turkish Film Critics Award, 2. Malatya IFF: *Best Film, Director, Music, 16 IFF Kerala: *FIPRESCI Award Best Film Toronto IFF 2011, 18. Goldon Boll IFF (Turkey) 2011, 2. Malatya IFF 16. Int. IFF of Kerala (India), Rotterdam IFF 2012, IFF Belgrade 2012, IFF Sofia 2012, IFF Prag 2012, Filmfest München 2012 Peak feature documentary, 91 min Writers: Mareike Wegener, Hannes Lang Director: Hannes Lang unafilm in coproduction with Movimentofilm (I) and ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, Aut. Provinz Bozen World Sales: Rise and Shine, Berlin / Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih DOK Leipzig 2011, German Competition DOK Leipzig: *Goethe-Institut Documentary Film Prize 2011: IDFA Amsterdam, 2012: Dok Point Helsinki, Full Frame Doc. FF, dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg, Bozener Filmtage Planete Doc Warschau, Trento, Naturvision Ludwigsburg, 5 Seen FF, Lessina FF, Camden IFF, exposed Filmfestival, 2013: Environmental FF Washington, UK Green Film Festival, Nature FF Innsbruck, Berg & Abenteuer FF Graz Schönheit / Beauty feature documentary, 83 min Writer / Director: Carolin Schmitz unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel Gerd-Ruge-Stipendium 2007, BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF Distributor Germany: Farbfilm Verleih DOK Leipzig 2011, German Competition DOK Leipzig 2011, Ankara IFF 2012, BAFICI Buenos Aires 2012, IndieLisboa 2012, Cologne Conference, Paris
Mark Lombardi feature documentary, 79 min Writer / Director: Mareike Wegener unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/ Arte Gerd-Ruge-Stipendium 2009, BKM, FFA, DFFF, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW World Sales: Rise and Shine, Berlin / Distributer Germany: Real Fiction Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2012, Competition Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2012 Documentary Competition, Int. Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund Köln 2012, Planete Doc Film Festival Warschau 2012, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2012, Neisse Filmfest 2012, Brooklyn FF 2012, MoMA 2012, Zürich 2012 2010 Our Grand Despair Writer / Director: Seyfi Teoman unafilm in coproduction with Bulut Film (TR), Circe Film (NL) Hubert-Bals-Fund, MBB, Eurimages, Turkish cultural Ministery World Sales: The Match Factory, Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih feature, 102 min 61. International Film Festival Berlin 2011, Competition Istanbul IFF: *The People's Choice Award, *Special Jury Prize, *Best Cinematography Nürnberg: *Best Film Award & Film Crititcs' Award Berlin IFF 2011, Istanbul IFF 2011, 16. Nürnberg Turkey-Germany Film Festival 2011 Satte Farben vor Schwarz / Colours in the Dark Writer / Director: Sophie Heldman unafilm in coproduction with Dschoint Ventschr (CH), WDR, ARTE and SF Film- and Medienstiftung NRW, BKM, Eurimages, Züricher Filmfond World Sales: Beta Cinema, Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih feature, 81 min Nomination: San Sebastián International Film Festival 2010, Competition First Steps Award 2010: *Langer Feature, *Shooting Star Award European Time for Peace Film & Music *Best Direction of Actor in a Leading Role Studio HH Nachwuchspreis: *Bestes Drehbuch San Sebastian IFF 2010, Locarno IFF 2011, Haifa IFF 2011, Asuncion IFF 2011, Palms Springs IFF 2011, Bozen Film Days 2011, Espoo Cine IFF, Minneapolis-St. Paul IFF, Kolkata Film Festival, Pantalla Pinamar, Argentina, Int. Hofer Filmtage, Bieberach Filmfestspiele, 9. Int. Filmfestival "Spirit on Fire" (Russia) 2009 Children of the Commune Writer / Director: Juliane Großheim unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/ARTE and KHM Film- and Medienstiftung NRW feature documentary, 83 min
DOK Leipzig 2009 Diagonale 2010: *Preis der Diözese Graz-Seckau Vukovar Film Festival 2010: *Bester Feature documentary Nomination: Goldener Schlüssel der Stadt Kassel Diagonale Graz 2010, Verzio: Int. Human Rights, Doc. Film Festival 2010, Vukovar Film Festival 2010, Message to Man Int. Film Festival 2010, New Talents Biennale Köln 2010, DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver 2010, Sehsüchte Int. Studentenfilmfest 2010, One World Romania 2010, Kasseler Feature documentary- & Videofest 2009 2007 Elli Makra 42277 Wuppertal Writer / director: Athanasios Karanikolas unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel Film- and Medienstiftung NRW, MBB feature, 82 min Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008, Competition IFF Thessaloniki: *Best Actor Award, *Everyday-Life-Award Thessaloniki IFF 2008, Göteborg Int. Film Festival, Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken (Competition) 2006 Hannah Writer: Sönke Lars Neuwöhner / Director: Erica von Moeller unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ARTE Film- and Medienstiftung NRW feature, 85 min Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2006 Nomination: Shooting Star Award 2007, Deutscher Kamerapreis 2007 Festival Cinéma Tout Écran Genf 2006, Miami IFF 2007, Oporto IFF, Int. Hofer Filmtage 2006, Shanghai IFF 2007, Kinofest Lünen 2006, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival 2007 (USA), Femina Rio de Janeiro 2007 Benidorm Writer / Director: Carolin Schmitz BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW short documentary, 20 min Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2006, Asolo Film Festival: * 1. Preis, Exground Filmfestival Wiesbaden: *AudiencAward, Nancy: *Price Int. Shorts Competition Nomination: Deutscher Kamerapreis 2007 Int. Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal, DocuDays Beirut, Alcine Filmfestival Madrid, Huesca Film Festival, Int. Short Film Festival Tampere, Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy, Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Aarhus Filmfestival, Int. KurzFilmFestival Hamburg, Exground Wiesbaden, 17. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Interfilm Berlin, Int. Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund, Feature documentaryfest Kassel
2005 The Great Depression Writer / Director: Konstantin Faigle unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel Film- and Medienstiftung NRW feature documentary, 92 min Documentary Filmfestival CONTACT: *Best feature documentary Nomination: Grimme Preis 2007 IDFA Amsterdam, Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist, Bieberach FF, Kassel Documentary and Video Film Festival, Rhodos ecofilms Int. films&visual arts festival