COMPANY PROFILE COIN FILM (known as ICON FILM until June 2007) has been developing and producing feature films and high-end documentaries for cinema and television since 1993. All of its films are characterized by the filmmaker s individualist approach and artistic profile. A key aspect is the company s work with talented young filmmakers. Of the more than 30 films produced to date, many have been international co-productions. COIN FILM producers are Christine Kiauk and Herbert Schwering (board member of the NRW Film and TV Producers Association). COIN FILM is based in Cologne and Hannover. In Development SCHNICK SCHNACK SCHNUCK (WT) Feature Comedy 90 min. Writer/Director: Lola Randl Luisa is happily married as well as having an affair. She can t decide between them. But one morning she wakes up to find a second Luisa standing there. JOJO KICKS THE REAL WORLD (WT) Feature with 3D Animation Family Entertainment 80 min. Script: Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting An old football table is destined for the dump, but one of the little players, Jojo, is able to free himself and goes off in search of help. BOTTROP BOYS (WT) Feature Comedy 90 min. Script: Stefan Brüggenthies Michael, boss of the local football club and his son and team trainer Simon, get mixed up with the wrong people while trying to promote their club to the top of the league. A comedy from the Ruhr Valley with salt of the earth charm. COBAIN Feature Drama 90 min. Director: Nanouk Leopold Script: Stienette Bosklopper When Cobain (15) finds out that his drug-addict mother is pregnant again, he tries to convince her to clean up her act. Because Mia rejects all help, Cobain decides the time has come to save his unborn brother. In Production / Postproduction THE HAIRDRESSER FROM KEUPSTREET (WT) Feature length documentary 90 min. Script: Maik Baumgärtner, Andreas Maus Director: Andreas Maus The story of the devastating nail bomb attack on the Keupstrasse in Cologne on July 9 th 2004 as told by the victims and residents. Feature Films 2015 THE SMALL AND THE WICKED D Feature 94 min. Director: Markus Sehr Script: Xao Seffcheque, Martin Ritzenhoff Cast: Christoph Maria Herbst, Peter Kurth, Anneke Kim Sarnau et. al. The small time criminal, Hotte, gets custody of his two children and moves in with them. But Benno, his parole officer, tries with all his might to foil Hotte s plans even if it means resorting to illegal methods. A black-humored statement on the work of parole officers and a declaration of love to small time criminals with a heart of gold. Distribution: Movienet Film Festivals: Filmfest München 2015 (premiere) 2014 NENA NL/D Feature 90 min. Writer/Director: Saskia Diesing Cast: Uwe Ochsenknecht, Abbey Hoes et. al. 16 year-old Nena is forced to deal with her terminally ill father s suicide attempt. Co-production: Keyfilm/NL World Sales Cineart Festivals: Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht 2014 (premiere), IFF Berlin/Generation 2015, Abbey Hoes / Shooting Star at the 65th Berlinale 2015. 1
2014 THE ROBBERS LUX/D/BE Feature 81 min. Script: Erick Malabry, F. Hoffmann Director: F. Hoffmann Cast: Maximilian Schell, Isild de Besco et. al. A family comes apart at the seams in the wake of a banking scandal. Co-production: Red Lion/LUX Distribution: Farbfilm Verleih Festivals: Max Ophüls Festival 2015 / Opening Film 2014 SUPERNOVA NL/D/BE Feature 106 min. Writer/Director: Tamar van den Dop Cast: Tamar van den Dop, Bob Schwarz, Gaite Jansen Meis, 15, is tired of waiting. She longs for her dream lover to crash into her house, which is situated on a sharp corner. Based on the novel Mijn vader zegt dat wij levens redden by Do van Ranst Co-production: Revolver/NL, Ijswater Films/NL, Empdemic Film/BE World Sales: Wide Management Festivals: IFF Berlin/Generation 2014 (Premiere), International Film Festival Xining, China 2014, Nederlands FF, Utrecht 2014 2013 THE INVENTION OF LOVE D/LUX Feature 90 min. Writer/Director: Lola Randl Cast: Maria Kwiatkowsky, Sunnyi Melles, Mario Adorf, Samuel Finzi et al. A young woman sets up her boyfriend with a terminally ill millionaire in order to inherit her fortune. Co-production: Red Lion/LUX Distribution: NFP Festivals: IFF München 2013 (Premiere), IFF Zürich, FF Oldenburg, FF Münster, LOLA@Berlinale 2015 2013 IT S ALL SO QUIET NL/D Feature 90 min. Writer/Director: Nanouk Leopold Cast: Jeroen Willems Farmer Helmer only begins to express his homosexuality once his bed-ridden father has been moved to the attic room. Based on the novel of the same name by Gerbrand Bakker Co-production: Circe Films/NL, Isabella Films/NL Distribution: Edition Salzgeber World Sales: Films Distribution Festivals: IFF Berlin/Panorama 2013 (Premiere) et al. 2012 THE RHINO AND THE DRAGONFLY D Feature 80 min. Script: Lola Randl/ Philipp Pfeiffer Director: Lola Randl Cast: Mario Adorf, Fritzi Haberlandt et al. Debut author Ada involves the aging screen star Nino in a bizarre game of questions and answers for one night. Distribution: NFP Festivals: IFF München 2012 (Premiere), Zürich et al. 2011 TAKE TWO DE/BLG Short Film 20 min. Writer/Director: Nadejda Koseva A construction worker returns to his home village and disturbs an international film crew. Co-production: Art Fest /Bulgaria Festivals: IFF Sofia 2011 (Premiere) et al. 2010 BROWNIAN MOVEMENT NL/D/BE Feature 96 min. Writer/Director: Nanouk Leopold Cast: Sandra Hüller et al. The daily life of a young family is threatened when the wife secretly starts conducting a sexual experiment. Co-production: Circe Films/NL, Serendipity Film/BE Distribution: Filmlichter World Sales: Films Distribution Festivals: IFF Toronto 2010 (Premiere), Berlin/Forum, Crossing Europe Linz et al. 2008 IL GIARDINO D Short Film 11 min. Script: Thorsten Wacker Director: Michael Ester Cast: Dirk Back et al. All nine restaurant guests get embroiled in this bloody black comedy, starring Dirk Bach. Rating: Highly Commended Festivals: Lünen 2008 (Premiere), Short Cuts Cologne, Max-Ophüls Preis 2008 TOKYO! F/D Feature 100 min. Writer/Director: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Bong Joon-Ho Three films about Tokyo from three of the most unique and extraordinary talents of contemporary cinema. World Sales: Wild Bunch Festivals: Cannes/Un Certain Regard 2008 (Premiere) et al. 2008 THE FIDELITY CHECK D TV Movie 90 min. Script: N. Klante, O. Hinterstetter Director: Markus Bräutigam for SAT.1 Cast: Jeanette Biedermann et al. Franziska tests married men s fidelity. She trusts no one until she finds herself falling in love with one of her test subjects. 2008 LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES D/SRB/A/SLO Feature 105 min. Writer/Director: Stefan Arsenijevic Cast: Anica Dobra et al. Before leaving her criminal neighbourhood for good, Anica s neighbour, Stanislav, suddenly confesses that he s in love with her Co-production: Art&Popcorn, KPG, Studio Arkadena Distribution: Alpha Medienkontor World Sales: Matchfactory Festivals: Berlinale/Panorama 2008 (Premiere), Sofia IFF, Go East, Linz, Schwerin, Karlovy Vary IFF, Shanghai IFF, Dubai IFF, Diagonale/Graz et al. 2008 DAYS IN-BETWEEN D Feature 104 min. Writer/Director: Lola Randl Cast: Sylvana Krappatsch, André Jung, Samuel Finzi et al. Agnes takes care of a stranger s apartment. One afternoon she falls asleep there and wakes up beside a man she doesn t know. Distribution: Filmlichter World Sales: Media Luna Festivals: Berlinale/Perspektive 2008 (Premiere), Sofia, Karlovy Vary 2
2005 LOST AND FOUND D/BIH/BG/EST/RO//SRB/U Feature 99 min. Writer/Director: Stefan Arsenijevic, Nadja Koseva, Mait Laas, Kornel Mundruczó, Cristi Mungiu, Jasmila Zbanich Six episodes relating to the idea of generation by six talented young filmmakers from Eastern Europe. Co-production: relations (Kulturstiftung d. Bd.) Distribution: Kurzfilmagentur World Sales: Bavaria Int. Festivals: IFF Berlin/Forum 2005 (Premiere), Belgrad, Sofia, Pusan, Linz, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Edinburgh, Umea, Rio de Janiero, Warschau, Taipeh et al. 2005 CRASH TEST DUMMIES A/D Feature 93 min. Writer/Director: Jörg Kalt A Romanian couple stranded in Vienna, lose sight of each other before meeting again by chance. Coproduction: Amour Fou/Wien Distribution: MFA World Sales: Autlook/Vienna Festivals: Forum/Berlinale 2005 (Premiere). Diagonale/Graz (opening film.), Durban, Karlovy Vary, Warschau, Marrakesch et al. 2005 SARATAN D/KS Feature 84 min. Writer/Director: Ernest Abdyschaparov The inhabitants of a Kyrgyz village don t believe in better times and try to muddle through as best they can. Coproduction: Kyrgyzfilm Studio, Viet-Filmprod. Festivals: Berlin/Panorama 2005 (Premiere), Emden, Festroia, Karlovy Vary, Pusan, Warschau, Haifa, Rio de Janeiro, Almaty, Sao Paolo, Marrakesch et al. 2002 DO FISH DO IT? D Feature 103 min. Writer/Director: Almut Getto Cast: Timo Mewes, Sophie Rogall et al. Coming-of-age story about the incredibly fraught issue of do fish have sex, first love and what can threaten it. Rating: Highly Commended World Sales: mdc Int. Festivals: Saarbr. 2002 (Premiere), Berlin, Schwerin, Karlovy Vary, Umea, Kairo, Ljubljna, Oulo et al. Documentaries 2014 IRAQI ODYSSEY CH/D Feature length documentary 163 min. Writer/Director: Samir A personal story about Samir s middle class Iraqi family, which is now scattered around the globe. Co-production: Dschoint Ventschr/CH Festivals: Toronto IFF 2014 (premiere), Abu Dhabi FF 2015, Solothurn 2015, IFF Berlin/Panorama 2015 2013 WHERE THE COLD WIND BLOWS D Feature length documentary 80 min. Writer/Director: Janina Jung A polyphonic snapshot of the atmosphere in provincial Germany in 2013. A film from the Westerwald region. A film about homeland. Co-production: KHM Festivals: Int. Dok.Fest Leipzig 2013 (Premiere), Max Ophüls Festival 2014 et al. 2009 MADE IN DEUTSCHLAND D Feature length documentary 103 Min. Writer/Director: Hans-Erich Viet A journey through Germany and an examination of the emotional state of the nation. Co-production: Viet-Filmproduktion Festivals: Dok.Fest München 2009 (Premiere), Emden, IFF Haugesund et al. 2007 LOST IN LIBERIA D/CH Feature length documentary 90 min. Writer/Director: Luzia Schmid Ex-pat Leila is sent to Liberia by the International Red Cross, where she tries to reunite families separated during the civil war. Co-production: Dschoint Ventschr, Zürich World Sales: Accent Films/Montreux Festivals: Nyon 2007 (Premiere), Wellington, Solothurn et al. 2006 CONSPIRATORS D Feature length documentary 80 min. Writer/Director: Paul Meyer A group of older Polish ladies recall their time as combatants in Warsaw 1944 and their internment in northern Germany. Festivals: Kassel 2006 (Premiere), Warschau, Krakau et al. 2005 SOFA WHISPERS D Mini documentary TV seriex 25x3 min. Director: Ariane Skupch, Martin Scharf, Corinna Wichmann for WDR Mediagroup Three minutes of true love 25 couples talk about how they first fell in love and how they have kept their love alive to date. 2005 DID YOU EVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ME? D/AT Feature length documentary 89 min. Writer/Director: Douglas Wolfsperger Original story: Michael Lentz A portrait of the popular comedian Max Hansen, a forgotten star of the Weimar Republic. Rating: Highly Commended Co-production: Epo-Film/Vienna Distribution: GMfilms/Berlin Festivals: Locarno 2005 (Premiere), Biberach, Lübeck, Kassel, Braunschweig, Lünen et al. 3
2004 WHATZ UP? D Feature length documentary 80 min. Writer/Director: Bettina Braun for ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel We gain insight into the world of four Muslim youths in Cologne as they try to cope with their lives. Distribution: COIN FILM/real fiction Festivals: Duisburg 2004 (Premiere/opening film), Berlinale, Nürnberg, Cologne Confer., Emden, Sheffield, Kassel 2003 THE CROCODILES OF THE WANDAOGO FAMILY D Feature length documentary 61 min. Writer/Director: Britta Wandaogo, The Wandaogo family children search for stories of their ancestors in Burkina Faso. Festivals: Femme totale 2003 (Premiere), Bolzano, Kassel, Münster. 2003 BRUNO S. ESTRANGEMENT IS DEATH D Feature length documentary 60 min. Writer/Director: Miron Zownir Bruno S. became famous as Kaspar Hauser in Werner Herzog s feature Every Man for Himself and God against all, but was all too quickly forgotten. World Sales: Kinowelt Festivals: Panorama/Berlin 2003 (Premiere), Toronto, Krakau, Split, Brooklyn et al. 2000 MILK AND HONEY FROM ROTFRONT D Feature length documentary 116 min. B/W Writer/Director: Hans-Erich Viet The inhabitants of a Kyrgyz village are descended from the Mennonite community of Eastern Frisia in Northern Germany. Co-production: Schwering-Viet Film Distribution: Basis Film Festivals: Berlin 2001 (Premiere), Munich, St. Petersberg et al. Awards IRAQI ODYSSEY 2015 Abu Dhabi / Best Asian Film NENA 2015 Emerging Filmmaker Award / IFF Minneapolis St. Paul 2015 IFF Berlin 2015 / special mention for Saskia Diesing 2014 Nederlands FF / Best Director, Best Actress SUPERNOVA 2014 8th IFF Xining / Grand Prix of International Cinema THE INVENTION OF LOVE 2013 Filmfestival Münster / Best Director IT S ALL SO QUIET 2013 Nederlands FF / Best Editor BROWNIAN MOVEMENT 2011 Nederlands FF / Best Director, Best Script 2011 Ludwigshafen FDDF / Best Actress MADE IN DEUTSCHLAND 2009 Filmfest Emden / DGB Prize IL GIARDINO Rating: Highly Commended 2009 Murnau Short Film Prize LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES 2009 Silk Road IFF, Turkey / Best Director 2008 IFF Tiflis, Georgia / Best Film 2008 Serbian Film Prize IBIS 2008 Crossing Europe Linz / Audience Award 2008 GoEast Festival Wiesbaden / Best Director 2008 IFF Sofia / Best Director WHATZ UP? 2013 Grimme Prize for the Trilogy 2006 German Child Welfare Award 2005 film+ Editing Award / Best Documentary 2005 Cologne Conference / Phoenix Prize Best Documentary 2005 Turkish-German Film Festival / Best Documentary 2004 Duisburger Filmwoche / Audience Award SARATAN 2005 IFF Marrakesch / Etoile d Or THE CROCODILES OF THE WANDAOGO FAMILY 2003 German Short Film Prize / Special Award 2003 IFF Bolzano / Best Documentary DO FISH DO IT? Rating: Highly Commended 2003 German Film Award / Best Script 2003 German Film Award / Sophie Rogall nomination as Best Leading Actress 2002 German Film Critics Award / Best Script 2002 Max Ophüls Prize / Best Director Schwerin Film Festival / Audience Award EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY 2002 Turin Film Festival / Audience Award 2002 Expresión En Corto - Mexiko City / Best Script 2002 IFF Morbegno / First Prize Corti In Corso 2002 IFF Bucharest / Jury s Special Prize LOVE BLACK AND WHITE 2002 German Social Award 2001 Civis Media Award MILK AND HONEY FROM ROTFRONT 2001 German Film Prize / Nominated as Best Documentary 4
Producers Biographies Herbert Schwering Studied journalism and received an M.A. in communication studies, politics and education. 1988-1990 director of the Short Film Festival Filmzwerge Münster. Author and producer for various film productions. 1993 founded ICON FILM. 1994-97 Managing Director of the Filmwerkstatt Münster. 1998 moved with ICON FILM to Cologne and in 2007 renamed the company COIN FILM GmbH. 1998-2003 lectured at the International Academy for Media Arts in Cologne on Creative Producing. Commission member of juries for both the BKM and the FFA. Member of the executive board of the Film and TV Producer s Association NRW, member of the German Film Academy as well as the European Film Academy and a member of the Atéliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE). Christine Kiauk Received commercial training in advertising and an M.A. in communication studies, economic politics and psychology. 1995-1999 event management and film press. 1997-1999 production assistant for documentaries and feature films. 1999-2005 freelance reader for film funding institutions and television stations. 1999-2000 editor at the TV station Kanal 4. Since 2001 development and production at ICON FILM. 2003-2004 tutor for Draft Zero (London) European programme for dramatic script development. 2004-2005 participant of the International Producing programme at the International Film School IFS Cologne. Producer and partner at COIN FILM GmbH. Member of the Atéliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE). Dated: 11/06/2015 5