LAND GEWINNEN (Gaining Ground)
Germany, January 2008
20:00 min, Narrative
A young illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively avoiding the German authorities, until the well being of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation.
Credits
Producer: Yildiz Özcan
Director: Marc Brummund
Writer: Fabian Wiemker
Cinematographer: Bettina Herzner
Editor: Dominik Jim Oppon
Cast
Andrej - Radik Golovkov, Lena - Olga Kolb, Mischa - Andreas Schust
Schulleiterin - Hedi Kriegeskotte, Winkelmann - Jan Peter Heyne, Mädchen - Hannah Riederer, Slawa - Rudolf Lotis,
Fahrer - Ralph Kopitzke, Lehrerin - Annette Klötgen, Sekretärin - Alexandra Falken
Marc Brummund studied psychology and journalism at Hamburg University during 1991-1996 and continued his studies at ZELIG Film School in Italy between 1996-1999 in documentary film studies. He has done commercials since 1999 commercials and jury and lecture work since 2002. Marc completed his Postgraduate Film Studies in Directing at Hamburg Media School in 2006.
Filmography:
1998 KLEINER POSTRAUB (short, 16mm, 12min) DIRECTOR´S AWARD ISFF Ravenna
1999 PLANET UNDERGROUND (documentary, BetaSP, 60min)
2005 HEIM (short, 35mm, 6min) NEXT GENERATION Cannes 2006, BEST INT. DEBUT IFF St. Petersburg 2006, GERMAN SHORT FILM AWARD Nomination 2005 ∑among others
2005 DRAUßEN (short, DV, 6min) BEST NEWCOMER & BEST FILM Sony filmund50 Festival
2005 KÜHE SCHUBSEN (short, S-16mm, 12min)
2006 ODD MEN OUT (documentary,
DV, 30min)
2007 LAND GEWINNEN (short, S-16mm, 20min)
HEIM, KÜHE SCHUBSEN and LAND GEWINNEN were chosen by AG KURZFILM & GERMAN FILMS each for the best 100 shorts of its year.
Yildiz Özcan studied modern German literature and political science at Tübingen University (Master’s degree) and at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. He worked as a research assistant with administrative duties in the media department of Tübingen University, freelanced for German newspapers, the German Press Agency and SWR television online news, press work for the French Film Festival in Tübingen, workshops on script writing, directing and editing. Yildiz completed his Postgradauate Film Studies in Producing at Hamburg Media school in 2006.
Filmography:
- 2005 Short Film “Homerun”,
- 2005 Short Film "Dow Jane Index“
Bettina Herzner studied Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute during 1992 - 95 and Fine Arts and Film at HfbK, Hamburg. She completed her Postgraduate Film Studies in Cinematography at Hamburg Media School in 2006.
Filmography:
2001 „Unica“ (16mm, b&w, 30min)
2002 „Sommerhitze“ (S16mm, 18min)
2002 „Grad“ (16mm, 24min)
2003 „Installation“ (S16mm, 15min)
2003 „Common Sava“ (S16mm, 16min)
2004 „Luc - Onion“ (S16mm, 85min)
2005 “Fortuna Berlin“ (Mini DV, 23min)
2005 „St. Pauli Forever“ (35mm, b&w, 8 min.)
2005 „Heul’ doch“ (S16, colour, 11min.)
Fabian Pablo Wiemker completed numerous practical trainings in the film and television sector and held various jobs as assistant director in student film productions, theatre and followed by advertising. He began studying philosophy at the University of Hamburg. He completed his Postgraduate Film Studies in Screenwriting at Hamburg Media School in 2006.
Filmography:
2005, “Homerun”
2005, “Kühe schubsen“
2006, “Land gewinnen”
TV Series: 2006, “Stromberg“, Third Season, Episode 2