Oldenburg International Film Festival
The Oldenburg International Film Festival is a German festival for independent film productions. It takes place annually since 1994 over five days in the second week of September in Oldenburg instead. The focus of the festival is in German and American productions, which account for more than half of the program. On display are some 50 films and 20 short films. Next are special series, tributes and retrospectives honoring exceptional filmmakers and actors on the program.
Chronicle
The Oldenburg International Film Festival was founded in 1994 by Torsten Neumann and Thorsten Ritter, with the aim to establish an unconventional and innovative festival. 1998 Thorsten Ritter left the festival; since Torsten Neumann leads the festival as festival director and program manager in one.
Main sponsor of the festival is the Oldenburgische Landesbank, premium sponsors are the EWE AG and CEWE. The main sponsors of the festival are the North media - The media company Niedersachsen / Bremen mbH and the city of Oldenburg.
Tributes and retrospectives
Since the beginning of the Oldenburg International Film Festival pays tribute to international and national filmmakers and actors with tributes and retrospectives.
- Alex Cox ( 1994)
- Frank Oz (1995 )
- James B. Harris ( 1996)
- Tim Hunter (1997)
- Roberto Faenza ( 1998)
- Harry Kümel (1999)
- William Wellman Jr. ( 2000)
- Jim McBride (2001)
- Bernard Rose ( 2002)
- Philippe de Broca (2003)
- Andrzej Żuławski (2004)
- Ken Russell ( 2005)
- Jerry Schatzberg (2006)
- Abel Ferrara ( 2007)
- James Toback (2008)
- Bruno Barreto (2009)
- Radley Metzger ( 2010)
- Ted Kotcheff (2011)
- Phedon Papamichael (2012 )
- Mania Akbari (2013 )
- Nancy Savoca (1994 )
- Katt Shea (1995 )
- Iciar Bollain (1997)
- Seymour Cassel ( 1998)
- Asia Argento (1999)
- Stacy Cochran (2000)
- Ben Gazzara, Richard Stanley (2001),
- Édouard Niermans (2002)
- Larry Clark ( 2003)
- Tim Blake Nelson ( 2004)
- Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson ( 2005)
- Peter Fleischmann ( 2006)
- Stacy Keach (2007)
- Marius Müller -Westernhagen (2008)
- Michael Wadleigh (2008)
- Scott McGehee and David Siegel (2009)
- Timothy Bottoms (2010)
- Roger Fritz ( 2011)
- Bobcat Goldthwait (2013 )
Prizes and
German Independence Award - Best German Film
Since 2004, the German Independence Award at the International Filmfest Oldenburg - awarded Best German Film, endowed with 8,000 euros. The Film Prize, dedicated exclusively to the independent filmmaking in the German area, will be awarded by an international jury of five members. The award went to
- Andreas Struck "Sugar Orange" (2004)
- Catharina Deus " About a Girl " (2005)
- Jacob M. awakening "Heal the World" (2007)
- Emily Atef " The Stranger in Me " (2008)
- Thomas Sieben " distance" ( 2009)
- Philip Koch " Picco " (2010)
- Linus de Paoli, " Dr. Ketel "(2011)
- Tom ceasing " Kaptn Oscar" (2013 )
German Independence Award - Audience Award
With the German Independence Award is awarded by the public since 1998, the best contribution from the independent series. The prize is endowed with 4000 Euros since 2009. Prize winners were
- Richard Schenkman " Went to Coney Iceland on a Mission from God ... Be Back by Five " (1998)
- Noah Stern " The Invisibles " (1999)
- Buket Alakus " Anam " (2001)
- Scott Thomas " Anacardium " (2002)
- Michael Polish Northfork (2003)
- Dennis Iliadis " Hardcore " (2004)
- Marcos Siega "Pretty Persuasion " (2005)
- Scott Dacko "The Insurgents " (2006)
- January Hinrik Drevs " Underdogs " (2007)
- Emily Atef " The Stranger in Me " (2008)
- Judi Krant "Made in China " (2009)
- Paul Gordon " The Happy Poet " (2010)
- Lorrel K. Manning "Happy New Year " (2011)
- David Perrault " Our Heroes Died Tonight ( Nos heros sont morts ce soir )" ( 2013)
German Independence Award - Best Short Film
The German Independence Award - Best Short Film is the youngest prize at the International Film Festival Oldenburg. It is awarded by a national jury. The winners were:
- Marcos Valín & David Alonso " Atención al cliente " (2007)
- Liz Adams " Side Effect " (2008)
- Hassan Said " Mute" (2009 - Best Foreign Short Film)
- Tom Bewilogua " Scissu " (2009 - Best of German Short Film)
- Jeremy Bradley and Reuben bag "Salvation Insurance" (2010)
- Markus Engel " The last guest " (2011)
- Meghna Gupta, Gigi Berardi " Unravel " (2012)
- Patrick Baumeister, "price" (2013 )
German Independence Award - Honorary Award
- 2013: Bobcat Goldthwait, Mania Akbari
Otto Sprenger Price
2007 was presented at the International Film Festival Oldenburg first time the Otto Sprenger Prize for the best film of a young North German filmmaker. He went to the movie For the unfamiliar dog of Benjamin Reding and Dominik Reding brothers. Previously the price was presented at the Hamburg Film Festival. Among the previous winners include Fatih Akin, Detlev Buck and Caroline Link.
2008, the award went to Emily Atef for the film The Stranger in Me.
Seymour Cassel Award
The award for outstanding acting performances in 2012 was awarded for the first time.
- 2012: Tom Schilling for his portrayal of Niko in Oh Boy
- 2013: Martina Beautiful - Radunski for her portrayal of Alex in Kaptn Oskar