11th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2018

King Grandpa

KÖNIG OPA (German)

Germany | 13 | Drama | 2017 | Short Film (Live Action) | German

Clemens liebt und lebt die Geschichten seines Großvaters. Doch als sein Großvater stirbt, versteht er nur schwer, dass dessen Geschichten nur weiterleben können, wenn er sie selber weitererzählt. Damit bewahrt er sowohl seinen Großvater, als auch dessen Geschichten f r immer bei sich. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Original Language

Clemens liebt und lebt die Geschichten seines Großvaters. Doch als sein Großvater stirbt, versteht er nur schwer, dass dessen Geschichten nur weiterleben können, wenn er sie selber weitererzählt. Damit bewahrt er sowohl seinen Großvater, als auch dessen Geschichten f r immer bei sich. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ms. Martin Grau

Martin Grau is a director from Berlin who makes commercials and music promos. Before he started his career as a director he studied at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida and the University of the West of Scotland. Martin was chosen for Talentpool TP2, a government-funded project to develop directors and writers from Central Germany. 'King Grandpa' is his first venture into feature films.

Filmography: 2016 KÖNIG OPA (Debut, 15.15mins)

Screening Schedule

  • 29 Jan
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

    Goethe Institut

    Road 8, Dhanmondi

  • 30 Jan
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

    Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

    Road 3, Dhanmondi

  • 2 Feb
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Shawkat Osman Hall

    Central Public Library, Shahbag

Credits and Casts

Director
Martin Grau
Story
n/a
Script/Screenplay
Martin Grau
Editor
Bastian Ahrens
Producer
Jan M. Scholz, Milchkalb GbR Martin Grau, Grau Entertainment
Cinematographer
Christian Huck
Leading Casts
Ezra Finzi Itzhak Finzi Marie Zielcke Samuel Finzi

Exhibition & Award History

05.05.2017 * CARDIFF INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Wales)
24.05.2017 * 9th FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (International Competition, Schull, Ireland) 29.05.2017 * 7th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FICAIJ (Official Selection, Mérida, Venezuela) 05.06.2017 * SHORT TO THE POINT MARCH 2017 (Official Selection, Bucharest, Romania)
*BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY*
08.06.2017 * 1st INT'L INDEPENDENT PERMANENT MEMORIES FESTIVAL 2017 (Official Selection, Italy)
10.06.2017 * 1st BUDDHA INT’L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Pune, Maharashtra, India)
14.06.2017 * CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "GOLDEN APHRODITE" PAPHOS (Official Selection, Cyprus) 15.06.2017 * 8th HYART FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Lovell, Wyoming, USA)
*HONORABLE MENTION*
20.06.2017 * 23rd PALM SPRINGS INT'L SHORTFEST AND FILM MARKET (Film Market, Palm Springs, CA, USA) 20.06.2017 * 1st OLBIA FILM MARKET (Figari Film Fest, Sardinia, Italy)
07.07.2017 * 1st LINK INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, UK)
13.07.2017 * 38th DURBAN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, South Africa)
20.07.2017 * 12th SAN FRANCISCO FROZEN FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, San Francisco, California, USA)
28.07.2017 * 3rd KLEINKAAP SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Centurion, South Africa)
03.08.2017 * 8th BLUE WHISKEY INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
10.08.2017 * 2nd REVOLUTION ME FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, New York, USA)
10.08.2017 * 13th ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Hollywood, CA, USA) 17.08.2017 * 2nd FARM FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (Official Selection, Favara, Italy)
07.09.2017 * 3rd HARRISBURG-HERSHEY FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Harrisburg, PA, USA) 11.09.2017 * 6th VISIONI CORTE INT'L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Minturno, Italy) 22.09.2017 * SACRAMENTO FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 (Official Selection, CA, USA)
25.09.2017 * 22nd INTERNATIONALES SCHLINGEL FILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Chemnitz, Germany) 28.09.2017 * 5th WORLD OF FILM INT'L FESTIVAL GLASGOW (Official Selection, Glasgow, U.K.) 01.10.2017 * 2nd EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Berlin, Germany)
*BEST SHORT FILM*
06.10.2017 * 3rd ESPELKAMPER SPITZIALE (Official Selection, Germany)
06.10.2017 * 11th BUFFALO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Buffalo, NY, USA)
06.10.2017 * 28th CINEMAGIC FESTIVAL IN BELFAST (Schools Short Film Competition, Belfast, UK)
19.10.2017 * 12th ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Orlando, Florida, USA)
22.10.2017 * 7th FILMKUNSTTAGE SACHSEN-ANHALT (Official Selection, Germany)
21.10.2017 * 3rd AS IFF ALL SHORTS IRVINGTON FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Irvington, New York, USA) 25.10.2017 * 4th SAN FRANCISCO INT'L NEW CONCEPT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, San Francisco, USA) 25.10.2017 * 2nd SUNLIGHT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Berlin, Germany)
*GRAND PRIX WINNER*
26.10.2017 * GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (Official Selection, WA, USA)
03.11.2017 * 17th KANSAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Overland Park, KS, USA) 07.11.2017 * 32nd BREST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Childrens Program, France)
07.11.2017 * 13th INT'L FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (Nomination "Best Short Feature Film", Yerevan, Armenia)
09.11.2017 * 5th WOODPECKER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
*BEST FILM AWARD IN CHILDREN FILMS*
10.11.2017 * EL OJO COJO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Madrid, Spain)
*SPECIAL MENTION*
16.11.2017 * HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS (Official Selection, CA, USA)
*ORIGINAL SCORE – SHORT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) CHRISTOPH ZIRNGIBL*
17.11.2017 * 21st FALUDI INTERNATIONAL YOUTH AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL AND PHOTO COMPETITION (Official Selection, Hungary)
20.11.2017 * 1st TOFIFES - TORRECINOS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Panamá, Panama)
24.11.2017 * 2nd WHILE WHALE INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Web) 27.11.2017 * 31st SCHWENNINGER KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Official Selection, Germany)
28.11.2017 * 16th FILMZ - FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN KINOS (Supporting Film, Mainz, Germany)
06.12.2017 * 12th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ZUBROFFKA (KIDS contest, Bialystok, Poland)
07.12.2017 * 9th SAN JOSÉ INT'L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (Official Selection, CA, USA)
09.12.2017 * 2nd SMITA PATIL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Pune, India) 27.01.2018 * 5th SNOWDANCE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Landsberg am Lech, Germany) 03.02.2018 * FOUR SEASONS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, London, United Kingdom)
04.02.2018 * ARTFOOLS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Larissa, Greece)
09.03.2018 * 1st BUXTINALE - FILMFEST BUXTEHUDE (Official Selection, Buxtehude, Germany)