2013

62th International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg
31st October to 10th November 2013

Festival Director
Dr. Michael Kötz (Artistic & Commercial Director)
Programme Management
Daniela Kötz
Assistant to the Director
Lynn Messerschmidt
Organisation Management
Klaus-Matthias Wichmann, Adriana Alder
Public Relations
Felix Neunzerling, Jessica Lammer
Mannheim Meeting Place
Julek Kedzierski
Film Selection
Dr. Josef Schnelle, Günter Minas, Rüdiger Suchsland, Stefan Uhrik, Dr. Michael Kötz
Rolf-Rüdiger Hamacher (Kinderfilme)
Staff
Klaus Gronenborn, Conny Schild, Niklas Anzlinger, Joy Gutthardt, Sabine Welter, Bernd Rohs, Julia Teichmann
Venues
Mannheim: Festival im Stadthaus, Kino Atlantis
Heidelberg: Kinozelte auf dem Heidelberger Schloss
Attendance
55.000 / 600 Accredited Guests
Supporters And Sponsors
City of Mannheim, City of Heidelberg, State of Baden-Württemberg, BKM

The Jury

INTERNATIONAL JURY

István Szabó // Regisseur // HU
Kirsi Liimatainen // Regisseurin // GER, FI
Matías Bize // Regisseur // CL

FIPRESCI-JURY

Leo Bankersen // President of the Jury // Film critic "De Filmkrant", "De Persdienst", Board Member "Association of Dutch Film Critics" // NL
Gad Abittan // Journalist, film and art critic "L'Arche", "L'Avant Scène Cinema" // FR
Maya Dimitrova // Journalist, film critic "Kino", "Problemi na lzkustvoto" // BG
José Teodoro // Author, film an literature critic "Film Comment", "Cinema Scope", "Now Magazine" // CA
Bettina Hirsch // Editor, presenter "Alexradio", film critic "screenmagazin.com" // GER

Ecumenical JURY

Magali Van Reeth // President of the Jury // Journalist, film critic "SIGNIS" website // FR
Arne Kristophersen // Pastor and teacher, Councilmember "Church and Film" // DK
Vanessa Locke // actress, filmmaker // GER
Christian Murer // Journalist, photographer // CH
Christoph Strack // Theologian , editor "Deutsche Welle Fernsehen" // GER

Cinema Operators Jury

Elke Hoffmann // Zoom Kino // Brühl, GER
Werner Hoffmann // Zoom Kino // Brühl, GER
Jörg Jacob // PROVINZ 80 Programmkino GmbH // Kaiserslautern, GER
Lina Winkler // Kino Breitwand and Fünf-Seen-Festival // Starnberg, GER
Melanie Hoffmann // Kinokult e.V. // Ludwigsburg, GER

Awards

Newcomer Of The Year - Main Award Of The City Of Mannheim-Heidelberg

MELAZA - MOLASSES - Carlos Lechuga, Kuba/Frankreich/Panama (2013)

International Jury Special Award

An den Regisseur - GHAEDEYE TASADOF - BENDING THE RULES von Behnam Behzadi, Iran (2013)
An den Hauptdarsteller - FØR SNØEN FALLER – BEFORE SNOWFALL von Hisham Zaman, Norwegen/Deutschland/Irak (2013)

Special Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg

MANDARIINID – TANGERINES - Zaza Urushadze, Estland/Georgien (2013)

Special Mention

DE NIEUWE WERELD - THE NEW WORLD - Jaap van Heusden, Niederlande (2013)

Audience Award

MANDARIINID - TANGERINES - Zaza Urushadze, Estland/Georgien (2013)

FIPRESCI Award

DRIFT - Benny Vandendriessche, Belgien (2013)

Ecumenical Jury Award

HEMMA - HOME - Maximilian Hult, Schweden/Island (2013)

Recommendations Cinema Operators

RAZREDNI SOVRAŽNIK - CLASS ENEMY - Rok Bicek, Slowenien (2013)
MANDARIINID - TANGERINES - Zaza Urushadze, Estland/Georgien (2013)
CYANURE - CYANIDE - Séverine Cornamusaz, Schweiz/Kanada (2013)

Programme

International Competition

• A COLEÇÃO INVISÍVEL (The Invisible Collection) - Bernard Attal, BR
• BLACKBIRD - Jamie Chambers, UK
• BRASSERIE ROMANTIEK (Brasserie Romantique) - Joël Vanhoebrouck, BE
• CYANURE (Cyanide) - Séverine Cornamusaz, CH, CA
• DE NIEUWE WERELD (The New World) - Jaap van Heusden, NL
• DIMMI CHE DESTINO AVRÒ (My Destiny) - Peter Marcias, IT
• DRIFT - Benny Vandendriessche, BE
• FØR SNØEN FALLER (Before Snowfall) - Hisham Zaman, NO, GER, IQ
• GHAEDEYE TASADOF (Bending the Rules) - Behnam Behzadi, IR
• HEMMA (Home) - Maximilian Hult, SE, IS
• KOAN DE PRINTEMPS (Koan of Spring) - Marc-Olivier Louveau, KR, FR, VN
• MANDARIINID (Tangerines) - Zaza Urushadze, EE, GE
• MELAZA (Molasses) - Carlos Lechuga, CU, FR, PA
• RAZREDNI SOVRAžNIK (Class Enemy) - Rok Bicek, SI
• SILMÄTERÄ (The Princess of Egypt) - Jan Forsström, FI
• THE RETRIEVAL - Chris Eska, USA
• YUAN LAI NI HAI ZAI Y (My Mandala) - Elsa Yang, TW

International Discoveries

• ÇÖLÇÜ (Steppe Man) - Shamil Aliyev, AZ
• IGLÚ (Igloo) - Diego Ruiz, CL
• LA GUAYABA (The Guava) - Maximilian González, AR
• LE TORRENT (The Torrent) - Simon Lavoie, CA
• LOšÊJAS (The Gambler) - Ignas Jonynas, LV, LT
• MILLIONEN (Millions) - Fabian Möhrke, GER
• PARADISE CRUISE (The Unforgettables) - Matan Guggenheim, IL, GER, FR
• PELMENI (Dumpling Brothers) - Gennady Ostrovsky, RU
• SEV BENI (Love Me) - Maryna Gorbach, Mehmet Baharidr Er, TR, UK
• THE GOOD MAN - Phil Harrison, IE
• ZORAN, IL MIO NIPOTE SCEMO (Scemo - Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot) - Matteo Oleotto, Italien, SI

Special Screenings

• ALEXANDER - Oliver Stone, USA, UK, GER
• APPLE STORIES - Rasmus Gerlach, GER
• DRAPCHI (The Nightingale of Tibet) - Arvind Iyer, IN
• EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (Die Königin und der Leibarzt) - Nikolaj Arcel, DK, SE, CZ
• EVENTYRLAND (It´s Only Make Believe) - Arild Østin Ommundsen, NO
• HOW TO DESCRIBE A CLOUD - David Verbeek, NL
• INREALLIFE - Beeban Kidron, UK
• INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS - Ethan und Joel Coen, USA
• LES ADIEUX À LA REINE (Leb wohl, meine Königin!) - Benoît Jaquot, FR
• MAKOM BEGAN EDEN (A Place in Heaven) - Joseph (Yossi) Madmony, IL
• MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE - Marc Bauder, GER
• MAX ET BOBO - Frédéric Fonteyne, BE
• SPIES & GLISTRUP (Sex, Drugs and Taxation) - Christoffer Boe, DK
• TANGO LIBRE - Frédéric Fonteyne, BE
• WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS - Alex Gibney, USA

Film Works Of The International Jury

• FESTUNG - Kirsi Liimatainen, GER
• HINTER DER TÜR (The Door) - István Szabó, Ungarn, GER
• LA VIDA DE LOS PECES - Matías Bize, CL

Children's Films

• ALFIE, DER KLEINE WERWOLF - Joram Lürsen, NL
• CLARA UND DAS GEHEIMNIS DER BÄREN - Tobias Ineichen, CH, GER
• DAS MÄDCHEN WADJDA - Haifaa Al Mansour, SA
• DAS PFERD AUF DEM BALKON - Hüseyin Tabak, AT
• DER MONDMANN - Stephan Schesch, FR, IE, GER
• REUBER - Axel Ranisch, GER