Nicole´s Cage
STORY
The big wheel in the most exciting area of the city is the perfect real estate for Jakob and Nicole, a young, ambitious and firmly in the event culture anchored couple. When one of the popular gondolas becomes free, they do not hesitate to move into their first common flat. Unfortunately none of them both has taken the time to get to know his partner before.
FACTS
Shortfilm (15 minutes)
Executive Producer: Skalar Film GmbH
Screenplay & Director: Josef Brandl
Original Narration: „Weltbild“ by Clemens J. Setz
DoP: Fabio Stoll
Production-Funding by the Filmfund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH and the Kuratorium junger deutscher Film.
Shoot: 07th of April until 14th of April 2016
Locations: Hamburg
Festival Agency: Aug&Ohr
Certified „green shooting“ by the Filmfund Hamburg
Rated „exceptionally valuable“
38th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2017, Saarbrücken, Germany (Programme)
18th Landshuter Shortfilmfestival 2017, Landshut, Germany (Competition)
XVII Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote 2017 (Competition)
ClujShorts 2017, Romania (Competition)
6th Ploiesti International Film Festival, Romania (Programme)
SHORT TO THE POINT Festival 2017, Romania (Competition)
1st TOXFF – TOXIC FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Rome, Italy (Programme)
1st OLBIA FILM MARKET 2017, Sardinia, Italy (Figari Film Fest, Programme)
1st Global Short Film Festival 2017, Los Angeles, USA (Competition)
11th Cryptshow Film Festival 2017, Spain (Competition)
14th Indy Film Fest 2017, Indianapolis, USA (Section „World Cinema Shorts“)
Kleinkaap Short Film Festival 2017, South Africa (Competition)
32nd ALPINALE 2017, Nenzing, Austria (Programme)
1st Cump Film Festival 2017, Kenya (Competition)
IV Firenze FilmCorti Festival 2017, Italy (Competition)
5th Kraljevski Filmski Festival 2017, Serbia (Competition)
5. Filmfestival Kitzbühel 2017, Austria (Competition)
13th BUSHO – THE BUDAPEST SHORT INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Hungary (Competition)
3rd Footcandle Film Festival 2017, North Carolina, USA (Competition)
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2017, Bern, Switzerland (Competition)
7th Québec City Film Festival 2017, Canada (Competition)
10th Annual Naperville Independent Film Festival 2017, Naperville, Illinois, USA (Programme)
17. Filmfestival Münster 2017, Germany (Competition)
10th Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art 2017, Lviv, Ukraine (Programme)
Be Epic! London Film Fest 2017, London, UK (Programme)
4th ArtCity Short Film Festival 2017, Buea, Cameroon (Programme)
8th Adelaide Film Festival 2017, Australia (Programme)
31st Edmonton International Film Festival 2017, Canada (Programme)
22nd Portobello Film Festival 2017, London, UK (Programme)
CyBorg Film Festival 2017, Liguria, Umbria, Tuskany, Italy (Programme)
Film Festival filmzeitkaufbeuren 2017, Germany (Competition)
12th Tacoma Film Festival 2017, Tacoma, Washington, USA (Programme)
7th Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2017, Scotland (Programme)
16th San Diego International Film Festival 2017, California, USA (Programme)
7. AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, York, England (Programme)
10. Fetisch Film Festival 2017, Kiel, Germany (Programme)
68th MONTECATINI INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Montecatini, Italy (Programme)
18th Kerry Film Festival 2017, Ireland (nominated in the category BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE)
2nd EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Berlin, Germany (Programme)
10th LUSCA CARIBBEAN INT’L FANTASTIC FILM FEST 2017, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, USA (Programme)
12th ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Orlando, Florida, USA (Programme)
59. Nordic Film Days 2017, Lübeck, Germany (Programme)
17. Flensburger Short Film Days 2017, Flensburg, Germany (Programme)
Nahia Film Fest 2017, Granada, Spain (Programme)
34th VIDEO FILM DAYS 2017, Mainz, Germany (Programme)
12th Annual Hamilton Film Festival 2017, Hamilton, Canada (Programme)
FICOCC#7 Five Continents International Film Festival 2017, Venezuela, Spain (Programme)
18th Les Utopiales 2017 in Nantes, France (Competition)
15th Catacumba Film Festival 2017, Catacumba, Spain (Programme)
14th Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival, Manchester, UK (Programme)
2nd Savigliano Film Festival 2017, Italy (Competition)
2nd Birmingham Film Festival 2017, Birmingham, UK (Programme)
6th Winchester Short Film Festival 2017, Winchester, UK (Programme)
3rd Hollywood North Film Festival 2017, Hollywood, CA, USA (Programme)
11th Red Rock Film Festival 2017, Cedar City, UT, USA (Competition)
12th Leiden International Film Festival 201, Leiden, Netherlands (Programme)
3rd All Lights India International Film Festival 2017, Kakkanad, Kerala, India (Programme)
1st MAKE IT SHORT – LEWES SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Lewes, U.K. (Programme)
4th FILMKREIS SHORTS EVENT 2017, Darmstadt, Germany (Competition)
11th Thess Int’l Short Film Festival 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece (Programme)
shrt flm nghts 2017: „Berlin vs. Hamburg Shorts“, Hamburg, Germany (Programme)
1st SHORT LONG WORLD FESTIVAL 2017, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Argentina (Competition)
1st Blue Danube Film Festival 2017, Vienna, Austria (Programme)
1st LIECHTENSTEINER KURZFILMFESTIVAL 2017, Schaan, Liechtenstein (Programme)
NEO International Film Festival 2017, Barberton, Ohio, United States (Competition)
Baja Cinefest 2017, Baja California, Mexico (Competition)
3rd ESPELKAMPER SPITZIALE 2017, Espelkamp, Germany (Programme)
3rd VANCOUVER ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Vancouver, Canada (Programme)
47th KRAF INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Rijeka, Croatia (Programme)
2nd SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL 2017, Sacramento, CA, USA (Programme)
OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN – SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Austin, Texas, USA (Programme)
5th Snowdance Independent Film Festival 2018, Landsberg am Lech, Germany (Programme)
19th KONTRAST FILMFEST 2018, Bayreuth, Germany (Competition)
2nd ARC FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Mainz, Germany (Programme)
41st GRENZLAND-FILMTAGE 2018, Selb, Germany (Programme)
27th MCIP – Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia 2018, Palencia, Spain (Programme)
3rd INDIE-LINCS INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Lincoln, UK (Programme)
18th Independent Days International Film Festival 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany (Programme)
22nd REGARD – FESTIVAL INT’L DU COURT MÉTRAGE AU SAGUENAY 2018, Saguenay, Canada (Competition)
3rd Portland Comedy Film Festival 2018, Portland, Oregon, USA (Programme)
3rd FINDECOIN – INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (Programme)
New Renaissance Film Festival 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Competition)
6th Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom (Programme)
44th INTERNATIONALES FILMWOCHENENDE WÜRZBURG 2018, Germany (Programme)
ARTFOOLS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Larissa, Greece (Programme)
2nd RAPIDLION SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa (Programme)
2nd MALATESTA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Cesena, Italy (Competition)
THE SOUTH FILM AND ARTS ACADEMY FESTIVAL 2018, Chile (Programme)
21st EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF BORDEAUX 2018, Bordeaux, France (Programme)
4th BANJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018, India (Programme)
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL 2018, Athens, OH, USA (Programme)
8th CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Lansing, MI, USA (Programme)
19th CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Jackson, MS, USA (Programme)
4th UNDEPENDENCE FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Edinburgh, UK (Programme)
7th JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Dubuque, IA, USA (Programme)
8th AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENT FILMFESTIVAL 2018, Vienna, Austria (Competition)
10th FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Schull, West Cork, Ireland (Programme)
2nd MALTA FILM EXPO 2018, San Gwann, Malta (Programme)
19th INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – CORTI DA SOGNI – ANTONIO RICCI 2018, Ravenna, Italy (Programme)
NACHTSCHATTEN BDSM/Fetisch Film Festival 2018, München, Germany (Programme)
BIFA Berlin Independent Film Awards 2018, Berlin, Germany (Programme)
12th Reel Shorts Film Festival 2018, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada (Programme)
POVERARTE FESTIVAL DI TUTTE LE ARTI 2018, Bologna, Italy (Programme)
6th DAYS OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN SHORT FILMS VKRATZE! 2018, Volgograd, Russia (Competition)
2nd FESCISA – San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2018, Ecuador (Programme)
Miami Short Film Festival 2018, Miami, Florida, USA (Programme „German Short Film Night“)
4th LONGUE VUE SUR LE COURT – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Programme)
25th Rüsselsheimer Filmtage 2018, Germany (Programme)
7th Cardiff Mini Film Festival 2018, Wales, United Kingdom (Programme)
New York Shorts International Film Festival 2018, USA (Programme)
3rd Transilvania Shorts International Short Film Festival 2018, Sibiu, Romania (Competition)
13th Fantastic Trash Film Festival 2018, Kassel, Germany (Competition)
3rd Paphos International Film Festival 2018, Paphos, Cyprus (Programme)
18th Blissfest333 International Film Festival 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA (Programme)
4th Montevideo World Film Festival 2018, Uruguay (Programme)
Cinetekton International Film and Architecture Festival 2018, Puebla, Mexico (Programme)
3rd THE BLACK SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2018, Vama Veche, Romania (Competition)
2nd PickurFlick Indie Film Festival 2018, Gurgaon, India (Programme)
VORTEX Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Film Festival 2018, Providence, RI, USA (Programme)
3rd Crossing The Screen Film Festival 2018, Eastbourne, UK (Programme)
2nd Anatomy Crime – Horror International Film Festival 2018, Athens, Greece (Programme)
3rd Bucharest Short Film Festival 2018, Romania (Competition)
Banjara International Film Festival 2018, Sicily, Italy (Programme)
Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival 2019, Russia (Competition)
Hacker Porn Film Festival, Rome, Italy (Programme)
Shocking Shorts Award 2017
SHORT TO THE POINT Award in March 2017, Romania
Award of Merit at the 1st Global Short Film Festival 2017 in Los Angeles, USA
Cryptshow Award 2017 for the BEST VISUAL EFFECTS in Badalona, Spain
Award of Recognition for Best Art Direction Short Film at the FICOCC#7, September 2017 in Venezuela, South America
Award of Recognition for Best Comedy Short Film at the FICOCC#7, September 2017 in Venezuela, South America
Best World Cinema Short Award at the Indy Film Fest 2017 in Indianapolis, USA
Jury Award at the 4th FILMKREIS SHORTS EVENT 2017 in Darmstadt, Germany
Best Narrative Short Film Award at the VACIF – 3rd Vancouver Alternative Cinema Festival 2017 in Vancouver, Canada
Best Art Direction Award at the VACIF – 3rd Vancouver Alternative Cinema Festival 2017 in Vancouver, Canada
Best Visual Effects Award at the NEO International Film Festival 2017 in Barberton, Ohio, United States
Winner in the category „Honorable Mention“ at the Baja Cinefest 2017 in Baja California, Mexico
Best Science Fiction Short Film Award at the 1st SHORT LONG WORLD FESTIVAL 2017 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Argentina
Grand Jury Prize – Best Fiction Short Award at the 11th Red Rock Film Festival 2017 in Cedar City, UT, USA
Audience Award (3rd Place) at the kontrast Filmfest 2018 in Bayreuth, Germany
Winner in the category „Best Production Design“ at the New Renaissance Film Festival 2018 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Genre Award in the category „Best Comedy“ at the 8th AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENT FILMFESTIVAL 2018 in Vienna, Austria
BEST ACTRESS and JURY SPECIAL MENTION AWARD at the 3rd Transilvania Shorts International Short Film Festival 2018 in Sibiu, Romania
2nd AUDIENCE AWARD at the 13th Fantastic Trash Film Festival 2018 in Kassel, Germany
BEST FICTION SHORT FILM AWARD at the 4th Montevideo World Film Festival 2018 in Uruguay
JURY AWARD OF RECOGNITION at The Black Sea Film Festival 2018 in Romania
BEST FILM IN BLOCK 2 at the 18th Blissfest333 International Film Festival 2018 in Denver, Colorado, USA
BEST DIRECTOR (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
BEST SCREENPLAY (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
BEST ACTRESS (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
BEST DoP (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
BEST ART DIRECTION (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
GRAND PRIX by the audience (category Love Stories) at the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival, Russia
Marcel Mohab
Jacques Palminger
Editor: Robert Strauß
Music Supervisor: Gerrit Winterstein
Costumes: Lina Jakelski
Setdesign: Marc Bitz, Sarah Wibbeler
Make-Up: Jennifer Bruhn, Christin Pohlmann
Sound: Daniel de Homont
First AD: Sven Bunge
Script / Continuity: Valerie Prause
Gaffer: Daniel Kuhn