Fiction
- Directed by Jannis Alexander Kiefer
- Country of Origin Germany
Director Biography - Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Jannis Alexander Kiefer studied Audio-visual Media in Berlin and completed several Internships in Munich, Freiburg and Berlin. Since 2011 Jannis Alexander Kiefer works as a Freelancer for Film and Television. In 2016 he started studying Directing at Film University Babelsberg. His Films premiered at well known Festivals like Moscow Film Festival, Palm Springs Short Fest, Max Ophüls Preis and Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.
- Directed by Tatjana Moutchnik
- Country of Origin Germany
- Directed by Alexey Khazov
- Country of Origin Russian Federation
Director Biography - Alexey Khazov
He was born in the last millennium. His childhood hobby for plasticine cartoons with dubious overtones marked the beginning of a new era in Russian cinema. Under the threat of the destruction of the planet, he was admitted to VGIK, which he successfully graduated, receiving 5 (with honors) and gaining a rich cinematic experience in various fields and genres for money. At the present time, he is developing and shooting the comedy series "Cyberpunk USSR" in which secret mechanisms of audiovisual influence will be protected for enslaving the will of people and the subsequent seizure of the world. Cute puppies will be treated like hard drugs.
- Directed by Kaveh Mazaheri
- Country of Origin Iran
Director Biography - Kaveh Mazaheri
Born 1981 in Tehran, Iran. His first short film, Tweezers (2007). To date, he has made four independent short films and more than twenty short and long documentaries. His last hort film “Retouch” which became a very successful movie. In its first international premiere, “Retouch” was able to win the Best Narrative Short award at the Tribeca 2017, opening the path to be considered for the Academy Awards 2018. Following, “Retouch” was twice more eligible for qualification at the Academy Awards 2018, following wins for Best Short Fiction category at the Krakow Film festival and Palm Springs Shortfest. Garnering more than 70 important international film awards at 180 international film festivals, “Retouch” is the most successful Iranian short movie ever made. For this reason, many of these international awards are being kept and showcased at the special “Retouch” booth at the Iranian Cinema Museum.