unafilm, Titus Kreyenberg

unafilm, Titus Kreyenberg
[ Company profile ]
Titus Kreyenberg was an executive producer for
film and television for many years before he
founded his own production company unafilm in
2004.
unafilm produces feature films.
Straight forward and artistically challenging.
Fiction and documentary.
National and international.
The company’s films compete in internationally acknowledged film festivals around the
world - Berlinale, Cannes, Toronto, San Sebastian and Karlovy Vary among them.
The German-Swiss coproduction Colours in the Dark with Bruno Ganz was a major
success in German cinemas, the German-Turkish coproduction Our Grand Despair by
Seyfi Teoman premiered in competition at the Berlinale 2011. Heli by Amat Escalante was
selected to the official competition in Cannes 2013 to win the award for Best Director.
In 2014 unafilm was present in Cannes’ Official Selection with its coproduction The
Bridges of Sarajevo.
The Cologne and Berlin–based unafilm is an active member of ACE (Atelier du Cinema
Européen), EAVE, AG DOK, the German and the European Film Academy.
[ Filmography unafilm ]
2015
Until I Lose My Breath
feature, 94 min
Writer / Director: Emine Emel Balci
unafilm in coproduction with Prolog Film (TR)
German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fonds, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW,
Turkish Ministry of Culture, Eurimages
Premiere:
Festivals:
65. International Film Festival Berlin, Forum, 2015
Istanbul IFF, Copenhagen CPH PIX
The Valley
feature, 135 min
Writer / Director: Ghassan Salhab
unafilm in coproduction with Abbout Productions (LB), Les Films d’Ici (FR)
World Cinema Fund (WCF)
Premiere:
Festivals:
unafilm:
Toronto Int. Film Festival 2014
Abu Dhabi FF 2014, Cathage FF 2014, Dubai FF 2014, Berlinale 2015
2015
2014
A Blast
feature, 83 min
Writer & Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas
unafilm in coproduktion with Homemade Films (GR), Graal (GR), Bastide Films (NL), PRPL (NL)
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFHSH
Premiere:
Festivals:
67. Festival del film Locarno 2014 – international competition
20. Sarajevo Film Festival 2014, Filmfest Hamburg 2014 and many more
Los Hongos
feature, 105 min
Writer & Director: Oscar Ruiz Navia
unafilm in coproduktion with Contravia Films (CO), Burning Blue (CO), Arizona Films (FR)
and Campo Cine (AR)
Fondo para el desarrollo cinematografico Colombia, Torino Film Lab, WCF, Hubert Bals
Fund, Cinefondation, Programa Ibermedia, Buenos Aires Lab, The Global Film Initiative
Premiere:
Festivals:
67. Festival del film Locarno 2014 – filmmaker of the present
Tokio IFF ‘14, Seville European Film Festival ‘14, Cairo IFF ‘14, Torino FF
‘14, IFFR ’14 (Rotterdam), Miami IFF ‘15, New Directors/New Films ’15,
CPH PIX ’15 (Copenhagen)
The Bridges of Sarajevo
omnibus, 114 min
Writers / Directors: misc., Artistic Director: Jean-Michel Frodon
unafilm in coproduction with Cinétévé (FR), Obala Art Centar / Sarajevo Film Festival
(BOS), Mir Cinematografica (I), Ukbar Filmes (PO), Bande á Parte (CH)
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Premiere:
Festivals:
67. Festival du Cannes Séances Spéciales 2014
Sarajevo Film Festival 2014
Land of Storms
feature, 105 min
Writers: Ivan Szabo, Ádám Császi / Director: Ádám Császi
unafilm in coproduction with Proton Cinema (HUN)
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
64. International Film Festival Berlin 2014, Panorama
Tel Aviv –Audience Award, Special Jury Price - Taipei
Guadalajera IFF 14, Seattle IFF ‘14, Taipei FF ‘14, Sarajevo IFF ‘14
2013
Heli
feature, 105 min
Writer / Director: Amat Escalante
unafilm in coproduction with Mantarraya (MEX), Lemming Film (NL), Le Pacte (F)
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
World Sales: ND Mantarraya, Le Pacte / Distribution Germany: temperclayfilm
Premiere:
unafilm:
66. Festival du Cannes 2013, Official Competition
2015
Award:
Festivals:
Best Director (Cannes), Best Int. Film (Filmfest Munich), Best Film IFF
Lima
Cannes 2013, Karlovy Vary IFF 2013, Filmfest München 2013, Festival de
San Sebastiàn 2013, Cologne Conference 2013, IFF Moskau, IFF Lima,
IFF Sarajevo
Halbschatten / Everyday Objects
feature, 80 min
Writer / Director: Nicolas Wackerbarth
unafilm in coproduction with Les Films d’Antoine and WDR/arte
funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard BB, DFFF, FFA, CNC
World Sales: Rendez-vous Pictures International, Paris / Distribution Germany: Farbfilm
Premiere:
Festivals:
63. International Film Festival Berlin 2013, Forum
IKSV Istanbul FF 2013, San Francisco FF 2013, New Zealand IFF 2013,
Festival do Rio 2013, German Film Days Moscow 2013
2012
Formentera
feature, 93 min
Writer / Director: Ann-Kristin Reyels
unafilm in coproduction coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE
World Sales: Filmdelights, Vienna
Premiere:
Festivals:
62. International Film Festival Berlin 2012, Forum
IndieLisboa 2012, Festival d. dt. Films Ludwigshafen 2012, Montreal 2012
Ich liebe Dich / I Love You
feature documentary, 90 min
Writer / Director: Emine Emel Balci
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Istanbul Mass Media (TR)
Premiere:
Festivals:
Istanbul International Film Festival 2012
IKSV Istanbul Film Festival 2012, SFF Sarajevo Film Festival,
Filmfest Hamburg 2012, Trento Film Festival 2013, PriMed Marseille 2013
Domestic
feature, 82 min
Writer / Director: Adrian Sitaru
unafilm in coproduction with 4proof film (RO)
MBB, Eurimages
Festivals:
Mar del Plata IFF 2012, Slamdance FF 2013, GoEast – Festival of Central
and Eastern European Film 2013, Rooftop Films Summer Series 2013
2011
Die Ausbildung / The Education
feature, 84 min
Writer / Director: Dirk Lütter
unafilm in coproduction with WDR
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
World Sales: Media Luna New Films, Cologne / Distribution Germany: Basis Verleih
unafilm:
2015
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
61. International Film Festival Berlin, 2011, Perspektive Deutsches
Kino
Berlinale 2011: *„dialogue en perspective“ – Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Filmkunstfest MV: *FIPRESCI-Preis, ABYCine: *Best International Film
Filmkunstfest Schwerin 2011, Univerciné Nantes 2011, Biberach FF 2011,
AUGENBLICKE Strassburg 2011, Filmfest Emden Norderney 2011,
Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2011, Film Festival Montreal 2011, ABYCine 2011
Future Lasts Forever
feature, 108 min
Writer / Director: Özcan Alper
unafilm in coproduction with Nar Film (TR) and Arizona Film (FR)
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
36. Toronto International Film Festival 2011
18. Golden Boll IFF: *Best Cinematography, *Best Actor, *Best Music,
*Yilmaz Guney Best Film Award, *Turkish Film Critics Award, 2. Malatya
IFF: *Best Film, Director, Music, 16 IFF Kerala: *FIPRESCI Award Best
Film
Toronto IFF 2011, 18. Goldon Boll IFF (Turkey) 2011, 2. Malatya IFF
16. Int. IFF of Kerala (India), Rotterdam IFF 2012, IFF Belgrade 2012,
IFF Sofia 2012, IFF Prag 2012, Filmfest München 2012
Peak
feature documentary, 91 min
Writers: Mareike Wegener, Hannes Lang
Director: Hannes Lang
unafilm in coproduction with Movimentofilm (I) and ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, Aut. Provinz Bozen
World Sales: Rise and Shine, Berlin / Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
DOK Leipzig 2011, German Competition
DOK Leipzig: *Goethe-Institut Documentary Film Prize
2011: IDFA Amsterdam, 2012: Dok Point Helsinki, Full Frame Doc. FF,
dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg, Bozener Filmtage Planete Doc
Warschau, Trento, Naturvision Ludwigsburg, 5 Seen FF, Lessina FF,
Camden IFF, exposed Filmfestival, 2013: Environmental FF Washington,
UK Green Film Festival, Nature FF Innsbruck, Berg & Abenteuer FF Graz
Schönheit / Beauty
feature documentary, 83 min
Writer / Director: Carolin Schmitz
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Gerd-Ruge-Stipendium 2007, BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF
Distributor Germany: Farbfilm Verleih
Premiere:
Festivals:
unafilm:
DOK Leipzig 2011, German Competition
DOK Leipzig 2011, Ankara IFF 2012, BAFICI Buenos Aires 2012,
IndieLisboa 2012, Cologne Conference, Paris
2015
Mark Lombardi
feature documentary, 79 min
Writer / Director: Mareike Wegener
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/ Arte
Gerd-Ruge-Stipendium 2009, BKM, FFA, DFFF, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
World Sales: Rise and Shine, Berlin / Distributer Germany: Real Fiction
Premiere:
Festivals:
Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2012, Competition
Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2012 – Documentary Competition,
Int. Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund Köln 2012, Planete Doc Film Festival
Warschau 2012, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2012, Neisse Filmfest 2012, Brooklyn
FF 2012, MoMA 2012, Zürich 2012
2010
Our Grand Despair
feature, 102 min
Writer / Director: Seyfi Teoman
unafilm in coproduction with Bulut Film (TR), Circe Film (NL)
Hubert-Bals-Fund, MBB, Eurimages, Turkish cultural Ministery
World Sales: The Match Factory, Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
61. International Film Festival Berlin 2011, Competition
Istanbul IFF: *The People's Choice Award, *Special Jury Prize,
*Best Cinematography
Nürnberg: *Best Film Award & Film Crititcs' Award
Berlin IFF 2011, Istanbul IFF 2011,
16. Nürnberg Turkey-Germany Film Festival 2011
Satte Farben vor Schwarz / Colours in the Dark
feature, 81 min
Writer / Director: Sophie Heldman
unafilm in coproduction with Dschoint Ventschr (CH), WDR, ARTE and SF
Film- and Medienstiftung NRW, BKM, Eurimages, Züricher Filmfond
World Sales: Beta Cinema, Distributer Germany: Farbfilm Verleih
Premiere:
Nomination:
Awards:
Festivals:
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2010, Competition
First Steps Award 2010: *Langer Feature, *Shooting Star Award
European Time for Peace Film & Music Awards:
*Best Direction of Actor in a Leading Role
Studio HH Nachwuchspreis: *Bestes Drehbuch
San Sebastian IFF 2010, Locarno IFF 2011, Haifa IFF 2011,
Asuncion IFF 2011, Palms Springs IFF 2011, Bozen Film Days 2011,
Espoo Cine IFF, Minneapolis-St. Paul IFF, Kolkata Film Festival,
Pantalla Pinamar, Argentina, Int. Hofer Filmtage, Bieberach
Filmfestspiele, 9. Int. Filmfestival "Spirit on Fire" (Russia)
2009
Children of the Commune
feature documentary, 83 min
Writer / Director: Juliane Großheim
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/ARTE and KHM
Film- and Medienstiftung NRW
unafilm:
2015
Premiere:
Awards:
Nomination:
Festivals:
2010,
DOK Leipzig 2009
Diagonale 2010: *Preis der Diözese Graz-Seckau
Vukovar Film Festival 2010: *Bester Feature documentary
Goldener Schlüssel der Stadt Kassel
Diagonale – Graz 2010, Verzio: Int. Human Rights, Doc. Film Festival
Vukovar Film Festival 2010, Message to Man Int. Film Festival 2010, New
Talents Biennale Köln 2010, DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver
2010, Sehsüchte – Int. Studentenfilmfest 2010, One World Romania 2010,
Kasseler Feature documentary- & Videofest 2009
2007
Elli Makra – 42277 Wuppertal
feature, 82 min
Writer / director: Athanasios Karanikolas
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Film- and Medienstiftung NRW, MBB
Premiere:
Awards:
Festivals:
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008, Competition
IFF Thessaloniki: *Best Actor Award, *Everyday-Life-Award
Thessaloniki IFF 2008, Göteborg Int. Film Festival,
Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken (Competition)
2006
Hannah
feature, 85 min
Writer: Sönke Lars Neuwöhner / Director: Erica von Moeller
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ARTE
Film- and Medienstiftung NRW
Premiere:
Nomination:
Festivals:
Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2006
Shooting Star Award 2007, Deutscher Kamerapreis 2007
Festival Cinéma Tout Écran Genf 2006, Miami IFF 2007, Oporto IFF,
Int. Hofer Filmtage 2006, Shanghai IFF 2007, Kinofest Lünen 2006,
Berlin & Beyond Film Festival 2007 (USA), Femina Rio de Janeiro 2007
Benidorm
short documentary, 20 min
Writer / Director: Carolin Schmitz
BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Awards:
Nomination:
Festivals:
unafilm:
Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2006, Asolo Film Festival: * 1. Preis,
Exground Filmfestival Wiesbaden: *AudiencAward,
Nancy: *Price Int. Shorts Competition
Deutscher Kamerapreis 2007
Int. Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal,
DocuDays Beirut, Alcine Filmfestival Madrid, Huesca Film Festival,
Int. Short Film Festival Tampere, Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy, Barcelona
Independent Film Festival, Aarhus Filmfestival, Int. KurzFilmFestival
Hamburg, Exground Wiesbaden, 17. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Interfilm
Berlin, Int. Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund, Feature documentaryfest Kassel
2015
2005
The Great Depression
feature documentary, 92 min
Writer / Director: Konstantin Faigle
unafilm in coproduction with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Film- and Medienstiftung NRW
Awards: Documentary Filmfestival CONTACT: *Best feature documentary
Nomination:
Grimme Preis 2007
Festivals:
IDFA Amsterdam, Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist, Bieberach FF,
Kassel Documentary and Video Film Festival,
Rhodos ecofilms Int. films&visual arts festival
unafilm:
2015