In nuce: Two student Oscars in the Narrative category go to the HFF Munich this year. The graduation film Almost Home and the training film Eigenheim (Rooms) were able to secure the award trophies. Almost Home tells the story of a mother-son conflict in space and draws parallels to the pandemic, while Eigenheim deals with the topic of forced eviction. The two Student Academy Awards were won by the HFF Department of Feature Film Directing, headed by Prof Julia von Heinz and Prof Marcus H. Rosenmüller. A total of seven student short films from all over the world were among the finalists. A total of three winners were chosen in the Narrative category. The award ceremony will take place live for the first time since 2019: on 20 October at the David Geffen Theatre in Los Angeles. The winners of the Student Academy Awards in gold, silver and bronze will also be announced at this event. This year marks the 49th time that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has presented the Student Academy Awards to up-and-coming filmmakers.
Film plot synopsis for Almost Home: When space explorer Nico and her pubescent son Jakob learn of an outbreak of a highly contagious virus shortly before their arrival on Earth, they struggle with the decision to land or return to space indefinitely. HFF team: Nils Keller (director), Georg Nikolaus (cinematographer), Philip Hofmann, Jonas Lembeck, Robert Richarz, Carolina Oswald (production with lehof Media), Lukas Väth (VFX)
Short description of the film plot for Eigenheim: The elderly couple Monika and Werner Baland live in a small three-room flat on the outskirts of the city. One day, their new landlady hands them a notice of termination for personal use. The young mother wants to move in with her family. But the search for a flat proves to be extremely difficult for the elderly couple. HFF team: Welf Reinhart (director), Tünde Sautier (screenplay), Matthias Kofahl (camera), Louis Merki (production with Merki und Reinhart Film GbR), Giorgia Germeno (production manager)
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