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Jan Gassmann
CH DE 2016 97'
⚬ Human Interest
Europe on the verge of social and economic change. A close up into the shaken vision of 4 couples, daily struggles, fights, kids, sex and passion. A movie about the politics of love.
Director | Jan Gassmann |
Producer | Lisa Blatter |
Co-Producers | Andreas Hörl, Florian Schneider, Maren Lüthje |
Production Company | 2zu1 Film |
Co-Production Company | lüthje schneider hörl FILM |
Cinematography | Ramon Giger |
Editors | Miriam Märk, Jaques L’Amour, Roland von Tessin |
Music | Library Tapes |
FFF Talent Award | Dok.Fest München 2016 |
Emerging Swiss Talent Award | Zurich FF 2016 |
Berlinale Panorama 2016 |
Thessaloniki FF 2016 |
Docs Against Gravity 2016 |
Sydney FF 2016 |
DocVille 2016 |
DOK.Fest München 2016 |
Prague IFF 2017 |
One World FF 2017 |
Docu.emme 2017 |
| Runtime | 97' |
Spoken Languages | English, Spanish, Estonian, Greek |
| Production Countries | Switzerland |
Jan Gassmann (1983) is a director based in Zürich. His first feature documentary CHRIGU premiered at the 57. Berlinale and won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The movie travelled the world and amongst others, he won the «Filmcritics Switzerland Prize». In 2011 followed his first feature fiction film OFF BEAT. It premiered at the 61. Berlinale, Panorama and was nominated for «Best Camera» by the swiss film academy in 2012. With his next documentary KARMA SHADUB, he won together with Ramon Giger the Grand-Prix of the international Competition at Visions du Réel, Nyon, 2013. His next fiction film HEIMATLAND, a collaborative work, premiered in the International Competition at Locarno Filmfestival 2015 and won the Zurich and Bern Filmprize and just got nominated for Best Film by the Swiss Film Academy.
