Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln goes Fantasy Filmfest (Kurzfilme)

Cologne Academy of Media Arts Heads to the Fantasy Film Festival

Up-and-coming filmmakers in North Rhine-Westphalia have wild visions and a lot of talent! We’re looking forward to a diverse morning of films and exciting conversations with the filmmakers.

Film: Echo (Germany 2024)
Director: Tian Gao
Runtime: 14 min
Description: In a remote country house, Dan works as an exterminator tasked with eliminating the pest infestation plaguing the area. He has no idea that his day-to-day work will lead him down a path of deep self-reflection.

Film: Love in Vain (Germany 2024)
Directed by: Philine Reimer, Jon Grandpierre
Runtime: 29:41 min
Description: Everything could be so wonderful—if it weren’t for that strange gardener with a Prince Valiant hairstyle and a fully automatic hedge trimmer who seems to be following Ramona and Sören-Santiago on their road trip.

Film: Say Wuff! (Germany 2024)
Directed by: Fabian Podeszwa
Runtime: 17 min
Description: In an unnamed major German city, a boy from Jakarta falls in love with a hairdresser and wants to show her the greatest magic trick the world has ever seen.

Film: The Road of Lost Hearts (Germany 2025)
Director: Alexander Nowak
Runtime: 30 min
Description: In the near future, the introverted CEO of a tech company searches the “Emo(tions)” scene for paid maternal love.