The Heinrich - Audience award

For the 8th time Braunschweig presents the audience award "The Heinrich" with a prize fund of 10,000 Euro donated by the Volkswagen Bank. High entry numbers and excellent quality films prove how well-established the competition has become. We have chosen 10 outstanding entries, but it is Braunschweig who decide the winner - before each film voting cards are handed out for the audience’s evaluation and the film with the highest average wins. The awards ceremony takes place on the 12th November.

This year our cinematic journey takes us through 9 different countries: Norway, ("The Bothersome Man"); Switzerland ("Das FrÄulein"); Austria ("Die Viertelliterklasse"); the Netherlands ("Paid" and "Northern Light"); Russia ("Family Name"); Germany ("Vier Minuten"); Poland/Luxembourg ("Your Name is Justine"); France ("Burnt Out") and the UK ("Scenes of a sexual nature").




Award Ceremony
Su, November 12 6:30 pm CinemaxX 5


Ute Soldierer is the woman for film for DW-TV, the television channel for broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Since 2003 she has presented "KINO – The German film magazine".

She studied Pedagogic, Psychology and Sociology in Cologne. She went to acting school in London, took voice and singing lessons and has acted in the theatre and for television. Since 1996 she has also worked as a TV-presenter. In 1997 she was voted the most popular children’s presenter in Germany.

Berlin, Venice, Cannes, Tokyo, Los Angeles – Ute Soldierer is at every important national and international film festival, reporting on the new German film scene for DW TV. On 12th November she will moderate the 20th International Braunschweig Film Festival’s "Heinrich" Gala in CinemaxX.




Das Fräulein
Director: Andrea Staka, D/CH/BIH 2006, 81 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic
Th, November 9 5:45 pm CinemaxX 1
Sa, November 11 8:15 pm CinemaxX 2


Years ago the solitary Ruza came to Zurich from Serbia. As outgoing Ana appears, Ruza’s life turns upside down. But is headstrong Ana as happy as she seems? Andrea Staka’s celebrated debut tells of two very different women away from their homeland. (Winner of the main prize at Locarno and Sarajevo).




Scenes of a sexual nature
Director: Edward Blum, GB 2006, 90 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Hugh Bonneville, Dame Eileen Atkins
We, November 8 10:15 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Edward Blum
Fr, November 10 8:00 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: Edward Blum


The film follows 7 stories about 7 couples spending an afternoon on Hampstead Heath. From a gay couple discussing adopting a child, to an old couple who have visited the same bench for 50 years, this is a wonderful low-budget film with top-class actors, such as Ewan McGregor and Andrew Lincoln.




Your name ist Justine (Masz na imie Justine)
Director: Franco de Pena, PL/L 2005, 97 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Anna Cieslak, Arno Frisch, Mathieu Carrière
Th, November 9 10:15 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Franco de Pena
Sa, November 11 8:00 pm CinemaxX 1 Guests: Franco de Pena, Anna Cieslak


Mariola lives in Poland and dreams of a happy life. She falls in love with Artur and they decide on a 3-week trip to Germany. The holiday soon turns into a nightmare when she is deprived of her freedom and brutally mistreated. She finds herself alone in Berlin, with seemingly no means of escape...




Family name
Director: Stanislav Mitin, RUS 2006, 94 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Oleg Stefan, Oksana Bazilevich, Sergey Barkovsky
Th, November 9 8:00 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Stanislav Mitin
Sa, November 11 5:30 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: Stanislav Mitin


Filipp hasn’t seen his father Georgy for three years. His mother and stepfather finally allow him to visit and Georgy picks him up from the airport. During the journey home Georgy recalls the time before the separation, when he could still look after his son. But infidelity changed all their lives.




Northern light (Langer Licht)
Director: David Lammers, NL 2006, 85 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Raymond Thiry, Dai Carter
We, November 8 7:45 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: David Lammers
Fr, November 10 10:30 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: David Lammers


Lucien runs a kick-boxing school. His students see him as sociable and compassionate, yet when his wife dies he runs away from his responsibilities as father. When his son shows him up at a party, Lucien loses control. He begins to comprehend that to get back on track he must surrender to his pain.




The Bothersome Man (Den Brysomme Mannen)
Director: Jens Lien, N/IS 2006, 95 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Trond Fausa Aurvag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning
Th, November 9 7:45 pm CinemaxX 1
Sa, November 11 10:15 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: John Christian Rosenlund


A perfect but curious world with no problems. After his mysterious arrival, this is where Andreas lives. But what kind of life is this, where even sex is acted out with cold disinterest and everyone only seems interested in interior decoration? At some point he’s had enough and attempts to leave...




Vier Minuten
Director: Chris Kraus, D 2006, 100 min, 35 mm, colour, GV
Actors: Monika Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung, Richie Müller
We, November 8 8:00 pm CinemaxX 1 Guests: Chris Kraus, Hannah Herzsprung
Fr, November 10 10:00 pm CinemaxX 2


Only music connects the two women who meet in the Luckau women‘s prison - 80 year-old piano teacher Traude and 21 year-old Jenny, imprisoned for murder. Jenny is violent and crude but possessed by an amazing gift for the piano. Traude is determined to retransform her into the prodigy she once was.




Die Viertelliterklasse
Director: Roland Düringer/Florian Kehrer, A 2005, 91 min, 35 mm, colour, ES
Actors: Roland Düringer, Eva Billisich, Murali Perumal
We, November 8 10:30 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: Florian Kehrer
Fr, November 10 7:30 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Florian Kehrer


Stress, frustration, fear and anger - all reasons why people take to the bottle. Mr Frustration, Mr Fear, Mr Anger and Mr Stress are all from different backgrounds and have one problem in common - alcohol. When chance brings them together at an office party, drink leads to an escalation in events.




Paid
Director: Laurence Lamers, NL 2005, 100 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Guy Marchand, Tom Conti, Murilo Benício, Anne Charrier
Th, November 9 10:00 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: Laurence Lamers
Sa, November 11 5:45 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Laurence Lamers


Michael would prefer a quiet life to his job as assassin, but is talked into one last job and enters the world of drug-baron Rudi Dancer. He meets Paula, an escort, who also craves another life. They see their chance for escape when he brings a small boy into her custody. But freedom has a price...




Burnt out (Sauf le respect que je vous dois)
Director: Fabienne Godet, F 2005, 90 min, 35 mm, colour, GS
Actors: Olivier Gourmet, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard
Th, November 9 5:30 pm CinemaxX 2 Guest: Crystel Fournier
Sa, November 11 10:30 pm CinemaxX 1 Guest: Crystel Fournier


To safeguard his job François puts up with his boss’ demands , but endangers his family life. Only when his friend and colleague loses his job and kills himself does he rebel. Simultaneously a murder occurs near his work and his beliefs begin to crumble. A journalist decides to get to the bottom of things...




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