Documentary Feature (2022)
Jamie Young and Nico Nice aka Youngcouple9598'' aka Andreea and Nico made a fortune as “Verified Couple” on porn websites. Now they live their dream under palm trees at the tax haven state Cyprus. But how does it look off the stage? Joscha Bongards Documentary starts off as a sex-positive portrait and turns into a multilayered exploration of love, shame, influence and success.
Festivals and TV
Germany wide Cinema Release July 2022 (Distributor: Salzgeber)
TV release: 17. August 2023 “Menschen hautnah” WDR
Available on iTunes, Amazon…
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis
DOK.fest München (2nd place Audience Award)
Pornfilmfestival Berlin
FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
21. Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Cast & Crew
Director | Joscha Bongard
Authors | Joscha Bongard, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Executive Producer | Louis Wick
Cinematography | Jakob Sinsel
Editing | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music | Jonas Vogler
Sound Mixing | Johann Meis
Motion Design | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Links
Documentary Feature (2024)
Micha spends three days in the hollow behind a waterfall where he was sucked in by currents while climbing. Through the veil of water, he sees the rescue team withdraw. Micha is invisible. Eight people retell his story, enriching it with own extreme experiences. The waterfall becomes a symbol of powerlessness and the narrators grow into an ensemble of a collective experience of self- empowerment.
Cast & Crew
Protagonists | Micha Ebinger, Solveig Eger, Johann-Christof Laubisch, Martin Muliar, Kay Kysela, Nuriye Jendrossek, Ilonka Petruschka, Sar Adina Scheer, Eva-Maria Kurz
Director | Julia Groteclaes
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Director of Photography | Franziska Kabutke
Executive Producer | Julia Groteclaes
Producer | Katharina Mumper
Sound Mixing | Vincent Egerter
Color Grading | Jakob Sinsel
Music | Jonas Vogler
A production by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and SWR
Festivals
dokKa Filmfestival (winner “Best Film")
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis
TV release: late 2025 (SWR)
Links
Screening Link upon request
satirical drama - 36 min - 2024
A newly minted pool owner finds himself in a moral dilemma between the promise of a pool to his young daughter and his new partner's charity event for a drinking water project in Barsaloi.
Ein frischgebackener Poolbesitzer gerät in eine moralische Zerreisprobe zwischen dem Pool-Versprechen gegenüber seiner kleinen Tochter und dem Charity-Event seiner neuen Lebensgefährtin für ein Trinkwasser-Projekt in Barsaloi.
Cast & Crew
Cast | Hendrik Heutmann, Sylvana Seddig, Lotta Jauch, Marline Williams, Claudio Caiolo, Benedikt Greiner, Sophie Arbeiter, Yasmin Münter, Ismael Boerner,
Director | Jonas Baumann
Screenplay | Jonas Baumann, Sebastian Sicker
Producer | Sebastian Sicker, Anna-Lena Haas
Cinematography | Max Raumer
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music | Jonas Vogler
Production Design | Leandra Scheible
Costume | Natascha Fresneau
Hair and Makeup | Luca Mercedes Braig
Sound Supervisor | Julian Berg
Casting | Jessica Layher
VFX Supervisor | Vincent Maurer
A production by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg & SWR
Festivals
Festival Premiere late 2024
Links
Screening Link upon request
Animation Short (2024)
Scrubby wants to live in his mother's thick fur forever, but she's starting to lose hair. When he brings back a strand of hair that flew away, all he finds is a pile of hair and a trail in the snow. In search of his mother, Scrubby encounters a naked, freezing creature. Is his fur enough to warm both of them?
Scrubby will für immer im dicken Fell seiner Mutter wohnen, doch sie beginnt Haare zu verlieren. Als er eine davon geflogene Strähne zurückbringt, stellt er mit Schrecken fest, dass von ihr nur noch ein Haufen Haare und eine Spur im Schnee übrig geblieben sind. Scrubby macht sich auf die Suche nach ihr und trifft auf ein nacktes, frierendes Wesen. Reicht sein Fell für beide?
Cast & Crew
Written and Directed | Paul Vollet
Producer | Paulina Larson, Johannes Lübke
Lead Animator | Vanessa Schneider
Technical Director | Lukas Kapp, Paul Golter
Animation | Lilli-Luisa Heckmann, Jiro Magracia, Deborah Callenberg, Felicitas Schmelz, Müge Bulazar, Christian Kaufmann, Elias Weber
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music | Julian Erhardt & Victoria Hillestad, Sic-Studios Sound
Mixing | Jonathan Rösch
Color Grading | Jakob Sinsel
A production by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Festivals (Selection)
Tribeca Festival 2024 - Official Selection Shorts
First Steps 2024
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
ITFS
Cardiff Animation Festival
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
IndieLisboa - International Film Festival
Bundesfestival Junger Film
Links
Screening Link upon request
Commercial Spec (2024)
A family whose home has changed constantly from the 1950s to the present day passes on its timeless Eames Lounge Chair to the next generation.
Cast & Crew
director | Nathalie Lamb
producer | Pauline Nier, Marie-Estelle Laudenbach
director of photography | Christoph Kühnisch
editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
music composer | Peter Albrecht
production design | Sophie Luise Rohm
hair and makeup / SFX | Alina Kappeler
costume | Antonia Karnetzky
sounddesign | Frederic Hellmann
VFX producer | Max Pollmann
color grading | Julian Niesner
Festivals
Cannes Cooperative Media & TV Awards 2023 (Gold Award - Student)
Deutschem Wirtschaftsfilmpreis 2023 (3rd Place „Nachwuchsfilme")
Ciclope Festival 2023 (nominated)
spotlight 2024 (silver award & broze award)
Links
Documentary Feature (2019)
Jasmin and Jastrip, two 12-year old kids from Kiev, spend their summer in a military-style Azovez camp in Ukraine. Surrounded by war and rising nationalism, the camp offers them a 'patriotic education', playfully preparing them for the act of war. And while the kids struggle between serving their country and being a child, the camp slowly begins to change them, making them develop into something that alienates them from their former life.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Odessa International Filmfestival (Award: Best European Documentary)
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg (Award: Best Documentary 2020)
IDFA 2019 - Student Competition (Award: Special Jury Mention)
DOK.fest München - Student Competition (Award: Special Jury Mention)
2020 HOT DOCS Canadian International Documentary Festival - World Showcases
41. Max Ophüls Preis Festival - Documentary Competition
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 2020 - Competition
17th Millennium Docs Against Gravity - Official Selection Amnesty International Award 2020
14. Film Festival Fünf Seen - Ukraine in focus
Sehsüchte - Documentary Competition
Internationales Film Festival Edinburgh (EIFF) - Documentary Competition
Minsk International Filmfestival - Documentary Competition
Tempo 2020 Documentary Festival - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award
Cast & Crew
Director | Moritz Schulz
Producer | Louis Wick, Nils Gustenhofen
Cinematography | Christoph Bockisch
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sound | Bela Brandes, Johannes Schelle, Sirius Kestel
Music | Hannes Bieber
Screenplay | Moritz Schulz, Tetiana Trofusha
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Alternative Titles
Sommerkrieg
Links
Trailer
Screening Link upon request
Short film (2018)
Business as usual for Tanja, while working late as a call taker in an emergency center. When an old friends calls, her emergency quickly becomes a side note, while the women argue more and more about personal conflicts until Tanja finds out a devastating truth.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Festival of Nations (Award: Best Student Film)
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
Kinofest Lünen
Biberacher Filmfestspiele
Fünf Seen Festival
Shorts at Moonlight
Cast & Crew
Cast | Lea Beie, Lucie Emons
Director & Screenplay | Nils Gustenhofen, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Producer | Nils Gustenhofen
Cinematography | Katrin Gärtner, Lukas Löffler
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Short film (2022)
When her team reaches a breakthrough with GIGA HILL, Elsa, the responsible project manager, does not make the cut to go to Dubai. It’s said that she has ‘no punch’. In order to prove it to herself and her colleagues, Elsa takes on the next best challenge: the dangerous ascent to Cheers Peak. But she is not alone in her daring attempt. Bobby, a self-confident influencer, is on his way to the very top as well. Soon, they both realize that the mountain does not forgive any missteps and nature will not be conquered as easily. So they both face the inevitable question – success at what cost for as long as giving up is not an option.
Cast & Crew
Cast | Adriana Möbius, Saladin Dellers
Director | Jonas Baumann
Screenplay | Jonas Baumann, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Producer | Caroline Muhl, Lydia Wrensch
Cinematography | Holger Enck
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music | Jonas Vogler
Sound Supervisor | Julian Berg
VFX Supervisor | Vincent Maurer
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Film Crew Media GmbH
Links
Screening Link upon request
Short Documentary (2022)
A portrait of five very strong people speaking about life and its challenges, growing up and finding out who your are.
Vertical Short film exclusively featured on TikTok.
Cast & Crew
Client | Amazon Prime / Iconoclast Germany
Executive Producer | Tim Augustin
Producer | Veronika Fürthauer
Director | Joscha Bongard
Authors | Joscha Bongard, Sarah Ress, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Cinematography | Jakob Sinsel
Editing | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music | Jonas Vogler
Sound, Sound Design & Mixing | Johann Meis
Links
Screening Link upon request
Short film (2020)
The PR campaign for the premiere of "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf" fails the people are on the alert because the news say the wolf is back. When an election campaign team wants to seize the opportunity, an explosive mixture of fairy tale and reality arises on the evening of the event.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
filmreif! - Das Bundesfestival junger Film
Kurzsüchtig- Das Festival für die besten mitteldeutschen Kurzfilme
Landshuter Kurzfilmfest
TV
MDR – 22.12.2022 (00:55)
ARD Mediathek
Cast & Crew
Cast | Michael Ihnow, Barbara Frey, Sophie Hutter
Director & Screenplay | Jonas Baumann
Producer | Johann Meis
Cinematography | Max Rauer
Production Design | Karina Liutaia
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sound | Julian Berg, Daniel Kling
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Links
Screening Link upon request
Short Documentary (2020)
"The Battle for our Voices" follows the founder of the Polish Women's Strike movement, Natalia, in her battle against the ban on abortion. The film presents the worldwide cohesion among women standing up for their right to be heard and emphasizes how individual movements can become part of something bigger.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Europa im Film
Sehsüchte Filmfestival
Neisse Filmfestival
arte - Regisseurin gesucht
Buxus Stiftung (Unlimited Hope Award - Nominee)
TV
arte (15.12.2021)
Cast & Crew
Director | Jennifer Mallmann
Cinematography | Markus Ott
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sound | Marius Bohnhardt, Esra Laske
Music | Victoria Hillestad
Producer | Fabienne Priess
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Links
Trailer
Screening Link upon request
Vertical Short film (2018)
VITRUM tells the story of a relationship dispute that takes place between the real and the virtual world, based on Plato's allegory of the cave.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Silk Road Film Festival (Best Student Film)
Berlin Independent Film Festival (Best Experimental Film)
Die Erste Vertikale (Best Vertical Short Film)
Cast & Crew
Cast | Tanja Lehmann, Wolfram Schorlemmer
Director | Joscha Bongard, Felix Schreiber
Cinematography | Jakob Sinsel, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Producer | Felix Schreiber
Sound | Paul Powaljaew
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Link
Vimeo
Musicvideo (2018)
Cast & Crew
Cast | Jonathan Berlin, Ella Morgen, Zoe Valks, Alban Mondschein
Song | GiiRL
Director | Joscha Bongard
Cinematography | Christopher Behrmann
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sounddesign | Paul Powaljaew
Colorist | Jakob Sinsel
Producer | Felix Schreiber, Stella Markert
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Links
YouTube
Animation Short (2024)
When a strange being appears, Fred's neighborhood is frightened. Only Fred dares to approach the intruder, opening up a world that had yet been closed to him.
Cast & Crew
Written and Directed | Fabienne Priess & Levin Tamoj
2D Lead Animator | Lydia-Sophia Schüttengruber
Technical Director | Johannes Lübke
VFX Supervisor | Levin Tamoj
Producer | Fabienne Priess
Director of Photography | Verena Mühling
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Production Design | Leonie Enslin
Music | Patrick Kuhn Botelhoj
Sound | Nicolas Kaiser
Color Grading | Jakob Sinsel
A production by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Links
Teaser
Screening link upon request
Stop Motion Short film (2018)
Every single day an old fisherwoman takes her little fishing boat out to the ocean. One day she forgets to take along enough bait. So she tries to use a small fish she already caught to catch a bigger one. It’s working. The fisherwoman catches fish after fish, one bigger than the last until her greed gets out of control.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Jersey Shore Film Festival (Foreign Animation Special Mention)
Soo Film Festival (Audience Choice Award Animation)
Thalmässinger Kurzfilmtage
Independent Days Karlsruhe
Willson Oakville Film Festival
Queen City Film Festival
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Sierra Nevada Film Festival
Canton Film Festival
Cast & Crew
Director | Wolfgang Purkhauser, Franziska Trast, Paul Vollet
Music | Victoria Hillestad
Sounddesign | Johann Meis
Colorist | Jakob Sinsel
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Alternative Titles
Die Alte Frau und das Meer
Links
Screening Link upon request
Short Documentary (2019)
DOGS tells the story of three people – Lutz is the president of Hells Angels Stuttgart, Marie an art student and Ursel a professional dog groomer - who ask themselves questions about life and seeking answers in their four-legged friends.
Festivals and Awards (Selection)
Filmschau Baden Württemberg
Miami Independent Film Festival
Montreal Independent Film Festival
First Time Filmmaker Sessions
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival
Cast & Crew
Director | Jennifer Mallmann
Cinematography | Hanno Dall
Editor | Wolfgang Purkhauser
Sound | Moritz Melber
Music | Levin Tamoj
Producer | Paulina Larson
Production Company | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Links
Screening Link upon request
