Andreas Kessler

Auswahl

2022
Nakam  SWR /Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Regie, Story  [*]
Mittellanger Film  Buch Fabien Virayie

2020
Sinkende Schiffe  WDR /arte /Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Regie  [*]
Kurzfilm  Buch Stephan Kämpf

2017
Blind Audition  MDR /Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Regie, Story, Buch  [*]
Kurzfilm  Co-Autor*in Linda Kokkores, Oliver Krause

2016
Mitfahrer  Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Regie  [*]
Kurzfilm  Buch Stephan Kämpf

2015
Madame Butterfly  Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg – Regie, Story, Buch  [*]
Kurzfilm  Co-Autorin Lea Najjar

2014
Camouflage – Regie  [*]
Kurzfilm  Buch Stephan Kämpf

2012
Rasumowsky  zdf.kultur – Regie, Buch  [*]
Kurzfilm

Auszeichnungen

2022
Nakam
– 95th OSCARS® – Shortlist
– 46th CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Worldpremiere) – BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT (OSCAR QUALIFYING)
– 51st Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival – HONORARY MENTION
– 42nd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival – Official Competition
– Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
– Corti da Sogni Antonio Ricci – International Short Film Festival
– 21. Filmz Festival des deutschen Kinos – AUDIENCE AWARD
– Rome Prisma Film Awards 2022 – BEST OF FEST, DIRECTOR, COSTUME DESIGN,
LEADING and SUPPORTING ACTOR
– 26th Miami Jewish Film Festival – AUDIENCE AWARD
– 22nd Anchorage International Film Festival, USA – AUDIENCE AWARD
– Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival – AUDIENCE AWARD
– Vancouver Independent Film Festival – WINNER
– Gula Jewish Film Festival, Israel – AUDIENCE AWARD
– Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, USA – NOMINEE BEST SHORT
– Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival – AUDIENCE AWARD
– ABQ Indie Film Festival – NOMINEE BEST STUDENT FILM, WINNER BEST
DIRECTING
– Golden Short Film Festival – OVERALL AWARD
– 32nd Annual Woods Hole Film Festival – AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST SOUND
DESIGN
– The Pigeon International Film Festival, Iceland – BEST SHORT FILM
– Aladerri International Film Festival – BEST ACTOR NOMINEE
– Tamuz Shomron Film Festival, Israel – JURY AWARD BEST INTERNATIONAL
SHORT FILM
– São Paulo Film Festival, Brasil – BEST DIRECTOR
– ONE Country ONE Film – Apchat-Issoire International Festival, France – Representing
Germany

2020
Sinkende Schiffe
– 41. Max Ophüls Festival  (2020) – Worldpremiere
– Filmschau Baden-Würrtemberg (2020) – BEST SHORT FILM
– filmreif! – das Bundesfestival junger Film (2020) – BEST DIRECTING
– 20th International Student Film & Video Festival Beijing Film Academy (2021) – BEST
DIRECTING
– 29th Euroshorts Poland (2020) – BEST SHORT FILM
– ÉCU – European Independent Film Festival, Paris (2021) – BEST STUDENT FILM
– Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt (2020) – Honorary Mention
– BuSho Film Festival, Budapest (2021) – BEST PERFORMANCE – Helena Hentschel
– Weyauwega International Film Festival (2021) – BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
– Anchorage International Film Festival (2021) – BEST SHORT FILM, 2nd AUDIENCE
AWARD
– Bucharest ShortCut CineFest (2021) – BEST STUDENT FILM, BEST ACTRESS, BEST
DIRECTOR (NOMINATION)
– Bucharest Film Awards (2022) – BEST STUDENT FILM, BEST ACTRESS
– Directors Circle Festival of Shorts (2021) – BEST DIRECTOR
– 31st Woods Hole Film Festival – JURY AWARD RUNNER UP FOR BEST DRAMATIC
SHORT
– Deep Focus Film Festival, NY – Honorary Mention
– Rome Independent Film Festival (2022) – FINALIST
– Santorini Film Festival (2022) – FINALIST

2017
Blind Audition
– Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis (2017) – NOMINATION
– 38. Max Ophüls Festival (2017) – Weltpremiere
– TRIBECA International Film Festival (2018) – Official Competition
– Student BAFTA (2018) – Shortlist
– Ringerike International Youth Film Festival – BEST DIRECTING
– Videofilmtage Mainz – BEST SHORT FILM
– Watersprite international film festival (2018) – BEST DIRECTING
– Intl Students Creative Awards (2018) – BEST STUDENT FILM
– North Carolina Film Award (2017) – WINNER FOUNDER’S AWARD
– Independent Film Festival Boston – SPECIAL JURY PRIZE WINNER

2016
Mitfahrer
– 37. Max Ophüls Festival (2016) – Worldpremiere
– Deutscher Jugendvideopreis 15 – 1. Platz Dt. Jugendvideopreis 2016
– Filmschoolfest Munich – Opening film
– Filmschau Baden-Württemberg – Kath. Jugendmedienpreis Baden-Württemberg
– Nottingham Microfilm Festival – BEST FICTION
– Auf TOUR durch Thüringen mit dem cellu l’art short film festival jena

2015
Madame Butterfly
– 23. ITFS – Young Animation Competition Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2016)
– 40. Hong Kong International Film Festival (2016)
– Screening in der Cinematheque francaise (2016) – Prix Serge Daney Distribution
– 6. New Vision International Short Film Festival – Kiev Ukraine (2016) – BEST
ANIMATION SHORT FILM
– Bridgwater College Film and Music Festival – WINNER ANIMATION CATEGORY
– 15th Reggio Film Festival (2016) – WINNER SOUND AWARD

2014
Camouflage
– Palm Springs International ShortFest – Official Competition
– Selected from German Films for “Germany Shorts in Cannes”
– Frameline 39 San Francisco – Official Competition
– Rejkjavik International Film Festival – Official Competition
– Fish Filmfestival Rostock – Silver Medal

2012
Rasumowsky
– Expo Mailand – German Pavillion
– BackUp Weimar – BEST MUSIC VIDEO
– backup Film Festival Weimar – 1. Jury Award “backup Clipaward”
– Open Eyes Marburg – 3. Prize (Audience Award)