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‘78 Days’ and ‘The Peasants’ are the winners of the 22nd edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival. Kujawy Pomorze Region!
The winner of the On Air Main Competition is ‘78 Days’ by Emilija Gašič, while ‘The Peasants’ by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman triumphs in the From Poland competition. More »

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It’s me. Helmut

Ich bin’s. Helmut · dir. Nicolas Steiner
Germany, Switzerland 2009, 12’

Helmut is celebrating his 60th birthday. Actually, he is 57. His wife, Gertrud, miscalculated. While the facade of his narrow-minded domesticity is crumbling, old friends pass by, facing Helmut with his past ― a bizarre declaration of love to transience.

Director:Nicolas Steiner
Screenplay:Nicolas Steiner, Stefanie Ren
Music:Hidden White Horn Jazz Band
Cinematography:Clemens Baumeister
Awards:Najlepszy Szwajcarski Film Krótkometrażowy / Best Swiss Short Film (MFF / IFF Winterthur 2009), 2. Nagroda dla Najlepszego Europejskiego Filmu Krótkometrażowego / 2nd price for Best European Short Film (FEC Cambrils Reus 2010)

Nicolas Steiner was born in 1984 in a small town in the Swiss Alps. Since October 2007 he has been studying directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg (Germany).