Lothar

2013 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min | BA Film

Directed by Luca Zuberbühler

Collection: Degree Films 2013

Forced to be alone: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To protect the world he locks himself into a subterranean home, isolated from the outer world. One day, an accident happens. Despite of all the care taken, he breaks his beloved toaster, an early gift from his mother. The broken toaster compels him to leave his residence. Shortly after taking the risk, Lothar runs the world into great danger.

Runtime13 min
Year of Production2013
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP, HDCAM SR, HDCAM, Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio2.39:1
Audio FormatStereo, 5.1
Shot onARRI ALEXA, RED Epic
Shooting FormatProRes, RAW
Spoken LanguageWithout dialog
Director Luca Zuberbühler
Cinematography Valentino Vigniti
Production Design Lisa Bruggmann
Editor Aurora Vögeli
Screenplay Luca Zuberbühler
Production Manager Moritz Schneider
Producer Rajko Jazbec
Leading ActorsAaron Hitz
Supporting ActorsLucas Zibulski
Priska Elmiger
Assistant Director Jan-Eric Mack
Unit Manager Tobias Kubli
Art Director Lisa Bruggmann
Focus Puller & Assistant Camera Esther Mattei
Lighting Technician Tomasz Kadlubowski
Casting Aurelio Buchwalder
Corinna Glaus
Costume Design Géraldine Schmid
Location Sound Engineer, Sound Design Christian Schäppi
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Project Supervision Bernahard Lehner
Project Mentoring Stefan Jäger
Jasmine Hoch
Michael Vögtlin
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme BA Film Prof. Bernhard Lehner

News

7. July 2014
NIFFF honours BA film "Lothar"

Luca Zuberbühler's "Lothar" is awarded a Narcissus for the Best Swiss Short Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF).

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8. April 2014
Nomination for the Studio Hamburg Talent Award

Luca Zuberbühler's short film LOTHAR has been nominated for the 2014 Studio Hamburg Talent Award in the Category "Best Short Film".

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29. January 2014
Best Student Film

Luca Zuberbühler's LOTHAR has received the Best Student Film Award at the 2014 LAMA (Los Angeles Movie Awards).

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Screenings

18. October 2017 – 2. November 2017
Das Filmfest - Festival deutschsprachiger Filme
Prague | Brno | Czech Republic
organized by the Goethe Institut Prag, the Austrian Kulturforum Prag and the Embassy of Switzerland

30. October 2016 – 30. October 2016
HYPERION Int. Student Film Festival
Bucharest | Rumania

3. March 2016 – 6. March 2016
RIFF - Richmond Int. Film Festival

10. December 2015 – 14. December 2015
Jana - Int. Film Festival For Children & Youth
Beirut

18. September 2015 – 19. September 2015
upcoming film makers
Luzern

9. September 2015 – 16. September 2015
Duhok International Film Festival

23. April 2015 – 2. May 2015
CIFF - Children’s International Film Festival
Dubai

2. April 2015 – 4. April 2015
Schweinfurter Filmtage

26. March 2015 – 29. March 2015
DaKINO International Film Festival
Bukarest

31. January 2015 – 8. February 2015
PLAY – Festival Int. de Cinema Infantil & Juvenil de Lisboa

7. December 2014 – ca. 00:15 bis 11:10
SRF 2

28. November 2014 – 12. December 2014
Black Bear Filmfest
Lodz, Warschau, Polen

19. November 2014 – 22. November 2014
Peer Raben Music Award
Köln

18. November 2014 – 22. November 2014
Sleepwalkers International Film Festival
Tallin, Estland

11. November 2014 – 16. November 2014
interfilm - international short film festival
Berlin

5. November 2014 – 20. November 2014
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds

7. October 2014 – 13. October 2014
Sapporo Short Fest
Japan

3. October 2014 – 12. October 2014
SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Barcelona

3. October 2014 – 11. October 2014
Sedicicorto International Film Festival
Forlì, Italien

23. July 2014 – 3. August 2014
Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Starnberg Seefeld Herrsching

4. July 2014 – 12. July 2014
NIFFF - Festival du film du fantastique de Neuchâtel

16. June 2014 – 21. June 2014
Festival International de Cine de Huesca
Huesca

4. June 2014 – 5. June 2014
Filmclub im Takino
Schaans, Lichtenstein

4. June 2014 – 11. June 2014
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2014
Tokio

21. May 2014 – ab 23:50
NDR - Nord Deutscher Rundfunk
Nominierte Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis 2014

15. May 2014 – 21. May 2014
Art Film Festival Cannes

4. April 2014 – 6. April 2014
Cardiff Independent Film Festival
Cardiff, UK

3. April 2014 – 10. April 2014
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach

2. April 2014 – 6. April 2014
Schweizer Jugendfilmtage
Zürich

28. March 2014 – 29. March 2014
Canada International Film Festival
Vancouver

23. January 2014 – 30. January 2014
Solothurner Filmtage
Programm

20. January 2014 – 26. January 2014
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Saarbrücken