Schonzeit

Schonzeit

2009 | Drama | 20 min | MA Film

Collection: Degree Films 2009

The brothers Oli and Jan are confronted with the absence of their parents. While the younger of the two withdraws into his own world, the older tries to make up for what is missing. They cope with the daily routine – a lonesome twosome.

Runtime	20 min
Year of Production	2009
Country of Production	Switzerland
Distribution Format	HDCAM
Audio Format	Stereo
Shooting Format	HDCAM
Spoken Language	Swiss German
Available Subtitles	German, English, French

Director	Irene Ledermann
Cinematography	Lorenz Merz
Production Design	Marlen Grassinger
Music	Marcel Vaid
Editor	Lisa Blatter Irene Ledermann
Screenplay	Irene Ledermann
Production Manager	Stefan Kirchhof

Leading Actors	Youri Ledermann
	Manuel Neuburger

Supporting Actors	Jörg Reichlin
	Yannick Fischer
	Siro Accorinti
	Jan Zapata
	Nora Ly

Makeup Artist	Maya Hirsch
Location Sound Engineer	Simon Liniger Ivo Schläpfer
Sound Design	Dani Hobi
Sound Mixing	Gregg Skerman
Graphic Artist	Silvio Alberti Markus Kachel
Project Supervision	Bernhard Lehner Margit Eschenbach
Executive Producer	Filippo Bonacci Anita Wasser
Head of Programme MA Film	Prof. Markus Imboden

News

1. October 2010
Succès Zürich

Succès Zürich of the Zurich Film Foundation for the Most Successful Short Films 2009/2010

1. March 2010
Nomination for the 2010 Swiss Film Award

Best Short Film

18. January 2010
Max Ophüls Prize

Best Short Film, Film Festival of the Max Ophüls Prize

More information

6. November 2009
Reflet d’Or Best Swiss Short Movie

Reflet d’Or Best Swiss Short Movie of the Film Festival Cinéma tous écran in Geneva

1. November 2009
Special Mention

Special Mention of the Etiuda Contest Main Jury & the Grand Prix of the International Federation of Film Societies 2009, Etiuda & Anima Film Festival, Krakow

1. November 2009
Award for Best Swiss Cinematography

Lorenz Merz receives Award for Best Swiss Cinematography at the 2009 Winterthur International Short Film Festival for his contribution to Irene Ledermann's “Schonzeit”

More information

15. September 2009
Nomination for the 2009 German Talent Award

“Schonzeit” has been nominated for the 2009 German Talent Award

More information

Screenings

25. January 2012 – 5. February 2012
International Film Festival Rotterdam

19. August 2010 – 27. August 2010
Sao Paulo international short film festival
Sao Paulo

27. July 2010 – 4. August 2010
Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Starnberg, Seefeld, Herrsching

12. May 2010 – 16. May 2010
Busan International Short Film Festival
Südkorea

14. April 2010 – 18. April 2010
IFFF - Internationales FrauenFilmFestival Dortmund & Köln

26. January 2010 – 31. January 2010
FIPA - Festival International des programmes audiovisuels
Biarritz

21. January 2010 – 28. January 2010
Solothurner Filmtage
Offizielles Programm