6th Long Night of Berlin Film Festivals

Over 20 Berlin film festivals come together for a joint program to celebrate for a whole a day and a whole night:
around 100 films, bands, DJs and streetfood.

Weihnachtsfilmfestival (Christmas Film Festival) is represented with 2 programs:
22:15 Uhr | Cinema 3: Krampus (Comedy, 19min)
00:15 Uhr | Cinema 4: 128 days till Christmas (6 short films, 32min)

6th Long Night of Berlin Film Festivals
Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 3 pm
Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Laskerstr. 5, 10245 Berlin
Admission: 12 €, reduced 8 €, free until 4 pm
More Info: http://www.festiwelt-berlin.de/6-lange-nacht-der-filmfestivals/

 

 


 

22:30 Uhr | Cinema 3:
Krampus
Christof Pilsl | Comedy | 19min | 2017 | Germany | OmeU
It’s the 5th of December – the one evening, when the children in southern Germany are traditionally visited by Saint Nicholas and his grim companion Krampus, who gets to decide, whether the little rascals are to be rewarded or punished for their behavior during the year. Three families are gathered in their living rooms and the parents really enjoy to frighten their offspring with scary stories about the Krampus.

 

 


 

00:00 Uhr | Cinema 4:
128 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS
6 international short films | 32min

 

24 DAYS OF TORTURE
Victoria Jardine, Ines Pagniez | Animation | 2min | 2016 | Germany/UK | OV
Christopher, an advent calendar tries to protect his beloved chocolates over the period of Christmas.

JAK PRZYRZĄDZIĆ KARPIA? / HOW TO PREPARE A CHRISTMAS CARP?
Jan Bujnowski | Comedy | 12min | 2016 | Poland | OmeU
A little boy is trying to convince his parents that the carp, meant to become a traditional Christmas dish and temporarily kept in their bathtub, can talk with people.

TIS THE SEASON
Jens Blank, Anna Benner | Animation | 2min | 2013 | Germany | OV
What is Santa and his gang up to during their free time?

BEST WISHES
Jeroen Houben | Comedy | 1min | 2015 | Netherlands | OV
Two men are drawn into a duel over whose house has the best Christmas light display.

THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT KILLER
James P. Gannon | Documentary | 7min | 2016 | USA | OV
People drive at a snails pace through the 2 mile stretch of beautiful light displays, listening to holiday music, soaking up the Christmas spirit. But at the end of each night one man drives the stretch alone, turning off all of the lights, ending the joy day after day.

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: A TALE OF AVIAN MISERY
Craig Ainsley, Ben White | Animation | 8min | 2016 | UK | OV
What if someone actually gave those gifts from ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ song?

 


 

These are the festivals of the 6th Long Night of Berlin Film Festivals:
11mm Fußballfilmfestival + Achtung Berlin – New Berlin Film Award + Afrikamera + Boddinale + Contravision + Down Under Berlin – Australian & New Zealand Film Festival + Festival of Animation Berlin + Film:Schweiz + Französische Filmwoche + INTERFILM Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin + KUKI Internationales Kinder und Jugendkurzfilmfestival Berlin + Lithuanian Film Festival „Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin“ + One World Berlin Human Rights Film Festival + Prachtige films + Russische Filmwoche + Shebeen Flick Irish Film Festival Berlin + Soundwatch Berlin Music Film Festival + Uranium Film Festival Berlin + Webfest Berlin + Weihnachtsfilmfestival + ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Münster|Berlin