News & Events
Follow our News & Events page to keep updated about Down Under Berlin and trends and talents in Australian and New Zealand film.
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Expat Filmmakers in Berlin – Aaron Lucas
For Aussie filmmaker Aaron Lucas, the decision to move to Berlin in June 2018 was very spontaneous – he didn’t know anyone here, didn’t speak German, but it still seemed like a great idea. Well, we’ve seen Free Therapy (...)
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The Rise of the Short Film
Why are short films so important? Guest blogger Holly Barnard asks this burning question to filmmakers and finds out why the short film format is so universally loved and what we need to do to keep them being made.
The medium o (...)
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DUB board members: from Australia to Berlin and back.
The Down Under Berlin board members are going through a little change, so we thought it a good idea to keep you informed at what they are up to.
Since its inception in 2011, the Down Under Berlin film festival has had three boa (...)
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Submissions are OPEN!
Down Under Berlin's Call For Entries for the 2019 festival is open!
It's true, the moment you've all been waiting for! (well, waiting since the end of the last festival at least!) Submissions are open for this year's festival. (...)
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Berlinale 2019 celebrates New Zealand and Australia!
With an impressive list of Australian and New Zealand films at the Berlinale 2019, DUB will be there to cheer them on!
As per usual, the Berlinale Film Festival has been drip-feeding information to the public about their 2019 (...)
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Past Festival Films
Find out more what we had in store over the past years in our Films A-Z or click below for some samples.
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We're Here Now
Nikki Richardson | AUS| 2015| Drama | 06:42 min | English | German Premiere
Two sisters find themselves hiding out in a public toilet cubicle when the youngest has to take a pregnancy test. (...) -
Makeover
Don Percy | AUS | 2013 | Comedy, drama | 7 min | English | German Premiere
Lonely widower Horrie undertakes an unconventional home-style makeover for a blind date. (...) -
Live Through This
Lisa Camillo | AUS | 2013 | Documentary | 8 min | English | European Premiere
Can a man embrace his mother's killer? A film about the ultimate act of forgiveness. (...) -
Tama
Jared Flitcroft, Jack O'Donnell | NZ | 2017 | Drama | 9 min | English, Māori | German Premiere
Tama is about a young Māori Deaf boy who wants to perform the Haka. He is isolated within his family where communication is non-existent. His hearing dad, Hone, and younger brother Rongo do not know how to treat him well. One day (...) -
Shack Life
Lesley Branagan & Brent Melton | AUS | 2014 | Documentary | 55 min | English | European Premiere
Shack Life depicts the unique shack communities south of Sydney. Established in the 1930s as a place where people came to escape the hardships of the Depression, Shack Life portrays a community’s struggle for recognition of thei (...) -
Foal
Vanessa Gazy | AUS| 2015| Drama | 24:02 min | English| German Premiere
Rural Australia, 1915: Aurora is pregnant from her young lover, Joe. As she braces for the imminent return of her older husband, her daughter Annie struggles to make sense of the adult world. (...) -
Fire in Cardboard City
Phil Brough | NZ | 2017 | Stop-Motion, Comedy | 9 min | English
When a city made entirely from cardboard catches fire it is up to the local fire chief and his brave deputies to save Cardboard City and its citizens from impending doom. (...) -
Waru
Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Renae Maihi, Chelsea Cohen, Paula Jones, Awanui Simich-Pene | NZ | 2017 | Drama | 88 min | English, Māori | German Premiere
Following the death of a child at the hands of his caregiver, eight Māori women are confronted by guilt, shame, pride and defeat but will ultimately risk everything for the greater good of their community… (...) -
Nest
Rex Kane-Hart | AUS | 2016 | Experimental | 12 min | English | International Premiere
Alone and afraid, young Martin must navigate through a labyrinth of an uncertain future and a whirlwind of emotions, when an imaginary Rat leads him on an eventful and unexpected journey. (...) -
Nowhere
Carolina Izquierdo | AUS | 2013 | Drama | 14:17 min | English | International
A couple goes hiking and tries to rekindle their relationship but when they get separated in the bush, they realise that sometimes you need to get lost in order to get found. (...) -
Aussie Shorts #2
Diverse directors | AUS | 2016-2017 | 82 min | English | Diverse Premieres
When pigeon breeders meet a dog hitman, destinies collide, and one man makes the most important call of his life - it's time for Aussie Shorts #2! They Come Home Rowena Potts | AUS | 2017 | Documentary | 21 min | E (...) -
Ross & Beth
Hamish Bennett | NZ | 2014 | Drama | 15 min | English | European Premiere
The story of a humble farming couple, a sudden upheaval and an unlikely saviour. (...) -
Your Call Is Important to Us
TJ Power | AUS | 2017 | Comedy | 14 min | English | German Premiere
This short comedy confirms our fears about what really goes on at call-centers when we’re asked, 'Please hold?' We peek behind the scenes of one particularly specialized call-centre on that fateful day when big-shot CEO, Simon, (...) -
The Cycle
Jess Newman | AUS | 2016 | Documentary/Comedy | 11 min | English | European Premiere
Jimmy loses his license after being caught drink driving, so his mum suggests he take up cycling. Their relationship is tested when Jimmy believes he can become the greatest cyclist of all time. (...) -
Late Moves
Thomas Hudson & Cameron James | AUS | 2017 | Drama | 11 min | English | German Premiere
An innocent drink between two old friends reveals an infatuation with the past, a fear of the present, and the possibility of a future. (...) -
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Claudia Holmes | AUS | 2016 | Drama | 12 min | English | International Premiere
Ellie is an insecure teenage girl who takes all her frustration out on her sweet and neglected mother, Sarah. Desperate to feel beautiful and loved Ellie enters a beauty pageant at the local RSL but by the end of the night Ellie r (...) -
Red Kite
Susanna van Aswegen | AUS | 2016 | Drama | 15 min | English | European Premiere
Piper’s mother sends her to live with her grandfather Albert, while her mother seeks medical treatment in the city. The two have little in common, until Piper discovers Albert’s paintings in his shed. (...) -
An Exercise in Discipline: Peel
Jane Campion | AUS | 1982 | Comedy | 9 min | English
A red-headed family's drive in the countryside begins an intrigue of awesome belligerence and obstinacy. (...) -
Sunday
Dustin Clare | AUS & NZ | 2014 | Drama, romance | 71 min | English | European Premiere
Sunday is a truly independent feature film set in Christchurch, New Zealand, one year after the devastating earthquakes. The city on the mend is a metaphor for Charlie and Eve's relationship: one of past devastation, beauty and a (...) -
Waiting
Amberley Jo Aumua | NZ | 2017 | Drama, Coming-of-Age | 13 min | English | German Premiere
Starsky has never met his father. So when he receives a letter from him that he wants to talk, he skips school with his best friend Kenny to wait at the payphone outside the local shop. (...)