News & Events
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Films and Series from Down Under at Berlinale 2020
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for film lovers around town: the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival – Berlinale – starts today, and films from Australia and New Z (...)
Season's Greetings & A Little Something Extra
‘Tis the season to be jolly – and to watch awesome Australian and New Zealand short films!
Merry everything and happy always - all of us at DUB headquarters wish you a joyful holiday season 201 (...)
Attending Filmmakers & Receptions 2019
Join Down Under Berlin 2019 for Q&As with attending film folk and some delicious treats at our Opening and Closing Night receptions!
In 2019, Down Under Berlin again welcomes several makers of (...)
Island of the Hungry Ghosts – Program Highlight 2019
Down Under Berlin is proud to present Gabrielle Brady’s extraordinary multi-award-winning documentary, Island of the Hungry Ghosts, in attendance of co-producer Julia Niethammer.
Premiering at th (...)
DUB at the 7th Long Night of the Film Festivals
The Long Night of the Film Festivals returns for its 7th edition in the heart of Berlin on August 24th 2019. Down Under Berlin joins the fun with a line-up of its best short films from last year’ (...)
Down Under Berlin 2019
Down Under Berlin's 9th festival edition is over, and and we are busy working on upcoming events in 2020. We thank all our audience members, filmmakers, sponsors and partners for their kind support in the past year. Here's a look back at Down Under Berlin 2019.
Festival Program 2019
Find out everything about Down Under Berlin's festival program 2019.
Past Festival Films
Browse through a selection of films from Down Under Berlin's past editions.
New Talents Showcase: Becoming Whole
Diverse directors | AUS | 2013 | 55 min | English | Diverse PremieresIn this short film slot, Down Under Berlin serves its audience a fine selection of exquisite film nibbles. Bon appétit! Biting Down Kate Cornish | AUS | 2013 | Drama | 7:38 min | English | German Premiere Nowhere Carolina (...)
Shmeat
Matasila Freshwater | NZ | 2016 | Animation | 6 min | English | German PremiereIn a dystopic New Zealand, the struggle for food and resources takes a heavy toll on society. Peculiar scientist Lecta takes it upon herself to solve this crisis. But for this, she needs human flesh… (...)
Kiwi Shorts - Take 1
Diverse directors | NZ | 2018-2019 | 79 min | English, Samoan w. English subtitles | Diverse PremieresIn the first round of New Zealand short films at Down Under Berlin 2019, meet people at the crossroads of life: a lonely refugee in rural New Zealand (Run Rabbit), a young mother suffering from the pain of rejection (Falling Up), (...)
The Battle of the Shorts: AUS vs. NZ - Round 1
Diverse directors | AUS & NZ | 2015-2017 | 73 min | English & Tongan | Diverse PremieresIn this short film slot, Australian and New Zeland short films battle for pride and glory - and a one-year premium membership sponsored by film community platform FilmUp! The World In Your Window Zoe McIntosh | NZ | 2017 | 1 (...)
Wild Will
Alan King | AUS | 2019 | Thriller | 12 min | English | German PremiereWhen the neighbourhood dogcatcher William Page is found wandering the streets disorientated, he is brought back to the local police station for assistance. However, the situation soon disintegrates into hell on earth. [su_space (...)
Welcome Home Allen
Andrew Kavanagh | AUS | 2016 | Action, Drama | 11 min | no dialogue | German PremiereFour soldiers return to a home they don’t recognise and that doesn’t recognise them. (...)
This is Yarra
Lydia Rui | AUS | 2018 | Documentary | 15 min | English | European PremiereThe film follows the story of Riyadh Aden and Deng Dut of the Yarra Wild Beasts basketball team as they prepare for the South Sudanese Australian National Basketball Association Tournament. For nearly 15 years, basketball has p (...)
Dead Sharks
Nic Barker | AUS| 2015| Drama | 15:35 min | English| European PremiereA relationship is like a shark. It has to move forward or it dies. This short portrays different moments in and different types of relationships. Who will move on? (...)
The Tank Farm
Rodrigo Gomez-Bolbaran | NZ| 2015| Documentary | 17:15 min | English| European PremiereThe Tank Farm on Auckland’s pristine waterfront is a tightly knit community of people searching for freedom and answers. 64-year-old John lives there in his car for 12 years, together with fellow travellers, but the City Council (...)
True Colours
David Valent | AUS | 2015| Drama | 10:17 min | English | German PremiereAn increasingly desolate teenage schoolboy creates a coded language using paint colour sample cards to express his secret desires and feelings for the object of his affection. (...)
A Silent Waltz
Issac Still | AUS | 2013 | Drama | 12 min | English| European PremiereMadeline is excited for the regional dance, but she must overcome her deafness to ask Wyatt for a silent waltz. (...)
The Bookshop
Ashley Pollard | AUS | 2018 | Romance, Comedy | 9 min | English | World PremiereA desperate writer tries to woo a publisher into taking on his manuscript. But has his arrogance, and stupidity, got in the way of something more real than a book deal? (...)
Message from Mungo
Andrew Pike & Ann McGrath | AUS | 2014 | Documentary | 70 min | English | European PremiereWhen archaeologists discovered Mungo Lady, the remains of a 40 000 year-old human, it dramatically changed the knowledge about Australian history. Where some see old bones, others see a part of their family and their ancestry. A c (...)
Eagle
Gus Berger | AUS | 2015 | Drama | 10 min | English | International PremiereAfter a death in the family, Coombra lost himself in a life of drugs and crime sinking deeper into despair, he finds support in an indigenous community program. (...)
I Will Not Write Unless I Am Swaddled in Furs
Wade Shotter | NZ | 2017 | Drama, Comedy | 6 min | English | German PremiereA fussy writer prepares to conceive a great work of art, but his list of preparations grows longer and more specific, revealing his love and obsession with writing. (...)
Sweet Country
Warwick Thornton | AUS | 2017 | Western, Drama, Crime | 113 min | English | Berlin PremiereSam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works for a preacher in the outback of Australia’s Northern Territory. When Harry, a bitter war veteran, moves into a neighbouring outpost, the preacher sends Sam and his family to help Harry r (...)
Short Films: The Future is Now
Diverse directors | AUS | 2014 - 2015 | 59 min | English | Diverse PremieresIn this short film slot, Down Under Berlin serves its audience a fine selection of exquisite film nibbles. Bon appétit! I Remember the Future Klayton Stainer | AUS | 2014 | Drama, sci-fi | 26:32 min | German Premiere The D (...)
Maria
Jeremiah Tauamiti | NZ | 2016 | Drama | 15 min | English & Samoan | German PremiereAn ailing Polynesian matriarch must find the strength to lead her family one last time. (...)
Battle of the Shorts: AUS vs. NZ - Round 2
Diverse directors | AUS & NZ | 2016-2017 | 90 min | English | Diverse PremieresIn this short film slot, Australian and New Zeland short films battle for pride and glory, and to win the audience's vote. Join the fun! Mute Adam Thorogood | NZ | 2018 | Drama, Coming-of-Age | 14 min | English, N (...)
The Kangaroo Guy
Joel Loxton | AUS| 2015| Comedy, drama, thriller | 15 min | English| German PremiereKeith Donavon, a regional MP struggling to be taken more seriously, is accidentally drawn into telling a lie during a TV interview. Now he must choose to either face the consequences from his comments, or do whatever it takes to a (...)
Films A-Z, Festival Archive & Interviews
Browse through all festival films since 2015, have a look at former festival editions and check out our latest interviews with film professionals from 'Down Under'.
