27th Film Festival Max Ophuels Prize

23.01.2006 to 29.01.2006
Saarbruecken
Der Schläfer

Der Schläfer (Sleeper)

In 2006, the festival was directed by Birgit Johnson for the first time. She launched a competition section for documentaries. The German-Spanish co-production "Mañana al mar" by Ines Thomsen won in this category. The Max Ophuels Prize went to "Der Schläfer" (Sleeper) by Benjamin Heisenberg. The INTERFILM jury awarded its prize to a short film: "37 ohne Zwiebeln" by André Erkau.

Auszeichnung der INTERFILM-Jury

37 without onion
Directed by:
2005

Light-footed and visually pointed, the film manages to focus on the lost connections of modern life by the subject of "time" and to appreciate the qualities of staying glued.