"Leben!" on PBS Television

This is really great news. „Leben!“ was selected to be part of an episode of the series „Stories of the Mind“ which is available for broadcasting on all PBS member stations. PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is a US television network which calls itself „America's largest public media enterprise“. About 1/3 of its more than 350 member stations aired the whole season of „Stories of the Mind“ last year. This year they're expecting even more stations to select it. „Leben!“ is realistically to be watched by a few million (!) viewers.

You can watch the episode (with a wonderful introduction for „Leben!“) here...

Also, if you're interested in mental health, please check out more episodes of „Stories of the Mind“ here... They are really worth it!

"Leben!" is online

We are delighted to announce that "Leben!" can be watched onlin now. The Film is available with subtitles in English, French, Spanish and Italian.

You can find all subtilted versions here...

"Leben!" receives the seal of approval "Prädikat wertvoll"

We are very happy to announce that Leben! was awarded a Prädikat wertvoll (Seal of Approval: Recommended) by the German Board of Film Recommendation (FBW). Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone who helped to create this film with their work, passion, financial support and enthusiasm. Leben! has been invited to 28 international film festivals and has received 5 awards. But even more wonderful than that are the many personal reactions we received from people who felt a deep connection to the film. We are happy and proud that we created something very special.

To see "Leben!" on the FBW's website click here...

"Leben!" DVD on Amazon

The DVD of "Leben!" can now be purchased on Amazon. Until the 31st of December 2015 you can buy it for 8,97 €, after that for 9,99 €. The DVD includes the German version of the film as well as a version with English subtitles.

You can find "Leben!" on Amazon here...

Au Contraire Film Festival in Montreal

"Leben!" is invited to be part of the "Au Contraire Film Festival" in Montreal. The festival takes place in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from the 27th to the 30th of October 2015 and "showcases edgy, thought provoking films that explore mental health issues from a multitude of perspectives."

Visit the festival website here...

Vision Award for "Leben!"

"Leben!" has been selected to receive the Vision Award by the Mental Health Channel Online Film Festival! The festival, which runs from the 2nd to the 22nd of October 2015, celebrates and promotes filmmakers who raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues. In their Vision Award statement they wrote: "Each year the MHC OFF will seek out a film with outstanding mental health vision, that demonstrates exceptional production quality, and promotes a better understanding of mental health issues. This year, we enthusiastically recognize: Leben! directed by Carolin Färber."

Visit the festival website here...

You can find the Mental Health Channel here...

Mental Health & Human Rights

"Leben!" is selected to be presented during a course on "Mental Health & Human Rights"  at the renowned „Facultad Latino-Americana de Ciencias Sociales“ in Buenos Aires. The course, which will be held on five days in September and October 2015, will include many well-respected guest speakers and aims at professionals in the field of law, politics, health and social sciences.

Fnd out more about the course here...

Winter Film Awards in New York City

New York again! "Leben!" has been selected to be part of the Offical Selection of the Winter Film Awards 2015 in New York City. The festival welcomes independet films from all over the world at the Blue Diamond Theater located right at Times Square. We are proud to be selected to this festival, given its motto "Where Extraordinary Filmmakers are Recognized". And another wonderful fact: Sakura Filmproduktion will be presenting two films at the festival as its feature film "Innenkind" has also been selected for the competition.

You can find "Leben!"s own page on the website of the Winter Film Awards here...

Find out more about the German Films at the WFA here...

To visit the Facebook page of the festival follow this link here...

Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Arte y Enfermedades

The festival FICAE will be held for the first time from January 14th - 16th 2015 in Valencia, Spain. It's goal is to promote awareness and social consciousness of disease as a life process. He are happy that "Leben!" is invited to be part of the Official Selection.

You can find more information on the fesitval website here...

To visit the facebook site of the festival click here...

DAMN Film Series in New York

"Showcasing the best damn films around" - and we are happy to be part of it at the first edition of the DAMN Film Series in New York City on January 13th.

Take a look at the festival website here

To visit the facebook site of the festival click here...

Mind Rights Film Festival

"Leben!" will be shown at the Mind Rights Film Festival in Lisbon (Portugal) on the 6th of November 2014. The festival shows short films that deal with mental health issues to promote the rights of people with mental disorders. We are proud to be part of it.

You can find the website of the festival here...

Go to the facebook-page of the festival here...

Ayvalik International Film Festival

On the 23rd of October 2014 "Leben!" will have its first screening in Turkey at the Ayvalik International Film Festival.

You can find the website of the festival here...

1 weekend, 3 festivals

1 weekend, 3 festivals: in the next few days "Leben!" will be shown at the No Gloss Film Festival in England, at the Indiana Short Film Festival in the USA and at the International Mental Health Film Festival in Portugal!

http://www.noglossfilmfestival.co.uk

http://www.inshortfilmfest.com

www.ficsam.com

Shortlisted for the Valley Film Festival

"Leben!" might soon be shown in Los Angeles! We are on the official shortlist for "The Valley Film Festival" in the San Fernando Valley of L.A.

You can check out the complete shortlist here...

"Leben!" wins 3 awards

in Buenos Aires!s

Simply wow ... "Leben!" has won 3 awards at the "Festival Internacional del Cortometraje" in Buenos Aires: the main prize "Great ESMI Award", the "SPECIAL MENTION for the APPROACH TO DISORDERS THAT AFFECT HUMAN BEINGS" in the category FICTION and the "SPECIAL MENTION for the BEST ACTOR - MIRCO KREIBICH".

Marbella International Film Festival

Next stop on the festival tour: the south of Spain. "Leben!" is in competition at the Marbella International Film Festival.

Find out more on the festival website here...

You can find the facebook-site of the festival here...

Buenos Aires:

Festival Internacional del Cortometraje 2014

The Festival Internacional del Cortometraja takes places from the 5th to 18th September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We are delighted that "Leben!" is part of it!

You can find the lineup of the festival here...

FLICKERS:

Rhode Island International Film Festival 2014

"Leben!" is going to its biggest festival yet! It will be shown as part of the Official Short Film Competition at FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festivals, which takes place from August 5th - 10th 2014 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The RIIFF is not only ranked as one of the top 12 festivals in the US, it is also a qualifying festival for the Short Film Academy Award. "Leben!" will be shown at the eve of August 9th at The Vets (see picture).

You can find the website of the festival here...

Visit the facebook-site of the festival here...

FerFilm International  Film Festival 2014

Next stop for "Leben!" will be the FerFilm International Film Festival which takes place from 26th to 31st of July in Ferizaj in Kosovo.

You can find the festival-website here...

Go the the facebook-site of the festival here...

Sardinia Film Festival

2014

Already our 3rd festival in Italy: "Leben!" will be part of the Official Selection of short films at the Sardinia Film Festival from 23rd - 28th of June 2014!

You can find the festival-website here...

Azores Fringe Festival

2014

From June 1st to 30th 2014 the "Azores Fringe Festival" will bring a rich programme of artistic and cultural events to the beautiful Azores and we are very happy that "Leben!" was selected to be a part of it!

You can find the festival-website here...

Go to the facebook-site of the festival here...

WatchOut!

- Our 10th festival!

This is our 10th festival!! "Leben!" was selected to be part of "WatchOut! - Tetovo Film Festival" (May 21st - 24th 2014) in Macedonia.

You can find the festival-website here...

Go to the facebook-site of the festival here...

Finalist

at the festival "Cine Mental"

As one of only 3 films "Leben!" reached the final round of the festival "Cine Mental"  in the category "Mejor Corto Ficción" (Best fictional short film)!

You can find the website of the festival here...

You can find a few words by director Carolin Färber about reaching the finale here...

Cine a la Calle 2014

We are delighted that "Leben!" is invited to take part in the international short film festival "Cine a la Calle". The festival, which takes place in Barranquilla (Colombia), a megacity on the shores of the Caribbean, showcases an impressive number of free film screenings and academic events from May 9th to 17th 2014.

You can find the website of the festival  here...

You can find the facebook-site of the festival here...

Filmtage

Augsburg 2014

We are happy to announce that "Leben!" will be part of the Augsburg International Film Festival this year. "Leben!" will be shown in the section "Cinema of Tomorrow/Local Heroes" on May 10th 2014 at 3pm at the cinema Thalia.

You can find the website of the festival here...

Cine Mental - Festival de Cortos y Salud Mental

From 13th to 16th May 2014 the festival "Cine Mental" will be held in this beautiful "Palacio de los Marqueses de la Algaba“ in Sevilla, Spain. We are very happy that "Leben!" will take part in this extraordinary festival which aims to make people aware of mental health issues and to tell stories about people who suffer from psychological problems.

You can find the website of the festival here...

You can find the festival´s facebook site here...

Video Festival Imperia

From 22. - 26. April 2014 "Leben!" will compete for a prize at the Video Festival Imperia on the Italian Riviera. Two years ago the festival was named "Sea Festival 2012" by the Italian newspaper "La Stampa".

You can find the festival website here...

SURMIC: Muestra Internacional

de Cine Independiente

And another festival in Chile is calling: We are delighted to be part of the festival SURMIC in March!

You can find the festival website here...

You can find the festival facebook website here...

FECIR 2014: Rengo International Film Festival

For the first time "Leben!" will be shown in South America: in late February it will be part of the festival FECIR in Chile!

You can find the festival website here...

You can find the festival facebook website here...

Magma International

Short Film Festival

In late November 2013 "Leben!" was part of the offical selection of the Magma International Short Film Festival in Sicily. During that time director Carolin Färber was interviewed for the Radio Lab Catania.

You can find the interview (in Italian and English) here...

Discover more about the film festival here...

Cinematic

Achievement Award

First festival, first award: "Leben!" ("Touching Life") received a "Cinematic Achievement Award" at the Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival! We are overwhelmed!!

Discover more about the TISFF here...

Find the official trailer of the festival here...

World Premiere
in Thessaloniki

The Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival will be held from 20th to 26th October 2013 and „Leben!“ (Touching Life) will see its World Premiere there right at the first night of the festival!

Discover more about the TISFF here...

Find the official trailer of the festival here...

„Leben!“
(Touching Life) at the Magma Film Festival in Sicily

Beetween 28th and 30th November 2013 „Leben!“ (Touching Life) will be shown in the official competitio of Magma, International Short Film Festival in Sicily.

Find the list of the films in competition here...

Take a look at „Leben!“'s own page on the festival-website here...

"Leben!"
(Touching Life) on Servus TV

On 22nd July 2013 Carolin Färber was a studio guest at the show „Servus am Morgen“ on the austrian TV programme Servus TV to talk about her short film „Leben!“ (Touching Life).

See an excerpt of the interview (soon) here...