10° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI
Short Film Competition 1992
ZUM GREIFEN NAH
by Veit Helmer
Anton is a construction worker. He transports cement by means of a crane to the top of a buildingsite. His unique position enables him to see into the windows of the surrounding houses. Tatjana is a nightowl. In the evening, when she awakens, she finds flowers placed on her balcony. Will Anton and Tatjana meet during the mere seven minutes of this film?
Biography
film director
Veit Helmer
Born in Hannover in 1968, Veit Helmer has been making films since he was 13. Trained as a production-manager at German tv NDR, he studied one year theatre-directing at the Academy "Ernst Busch" in Berlin. He worked two years as assistant director for feature films. Since 1991 he is student of Munich Film School HFF.
FILMOGRAFIA
Tour d'Amour (cm, 1989), Die Räuber (cm, 1991), Zum Greifen nah (cm, 1992), Der Fensterputzer (cm, 1993), Tour Eiffel (70mm, cm, 1994), Surprise! (cm, 1995).
Cast
& Credits
Director of photography: Janucz Reichenbach.
Art director: Anja Stoppler.
Editor: Oliver Gieth.
Music: Justice Hahn.
Sound: Thorsten Bolzé.
Cast: Wolfgang Bauer, AnneMarie Bubke, Antony Paul, Jean Wilson.
Director of Production: Roman Blum.
Production company: Veit Helmer Filmproduktion, Wormserstr. 4, 1000 Berlin 30, tel. 302181414, fax 308821671 Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film.
Foreign sales agent: Veit Helmer Filmproduktion, Wormserstr. 4, 1000 Berlin 30, tel. 302181414, fax 308821671