Youth Award

Young voices matter!

In order to amplify young peoples perspectives, this year, we will once again be awarding the Youth Jury Prize. Together with our new partner TLNT & TLNT, we will be emphasising the importance of youth involvement in key sociopolitical issues. In this way, we are promoting the active participation of dedicated young people in shaping our future.

In cooperation with:

HAUSNUMMER NULL

Chris lives at a Berlin S-Bahn station: his life is dominated by drug addiction and homelessness. But his perseverance and a supportive neighbourhood bring new strength for change.

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PLANET B

Luca and Bo are climate activists. Over the course of four years, the film watches the teenagers grow and follow their friendship and their joint fight against humanity’s extinction.

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WE WON'T SHUT UP – A FILM FOR FREEDOM

In Spain, eighteen musicians have been sentenced to prison for making political statements in their lyrics. The Catalan music scene performs their songs and fight for freedom of arts and expression.

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OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM

Wanjugu Kimathi is searching for the remains of her father, founder of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army. Her activism also includes the remaining freedom fighters, who are still with no land rights.

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PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW!

Activist for the peace movement, environmental conservation and human rights, co-founder of the Green Party and feminist politician: In her strive for change Petra Kelly is still a role model.

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BÊMAL – HEIMATLOS

August marked the tenth anniversary of the genocide of the Yazidis. Düzen Tekkal und HAWAR.help accompany four sibling pairs through their lives in Germany and Iraq.

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Jury

Alli Neumann

Jury Youth-Award & Film ambassador

Alli Neumann

In 2018, the alternative pop singer released her first EP (Hohes Fieber) shortly after the premiere of WACH, the film in which she got to play her first leading role. Her debut album (Madonna Whore Complex) was highly praised by critics. Also live on stage she could live out artistically in the last years. Whether at festivals or as a support act for bands like Coldplay. Alli proves on every stage that she is made to perform. She has been involved in social projects since the start of her career

Jess Mukeba

Jury Youth-Award

Jess Mukeba

Jess Mukeba studies political science and philosophy in Freiburg im Breisgau and works as a young actor in Berlin. He recently filmed for the 3rd season of the ZDFneo series Deadlines, which premiered at the 32nd Hamburg Film Festival. He is a member of Schwarze Filmschaffende e. V. and sat on the youth jury of the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin in 2023.

Larissa Straßer

Jury Youth-Award

Larissa Straßer

Larissa Straßer is based in Berlin, where she studies media management. Her experience spans journalism, public relations, event management, and documentary filmmaking, focusing on amplifying diverse voices. Passionate about creative writing, radio broadcasting, and storytelling, Larissa brings a broad perspective to her media work. She is currently working on the project “FLINTA* & FLINTA*”, which fosters connection and dialogue in the European media landscape for FLINTA*.

Spyros Patsouras

Jury Youth-Award

Spyros Patsouras

Spyros Patsouras is a dynamic producer of experimental videos, feature films, and political documentaries. With a Marketing and Communication degree from Athens University, he focuses on projects addressing social issues. Since 2019, Spyros has produced impactful films on tight budgets, including Avant-Drag!, a documentary on Athens’ queer community, premiered at IFFR2024. Now based in Berlin, he collaborates with film professionals and works in film sales and production.

Ziya Emre Yildirim

Jury Youth-Award

Ziya Emre Yildirim

Ziya Emre Yildirim is 21 years old and a great film lover.
His interest in films, series and other audiovisual storytelling started at the age of five with the PlayStation 2 game ‘Sonic Heroes’, and has only deepened over the last 16 years.
As a multiply marginalised person, getting into the film business is a bit tricky, but he has still been able to help out on several film sets and enjoys working on his own projects in his spare time.

last update:

16. SEPTEMBER 2024