Der Kopf der Katze

Short Film | 2020-2021 | Germany

Main data

Director	Harriet Maria Meining, Peter Meining
Written by	Harriet Maria Meining, Peter Meining
Production	42film GmbH, MauserFilm Harriet Maria und Peter Meining GbR [de]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	12/10/2020
End of shooting	24/10/2020
Number of shooting days	10
Filming regions	Germany - Saxony

Project data

Film financing	Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony [de] - cultural promotion: 5.000 EUR Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung [de] - new talent funding: 50.000 EUR SLM Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien [de] - cultural promotion (11/2020)
Length of movie	30
Aspect ratio	Cinemascope (1 : 2,39)

Posters

Posters

Brief synopsis

A mother lives in seclusion with her 7-year-old daughter in a lonely house. The mother wants to train the child to become a specialist. Lessons and renunciation shape everyday life and the upbringing of the child. When the child receives a gift, everything changes.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Rosa Henriette Löwe	Daughter [L]
Petra Schmidt-Schaller	Mother [L]
Oskar Brandt	Dog [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Postproduction producer	Torsten Giewat Inhouse Producer ARRI Media	Inhouse Producer ARRI Media
Vfx producer	Lukas Väth
Post production coordinator	Rebekka Schreiter
Colorist	Andreas Lautil
Director of photography	Rebecca Meining
Steadicam operator	Adrian Campean
1st assistant camera	Felix Laicher
2nd assistant camera	Edward Eichhorn
Costume designer	Konstanze Grotkopp
Director	Harriet Maria Meining
Director	Peter Meining
1st AD (local system)	Sebastian Scheinert
Editor	Rebecca Meining
Key grip	Beniamino Casagrande
Gaffer	Finn Gosch
Lighting technician / electrician	Ralf Heiner Heinke
Lighting technician / electrician	Frank Beitlich
Makeup artist / hair stylist	Antje Wonneberger Chief Makeup Artist & Hairstylist	Chief Makeup Artist & Hairstylist
Producer	Christoph Kukula
Producer	Eike Goreczka
Co-producer	Peter Meining
Co-producer	Harriet Maria Meining
Production designer	Annette Demski-Klassen
Production manager	Richard Heinecke
Production coordinator	Claudia Hoffmann
Production coordinator	Rebekka Schreiter
Assistant production manager	Gustav Morenz
Production driver	Nadine Fischer [1]
Screenwriter	Harriet Maria Meining
Screenwriter	Peter Meining
Production sound mixer	Marc Eberhardt
Production sound mixer	Philipp Schwabe
Sound re-recording mixer	Philipp Schwabe
Sound designer	Philipp Schwabe
Subtitle editor	Vân Anh Bach (GER, EN)	(GER, EN)

Production companies

Company	Comment
42film GmbH
MauserFilm Harriet Maria und Peter Meining GbR [de]

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	Ludwig Kameraverleih GmbH

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2021	Germany	Hof Int. Film Festival

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	Germany	MDR [de]	Saturday, 09/04/2022, 12.10 AM	MDR Kurzfilmnacht

Links

Websites
	https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/der_kopf_der_katze

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