*FILMS

neon

Germany 2002, Short Fiction Film, 35mm, 1:1,66, Color, Dolby SR, 17 min.
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, and Producer Claus Withopf
Funded by the Hessian State Film Subsidy


Arno im Zerlegebetrieb Nora Noras Auftritt im Nachtclub

TRAILER  Trailer


SYNOPSIS

The sensitive protagonist of the film neon lives a secret double life as Arno/Nora. While Arno works in a meat processing factory, beautiful singer Nora devotes herself to the nightlife. The transformation from Arno to Nora, however, does not only lead to internal conflicts but also meets with increasing external disapproval and aggression.

PRESS REVIEW

“Claus Withopf‘s ‘neon‘, a short film directed with a distinct sense of style, tells ... a complex story with clear and captivating pictures.“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“Claus Withopf’s ‘neon‘, ... also dealing with difficulties in finding identity, portraits the hopeless situation of a transvestite.” Frankfurter Rundschau

FILM AWARDS

2004Best Short Film, Nomination
San Francisco Short Film Festival, USA
2004Special Mention der Jury
Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona, Spanien
2004Honorable Mention of the Jury
12th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival, Eugene, USA
2003Silver Plaque
The 39th Chicago International Film Festival, USA
2002 Hessian Film Award (Hessischer Filmpreis), Nomination, Germany
2002German Film Award (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis), Proposed for selection,
2002 First Steps Award, Nominierung, Berlin
2002Alfred Edel Film Award, 2nd Audience Award for
1st International Film Festival Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Kamerafahrt im Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt  Dreharbeiten im Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt Dreharbeiten im Club III


CAST

ARNO/NORAStefan Reiling
MURATÖmer Simsek
EWALDWolfgang Riehm
BENDaniel Hartlaub
GILHerbert Sinkó
WANDAMelanie Böttcher
MANNMichael Kaiser
VERAKai-Maren Taafel,
INGEMaria-Athina Goranti
SIGGIVilmar Bieri

Dreharbeiten im Club II.jpg Kamerafahrt im Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt  Dreharbeiten im Club III


CREW

Assistant Director  Katja Bürkle
Editor Petra Gräwe
Second Assistant Director  Kata Zeljak
Script Supervisor  Astrid Rieger/Sascha Kern
Assistant Cameraman  Marc-André Hupfeld
Clapper-Loader  Daniel Olteanu
Key Grip  Joern Loges
Production Manager  Corina Appel
Location Manager  Jonas Brückl
Gaffer  Georg Klein
Electrician  Zora Hagedorn
Electrician  Ariane Mayer
Electrician  Claire Walka
Sound Recordist  Bernd Thiele
Sound Assistant  Natascha Gikas
Set Designer  Astrid Korntheuer
Property  Steffi Pfister
Property  Julia Rösler
Costume Designer Steffi Peters
Wardrobe  Song-Hee Jin/Catrin Altenbrandt
Make-up Artist  Natascha Pranz
Production Trainee  Pushpa Mafusa Islam
Still Photographer  Sabine Reitmaier
Catering  Rolf Pohl/Barbara Hetrodt
Animator Tanja Ebbecke
Title Design/Graphic Artist  Rosa Schmieg
Music Recordist Peter Kolbe
Sound Mix Studio Herold & Besser, Frankfurt am Main
Film Laboratory  Taunusfilm, Wiesbaden
Schwarzfilm, Bern

MUSIC

 Chris Flor



FILM FESTIVALS

2004Best Short Film, Nominierung für neon
San Francisco Short Film Festival, USA
2005 Made in Hessen – 20th Anniversary of Hessian Film Subsidy, -
Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main
2004Honorable Mention der Jury for neon
12th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival,
Eugene, USA
2004San Francisco Short Film Festival, USA
2004Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona, Spanien
200412th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival, Eugene, USA
200322ème Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, Frankreich
200339th Chicago International Film Festival, USA
2003 Mehr Licht!, Exhibition, Goethe Institut, New York City, USA
2003 25ème Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand, Frankreich
2002 hessen fernsehen, TV-Ausstrahlung
2002 6th Annual Portland LGBT Film Festival, Oregon, USA
2002 8th Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, USA
2002 Kleines Filmforum Wismar
2002 Screening, Rotari Club 45/33, Offenbach
2002 First Steps Award, Berlin
2002 Filmpremiere im Deutschen Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main