*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
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
| 2004 | Best Short Film, Nomination San Francisco Short Film Festival, USA |
| 2004 | Special Mention der Jury Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona, Spanien |
| 2004 | Honorable Mention of the Jury 12th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival, Eugene, USA |
| 2003 | Silver Plaque The 39th Chicago International Film Festival, USA |
| 2002 | Hessian Film Award (Hessischer Filmpreis), Nomination, Germany |
| 2002 | German Film Award (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis), Proposed for selection, |
| 2002 | First Steps Award, Nominierung, Berlin |
| 2002 | Alfred Edel Film Award, 2nd Audience Award for 1st International Film Festival Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| ARNO/NORA | Stefan Reiling | |
| MURAT | Ömer Simsek | |
| EWALD | Wolfgang Riehm | |
| BEN | Daniel Hartlaub | |
| GIL | Herbert Sinkó | |
| WANDA | Melanie Böttcher | |
| MANN | Michael Kaiser | |
| VERA | Kai-Maren Taafel, | |
| INGE | Maria-Athina Goranti | |
| SIGGI | Vilmar Bieri |
| 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 |
| 2004 | Best 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 | |
| 2004 | Honorable Mention der Jury for neon 12th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival, Eugene, USA | |
| 2004 | San Francisco Short Film Festival, USA | |
| 2004 | Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona, Spanien | |
| 2004 | 12th Annual University of Oregon Queer Film Festival, Eugene, USA | |
| 2003 | 22ème Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, Frankreich | |
| 2003 | 39th 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 |