TEZA
SYNOPSIS
Anberber has studied in Germany and returns post-graduate to Ethiopia. He is full of hope that he can support his country with his newly acquired knowledge. It's a story about hope and disillusionment, about foreignness and homeland.
| DIRECTOR | Haile Gerima |
| YEAR | 2008 |
| STATUS | completed |
| FESTIVALS AWARDS | Venice Competition 2008: Special Jury Prize Best Screenplay Signis Award Unicef Award CinemAvvenire Award) Toronto Masters 2008 Carthage-Tunesia 2008: (Golden Tanit-Best Film Award Best Script Best Music Best Cinematography Best Support. Actor- Abeye Tedla Amiens 2008: Garnd Prix Thessaloniki 2008: Human Values Award Dubau 2008: Arab Muhr Award for Best Composer Rotterdam 2009: Dioraphte Award Burkina Fasa 2009: UN Award for fight against povertry Zain Award African Film Critics Award Khouribga: Best Director Best Actress among many more festival participations and awards |
| CAST | Aron Arefe Abiye Tedla Takelech Beyene Teje Tesfahun Nebiyu Baye Mengistu Zelalem Wuhib Bayu Zenahbezu Tsega Asrate Abrham Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur Veronika Avraham |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | Pandora Film Produktion/ Negod-gwad Production in co-production with Unlimited and Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
| SUPPORTED BY | Filmstiftung NRW WDR/ ARTE Filmförderung Hamburg-Schleswig-Holstein Hubert Bals Fund Fonds Sud Cinéma Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication CNC Ministère des Affaires Étrangères France Fonds Images Afrique Union Européenne (Fonds européen de développement) Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg Région Alsace |
| WORLD SALES | The Match Factory |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Debese Film |
| LENGTH | 140 min. |
| FORMAT | colour S-16mm & HD blow-up to 35mm |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | Ethiopia & Köln (Germany) |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | Amharic |
| PRODUCERS | Haile Gerima Karl Baumgartner (producers) Marie-Michèle Cattelain & Philippe Avril (co-producers) Joachim von Mengershausen Salome Gerima (associate producers) |
| WRITERS | Haile Gerima |
| CASTING | |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Mario Masini |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Pedro Pimenta (production Ethopia) Yemane Demissie (1st AD) Johannes Rexin & Sascha Verhey (production Germany) |
| EDITING | Haile Gerima Loren Hankin |
| MUSIC | Vijay Iyer & Jorga Mesfin |
| SOUND | Umbe Adan (original sound) Stephan Konken (re-recording mixer) |
| ART DIRECTION | Patrick Dechesne Alain-Pascal Housiaux Seyum Ayana (art directors) Tim Pannen (Germany) |
| COSTUMES | Wassene Hailu-Klotz |
| MAKE UP HAIR | Françoise Dael Daniel Schröder |
| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | n/s |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | n/s |
| LINKS | www.debesefilm.de |
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