The Golden Pen

School’s hard for pupil Anika who has to write a final exam. Mrs. Poranzke, the old witch teacher, tries to manipulate the test with dark magic tricks. Being a fighter, Anika doesn’t give up and wants to beat the old woman at her own game.

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  • Dieter Primig
    Director
    PAINT JOB, BLOODY BIRTHDAY, ESCAPE, GUANTANAMO BABY
  • Sophie Glüxkind
    Writer
  • Dieter Primig
    Producer
    PAINT JOB, BLOODY BIRTHDAY, ESCAPE, GUANTANAMO BABY
  • Anika Berger
    Key Cast
  • Irene Oberrauch
    Key Cast
  • Björn Schaller
    Key Cast
  • Martin Wehrmann
    Key Cast
  • Matthias John
    Cinematographer
  • Victor Gangl
    Soundtrack Composer
  • Christian Lengger
    VFX Supervisor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Die Goldfeder
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Drama, Parody, Kid's Film, dark comedy
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 28, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    RED 2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • APEIRON FILMS
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Dieter Primig

* 8. Oct. 1990 in Austria

FILMOGRAPHY

2009 • PAINT JOB • 8 min • Drama • Los Angeles • USA
2012 • KEINE GEWALT GEGEN KINDER - NO VIOLENCE AGAINST KIDS • Social Spot • 1 min • Berlin • Germany
2012 • SAG’S DURCH DIE BLUME • Spoof Commercial • 1 min • Berlin • Germany (3 Festivals, 1 Award)
2013 • TAG DES OFFENEN DENKMALS 2013: TEUFELSBERG • Image Film • 4 min • Berlin • Germany
2014 • BLOODY BIRTHDAY • Action Thriller • 4 min • Berlin • Germany (25 Festivals, 5 Awards)
2014 • ESCAPE • Drama / Poetry • 4 min • Berlin • Germany (30 Festivals, 1 Award, 2 Nominations)
2015 • SHIT HAPPENS • Fiction • 2 min • Germany
2015 • FINAL STAIR “OVER THE TOP” • Music Video • 4 min • Germany
2015 • GUANTANAMO BABY • Fiction, Comedy • 3 min • Germany (95 Festivals, 15 Awards, 4 Nominations)
2016 • DIE GOLDFEDER – THE GOLDEN PEN • Fiction • 12 min • Germany (19 festivals, 4 Awards)
2017 • RULE OF NATURE • Documentary • 25 min • Namibia, Germany (25 Festivals, 2 Awards)
2018 • THE OLD MAN AND THE SKY • Debut Feature Film, Dramedy • Malta, Germany, Spain
2018 • BROTHERS • short doc • Cambodia
2022 • WORLD OF WARKINGS • Fantasy short • Austria
2023 • THE BOY IN THE SNOW • second feature • Austria

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FESTIVALS & AWARDS
1. ScareLA Convention – Los Angeles, USA 2016
2. Bienal Internacional de Video y Cine Contemporáneo VIDEOFEST Mexicali, Mexico 2016
3. INDIGO Filmfest Wadern-Bardenbach, Germany 2016
4. Central Michigan International Film Festival, USA 2016
5. Landesfilmfestival Berlin-Brandenburg - FALL, Germany 2016 (Best Actress, Best Film, Best
Fiction, 1st Jury Prize)
6. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival Pune, India 2016
7. WorldWide MovieScreenFestival Los Angeles, USA 2017 (+ online)
8. Federal Fiction Film Festival Schrobenhausen, Germany 2017 (Bronze Medal)
9. Calgary Horror Con, Canada 2017
10. European Short Film Festival of Independent Authors Berlin, Germany 2017
11. Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia “Ciudad de Bogotá”, Colombia 2017
12. Kino Managua Kabaret, Nicaragua 2017
13. filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany 2017
14. U-Horror Film Festival Los Angeles, USA 2018
15. ICon Science-Fiction and Fantasy Festival Tel-Aviv, Israel 2018
16. Sopó Film Festival, Colombia 2018
17. Film Festival of Laughter Zagreb, Croatia 2019
18. Festival Int. de Cortometrajes Cine Mundo G. Fernández Oro, Río Negro, Argentina 2020
19. Techirghiol Art Festival, Romania 2023