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LIPS & TIPS

Melanie, a hard working flight attendant, arrives late at night at her home airport. She only wants to go home and get some sleep. But someone is watching her. As she enters the parking garage someone is talking to her, but this person seems to have sinister plans for her. Melanie manages to escape the stranger. She arrives at her home but someone followed her or did she know this person? Will Melanie survive this night of terror and find out what is going on?

  • Christian Koch
    Director
    Mia, Dark Horseman, A Christmas Carol, Low On Gas
  • Christian Koch
    Writer
    A Christmas Carol, Mia, Low on Gas, Dark Horseman (additional dialogue and scenes)
  • Maximilian Kraus
    Producer
    A Christmas Carol, Mia
  • Christian Koch
    Producer
    A Christmas Carol, Mia, Low On Gas
  • Melanie
    Key Cast
    "Vivien König"
    Even Closer (TV Now Series Main Character), Krass Klassenfahrt
  • Daniel
    Key Cast
    "Mike Müller"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LIPS & TIPS
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Thriller
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 2, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Bauhaus University Weimar
  • TROMADANCE
    New York
    United States
    July 17, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    August 21, 2022
  • Camgaroo Awards 2022
    Munich
    Germany
    July 5, 2022
  • South African HorrorFest
    Capetown
    South Africa
    October 30, 2021
    African Premiere
    WINNER BEST FILM (Short)
  • HorrorHound Film Festival 2021
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    United States
    September 11, 2021
    WINNER Best Directing Christian Koch / WINNER Best Leading Performance Vivien König
  • Nevermore Film Festival
    Durham
    United States
    February 25, 2022
    WINNER BEST LONG FORM NARRATIVE SHORT FILM. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • SCREAMFEST© Horror Film Festival New Orleans
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    United States
    October 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • West Midlands Nightmare Horror Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2021
    WINNER Best Actress in a Short : VIVIEN KÖNIG
  • Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    October 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • HorrorFest International
    St. George, Utah
    United States
    October 20, 2021
    WINNER Best International
  • Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    October 8, 2021
    WINNER BEST HORRORFILM
  • FEST New Directors New Films Festival
    Espinho
    Portugal
    October 9, 2021
    Out of Competition
  • Film in Focus
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 29, 2021
    Nominated for Best Actress Vivien König / Best Cinematography / Best Student Film
  • Pumpkin Fantasy Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    October 31, 2021
    China Premiere
  • Hollywood Horrorfest 2021
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Russian International Horror Film Festival & Awards "DROP" 2021
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    August 26, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival 2021
    Berlin
    Germany
    Honorable Mention
  • Independant-Star Filmfest Munich
    Munich
    Germany
    December 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Adbhooture Film Fest
    Kolkata (Kalkutta)
    India
    April 29, 2022
    India Premiere
    Best Thriller Short
  • The Fear Faire Film Festival
    Las Vegas
    United States
    May 13, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival
    Bangor
    United States
    October 29, 2022
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebanon, Tennessee
    United States
    September 29, 2022
  • Shockfest Film Festival

    United States
    December 10, 2022
  • Lit Scares International Horror Film Festival
    Harrogate, North Yorkshire
    United Kingdom
    August 6, 2022
    WINNER BEST DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN KOCH WINNER BEST ACTOR MIKE MÜLLER WINNER 3rd Place BEST FILM WINNER BEST POSTER RALF KRAUSE NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS VIVIEN KÖNIG
  • HorrOrigins Film Festival
    Tucson, Arizona
    United States
    September 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • The Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
    Fargo, North Dakota
    United States
    September 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Burn, Dead And SudBuried, Burn : Horrorthon VI
    Sadbury
    United Kingdom
    November 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival
    England
    United Kingdom
    October 31, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Sarah of Horror Festival

    October 31, 2022
    Best Screenplay
  • FIXION Fest, Fantastic & Horror Film Festival

    Chile
    November 14, 2022
  • Anatomy Crime - Horror International Film Festival
    Athen
    Greece
    October 20, 2022
    Nominated for People Choice Best Short Film, Best Actress (Crime)
Director Biography - Christian Koch


"I was terrified when I saw John Carpenter's Halloween for the first time at the age of 6, but in hindsight I also saw the raw power of cinema for the first time." Christian Koch was born on the 24th of May in 1989 in a little village in East Germany. He soon discovered his love for stories and especially movies. He began filming skateboard videos with local skaters of his area. During his aprenticeship as an industrial mechanic he wrote and directed his film debut 'Cut Wide Open' , a horror film in the tradition of the 80s Slasher Movies. After a couple of short movies he enrolled in the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany in 2016. There he wrote and directed a comedy short fim called 'Low on Gas' about a clerk who works at a Gas Station and the thriller/crime drama short film 'MIA'(2018). In 2018 he directed the World War I Drama 'Grauer Reiter - Dark Horsemen', which premiered at FEST in Portugal. It also won several prices. After that he made psycholigical drama with thriller aspects, called "A CHRISTMAS CAROL". His Bachelor Film "LIPS & TIPS" is his latest film and is a highly suspenseful Thriller with the upcoming Berlin Actress Vivien König as Main Actress. The Film centers around a stewardess who is stalked by a mysterious stranger. He has a huge film and soundtrack collection is obsessed with films and filmhistory and watches at least one movie a day.

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Director Statement

With Lips and Tips I wanted to tell a very suspenseful story with a strong female lead and make a statement against sexual violence towards women. Melanie is maybe overwhelmed with the situations she's thrown in but always manages to find a solution on her own. Melanies character stays away from the usual cliches the genre attaches to female protagonists. She never chooses to be a victim and i hope the audience will have a thrillride and love for our heroine.

Lips & Tips Awards and Selections:

1. HorrorHound Film Festival 2021
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
WINNER BEST DIRECTING Christian Koch
WINNER BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE Vivien König

2. SCREAMFEST© Horror Film Festival New Orleans 2021
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
Official Selection

3. South African HorrorFest
Capetown
South Africa
October 30, 2021
African Premiere
WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

4. Nevermore Film Festival
Durham, North Carolina
February 25th, 2022
WINNER BEST LONG FORM SHORT

5. Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival
Orlando, Florida
United States
October 24, 2021
Official Selection

6. West Midlands Nightmare Horror Festival 2021
Birmingham
Great Britain
WINNER: BESTE ACTRESS IN A SHORTFILM Vivien König

7. HorrorFest International 2021
St.George
Utah, USA
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

8. Russian International Horror Film Festival & Awards "DROP" 2021
Moscow
Russian Federation
Official Selection

9. Film in Focus
Bucharest
Romania
October 29, 2021
Nominated for Best Actress Vivien König
Best Cinematography
Best Student Film

10.FEST New Directors New Films Festival 2021
Espinho
Portugal
Out of Competition
9th of October, 2021

11. Pumpkin Fantasy Film Festival 2021
Beijing
China
31st of October, 2021
Official Selection

12. Dublin International Short Film and Musci Festival 2021
Dublin
Ireland
9th of October 2021
WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS Vivien König

13. Hollywood Horrorfest 2021
Los Angeles
United States
Semi-Finalist

14. Berlin Flash Film Festival 2021
Berlin
Germany
Honorable Mention

15. Independant-Star Filmfest Munich 21
Munich
Germany
WINNER BRONZE AWARD BEST HORROR FILM

16. Adbhooture Film Fest
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
India
April 29, 2022
India Premiere
Winner: Best Thriller Short

17. The Fear Faire Film Festival
Las Vegas
United States
May 13, 2022
Winner: Honorable Mention

18.Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
Portland, Oregon
United States
August 21, 2022
WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR Christian Koch
Nominated: BEST HORROR FILM

19. TROMADANCE
New York
United States
Juli 17, 2022

20. Camgaroo Awards 2022
Munich
Germany
July 5, 2022

21. Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival
Bangor
United States
October 29, 2022

22. Macabre Faire Film Festival
Lebanon, Tennessee
United States
September 29, 2022

23.
Shockfest Film Festival
United States
December 10, 2022

24. Lit Scares International Horror Film Festival
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
August 6, 2022
WINNER BEST DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN KOCH
WINNER BEST ACTOR MIKE MÜLLER
WINNER 3rd Place BEST FILM
WINNER BEST POSTER RALF KRAUSE
NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS VIVIEN KÖNIG

25.
HorrOrigins Film Festival
Tucson, Arizona
United States
September 30, 2022
Official Selection

26. The Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Fargo, North Dakota
United States
September 29, 2022
Official Selection

27. Burn, Dead And SudBuried, Burn : Horrorthon VI
Sadbury
United Kingdom
November 18, 2022
Official Selection

28. Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival
England
United Kingdom
October 31, 2022
Official Selection

29. Sarah of Horror Festival
October 31, 2022
Best Screenplay

30. FIXION Fest, Fantastic & Horror Film Festival
Chile
November 14, 2022

31.Anatomy Crime - Horror International Film Festival
Athen
Greece
October 20, 2022
Nominated for People Choice Best Short Film, Best Actress (Crime)