Motel Film GmbH

Founded in 2013 by Jonas Heldt as a directors' collective for the development, production and distribution of independent films.

  1. STATION/PATH.

    STATION/PATH. is a prosaic journey in a hospital ward and its work processes.

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  2. HINTERLAND

    HINTERLAND is a documentary about youth and crystal meth in borderland.

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  3. TARA

    TARA is a sci-fi short about young Mira who leaves the fortress Europe on a train going east.

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  4. TRACKERS

    TRACKERS is a collective work between fact and fiction: A group of hackers escape into the digital void.

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  5. AUTOMOTIVE

    AUTOMOTIVE is a documentary about work in the German auto industries and the digital age.

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  6. LOVERS

    LOVERS is a biopic about the stripper Edie Montana.

FESTIVALS

2020 Berlin
70th Berlinale AUTOMOTIVE
2017 Berlin
67th Berlinale TARA
2021 Lisbon
Doc.Lisboa AUTOMOTIVE
2021 Munich
Dok.fest AUTOMOTIVE
2014 Munich
Dok.Fest HINTERLAND
2014 Hof
Hof International Film Festival HINTERLAND
2015 Vienna
ethnocineca HINTERLAND

Awards/NOMINATIONS

2020 Berlin
Berlinale Documentary award -
2020 Berlin
Amnesty international award -
2020 Berlin
Teddy award -
2020 Lisbon
(winner) EU-OSHA Award -
2020 Berlin
(winner) Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection Award Newcomer
2020 Munich
FFF Talent Award Documentary
2021 Cologne
German TV Award Best Camera
2020 Berlin
First Steps Award Documentary
2017 Berlin
German Film critics Award Best Short

Motel Film

Independent Film Production