Only team work makes the dream work.“ ”
SPIEGEL
“Full of humor, turbulent football action, and high school drama with Berlin local color. You can feel in every scene that the director draws much passion from her own experience.”
THE SPOT
“Modern, fast-paced, sophisticated.”
Synopsis
After fleeing Syria for Berlin, eleven-year-old Mona struggles to find her place in her new life. When her football talent earns her a spot on the girls’ team, she faces the challenge of being an outsider in a group where everyone has their own struggles. Only by learning to play together, they overcome their differences and become winners on and off the field.
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Details
Director: Soleen Yusef
Genre: Children Film
Tags: Football, Girls, School, Friendship
Original title: Sieger Sein
English title: Winners
Country of production: Germany
Year of production: 2024
Length: 119
Color: Color
Shooting format: HD/2K
Screening format: DCP 2K
Original language: German
Subtitles: English
Cast: Dileyla Agirman, Andreas Döhler, Tamira Bwibo, Sherine Ciara Merai, Yumin Hannah Cho, Anisa Perk, Artemis Kostopoulou
Scriptwriter: Soleen Yusef
Director of photography: Stephan Burchardt
Production designer: Nadia Goetze
Editor: Marty Schenk
Sound design: Sebastian Schmidt, Marty Schenk
Sound: Olaf Mehl
Sound mixing: Olaf Mehl
Music: Boris Rogowski, David Menke
Producers: Sonja Schmitt, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel
Co-producers: Dario Suter, Joel Brandeis, Detlev Buck
Production company: DCM Pictures GmbH
Co-production company: Boje Buck Produktion
Supported by: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Filmförderungsanstalt, BKM, Deutscher FilmFörderFonds
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Festivals / Awards
Berlinale, Germany - Generation Kplus - World Premiere - Opening Film
Stockholm IFF, Sweden
Kristiansand International Children’s FF, Norway
German Film Awards 2024 - The Best Children's Film 2024
Zlin FF, Czech Republic
Giffoni FF, Italy - Best Film Elements +10
Busan Int'l Kids and Youth FF, Korea
Melbourne IFF, Australia
The Norwegian IFF Haugesund, Norway
Seoul International Women's FF, South Korea
TIFF Junior, Norway
Buster FF, Denmark
German FF Mexico, Mexico
Schlingel IFF, Germany
Festival du Cinéma Allemand, France
MICE FF, Spain
KinoFest 2024 (Goethe Institut), Indonsia/Vietnam/New Zealand/Thailand/East Timor
German Currents Los Angeles, USA
Bergen IFF, Norway
São Paulo IFF, Brazil
Filem'On IFF for Young Audiences, Belgium - TV Award
GENERATION Fleadh, Ireland
Molodist Kyiv IFF, Ukraine - Teen Screen Competition - Main Award
FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany
PÖFF - Just Film Youth and Children FF, Estonia
Juniorfest, Czech Republic
Twin Cities German FF, USA
Movies on War, Norway
Ljubljana IFF, Slovenia
Castellinaria - Festival del cinema giovane, Switzerland
Festival des Solidarités Internationales, France
37th European Film Awards - European Young Audience Award Nomination
Kolkata IFF, India
DUHOK IFF
Belmont World Film's Family Festival, USA
Providence Children's FF, USA - Special Jury Best Feature Film Award
Bulbul Children's IFF, India
NY International Children’s FF, USA
Luxembourg City FF, Luxembourg - School Jury Award
Los Angeles Kurdish FF, USA
Berlin and Beyond FF, USA
PROKINO Festival, France
Cyprus Film Days, Cyprus
Kurdish FF of Paris, France
London Kurdish FF, UK
German FF, Australia
Amsterdam Kurdish FF, Netherlands - Feature Fiction Award 2025
Rotterdam Arab FF, Netherlands
Zlín FF, Czech Republic
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WINNERS Nominated for European Young Audience Award
We are thrilled to announce that WINNERS by Soleen Yusef has been nominated for the European Young Audience Award at the 2024 European Film Awards! As one of just three nominees, WINNERS is in the…
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