Germany 1942: In order to protect her son Marianne Meißner tried to make him believe that the Jewish neighbours are going on a journey to “Toyland”. One morning her son has disappeared - the Jewish neighbours too. Toyland is a film about guilt, responsibility, small and big lies.
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Toyland won the following awards:
OSCAR – BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM 2009 Winner oF the official Section 52. Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid, Spain Bermuda Shorts Award - Bermuda International Film Festival Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Short film Award GER Audience Award - the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, USA Audience Award - SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, TOKIO APEC Award - Giffoni Film Festival, Italy Audience Award – Goldenes EInhorn at the Alpinale, Austria International Discovery Award (second Place) at Rhode Island International FIlm Festival (USA) Best Children/Youth FIlm - Odense INt. FIlm Festival (DAN) Audience Award - Palm Springs International Filmfestival (USA) Best Film – Sedicicorto Film Festival Forli, ItalY Best SHORT FILM – Asheville Film Festival, USA Best SHORT FILM – Victoria Independent Film Festival (AUSTRALIA) Audience Award & Jury Award – Alemeria en Corto (ESP) Audience Award – San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA Audience Award & Jury Award (second place) Bamberger Kurzfilmtage Audience Award – Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
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Toyland has been shown on numerous festivals, including:
13.1.10 - 24.1.10 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (JFF) February 2010 Greater Phoenix JFF 20.2.10 - 24.2.10 Athens JFF 3.3.10 - 15.3.10 Tampa Bay JFF 20.3.10 Desert Film Society - Palm Springs 1.4.10 Lichtburg Kino, Lemförde-Quernheim 11.4.10 - 18.4.10 Jacob Burns Film Center 8.5.10 - 9.5.10 Sukagawa International Short Film Festival 11.2.10 - 20.2.10 Denver JFF 8.5.10 - 11.5.10 Stockholm JFF
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Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank Screenplay: Johann A. Bunners & Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer: Jochen Alexander Freydank Music: Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
