AWARDS:

Nomination Best Documentary at 15/15 Filmfestival Melbourne 2005 for Amazing Lace

"Highly Commended" mention at Riverfestival LIQUID LENS Brisbane 2005 for Dry Spell 

 

as DIRECTOR:  

The Island Bus (in development) GB/GR 2011. HDV, colour, 80 min. DIR: Sibylle Meder. PROD: Lindsay Goodall.

Come on board The Island Bus - a microcosm of life on one of Europe's outposts!

 

The Island Bus teaser clip from Sibylle Meder on Vimeo.

 

 

Musicbox. GR (Out of Focus Films) 2009. MiniDV, colour, 10 min. DIR/WRI/PROD/CAM/EDIT: Sibylle Meder M: Thomas Mangano CAST: Michaela Frank

Imagine waking up on a lonely beach - and then your phone doesn't work! NO money, no network, no idea where you are. A strange journey through a deserted landscape begins...

 

 

 

 Hungover. AUS (Out of Focus Films / MetroScreen) 2005. MiniDV, colour, 17 min. DIR/WRI/CAM/EDIT: Sibylle Meder PROD: Sibylle Meder, Michelle Tabone S: Colin Watson M: Kieran Carroll "City Song" CONT: Arzu Gokyokus CAST: Matt Butcher (Rowan), Nicole Cervonaro (Phia)

After a big night-out, Rowan and Phia pick up the pieces. Who invited whom for breakfast? Where are the painkillers? And why doesn't the bloody phone stop ringing? - A truly sobering experience.

 

 

 

 

 Fishmouth. AUS (Out of Focus Films / Tall Tale Productions / MetroScreen) 2005. HD MiniDV, colour,  7 min. DIR/WRI: Sibylle Meder PROD: Sibylle Meder, Dinusha Ratnaweera CAM: Claire Morgan EDIT: Adam van Rooijen S: Mika Manninen, Jennifer Sochackyj M: Lauren Mercovich MAKE-UP: Kaori Harigae CAM-ASSIST: Adam Montgomery CAST: Angela Ladgerwood (Ada) 

On a sunny day at the beach, Ada discovers a secret and a magical journey begins.

 

 

Amazing Lace. AUS (Out of Focus Educational Films / MetroScreen) 2005. MiniDV, colour, 4 min. DIR/WRI/PROD/EDIT: Sibylle Meder CAM: Sidat de Silva, Claire Morgan 1stAD: Adam Montgomery CAST: Sidat de Silva (Dr. Horace Neziel), Adam Montgomery (Man with beer)

Ground-breaking documentary about the hidden life and aspirations of the world's most overlooked species: Laciensis vulgaris, the Common Lace. Nominated for Best Documentary at the 15/15FilmFestival Melbourne 2005.

 

Goodbye. AUS (Out of Focus Films / MetroScreen) 2005. MiniDV, colour, 2 min. DIR/WRI/PROD: Sibylle Meder CAM: John Magnussen, Zoltan Deak EDIT: Claire Morgan S: John Magnussen M: Stars of Aviation "Illumined" CAM-ASSIST: Claire Morgan, Michelle Tabone PROD-ASSIST: Bronwyn McNulty  CAST: Simon Webster (Man on cliff)

A short film about the things in life that wear you down. Broadcast in September 2005 on The Short Film Show on Channel 31 (Australia). http://www.theshortfilmshow.com

 

 

Woanders (Elsewhere). D (Out of Focus Films) 2004. MiniDV, colour, 22 min. DIR/EDIT: Sibylle Meder WRI: Alexandra Kusche after an idea by Sibylle Meder PROD: Sabine Kahlenberg CAM: Frank Hommel G: Raul Combe, Cristian Pirjohl S: Jens Mitscherling PROD-ASSIST: Susanne Mitscherling CAST: Claudia Hoppmann (Hannah), Maren Gerlach (waitress Karen), Christian Senger (Hannah's boss), Erik Studte (Hannah's ex), Caroline Rapp (Hannah's friend), Stefanie Roße (Hannah's sister), Karsten Engelhardt (Hannah's brother), Beate Kurecki (Hannah's sister-in-law)

A lakeside bath in East Berlin during the last weeks of winter: Hannah's job as a lifeguard couldn't be less exciting. Sad only that none of her friends and family seem to see why she'd rather move to Australia. - A story about the price we have to pay for the life we want. Photo: C. Pirjohl

 

 

Spare Parts. GB (Out of Focus Films / NYFA) 2004. 16mm, b/w, 6 min. DIR/WRI/EDIT/S: Sibylle Meder CAM: Stathis Athanasiou CAM-ASSIST: Marco Ramos G: Laura Schleifer CAST: Amanda Reed (Lady), Ian Chivers (Salesman) 

A vacuum cleaner salesman promotes his latest model to an amenable elderly client. Unfortunately, technology leads to unexpected events... - A Jacques Tati style comedy about the (in)conveniences of modern life. Was screened at cellul'art (International Short Film Festival Jena) http://www.cellulart.de/, Portobello Film Festival London http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/, Sour Grapes Film Festival Sydney, Blavod Night of the Shorts Sydney and NAFA Show Fest.

 

 

 The Darkness of Your Dreams. GB (NYFA) 2003. 16mm, b/w, 4 min. DIR/WRI/EDIT: Sibylle Meder CAM: Taylor Wansley CAM-ASSIST: Jennifer Wilkins 1stAD: Sonja Septon M: Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson CAST: Jason Croot (Man at hotel room) 

A man wakes up in a strange hotel room. But where is he? And why?

 

 

as CINEMATOGRAPHER:

Hungover (2005)

Dry Spell (2005); dir: Claire Morgan (http://www.clairemorgan.net/); Dry Spell won a "highly commended" mention at the Riverfestival Liquid Lens in Brisbane 2005

The Neighbour (2004); dir: Stathis Athanasiou; screened at Filmstock International Film Festival Luton, Festival De Cine International de Barcelona, Festival du Cinema de Paris, 5th International Panorama Of Independent Filmmakers Thessaloniki, International Film Festival Of Drama in 2004 and won its director, Stathis Athanasiou, an invitation to the Berlin International Film Festival talentcampus 2005.