{"id":7,"date":"2024-08-16T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:43:50","slug":"manika-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"MANIKA Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727b105 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"727b105\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f2e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f2e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Film production in Hamburg &amp; Schleswig-Holstein<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4dcce elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">The 18-year-old Jona tries to hold his family together\u2014consisting of his self-harming sister and overwhelmed mother\u2014while grappling with his responsibility in this dynamic and his own right to vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Director \/ Writer: Max Kassun<br>Camera: Laura Titze<br>Editing: Philip Reinking<br>Sound: Anna Magda Lino<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Starring: Emilie Neumeister, Robin Long, Bettina Lohmeyer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">*Official Selection \u2013 Filmkunstfest MV 2025<br>*Official 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Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><b> \/ Thriller \u2013 2024 \u2013 86 min<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">The story of two young high school students who are invited to your teacher's home. During this forbidden evening, an intense relationship develops, that raises questions of power and social norms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Director \/ Screenplay \/ Editing: Max Kassun<br \/>Camera: Nepomuk Pfaff<br \/>Sound: Enrico Quail<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">With: Chiara Frensdorf, Melina Petala, Erik Rodrigo Liedtke<\/span><\/p><p><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); 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--e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\"Kunstk\u00f6rper\" is about a 18-year-old girl who is confronted with her mother, a young boy and ultimately herself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Director \/ Camera \/ Editing: Max Kassun<br \/>Screenplay: Max Kassun &amp; Melina Petala<br \/>Sound: Pat Mackinlay<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Starring: Melina Petala, Jannes Hagen, Kerstin 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data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a31aec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a31aec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcea1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcea1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crew-united.com\/Media\/Images\/1981\/1981850\/1981850.1024.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75127e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75127e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba1ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba1ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Space head (short film)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9238ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9238ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Fantasy-Drama \u2013 2016 \u2013 15 min<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Space head\u201c shows the world from the perspective of 16-year-old psychotic Jim. We experience his everyday life and his surreal trip into madness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Director \/ Writer: Max Kassun<br \/>Camera: Nepomuk Pfaff<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">With: Lennart K\u00f6tschau, Marco Beck, Christopher Kalis<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\"><em>*Camgaroo Award M\u00fcnchen\u2013 nominated<\/em><br \/><em>*Absurd Film Festival \u2013 winner<\/em><br \/><em>*Baltic Arts Neustadt \u2013 nominated<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2adc1f elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c2adc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b9d5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27b9d5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2039f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc2039f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8c61e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d8c61e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9479847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9479847\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2341a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2341a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster-719x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-To-Latokya-Poster.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176effd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176effd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0c30f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff0c30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Road to Latokya<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259e9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259e9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Road movie \u2013 2015 \u2013 35 min<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Two nameless protagonists live in their own world in a small cabin in the woods. One evening, they watch a film on television about a mysterious realm called \"Latokya.\" In the film, they see a princess and instantly fall madly in love with her. So the two set out to find the princess and the mysterious land, unaware that it is a fantasy film and the place does not actually exist.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Director \/ Writer: Max Kassun<br \/>Co-Director: Marco Beck<br \/>Camera: Christopher Kalis<\/span><\/p><p>With: Max Kassun, Marco Beck, Friedemann Roumiantsev, Zoe Schirren<\/p><p><em>*Funded through a Crowdfunding campaign<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2bf2f elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5a2bf2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-to-Latokya-Still-3-768x333.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Latokya Still (3)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-to-Latokya-Still-4-768x333.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Latokya Still (4)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-to-Latokya-Still-2-768x333.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Latokya Still (2)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Road-to-Latokya-Still-1-768x333.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Latokya Still (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaab8cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aaab8cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65c72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b65c72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About MANIKA Films<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5a6e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f5a6e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8d02b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee8d02b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfd6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfd6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MANIKA Films was founded in 2015 by filmmaker Max Kassun (originally under the name \"ApocartDesign\") to support the development and production of exciting fictional short and feature film projects.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are always on the lookout for new stories and thrilling projects!\nSo far, we\u2019ve produced short films, music videos, commercials, and a feature film. We also have access to a pool of equipment, as well as crew members and friends from the film scene in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and beyond!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ce6f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22ce6f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de6122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9de6122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/maxkassun-am-set-von-bleibdochnoch-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"Ein Behind the Scenes Foto, vom Set von &quot;Bleib doch noch&quot; mit Filmregisseur Max Kassun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/maxkassun-am-set-von-bleibdochnoch-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/maxkassun-am-set-von-bleibdochnoch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/maxkassun-am-set-von-bleibdochnoch-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/maxkassun-am-set-von-bleibdochnoch.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0845b4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0845b4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea91c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cea91c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Max Kassun<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c549a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58c549a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a804a8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a804a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c22c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c22c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-797x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/manikafilms.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Max-Kassun-2025-scaled.jpg 1992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb29bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bb29bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b0411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Max Kassun&nbsp;<\/strong>is a director and screenwriter based in Hamburg. As a producer and founder of MANIKA Films, he has realized numerous commercials, award-winning short films, and a feature film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the age of just 14, he won the Camgaroo Award\u2014a prize for independent filmmakers\u2014with one of his short films and has been fully dedicated to filmmaking ever since. While still in school, he financed his first 30-minute feature film (Road to Latokya) through crowdfunding, took part in an international exchange program for young filmmakers, and won the Youth Film Prize of Schleswig-Holstein with one of his shorts, which was also selected for the Schleswig-Holstein Film Festival. After graduating high school, he worked as a freelance director and editor on various projects before co-founding Studio Nordlicht GmbH with Leo Bloom in early 2017. 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