Phenomen
Berlin
Filmproduktions
Berlin · Est. 2010
About
Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions GmbH is an independent production company founded in 2010 by Ilya Khrzhanovsky. The company develops and produces feature films, series, and cross-disciplinary projects at the intersection of cinema, art, and research. Phenomen Berlin is the production entity behind the DAU project and related works.
News
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Ilya Khrzhanovsky — “Tribute To” at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival
A retrospective of the DAU project with a masterclass by Ilya Khrzhanovsky.
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“The Quantum Effect” — San Marco Art Centre, Venice
DAU featured in the group exhibition at San Marco Art Centre, Venice.
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DAU films on MUBI
DAU. Natasha and DAU. Degeneration are available to stream on MUBI and dau.film.
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DAU
A multidisciplinary project at the intersection of cinema, art, and anthropology.
16+ feature films, immersive installations, digital platform.
700 hours of footage. The largest film set in Europe.
Shooting: Kharkiv, 2009–2011. Premiere: Paris, 2019.
Filmography
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42004Sales rights only
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Film Wanderungen2018 -
DAU. Natasha2020Watch on MUBI -
DAU. Degeneration2020Watch on MUBI
Selected Productions
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Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky. Scr. Vladimir Sorokin. Tiger Award, IFFR Rotterdam 2005. Phenomen Berlin holds sales rights only.
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DAU. Natasha
Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Jekaterina Oertel. Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Cinematography: Jürgen Jürges), 70th Berlinale.
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DAU. Degeneration
Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Ilya Permyakov. Berlinale Special 2020.
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Film Wanderungen
Produced by Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions GmbH. Premiered at the 68th Berlinale, 24–25 February 2018, as “Kino im Wohnzimmer” at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.
What does it mean to live in a neighborhood? In the summer of 2017, 140 people living on and around Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin’s Mitte district were interviewed. These conversations were turned into a series of short films offering personal insights into diverse lives: long-standing Mitte dwellers, start-up founders, centenarians, globetrotters, students, and those pining for the old East Germany. People who have lived here for two months or sixty years; who grew up in East or West Germany, in Latin America, Russia, or former Yugoslavia. For the Berlinale premiere, spectators were led by a guide through three private living rooms of interview partners, with two episodes shown in each apartment, and invited to continue the conversations with the residents before moving on.
Awards & Festivals
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DAU. Natasha
2020 · Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Jekaterina Oertel
- 2020AwardSilver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution — cinematography, Jürgen Jürges. 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
- 2020NomineeGolden Bear, Main Competition — 70th Berlin International Film Festival. World premiere, 26 February 2020.
- 2020NomineeEuropean Actress — Natalia Berezhnaya. European Film Awards. Also included in the EFA Feature Film Selection 2020.
- 2020Official Selection — Seville European Film Festival.
- 2020Festival Selection — Riga International Film Festival.
- 2020Official Selection — European Film Festival Palić.
- 2020Screening — Ostrava Kamera Oko, international festival of cinematography.
- 2021Especials — D'A Film Festival Barcelona.
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DAU. Degeneration
2020 · Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Ilya Permyakov
- 2020AwardGrand Prix — Festival of Auteur Film (FAF), Belgrade.
- 2020World premiere, out of competition — Berlinale Special, 70th Berlin International Film Festival, 28 February 2020.
- 2021Screened in three parts — D'A Film Festival Barcelona.
- 2022Official Selection — Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Yerevan.
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Film Wanderungen
2018 · Documentary series · Produced by Phenomen Berlin
- 2018World premiere — Perspektive Deutsches Kino, 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
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The DAU Project
Installations, exhibitions and retrospectives
- 2019World premiere of the project — DAU, Paris, 24 January – 17 February. An immersive installation across the Théâtre de la Ville, Théâtre du Châtelet and Centre Pompidou, presenting thirteen films alongside performances and conferences.
- 2020Release of the films on dau.film and, subsequently, MUBI.
- 2025Retrospective — “Tribute To” programme, 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, with a masterclass by Ilya Khrzhanovsky.
- 2025Group exhibition — “The Quantum Effect”, San Marco Art Centre, Venice.
Company
Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions GmbH — est. 2010