Toyland | Oscar - Best Live Action Short Film | A Short Film by Jochen Alexander Freydank

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.

English subtitles available in the YT player.



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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