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Paternal Leave is an upcoming drama film directed by Alissa Jung in her feature film directorial debut. The film follows 15-year-old Leo as she journeys to the northern coast of Italy to meet her estranged biological father for the first time. [1]
A Germany and Italy co-production, the film was selected in the Generation 14plus section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it will have its world premiere in February 2025. [2]
The film is produced by Michael Weber, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski and Viola Fügen, under banners of Match Factory Productions GmbH, Cologne, and Wildside, Rome. Celluloid Tracks took over the post-production of the sound. The project received support from the Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film and the Film Commission of the Emilia-Romagna Region, among others. [3] [4]
Principal photography began on 9 February 2024 on locations in Germany, and Italy. Filming ended on 22 March 2024 Italy, Emilia-Romagna. [4]
On 9 February, filming was underway in Germany and Italy. In late March filming was done in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt Germany, where, among other things, the train station served as a backdrop. [5] [6] The film was also shot in Cesena, in the Po Delta Park, between Ravenna, Marina Romea, Casalborsetti and Cervia in the province of Ravenna, Comacchio and Argenta, Emilia–Romagna in the province of Ferrara and Munich. [3]
Paternal Leave will have its World premiere in February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in Generation 14plus. [7] [8]
Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Berlin International Film Festival | 23 February 2025 | Grand Prize for Best Film | Alissa Jung | Nominated | [9] [10] |
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