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The German TV fairytale "Zitterinchen" (directed by Luise Brinkmann) with film music by David Scheler premiered at the "Goldener Spatz" 2022 festival in the category feature film cinema/TV. The film was produced in 2021 as part of the television series „Sechs auf einen Streich“ by Mideu Films GmbH (producer: Ingelore König) for Das Erste.
This year, Christmas is different. Mom is dead, and the Brandt siblings are trying to make the best of the situation. Each in their own way. For one last time, they can celebrate together, can't they?
The film "Auf und Ableben" (directed by Luise Brinkmann / Germany 2020 / 47 min. / German), for which David Scheler created the music, had its world premiere at the film festival Max Ophüls Preis 2020 and was also screened at Achtung Berlin – new berlin film award 2020. It was nominated for best medium length film at both festivals.
No matter which ethnic background, whether female, male, or intersex, five years old or 106. The people portrayed by photographer Thomas Kierok in his project "ONE" are united by a flamboyant detail: their face masks. Omnipresent symbol of the ambivalence of self isolation and solidarity in the battle against the pandemic. "It seems the mask will stick around with us for a while," predicts journalist Philipp Kienzl in his commentary on the project. The music for the video was created by David Scheler.
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Malki, a young Israeli woman, struggles with her new life in Germany. A mysterious pursuit with a stranger opens up the possibility of an unlikely friendship.
The film "Lucky to Be Away" (directed by Naomi Kantor / Germany 2018 / 24 min) was the director's graduation project at ifs köln. The film music was written by David Scheler.
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"Hotel Auschwitz" is a cynical tragicomedy about a group of theater people whose individual desires for intimacy, power, and success conflict with their common goal to deal with the Holocaust artistically. The film debut by Cornelius Schwalm had its world premiere at the Achtung Berlin film festival 2018.
Also striking are the quite remarkable camera work [...] as well as the music composed especially for the film by David Scheler.
Stefan Bock, Kultura Extra
(translated from German)
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The theater performance/installation HUMANMACHINE by performance artist and director Despina Kapetanaki premiered at UFER_STUDIOS for contemporary dance in Berlin-Wedding on February 15. David Scheler created the 3-hour-long music/soundscape.
The trailer for the series "Escape" by Wesley TC Howard with original score by David Scheler was presented for the first time at Snowdance Film Festival in early February 2018.
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On August 4, 2017, David Scheler's composition "The Cello - solo piece for two cellists and one violoncello" premiered at the Music Academy of the German National Academic Foundation 2017 in Brixen, South Tyrol. In this piece with performative elements, a post-traumatic cello gives his new owner a hard time. Performers: Hans-Henning Ginzel and Andreas Hösl (violoncello), Annette Behr-König (violin), Konrad Viebahn (viola), Vanessa Zuber and Frederik Bous (scenic support). The performance was coreographed by the composer himself. Prof. Moritz Eggert mentored the project.
He is ugly. She is blind. The perfect couple! The new feature film by Tom Lass, "Ugly & Blind" (production: SHPN3 / Lass Bros / ZDF), is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. The film had its world premiere at Munich International Film Festival 2017 in the section "New German Cinema" and won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award. David Scheler created the music for the official movie trailer in collaboration with director Tom Lass. For further information check out www.kino.de.
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"Blue cheese gives you more intense dreams." The film "Milch kaputt 3 Papier" (director: Tim Kochs, production: DFFB/RBB) won the new berlin film award at Achtung Berlin Festival 2017 in the section "Most Courageous Short". David Scheler composed and produced both the score and the film songs.
The film premiered at Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis in Saarbrücken, Germany, in January 2017. It was broadcast on RBB television in July 2017 and was screened at Sose International Film Festival in Armenia in the fall of 2017.
