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Mit einem freundlichen Gruss

With a Kind Regard
Berlinale Shorts 2026
© Jonas Römmig
An abandoned GDR factory. More than 400 dusty job application letters from the years 2004 to 2008 lie scattered in the cellar of the administrative building. Alongside the traditional phrases of a covering letter, the documents contain descriptions of personal circumstances and memories. The wishes of the applicants, as well as their fears and pain, are laid bare in their effort to find a place in the free market economy. A documentary contemplation of the individual behind the workforce.

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by Pavel Mozhar (Director, Screenplay)
with Nicole Gospodarek Germany 2026 German 14' Black/White World premiere | Documentary form

With

  • Nicole Gospodarek (Voice)

Crew

Director Pavel Mozhar
Screenplay Pavel Mozhar
Cinematography Jonas Roemmig
Editing Jannik Eckenstaler
Sound Design Irma Heinig
Producers Kolja Volkmar, Pavel Mozhar

Produced by

Mozhar & Volkmar Film

Berlin, Germany

World Sales

Festivaldistribution Interfilm

Berlin, Germany

Photos

Pavel Mozhar

© Lucie Detrain

Born in Minsk, Belarus in 1987, he moved to Berlin, Germany at the age of ten and went on to study directing at the Film University Babelsberg with a focus on documentary filmmaking. His short film Handbuch, about the August 2020 protests in Belarus, won the Best Short Documentary Award at both IDFA and the Hamburg Short Film Festival. His work first screened at the Berlinale in 2024 when Ungewollte Verwandtschaft was selected for Berlinale Shorts.

Filmography

2019 Vizitator (Visitor); documentary 2021 Handbuch (Handbook); short documentary 2024 Ungewollte Verwandtschaft (Unwanted Kinship); short documentary, Berlinale 2024 2026 Mit einem freundlichen Gruss (With a Kind Regard); short documentary, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026