WHO WE ARE
GUTE ZEIT FILM is a film production company, based in Munich.
We are Linda Kokkores, Philipp Link and Lillian Malan.
As writers, directors and producers from Germany, Greece and South Africa we create films for an international audience. We produce short and feature projects with a focus on diverse and intercultural stories. Our approach combines documentary and fiction through cinematic aesthetic and experimental storytelling.
Our shorts have been successfully featured at international film festivals worldwide. SUMMER HIT won the Jury Award for Best Live-Action Short over 15 Minutes at 25th Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019. In 2020 our productions were shortlisted twice for the GSA BAFTA Student Awards, featured at SXSW20 and Outfest Los Angeles. Our short AN ANNA won the award for Best Short National at the Schlingel Festival.
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founded by Tobias Blickle, Max Scherer and Philipp Link
first short featured at 51st Hof International Film Festival
several shorts featured at multiple international film festivals
featured at Max Ophüls Prize, Saarbrücken
winner of Jury Award at ShortFest Palm Springs, California
SUMMER HIT wins at multiple international film festivals
launch of webseries EUROPE, OLD LOVE and
winner at .EU WebAwards in Brussels, Belgium
featured 2nd time at Max Ophüls Prize, Saarbrücken
featured at SXSW 2020 in Austin, Texas
shortlisted twice at the GSA BAFTA Student Awards
featured at Outfest Los Angeles, California
first short featured at 51st Hof International Film Festival
several shorts featured at multiple international film festivals
featured at Max Ophüls Prize, Saarbrücken
winner of Jury Award at ShortFest Palm Springs, California
SUMMER HIT wins at multiple international film festivals
launch of webseries EUROPE, OLD LOVE and
winner at .EU WebAwards in Brussels, Belgium
featured 2nd time at Max Ophüls Prize, Saarbrücken
featured at SXSW 2020 in Austin, Texas
shortlisted twice at the GSA BAFTA Student Awards
featured at Outfest Los Angeles, California
winner of Best Short National at Schlingel Festival
Linda Kokkores and Lillian Malan joined GZF as managing directors
winner of two Starter Film Awards by the City of Munich
winner of the RTLZWEI Doku Lab
Linda Kokkores and Lillian Malan joined GZF as managing directors
winner of two Starter Film Awards by the City of Munich
winner of the RTLZWEI Doku Lab
Lillian Malan was born in Pretoria, South Africa and grew up in Johannesburg. After working in marketing and art management in South Africa she graduated in Production and Media Business at HFF Munich.
Linda Kokkores was born and grew up in Athens, Greece. She graduated in film studies and European literature at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Linda studied scriptwriting at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Philipp Link was born in Stuttgart and grew up in southern Germany. He graduated in film studies and art history at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Philipp studied scriptwriting at HFF Munich and founded GZF in 2017.