Filming starts for “Pferd am Stiel”

On 27 August, filming began in Neuperlach/Munich for ‘PFERD AM STIEL(AT). This film is the result of the ‘Special Children’s Film’ initiative. ‘PFERD AM STIEL’ (AT) is about the passion for the unusual trend sport Hobby Horsing and follows the story of two girls, whose friendship is put to a hard test because of this hobby.

Sarah (Manon Debaille) and her best friend Dilek (Chiara Kitsopoulou) have their own video channel, but almost no followers. When Sarah accidentally discovers the Finnish sport of ‘hobbyhorsing’ on the internet, in which young people compete on plush hobbyhorses, she is immediately fascinated. Sarah finds a trainer for riding her hobbyhorse in her newfound friend – the rider Beatrice (Aurelia Ott). The two girls even spontaneously travel to Finland together to take part in a competition.

The film is based on the screenplay by Gerlind Becker and directed by Sonja Maria Kröner. ‘PFERD AM STIEL’ (literal translation: ‘Horse on a stick’) is a production of Lieblingsfilm in co-production with ZDF and KiKA. The film is funded through the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF), the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Hessenfilm & Medien, the Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien (BKM) ) and the Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) as well as the Deutschen FilmFörderFonds (DFFF). Ina Werner is the commissioning editor at ZDF, and Tina Debertin is the commissioning editor at KiKA. Port-au-Prince will be responsible for distribution.