The Team
(Updated: May 2025)
The festival is organized on a mainly voluntary basis by the nonprofit organization Nippon Connection. Nippon Connection is a member of the Association of Hessian Film Festivals (Verbund der hessischen Filmfestivals).
Festival Director
Marion Klomfaß
Management
Sophia Allweyer, Vic Atanasov, Chiara Böck, Vincent Ehlers, Amira Hajredini, Jacob Herzum, Bastian Hoang, Florian Höhr, Marion Klomfaß, Neco Oestreich, Colin Pachl, André Popescu, Marie-Claire Richardson, Marina Schilke, Viktoria Steinigk
Festival Office
Chiara Böck (head of team), Jacob Herzum, Celine Perrone (intern)
Film Program
Florian Höhr (head of team), Maximilian Himpsl, Marion Klomfaß, Alexander Knoth, Sebastian Krehl, Quang Anh Ngo, Mayu Sugaya, Pavao Vlajcic
Film Program Preselection
Pavao Vlajcic (head of team), Vic Atanasov, Henrik Diels (Nippon Shorts), Marc Göbel, Jacob Herzum, Kenta Hidaka, Bastian Hoang, Friederike Köpke, Renate Noack, Dennis Puljic, Théo Severin, Niko Schmidt (Nippon Shorts)
Nippon Culture
Vic Atanasov (head of team), Ilaria Comini, Sabrina Dethloff, Jennifer Fettig, Mina Huber, Friederike Köpke, Jenny Medow, Neco Oestreich, Ana-Maria Okuka, Marie-Claire Richardson, Tamara Seifried, Deborah Späth, Viktoria Steinigk
Press and Public Relations
Amira Hajredini (head of team), Marina Schilke (head of team Social Media), Miki Uchida (head of team Social Media), André Danneker (Assistenz, STEP Förderprogramm), Franziska Bouchon (intern), Karim Ahsan, Anahita Estiri, Melissa Hoffeins, Edgar Rommel, Michael Stahl, Marie Urban
Editorial
Dennis Vetter (head of team), André Danneker (Assistenz, STEP Förderprogramm), Vic Atanasov, Florian Höhr, Marion Klomfaß, Isabelle Mathes, Mircea Ogrin, Mayu Sugaya, Marie Urban, Natalie Veith and others
Texts
Vic Atanasov, André Danneker, Amira Hajredini, Florian Höhr, Marion Klomfaß, Alexander Knoth, Mircea Ogrin, Niko Schmidt, Marie Urban, Natalie Veith, Pavao Vlajcic and others
Translations
Esra Bohlender (en), David Booth (en), Noah Franc (en), Yasuo Kishibe (jp), Mircea Ogrin (en), Mayu Sugaya (jp), Hiroko Takahashi (jp), Natalie Veith (en) and others
Interpreters
Maria Deutsch (head of team), Jan Berger, Keiko Den, Yuki Iwamoto, Kiyoshi Kanuma, Ursula Kroyer, Mari Matsumoto, Mari Pearce, Oliver Schmidt, Miki Uchida and others
Guest Relations
Jacob Herzum (head of team), Stella Tümmler (head of team), Lea Cabrera Velazquez (intern), Grit Bergoint, Nicolo Dresp, Robert Goosen, Takumi Nasu, Théo Severin, Chika Shimakura, Mayu Sugaya
Volunteer Coordination
Lukas Raymann (head of team), Anahita Estiri, Niklas Haberkorn, Alexandra Holst, Philipp Kalugin, Renate Noack, Dennis Puljic
Driver Coordination
Vincent Ehlers (head of team), Elias Dankoff, Caecilie von Teichman
Festival Photographer Coordination
Eileen Burkard (head of team), Marc Göbel, Isabelle Mathes, Niko Schmidt, Gary Siemund
Ticketing
Colin Pachl (head of team), Lou Fuentes Rivera, Isa Günkel, Anne Illy, Tanja Menn, Alexander Pankow, Dennis Puljic, Taimi Schalle, Laura Sommer
Bar Coordination
Isabelle Heim (head of team), Tobias Walter (head of team), Alex Bickel, Fabrizia De Luca, Juli Neder, Marie Urban, Alisa Vershkovska
Catering
Roland Klostermann (head of team), Natalia Reiswich (head of team), Mika Beck, Katharina Buhl, David Falk, Maren Hoffmann, Karin Jantke, Trung Ngo
Merchandising
Sophia Allweyer (head of team), Victoria Brähler (head of team), Elias Agrebi, Elisa Faulmann, Melissa Hoffeins, Mina Huber, Alisa Mano, Abby Zhang
Site Management & Interior
Lukas Brehm (head of team Bauteam), Marko Pirovolakis (head of team Bauteam), Bastian Hoang (head of team Interior), Marie-Claire Richardson (head of team Interior), Jan Bernich, Esra Bohlender, Ilaria Comini, Franziska Haferkorn, Jens Labudda, Isabelle Mathes (signs), Jeffrey Port, Nhat Thang Pham, Ana-Maria Okuka, Deborah Späth, Michael Stahl, Natalie Veith (signs)
Video & Event Technology
Raphael Shogo Wujanz (head of team), André Popescu (head of team), Inga Baumgartner, Christian Cyfus, Uddipta Raj Deka, Henrik Diels, Marion Grünert, Shahrukh Khan, Robert Lob
Office Technology
André Popescu
Film Coordination
Pascal Porada (head of team), Daniel Wilhelm
Cinema Management
Martin Bregenzer, Ferdinand Gutemann, Andreas Heidenreich, Lennart Losensky, Meghann Munro, Laura Sommer
Accounting
Astrid Kalvelage
Collaboration
Johanna Fieberling, Maleen Knies, Hannah Strittmatter, Sarah Trinh
Design & Campaign
Il-Ho Jung www.il-ho.com
Festival Trailer
Animation: Amin Weber
Music & sound mixing : Michael Laven
Postproduction: Thomas Maier
Website
Frontend-Development: wemove digital solutions
Content Management: Colin Pachl, Marie Urban
Design & Concept: Il-Ho Jung — www.il-ho.com
Data Protection Officer
Colin Pachl
Board of Nippon Connection e.V.
Kirill Gettmann (chair), Vincent Ehlers (vice chair), Marion Klomfaß (vice chair)