The 300th Birthday (1967)

First film made in Wolfgang Staudte's seminar at the DFFB. The film reflects Briel's own experience with bureaucracy — shot at his former workplace at Fehrbelliner Platz in West Berlin. The cast consisted entirely of non-professional actors. Director of photography: Gerry Schum (DFFB student). Assistant director on all his academy films: Norbert Maas, a theater student.

• Release Date: 1967-01-01
• Runtime: 1h 36min
• Production Company: Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
• Director: Jonatan Briel