Jannis Lenz's feature debut Oasis premieres at Venice Film Festival

The short version

• Writer-director Jannis Lenz's first feature film, Oasis (Oase), holds its world premiere in the Horizons section of the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 6.
• The drama follows three student outcasts seeking refuge in a forest after a viral video threatening classmates circulates online.
• The film is scheduled for a German theatrical release in February 2027 via Mindjazz Pictures, with Totem Films handling international sales.

Key facts

• Oasis marks the feature directorial debut of German filmmaker Jannis Lenz and world-premieres in the Horizons section of the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 6.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• The film was co-written by Lenz and Alexander Dirninger, who also served as the director of photography.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• The cast features Florian Geißelmann, Anton Petzold, and Mathilda Smidt as three youth outcasts, alongside Godehard Giese, Britta Hammelstein, and Ioana Iacob.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• The production is a German-Austrian collaboration produced by Germany's Zeitgeist Filmproduktion and co-produced by Austria's Wega Film and Germany's Third Picture.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• Mindjazz Pictures is planning a German theatrical release in February 2027, while Totem Films manages international distribution sales.[The Hollywood Reporter]

Sources

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