INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
KÖLN 75
Director: Ido Fluk
Germany, Poland, Belgium / 2025 / Colour and Black & White / 116' / German, English; Turkish and English subtitles
Screenplay: Ido Fluk
Music: Hubert Walkowski
Cinematography: Jens Harant
Editing: Anja Siemens
Cast: Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Ulrich Tukur, Jördis Triebel, Jan Bülow, Leo Meier
Producer: Sol Bondy, Fred Burle
Production Company: One Two Films
World Rights: Bankside Films
Premiered at a special gala at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival, Cologne 75 tells the thrilling true story behind Keith Jarrett’s iconic 1975 album The Köln Concert. This historic event came to life thanks to the extraordinary determination, perseverance, and dedication of 17-year-old high school student Vera Brandes. Featuring Jarrett’s live solo performance, The Köln Concert became the best-selling solo album in jazz history—and the best-selling piano album of all time. The film stands as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of this legendary concert.
Awards
- 2025 Barcelona-Sant Jordi Critics Award, ACCEC Critics Award
Screened with the support of Goethe-Institut İzmir.
TRAILER
Ido Fluk
The director is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts and lives in New York City, USA. He is the co-writer and director of The Ticket which screened in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and of Never Too Late which premiered in Edinburgh and won the Regard d’or at the Festival International de Films de Fribourg. He is currently working with Joe Wright to develop the series Empty Mansions for HBO and with James Schamus on the legal thriller 24 Hours in June.