PING PONG PARADISE
Germany 2025 – Director: Jonas Egert – Original language: English, German, Russian – Subtitles: English – Length: 111 min.
The former table tennis pro Dmitrij Mazunov is the coach at the newly founded TTC Neu-Ulm, home to a world class international team centred around the ping pong superstar Dimitrij Ovtcharov. In 2022, the club gets off to a flying start in the Bundesliga and Champions League but, later, match bans are imposed. Can the club be saved? Superbly filmed and extremely exciting. Ysabel Fantou
With age rating: 0 (no age restriction)
Biography
Jonas Egert comes from Bielefeld and studied documentary film directing at the HFF Munich. He also worked as a production assistant. In 2021, he founded the production company Mad Films together with a fellow student. PING PONG PARADISE is his graduation film.
Filmography (selection)
PING PONG PARADISE, DE 2025, 111 min.
KOMFORTZONE, DE 2020, 24 min.
BACKSWING, DE 2017, 25 min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Nominated for the DOK.edit Award
Nominated for the German Documentary Film Music Award
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Writer: Jonas Egert. Camera: Felix Riedelsheimer. Sound: Jörg Elsner, Michael Hinreiner. Editing: Anja Pohl. Music: Cico Beck. Projektbetreung: Jörg Adolph. Production: madfilms Cruiziat & Egert GbR. Producer: Sylvain Cruiziat & Jonas Egert.
