KUNTERGRAU
Web series | Drama | 15-38’ per episode | 2014 - 2020
SYNOPSIS SEASON 3
In KUNTERGRAU coming out is part of the past, love and sex are mundane and fetish fantasies are no taboo. Jan, Noah, Marcel, Leopold and Lukas manage their daily lives in the big city until a homophobic attack strikes them to the core. Suddenly all that’s left is their friendship, which is the only thing left keeping their world from falling apart entirely.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Since 2014 the web series KUNTERGRAU is produced as part of the youthwork of Cologne’s LGBT-youthcenter anyway. Already before studying directing at the international filmschool Cologne Kai Kreuser wrote and directed the pilot of the show. When in 2015 three more episodes where added to the first season, Kai continued his work on the show while studying. He wrote and directed season 2 and 3 entirely.
With more than 9.900.000 views worldwide, multiple awards and subtitles in 16+ languages KUNTERGRAU is one the most popular german web series and Europe’s most popular queer web series.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS (excerpts)
2018 - Webvideopreis
2019 - Awarded by Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz
2019 - Awarded with KölnEngagiert
2020 - nominated for Deutscher Engagementpreis
2020 - Jury-Award Engagementpreis NRW
2021 - nominated for Grimme-Preis
2021 - Dieter Baacke Award in the category “Inclusive and intersectional Projects”
FESTIVALS (excerpts)
2021
Die Seriale - nominated for “Best Actor”, “Best DoP”, “Best Original Score”
Sicily Web Fest - official selection
T.O. Webfest - official selection
Seoul Webfest - nominated for “Best Drama”
Minnesota WebFest - nominated for “Best Drama”, “Best Dramatic Ensemble”, “Best representation of LGBTQ+ Communities”
Lima WebFest - nominated for “Best Web Series”, “Best Director”
Sydney Web Fest - Official Selection
Rio Webfest - nominated for “Best Diversity Series”
Asia Web Awards - nominated for “Best Drama Series”
DIRECTOR und WRITER Kai Kreuser | DOP Max Jonas Fohrbeck | PRODUCTION anyway e.V. | SCORE Max Kelm
