{"id":415091,"date":"2026-02-09T15:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/%f0%9f%8e%ac-ucm-one-acquires-alexander-conrads-film-together-apart-for-world-sales\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:00:19","slug":"ucm-one-acquires-alexander-conrads-film-together-apart-for-world-sales-and-theatrical-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/ucm-one-acquires-alexander-conrads-film-together-apart-for-world-sales-and-theatrical-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfac UCM.ONE acquires Alexander Conrads’ film “Together Apart” for world sales and theatrical distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UCM.ONE<\/span> has acquired the comedy “Together Apart<\/strong>” (Germany 2025, 94 minutes) by Alexander Conrads<\/strong> for world sales and theatrical distribution. The film celebrated its world premiere at the 59th Hof International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Friedrich Baur Gold Prize 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Friedrich Baur Gold Prize<\/strong> is awarded by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts<\/strong> at the International Hof Film Festival<\/strong> “in memoriam Heinz Badewitz” for the best directorial achievement in a first feature film<\/strong>. With a certified gold bar worth a total of around 35,000 euros<\/strong>, the prize is one of the most highly endowed awards for young directors in the German-speaking world; it also includes a one-year mentoring program<\/strong> to provide artistic support for a new project. In 2025, the prize was shared and awarded jointly to Alexander Conrads’ “Together Apart<\/strong>” (“Zusammen ist man weniger getrennt.”) and Ina Balon’s “Plan F<\/strong>” \u2013 which is also being distributed worldwide by UCM.ONE<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Distribution is handled by the UCM.ONE<\/span> film label Artkeim\u00b2<\/strong>, which stands for very special films: works that stand out for their idiosyncratic style, unusual themes, or breaking of taboos, and which deliberately encourage reflection. Films on the label are not intended to be watched “in passing,” but rather to be experienced intensely and with attention; they represent arthouse films in the original sense.<\/p>\n

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Synopsis<\/span><\/p>\n

The film centers on Sophie, an unsuccessful but all the more idealistic photographer, and Jojo, an equally unsuccessful but “not at all idealistic” actor: After eight years together, they have been separated for six months but continue to live together as a couple\u2014they no longer sleep with each other but still share the same bed, without really changing the situation. It is only when Sophie’s mother Barbara\u2014whom Sophie has kept the separation a secret from\u2014makes her continued financial support conditional on Sophie and Jojo finally having a child that movement comes into the deadlocked relationship vacuum of the two millennials.<\/p>\n

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As an autobiographically inspired feature film debut, the film follows two aimless millennials as they belatedly “grow up” and uses humor, heart, and pointed dialogue about the difficulty of letting go of people, dreams, and visions of the future\u2014and in doing so, turns the classic principle of romantic comedy on its head, as Sophie and Jojo have to realize that despite all their similarities, they are not meant to be together.<\/p>\n

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\nThe film distributor UCM.ONE<\/span> will release “Together Apart” in the second half of 2026 on its film label Artkeim\u00b2<\/strong> in theaters and for digital distribution.
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Film details<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title:<\/strong><\/td>\nTogether Appart (German original title: Zusammen ist man weniger getrennt.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Directed and Screenplay by:<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexander Conrads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music:<\/strong><\/td>\nSimon Conrads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Performers:<\/strong><\/td>\nAbenaa Prempeh, Konstantin Gerlach, Amelie Barth, Amer El-Erwadi, Zoe L\u00f6hmann, Merlin Walden, Mira Wickert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Country of production:<\/strong><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year of production:<\/strong><\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Running time:<\/strong><\/td>\n94 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language versions:<\/strong><\/td>\nOriginal version<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original languages:<\/strong><\/td>\nGerman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subtitles: <\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish (in preparation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rating:<\/strong><\/td>\nApproved for ages 12 and up (applied for)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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