Björn's plane to Istanbul is due in three hours. Suddenly he realizes that his passport is expired. An odyssey starts through the offices of the public authority that will leave nothing as it was before.

Original title: Björn oder die Hürden der Behörden
Cinematography: Markus Krämer
Music: Andreas Weidinger
Cast: Andreas Niessner, Jeanette Hain, Oliver S. Bürgin
Script: Andreas Niessner
Dialogue: German
Clearance of minors: 0 years
FBW rating: valuable
Licensed territory: Worldwide

2002
International Filmfestspiele Berlin
30th Algarve International Film Festival Valencia
Tel Aviv Student Film Festival
World Film Festival Montreal
Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto
Dakino Bucarest
Fike - Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Évora
Imola International Film Festival
International Film Festival Metz
Filmfest Augsburg

2001
Kurzfilmtage Rüsselsheim
St. Petersburg Film Festival
Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
International Studenten Film Festival München
Internationales Filmfest Emden
International Film Karlovy Vary
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Festival Mostra Internacional de Cinema São Paulo
International Film Festival Cleveland

2002
Lost High Tape Award International Filmfestspiele Berlin
Audience Award Würzburg, Flensburg
F.-W.-Murnau-Prize + Director Promotional Award Murnau
1st Prize Short Tiger Award, Filmfest Augsburg

2001
1st Prize, Kurzfilmfestival Rüsselsheim
Special Mention, St. Petersburg Film Festival
1st Prize Golden Hope Award, München