The 300th Birthday (1967)
First film made in Wolfgang Staudte's seminar at the DFFB. The film reflects Briel's own experience with bureaucracy — shot at his former workplace at Fehrbelliner Platz in West Berlin. The cast consisted entirely of non-professional actors. Director of photography: Gerry Schum (DFFB student). Assistant director on all his academy films: Norbert Maas, a theater student.
Director: Jonatan Briel
| Directing | Jonatan Briel | Director |
| Camera | Gerry Schum | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Norbert Maass | Assistant Director |