Exclusive: Jörg Winger and his Sam – A Saxon co-creator Tyron Ricketts believe the time is now right to tell the story of East Germany’s first Black policeman after a near-20-year period of shopping the project.
Disney+’s Sam – A Saxon, which was the streamer’s first German greenlight, spotlights Samuel Meffire, a former bricklayer who became the first elite East German policeman of African descent in the 1980s, where he went from diversity poster boy to being on the wrong side of the law. Scroll down for a trailer of the series that launches April 26.
Ricketts first met Meffire in 2002 and began shopping the project – initially as a feature – with Deutschland 83 co-creator Winger in 2006, but the pair believe German audiences have only become ready for the story in the past couple of years.
“The answer from buyers when we pitched it back then was always ‘I find it...
Disney+’s Sam – A Saxon, which was the streamer’s first German greenlight, spotlights Samuel Meffire, a former bricklayer who became the first elite East German policeman of African descent in the 1980s, where he went from diversity poster boy to being on the wrong side of the law. Scroll down for a trailer of the series that launches April 26.
Ricketts first met Meffire in 2002 and began shopping the project – initially as a feature – with Deutschland 83 co-creator Winger in 2006, but the pair believe German audiences have only become ready for the story in the past couple of years.
“The answer from buyers when we pitched it back then was always ‘I find it...
- 4/17/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Sales
Chris O’Dowd (“Puffin Rock”), Amy Huberman (“Derry Girls”), Beth McCafferty and Eva Whittaker (“Wolfwalkers”) lead the voice cast of “Puffin Rock and the New Friends,” the film based on the TV series “Puffin Rock.”
Following their collaboration on Oscar nominees “Song of the Sea” and “The Breadwinner,” WestEnd Films is teaming again with Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Northern Ireland’s Dog Ears on the film and is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM), where first footage will be shown to buyers.
“Puffin Rock and the New Friends” sees Oona, Baba, May and Mossy joined by a new characters Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin. When the last Little Egg of the season disappears under mysterious circumstances, Oona and her new friends race against time to bring the Little Egg home before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the entire island in danger.
The film...
Chris O’Dowd (“Puffin Rock”), Amy Huberman (“Derry Girls”), Beth McCafferty and Eva Whittaker (“Wolfwalkers”) lead the voice cast of “Puffin Rock and the New Friends,” the film based on the TV series “Puffin Rock.”
Following their collaboration on Oscar nominees “Song of the Sea” and “The Breadwinner,” WestEnd Films is teaming again with Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Northern Ireland’s Dog Ears on the film and is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM), where first footage will be shown to buyers.
“Puffin Rock and the New Friends” sees Oona, Baba, May and Mossy joined by a new characters Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin. When the last Little Egg of the season disappears under mysterious circumstances, Oona and her new friends race against time to bring the Little Egg home before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the entire island in danger.
The film...
- 2/13/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Huluager Endeshaw in Sarah Noa Bozenhardt’s Among Us Women (Unter Uns Frauen), co-directed with Daniel Abate Tilahun
My first interaction with Among Us Women (Unter Uns Frauen) director Sarah Noa Bozenhardt was when I sent in a question during the Face to Face with German Films in 2022 filmmakers panel in Berlin: “Which film you saw did you particularly like in 2021?” Her response was the documentary Displaced by Sharon Ryba-Kahn and the fiction film Precious Ivie by Sarah Blaßkiewitz.
Sarah Noa Bozenhardt with Anne-Katrin Titze (wearing Liya Kebede’s lemlem) on the fabrics: “I’m really happy that you mention this because this is something we experimented a lot with.”
Among Us Women, co-directed with Daniel Abate Tilahun, shot by Bernarda Cornejo Pinto, and edited by Andrea Muñoz is based on the stories of Huluager Endeshaw, Endal Gedif, Welela Assaye, and Sirkalem Teshome, in a creative collaboration with the community of Megendi in Ethiopia.
My first interaction with Among Us Women (Unter Uns Frauen) director Sarah Noa Bozenhardt was when I sent in a question during the Face to Face with German Films in 2022 filmmakers panel in Berlin: “Which film you saw did you particularly like in 2021?” Her response was the documentary Displaced by Sharon Ryba-Kahn and the fiction film Precious Ivie by Sarah Blaßkiewitz.
Sarah Noa Bozenhardt with Anne-Katrin Titze (wearing Liya Kebede’s lemlem) on the fabrics: “I’m really happy that you mention this because this is something we experimented a lot with.”
Among Us Women, co-directed with Daniel Abate Tilahun, shot by Bernarda Cornejo Pinto, and edited by Andrea Muñoz is based on the stories of Huluager Endeshaw, Endal Gedif, Welela Assaye, and Sirkalem Teshome, in a creative collaboration with the community of Megendi in Ethiopia.
- 3/16/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Berlin ceremony brought together the German industry for the first time in 18 months.
Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man was the big winner at the Lolas, the German Film Awards in Berlin on October 1, winning best film, best director, best screenwriter for Schrader and Jan Schomberg and best actress for Maren Eggert.
I’m Your Man is produced by Lisa Blumenberg’s Hamburg-based Letterbox Filmproduktion. It is Germany’s entry to the best international film category at the Oscars. I’m Your Man had its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale in March where Eggert also won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for her performance.
Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man was the big winner at the Lolas, the German Film Awards in Berlin on October 1, winning best film, best director, best screenwriter for Schrader and Jan Schomberg and best actress for Maren Eggert.
I’m Your Man is produced by Lisa Blumenberg’s Hamburg-based Letterbox Filmproduktion. It is Germany’s entry to the best international film category at the Oscars. I’m Your Man had its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale in March where Eggert also won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for her performance.
- 10/4/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: German Films, the agency that promotes German cinema globally, has unveiled participants for the sixth edition of its Face To Face With German Films campaign, which this year will be dedicated to local talent across all aspects of the filmmaking world. In previous years, the program has focussed on promoting actors, directors or writers at one time, but the 2021 edition will highlight local talent with different backgrounds and artistic approaches, whose works span across all facets of the business.
This year’s participants, who are all female, are: composer Freya Arde, a German Film Music Award winner for her work on Nelly’s Adventure; costume designer Ulé Barcelos, whose bold and colorful work was seen on 2020 German Oscar entry System Crasher; director Sarah Blaßkiewitz, whose debut Precious Ivie wrapped last summer; Berlin-based actor Tua El-Fawwal, star of German teen drama series Druck; Annekatrin Hendel, the prolific director of Berlin...
This year’s participants, who are all female, are: composer Freya Arde, a German Film Music Award winner for her work on Nelly’s Adventure; costume designer Ulé Barcelos, whose bold and colorful work was seen on 2020 German Oscar entry System Crasher; director Sarah Blaßkiewitz, whose debut Precious Ivie wrapped last summer; Berlin-based actor Tua El-Fawwal, star of German teen drama series Druck; Annekatrin Hendel, the prolific director of Berlin...
- 2/16/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has named the winners from its Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event industry strands.
The events spotlight projects from the region but also international participants.
This year’s winners include Filip Syczynski’s The Great Match, the Polish feature from producers Anna Rozalska and Aleksandra Aleksander of Match & Spark, which scooped the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award worth $22,000.
In total, 18 projects were presented at the co-production showcase, with other winners including the Cannes Marché du Film Producers’ Network Award, which went to Carla Fotea, Romania, and Andreas Kask, Estonia. The prize will see the two rising producers given free accreditations to next year’s Cannes film festival.
In Tallinn’s work in progress showcase, which selected eight international projects and 10 from the Baltic region this year, Dace Pūc’s The Pit, the Latvian feature from producers Kristele Pudane, Elīna Zazerska, took the $11,000 post-production award.
The...
The events spotlight projects from the region but also international participants.
This year’s winners include Filip Syczynski’s The Great Match, the Polish feature from producers Anna Rozalska and Aleksandra Aleksander of Match & Spark, which scooped the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award worth $22,000.
In total, 18 projects were presented at the co-production showcase, with other winners including the Cannes Marché du Film Producers’ Network Award, which went to Carla Fotea, Romania, and Andreas Kask, Estonia. The prize will see the two rising producers given free accreditations to next year’s Cannes film festival.
In Tallinn’s work in progress showcase, which selected eight international projects and 10 from the Baltic region this year, Dace Pūc’s The Pit, the Latvian feature from producers Kristele Pudane, Elīna Zazerska, took the $11,000 post-production award.
The...
- 11/29/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
It will be the third feature from director Jonas Karasek.
Slovakian project The File (Spis) has won Screen International’s Best Pitch Award at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market at the Tallin Black Nights International Film Festival.
Producer Wanda Adamik Hrycova of Bratislava-based Wandal production, director Jonas Karasek and the film’s Finnish co-producer Oskari Huttu of Lucy Loves accepted the award, which offers editorial coverage throughout the film’s life-cycle.
The €1.8m political thriller, based on real events surrounding one of the biggest corruption scandals in Eastern European history, will be the third feature directed by Karasek.
It continues...
Slovakian project The File (Spis) has won Screen International’s Best Pitch Award at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market at the Tallin Black Nights International Film Festival.
Producer Wanda Adamik Hrycova of Bratislava-based Wandal production, director Jonas Karasek and the film’s Finnish co-producer Oskari Huttu of Lucy Loves accepted the award, which offers editorial coverage throughout the film’s life-cycle.
The €1.8m political thriller, based on real events surrounding one of the biggest corruption scandals in Eastern European history, will be the third feature directed by Karasek.
It continues...
- 11/29/2019
- by 158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦
- ScreenDaily
Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event titles revealed.
The projects selected for Tallinn Black Nights’ industry showcase have been revealed, including a drama executive produced by Tim Roth and a new category for youth films.
Scroll down for full list of projects
This year’s Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event will spotlight 18 films seeking sales agents or festivals for international premieres during works in progress sessions in the Estonian capital from November 26-27.
Both the Baltic Event, showcasing Baltic and Finnish projects, and International Works in Progress will compete for the same awards this year: the Post Production Award worth €10,000 and...
The projects selected for Tallinn Black Nights’ industry showcase have been revealed, including a drama executive produced by Tim Roth and a new category for youth films.
Scroll down for full list of projects
This year’s Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event will spotlight 18 films seeking sales agents or festivals for international premieres during works in progress sessions in the Estonian capital from November 26-27.
Both the Baltic Event, showcasing Baltic and Finnish projects, and International Works in Progress will compete for the same awards this year: the Post Production Award worth €10,000 and...
- 11/6/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
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