Christian Petzold’s Afire and Wim Wenders’ Anselm are among movies on Germany’s longlist for the Best International Film Oscar.
National agency German Films received 12 submissions in the category with an independent jury deciding which film to move forward with on August 22 and 23 in Munich.
The following 12 German films were submitted to German Films by German producers:
Anselm – Das Rauschen Der Zeit (Anselm) von Wim Wenders (Road Movies) Das Lehrerzimmer(The Teachers‘ Lounge) von Ilker Çatak (if… Productions Film) Die Theorie Von Allem (The Theory Of Everything) von Timm Kröger (ma.ja.de Fiction) Ein Ganzes Leben (A Whole Life) von Hans Steinbichler (Tobis Filmproduktion München) Eine Frau (A Woman) von Jeanine Meerapfel (Malena Filmproduktion) Elaha von Milena Aboyan (Kinescope Film) Orphea In Love von Axel Ranisch (Sehr gute Filme) Roter Himmel (Afire) von Christian Petzold (Schramm Film Koerner Weber Kaiser) Sisi & Ich (Sisi & I) von Frauke Finsterwalder...
National agency German Films received 12 submissions in the category with an independent jury deciding which film to move forward with on August 22 and 23 in Munich.
The following 12 German films were submitted to German Films by German producers:
Anselm – Das Rauschen Der Zeit (Anselm) von Wim Wenders (Road Movies) Das Lehrerzimmer(The Teachers‘ Lounge) von Ilker Çatak (if… Productions Film) Die Theorie Von Allem (The Theory Of Everything) von Timm Kröger (ma.ja.de Fiction) Ein Ganzes Leben (A Whole Life) von Hans Steinbichler (Tobis Filmproduktion München) Eine Frau (A Woman) von Jeanine Meerapfel (Malena Filmproduktion) Elaha von Milena Aboyan (Kinescope Film) Orphea In Love von Axel Ranisch (Sehr gute Filme) Roter Himmel (Afire) von Christian Petzold (Schramm Film Koerner Weber Kaiser) Sisi & Ich (Sisi & I) von Frauke Finsterwalder...
- 8/14/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Germany has announced its shortlist for the 2024 Oscars, naming the pool of 12 films from which it will select its official contender in the best international film category for the 96th Academy Awards.
The selection, unveiled by the national promotional body German Films on Monday, includes several critical darlings from this year’s Berlinale, among them the Christian Petzold romantic feature Afire, which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury prize; Ilker Çatak’s school drama The Teachers’ Lounge, the big winner at Germany’s national film awards, where it won six trophies, including for best film and best actress for star Leonie Benesch; Milena Aboyan’s Elaha, winner of Berlin’s Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar; and Frauke Finsterwalder’s Sisi & I, a feminist-look at an iconic Austrian Empress and her toxic relationship with her lady-in-waiting.
Perfect Days, the Japan-set drama from three-time German Oscar nominee Wim Wenders — an audience favorite in Cannes,...
The selection, unveiled by the national promotional body German Films on Monday, includes several critical darlings from this year’s Berlinale, among them the Christian Petzold romantic feature Afire, which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury prize; Ilker Çatak’s school drama The Teachers’ Lounge, the big winner at Germany’s national film awards, where it won six trophies, including for best film and best actress for star Leonie Benesch; Milena Aboyan’s Elaha, winner of Berlin’s Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar; and Frauke Finsterwalder’s Sisi & I, a feminist-look at an iconic Austrian Empress and her toxic relationship with her lady-in-waiting.
Perfect Days, the Japan-set drama from three-time German Oscar nominee Wim Wenders — an audience favorite in Cannes,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
German indie Augenschein, whose credits include Netflix sci-fi Stowaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller 7500, is launching Augenschein Sales, an in-house worldwide sales and financing arm.
The new operation will be headed by Jonathan Saubach as Head Of Sales. The acquisitions exec joins from Will Smith-owned Telepool.
The new division will focus on combining the financing for the company’s production slate through access to equity, market pre-sales and film funds. Saubach will be in charge of financing, packaging and worldwide sales of the company’s film titles and will also serve as an executive producer on upcoming productions. He will report to Augenschein founders Maximilian Leo and Jonas Katzenstein.
During his ten-year tenure at Telepool the company acquired Ryan Gosling starrer Drive, The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, The Hitman’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman, the Has Fallen franchise starring Gerard Butler,...
The new operation will be headed by Jonathan Saubach as Head Of Sales. The acquisitions exec joins from Will Smith-owned Telepool.
The new division will focus on combining the financing for the company’s production slate through access to equity, market pre-sales and film funds. Saubach will be in charge of financing, packaging and worldwide sales of the company’s film titles and will also serve as an executive producer on upcoming productions. He will report to Augenschein founders Maximilian Leo and Jonas Katzenstein.
During his ten-year tenure at Telepool the company acquired Ryan Gosling starrer Drive, The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, The Hitman’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman, the Has Fallen franchise starring Gerard Butler,...
- 6/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Akin’s new film is a gangster drama called ‘Rheingold’.
Fatih Akin’s gangster drama Rheingold and Michael Bully Herbig’s media satire 1000 Lines are among the new film projects to receive funding from Hamburg’s Filmfoerderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (Ffhsh) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb).
Akin’s gangster biopic is based on the 2015 book Alles oder Nix by the German hip hop rapper and label boss Xatar. It received €700,000 – the largest single amount at last week’s sitting of Hamburg’s committee for high-end films and series with production budgets over €3.5m.
Akin’s bombero international is producing the film which...
Fatih Akin’s gangster drama Rheingold and Michael Bully Herbig’s media satire 1000 Lines are among the new film projects to receive funding from Hamburg’s Filmfoerderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (Ffhsh) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb).
Akin’s gangster biopic is based on the 2015 book Alles oder Nix by the German hip hop rapper and label boss Xatar. It received €700,000 – the largest single amount at last week’s sitting of Hamburg’s committee for high-end films and series with production budgets over €3.5m.
Akin’s bombero international is producing the film which...
- 2/22/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Akin’s new film is a gangster drama called ‘Rheingold’.
Fatih Akin’s gangster drama Rheingold and Michael Bully Herbig’s media satire 1000 Lines are among the new film projects to receive funding from Hamburg’s Filmfoerderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (Ffhsh) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb).
Akin’s gangster biopic is based on the 2015 book Alles oder Nix by the German hip hop rapper and label boss Xatar. It received €700,000 - the largest single amount at last week’s sitting of Hamburg’s committee for high-end films and series with production budgets over €3.5m.
Akin’s bombero international is producing the film...
Fatih Akin’s gangster drama Rheingold and Michael Bully Herbig’s media satire 1000 Lines are among the new film projects to receive funding from Hamburg’s Filmfoerderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (Ffhsh) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb).
Akin’s gangster biopic is based on the 2015 book Alles oder Nix by the German hip hop rapper and label boss Xatar. It received €700,000 - the largest single amount at last week’s sitting of Hamburg’s committee for high-end films and series with production budgets over €3.5m.
Akin’s bombero international is producing the film...
- 2/22/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: TV Beats Forum, the drama series-focused industry element of Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, will this year host case studies of international shows such as Netflix’s Stranger Things and German historical drama Deutschland 83.
Running November 23-27, 2020, in a primarily digital format, the event will welcome international guests to discuss a variety of topics related to drama production. Program highlights include:
A case study of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which shot its fourth season in Lithuania, with Gary Tuck, producer and managing director of Baltic Film Services, interviewed by Deadline to share the challenges and triumphs of the shoot. Kateryna Vyshnevska and Olesya Lukyanenko from Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA will shed some light to their global crime thriller Hide And Seek, new series There Will Be People, animated series Hrafn Academy, and new international co-productions. Jörg Winger, the co-creator of Deutschland 83, will discuss the success...
Running November 23-27, 2020, in a primarily digital format, the event will welcome international guests to discuss a variety of topics related to drama production. Program highlights include:
A case study of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which shot its fourth season in Lithuania, with Gary Tuck, producer and managing director of Baltic Film Services, interviewed by Deadline to share the challenges and triumphs of the shoot. Kateryna Vyshnevska and Olesya Lukyanenko from Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA will shed some light to their global crime thriller Hide And Seek, new series There Will Be People, animated series Hrafn Academy, and new international co-productions. Jörg Winger, the co-creator of Deutschland 83, will discuss the success...
- 11/5/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Anke Engelke will play a funeral eulogy speaker who loses faith in her work and tries to sabotage her husband’s funeral in “The Last Word,” an original comedy drama out of Germany for Netflix.
Pantaleon Films is making the six-part series with Aron Lehmann and Carlos V. Irmscher attached as showrunners. The pair co-wrote the series with authors Nora Valo and Carolina Zimmermann. Lehmann will also direct the show.
“Just like in real life, drama and humor are clashing constantly,” Engelke said of the series. “Family and relationships, loss and grief, life and death, the absurdities of life, the rediscovery of strength and lust for life, it is all in there – so beautiful it makes you cry.”
“The Last Word” is based on an idea of Thorsten Merten. The series is the latest in a growing roster of German originals from Netflix as the streamer increasingly looks to local production.
Pantaleon Films is making the six-part series with Aron Lehmann and Carlos V. Irmscher attached as showrunners. The pair co-wrote the series with authors Nora Valo and Carolina Zimmermann. Lehmann will also direct the show.
“Just like in real life, drama and humor are clashing constantly,” Engelke said of the series. “Family and relationships, loss and grief, life and death, the absurdities of life, the rediscovery of strength and lust for life, it is all in there – so beautiful it makes you cry.”
“The Last Word” is based on an idea of Thorsten Merten. The series is the latest in a growing roster of German originals from Netflix as the streamer increasingly looks to local production.
- 6/5/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Deutschland ’86 star Anke Engelke is to lead a German Netflix original as a funeral eulogy speaker who sabotages her own husband’s funeral.
The Svod service has ordered The Last Word, a six-part series from Pantaleon Films, which produces Amazon’s You Are Wanted. It will be showrun by Aron Lehmann and Carlos V. Irmscher, who wrote the series with Nora Valo and Carolina Zimmermann based on an idea from Thorsten Merten.
Engelke plays a funeral eulogy speaker who loses both faith in her work and control over her family. When she realises that she can’t let go, she starts to sabotage her husband’s funeral – until she finds the right words.
Engelke said, “I am very much looking forward to The Last Word and this work and journey with Netflix, Pantaleon, the wonderful director Aron Lehmann, the fantastic screenplay and amazing colleagues. Just like in real life, drama and humour are clashing constantly.
The Svod service has ordered The Last Word, a six-part series from Pantaleon Films, which produces Amazon’s You Are Wanted. It will be showrun by Aron Lehmann and Carlos V. Irmscher, who wrote the series with Nora Valo and Carolina Zimmermann based on an idea from Thorsten Merten.
Engelke plays a funeral eulogy speaker who loses both faith in her work and control over her family. When she realises that she can’t let go, she starts to sabotage her husband’s funeral – until she finds the right words.
Engelke said, “I am very much looking forward to The Last Word and this work and journey with Netflix, Pantaleon, the wonderful director Aron Lehmann, the fantastic screenplay and amazing colleagues. Just like in real life, drama and humour are clashing constantly.
- 6/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has added another big European name to its roster, announcing a new original series featuring German comedy star Anke Engelke.
Netflix has greenlit the six-part German-language dramedy The Last Word, in which Engelke will star as a funeral eulogy speaker who loses faith in her work and loses control over her family. When she realizes she can't let go, she starts to sabotage her own husband’s funeral — until she finds the right words.
Pantaleon Films, the German production company behind two Amazon Prime series —Beat and You Are Wanted — will produce The Last Word.
Aron Lehmann and ...
Netflix has greenlit the six-part German-language dramedy The Last Word, in which Engelke will star as a funeral eulogy speaker who loses faith in her work and loses control over her family. When she realizes she can't let go, she starts to sabotage her own husband’s funeral — until she finds the right words.
Pantaleon Films, the German production company behind two Amazon Prime series —Beat and You Are Wanted — will produce The Last Word.
Aron Lehmann and ...
The recipients were the producers of films nominated for best film, best doc and best children’s film.
More than €2m ($3.2m) in nomination premiums has been awarded to the producers of the films nominated for best film, best documentary and best children’s film at the 2019 German Film Awards, aka the Lolas, in Berlin today (March 20).
The best film nominees are Andreas Dresen’s Gunderman, Markus Goller’s 25 km/h, Caroline Link’s The Boy Needs Fresh Air, Aron Lehmann’s The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx and Christian Petzold’s Transit. Each of...
More than €2m ($3.2m) in nomination premiums has been awarded to the producers of the films nominated for best film, best documentary and best children’s film at the 2019 German Film Awards, aka the Lolas, in Berlin today (March 20).
The best film nominees are Andreas Dresen’s Gunderman, Markus Goller’s 25 km/h, Caroline Link’s The Boy Needs Fresh Air, Aron Lehmann’s The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx and Christian Petzold’s Transit. Each of...
- 3/20/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Variety’s “10 Europeans to Watch” were feted at a party held by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg at Berlin’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel Saturday. Kirsten Niehuus and Helge Jürgens, managing directors of Medienboard, the regional film, TV and digital-media funding body, were the co-hosts for the evening, which attracted 2,000 party-goers.
Pictured above are Henry Chu, Variety‘s international editor (left), with six of the Europeans to Watch – (from left) Belgian director Bas Devos (“Hellhole”), German actress Maria Dragus (“Mary Queen of Scots”), German director Aron Lehmann (“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”), Austrian actress Valerie Pachner (“The Ground Beneath My Feet”), Dutch director Steven Wouterlood (“My Extraordinary Summer With Tess”), and German actor Fahri Yardim (“Dogs of Berlin”), with Niehuus (right).
Among the guests at the event were producers Martin Moszkowicz (“Resident Evil”) and Stefan Arndt (“Babylon Berlin”), and Tom Schilling, the lead actor in the Oscar nominated German film “Never Look Away,...
Pictured above are Henry Chu, Variety‘s international editor (left), with six of the Europeans to Watch – (from left) Belgian director Bas Devos (“Hellhole”), German actress Maria Dragus (“Mary Queen of Scots”), German director Aron Lehmann (“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”), Austrian actress Valerie Pachner (“The Ground Beneath My Feet”), Dutch director Steven Wouterlood (“My Extraordinary Summer With Tess”), and German actor Fahri Yardim (“Dogs of Berlin”), with Niehuus (right).
Among the guests at the event were producers Martin Moszkowicz (“Resident Evil”) and Stefan Arndt (“Babylon Berlin”), and Tom Schilling, the lead actor in the Oscar nominated German film “Never Look Away,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Variety has unveiled its fifth edition of 10 Europeans to Watch, spotlighting 10 rising talents from across the continent who are poised for breakthroughs in 2019. The selection includes emerging actors, directors, showrunners and cinematographers from six countries whose dynamic talents are being showcased on screens big and small, and on both sides of the camera.
The group will be feted at the upcoming Berlin Intl. Film Festival with a luncheon in partnership with Dr. Hauschka at the Gorki Apartments on Feb. 9, and at the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg party that evening at the Ritz-Carlton.
The 2019 10 Europeans to Watch:
French cinematographer and director Marine Atlan has two films screening in Berlin: her directorial feature debut, “Daniel,” premieres in Berlin’s Generation Kplus section and she shot Panorama selection “Jessica Forever.”
German thesp Jonas Dassler toplines Fatih Akin’s Berlin competition pic “The Golden Glove.”
Belgian helmer Bas Devos, whose feature debut, “Violet,” won the Berlin...
The group will be feted at the upcoming Berlin Intl. Film Festival with a luncheon in partnership with Dr. Hauschka at the Gorki Apartments on Feb. 9, and at the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg party that evening at the Ritz-Carlton.
The 2019 10 Europeans to Watch:
French cinematographer and director Marine Atlan has two films screening in Berlin: her directorial feature debut, “Daniel,” premieres in Berlin’s Generation Kplus section and she shot Panorama selection “Jessica Forever.”
German thesp Jonas Dassler toplines Fatih Akin’s Berlin competition pic “The Golden Glove.”
Belgian helmer Bas Devos, whose feature debut, “Violet,” won the Berlin...
- 1/21/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Spain’s ’It’s Now Of Never’ and Argentina’s ‘No Kids’ to be relocated to Germany.
German remakes of romantic comedies from Spain and Argentina are among the new slate of in-house productions from re-energised German distributor Tobis.
The company is developing a German version of Maria Ripoll’s 2015 Spanish hit It’s Now Or Never (Ahora O Nunca), which was released in Spain by Sony Pictures Releasing, and Ariel Winograd’s No Kids (Sin Hijos) which was the third highest-grossing local film in Argentina in 2015.
It’s Now Of Never is about the preparation for a wedding that goes terribly wrong,...
German remakes of romantic comedies from Spain and Argentina are among the new slate of in-house productions from re-energised German distributor Tobis.
The company is developing a German version of Maria Ripoll’s 2015 Spanish hit It’s Now Or Never (Ahora O Nunca), which was released in Spain by Sony Pictures Releasing, and Ariel Winograd’s No Kids (Sin Hijos) which was the third highest-grossing local film in Argentina in 2015.
It’s Now Of Never is about the preparation for a wedding that goes terribly wrong,...
- 7/3/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
As part of its celebration of the best of independent moviemaking from around the world, including from the U.S., this year’s Munich Film Festival will include works highlighting some of today’s defining issues: the MeToo debate, racism, the increasingly troubling nature of social media and the impact of ever-growing surveillance.
The festival, which runs June 28 to July 7, opens with Joachim A. Lang’s “Mackie Messer — Brechts Dreigroschenfilm,” a fictional tale inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s 1928 play “The Threepenny Opera,” and Kurt Weill’s song “The Ballad of Mack the Knife,” in which the famed playwright seeks to adapt his work to film without blunting its political edge.
For festival director Diana Iljine, the film is particularly timely: “Just like the famous first words of ‘Mack the Knife’ — ‘And the shark, he has teeth’ — one might say: This film, it has teeth. At a pivotal moment in recent history,...
The festival, which runs June 28 to July 7, opens with Joachim A. Lang’s “Mackie Messer — Brechts Dreigroschenfilm,” a fictional tale inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s 1928 play “The Threepenny Opera,” and Kurt Weill’s song “The Ballad of Mack the Knife,” in which the famed playwright seeks to adapt his work to film without blunting its political edge.
For festival director Diana Iljine, the film is particularly timely: “Just like the famous first words of ‘Mack the Knife’ — ‘And the shark, he has teeth’ — one might say: This film, it has teeth. At a pivotal moment in recent history,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
If you’re heading up to Park City next week to check out the various festival offerings, we’ve got some tips for you. Thanks to Slamdance Polytechnic and Creative Future, a gaggle of Slamdance filmmaking alums, friends of the festival and knowledgeable cinephiles have joined together to offer up some “Park City Hacks” to their fest-attending brethren.
From what to pack (warm stuff, and then more warm stuff, and then probably still more warm stuff) to the best places to decompress and some very key notes on what kind of stuff to consume while you’re in Utah (more water, less booze), the video also includes plenty of tips on how to best navigate the business side of the festival. In short, it’s got something for everyone.
Read More: Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup: ‘Aerotropolis,’ ‘The Children Send Their Regards’ and More
The video includes tips from Slamdance alumni like Peter Baxter,...
From what to pack (warm stuff, and then more warm stuff, and then probably still more warm stuff) to the best places to decompress and some very key notes on what kind of stuff to consume while you’re in Utah (more water, less booze), the video also includes plenty of tips on how to best navigate the business side of the festival. In short, it’s got something for everyone.
Read More: Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup: ‘Aerotropolis,’ ‘The Children Send Their Regards’ and More
The video includes tips from Slamdance alumni like Peter Baxter,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
We present the winners of the 20th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) held in Busan, South Korea.
After ten days the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) have come to an end. The event ran from the 1st until the 10th of October in the beautiful city of Busan, South Korea. This year 302 films from 75 countries were screened in six venues. The catalogue presented 94 world premieres and 31 international premieres. The organizers are very happy as the total attendance reached a new record, during the ten days 227.377 persons assist the different screenings. There were a lot of GVs, outdoor screenings, various Forums and Talks that capture the interest of the people. Once again the festival establish itself as one of the most important film festivals in the region.
Biff Awards
New Currents Award
Immortal by Hadi Mohaghegh – Iran
Walnut Tree by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov – Kazakhstan
Biff Mecenat Award
Boys Run...
After ten days the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) have come to an end. The event ran from the 1st until the 10th of October in the beautiful city of Busan, South Korea. This year 302 films from 75 countries were screened in six venues. The catalogue presented 94 world premieres and 31 international premieres. The organizers are very happy as the total attendance reached a new record, during the ten days 227.377 persons assist the different screenings. There were a lot of GVs, outdoor screenings, various Forums and Talks that capture the interest of the people. Once again the festival establish itself as one of the most important film festivals in the region.
Biff Awards
New Currents Award
Immortal by Hadi Mohaghegh – Iran
Walnut Tree by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov – Kazakhstan
Biff Mecenat Award
Boys Run...
- 10/14/2015
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s Immortal and Walnut Tree from Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov were presented with the New Currents Awards at the close of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) on Saturday night.
The jury described Immortal as “an extraordinary feat of visual storytelling, filled with emotion, that’s partly about how to die but mostly about how to live, and how to keep our dignity as human beings.” The film also picked up the Fipresci award.
Walnut Tree was described as: “A film that shows a way of life that’s unfamiliar to most of us but proves how humour, kindness and forgiveness connect us all.”
Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang headed the jury, which also included Indian director Anurag Kashyap, Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-young, actress Nastassja Kinski and Us critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Meanwhile, the Biff Mecenat Award for Korea went to Kang Seokpil’s Boys Run, while the Biff Mecenat Award for Asia went to...
The jury described Immortal as “an extraordinary feat of visual storytelling, filled with emotion, that’s partly about how to die but mostly about how to live, and how to keep our dignity as human beings.” The film also picked up the Fipresci award.
Walnut Tree was described as: “A film that shows a way of life that’s unfamiliar to most of us but proves how humour, kindness and forgiveness connect us all.”
Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang headed the jury, which also included Indian director Anurag Kashyap, Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-young, actress Nastassja Kinski and Us critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Meanwhile, the Biff Mecenat Award for Korea went to Kang Seokpil’s Boys Run, while the Biff Mecenat Award for Asia went to...
- 10/12/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
New films by Michael Tully, Denis Coté, Göran Hugo Olsson and Maximilian Leo are among the latest pickups by German sales agents Films Boutique and Media Luna.
Jean-Christophe Simon’s Berlin-based outfit Films Boutique has four world premieres at next week’s Berlin Film Festival:
Sudabeh Mortezai’s first feature Macondo after his acclaimed documentaries The Bazaar of Sexes and Children of the Prophet, in the Official Competition.
Brazilian Daniel Ribeiro’s coming of age comedy-drama The Way He Looks, in the Panorama.
Umut Dag’s stark drama Cracks In Concrete, in Panorama Special.
Canadian film-maker Denis Coté’s documentary Joy Of Man’s Desiring about the energies and rituals of the workplace, in the Berlinale’s Forum.
In addition, Films Boutique will have the market premiere of Michael Tully’s comedy Ping Pong Summer, starring Susan Sarandon, Amy Sedaris, Judah Friedlander and Lea Thompson, which premiered in Sundance and is screening at Rotterdam this week.
The...
Jean-Christophe Simon’s Berlin-based outfit Films Boutique has four world premieres at next week’s Berlin Film Festival:
Sudabeh Mortezai’s first feature Macondo after his acclaimed documentaries The Bazaar of Sexes and Children of the Prophet, in the Official Competition.
Brazilian Daniel Ribeiro’s coming of age comedy-drama The Way He Looks, in the Panorama.
Umut Dag’s stark drama Cracks In Concrete, in Panorama Special.
Canadian film-maker Denis Coté’s documentary Joy Of Man’s Desiring about the energies and rituals of the workplace, in the Berlinale’s Forum.
In addition, Films Boutique will have the market premiere of Michael Tully’s comedy Ping Pong Summer, starring Susan Sarandon, Amy Sedaris, Judah Friedlander and Lea Thompson, which premiered in Sundance and is screening at Rotterdam this week.
The...
- 1/29/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
We all have visions that we hold dear, ideas and ideals that we keep close to our hearts, ready to share in that moment when we absolutely must go forth and claim our stake in the world. As German author Henirich von Kleist stated: "A free thinking man is not trapped where Destiny puts him."Aron Lehmann's feature debut is and isn't an adaptation of Kleist's novel Kohlhaas. The best supporting example I can give of this is how Michael Winterbottom's Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story is and isn't an adaptation of Laurence Stern's 18th century meta novel. While Winterbottom's film is full of snark, focusing on the petty, excessive and narcissistic ailments of the film industry, Lehmann's film, by turn, is a celebration...
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- 1/23/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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