Nine German (co)productions head to the Hamptons
by German Films
Germany will be represented at the 17th Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF, October 8-12) with a total of eight German (co)productions.
Florian Gallenberger’s John Rabe [+see also:
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Meanwhile, Conflict & Resolution has selected Bartek Konopka's German/Polish co-production Rabbit a la Berlin, which has already been successfully shown at many international documentary film festivals; and
Scandinavian Focus will present Max Manus [+see also:
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Germany is further represented by two shorts: Lennart Ruff’s No Special Incidents, which premiered at Cannes in German Films' short film program NEXT GENERATION 2009, and Paul Cotter’s The Berlin Wall.
HIFF awards generous prizes in the various program sections and enjoys very close contact with American buyers, distributors and journalists.
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