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Birgit Heidsiek


540 articles available in total starting from 08/06/2012. Last article published on 27/05/2025.

Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam

Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam

The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences  

27/05 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

The Eco Hub presents over forty green initiatives at the Marché du Film

The Eco Hub presents over forty green initiatives at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: The industry event has spotlighted green tips, tools, trends and training initiatives  

23/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlin Film Festival

Interview: Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlin Film Festival

"It excites me to think about the way that we can continue to serve existing cinema-goers, but also bring new, particularly younger, people and turn them into cinephiles"

BERLINALE 2025: The newly appointed artistic director talks about her approach to the German festival as well as its programme, its politics and its future  

11/02 | Berlinale 2025

The new German Film Law will come into effect on 1 January

The new German Film Law will come into effect on 1 January

Thanks to the last minute greenlight, the support of the German Federal Film Board is secured  

23/12/2024 | Institutions | Legislation | Germany

Michel Hazanavicius • Director of The Most Precious of Cargoes

Interview: Michel Hazanavicius • Director of The Most Precious of Cargoes

“Each time, you gotta do your homework”

The Academy Award-winning director talks about the wide range of his work and gives us an insight into the making of his animated film  

19/11/2024 | /France/Belgium

Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie wins the Political Film Award at Filmfest Hamburg

Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie wins the Political Film Award at Filmfest Hamburg

Jacques Audiard and Andrea Arnold were honoured with the Douglas Sirk Award at the 32nd edition of the German gathering, which bore witness to strong pleas for freedom and a brighter future  

08/10/2024 | Hamburg 2024 | Awards

Malika Rabahallah  • Director, Filmfest Hamburg

Interview: Malika Rabahallah • Director, Filmfest Hamburg

“No matter how different we may be, we can all sit next to each other in the cinema and laugh and cry together”

The former head of production at the MOIN Film Fund discusses her first edition as the director of the German gathering, the selection of films and the Industry Days  

24/09/2024 | Hamburg 2024

Dennis Ruh • Director, European Film Market

Interview: Dennis Ruh • Director, European Film Market

“We, as the EFM, want to bring together the entire industry”

The EFM’s head honcho delves into the impact of artificial intelligence and the new trends in the market  

13/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | EFM

Maciek Hamela’s In the Rearview wins the Political Film Award at Filmfest Hamburg

Maciek Hamela’s In the Rearview wins the Political Film Award at Filmfest Hamburg

After ten days of presenting 132 features from 48 countries, the German gathering has rewarded a slew of politically and socially relevant films  

10/10/2023 | Hamburg 2023 | Awards

The Venice Production Bridge comes to a successful conclusion

The Venice Production Bridge comes to a successful conclusion

VENICE 2023: VPB head Pascal Diot gives us the low-down on the event, which fosters the development and production of projects across a range of audiovisual formats  

08/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Venice Production Bridge

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