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Birgit Heidsiek


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

Verena Gräfe-Höft • Producer

Interview: Verena Gräfe-Höft • Producer

“We all are facing a huge challenge to make our films visible”

We met up with German producer Verena Gräfe-Höft, working for Hamburg-based Junafilm, and selected as one of the 2017 Producers on the Move  

15/05/2017

The German Federal Film Board grants production support of €1.69 million

The German Federal Film Board grants production support of €1.69 million

The films supported by the FFA include the upcoming titles by Sebastian Schipper, Florian Gallenberger, Patrick Vollrath and Ute von Münchow-Pohl  

15/05/2017 | Funding | Germany

Films Boutique presents its Cannes line-up

Films Boutique presents its Cannes line-up

The Berlin-based sales outfit will be touting a modern western on the Croisette, as well as a slew of other titles  

15/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Market/Germany

Picture Tree International presents its line-up for Cannes

Picture Tree International presents its line-up for Cannes

The films on the company’s slate include a family drama and movies revolving around a heist and a confession  

11/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Market/Germany

The German-French Project Development Fund grants €1.269 million to six projects

The German-French Project Development Fund grants €1.269 million to six projects

The supported movies include the upcoming titles by Leos Carax, Alla Kovgan and Sebastian Schipper  

09/05/2017 | Funding | Germany/France

Thorsten Klein gets backing for Adventures of a Mathematician

Thorsten Klein gets backing for Adventures of a Mathematician

The German filmmaker is due to receive a production grant at the Tribeca Film Festival  

20/04/2017 | Production | Germany

More cash available to attract co-productions to Germany

More cash available to attract co-productions to Germany

The new, second German Federal Film Fund has been endowed with €75 million to entice international productions to the country  

17/03/2017 | Funding | Germany

Keira Knightley takes a trip to post-war Germany in The Aftermath

Keira Knightley takes a trip to post-war Germany in The Aftermath

Based on a true story, the film directed by James Kent brings together two families from two former enemy nations  

14/03/2017 | Production | Germany

Sonja Heinen • Managing director, European Film Promotion

Interview: Sonja Heinen • Managing director, European Film Promotion

“Wherever we are present, we should leave our footprints”

Cineuropa interviewed Sonja Heinen, managing director of European Film Promotion, to discuss the new initiatives of the organisation  

13/03/2017

Green Film Shooting: Sustainability Reloaded

Green Film Shooting: Sustainability Reloaded

Sustainable production can be cost-efficient, as filmmakers and producers pointed out at Green Film Shooting's third Green Production Panel at the Berlinale  

08/03/2017

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