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1634 articles available in total starting from 16/03/2005. Last article published on 19/12/2025.

Ulrich Mühe dies

German actor Ulrich Mühe, who won international acclaim for his role as a Stasi agent in the 2006 Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others (see Focus), died on Sunday at the age of 54 of cancer....  

25/07/2007 | People | Germany

Comedies do it for Germans

A study carried out for the SPIO (Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft, a legal association founded in 1950 to represent the interests of the German film industry, which consists of 16...  

24/07/2007 | Box Office | Germany

DFFF exceeds all expectations

The new German film fund, the DFFF, created in January, is already exceeding all anticipated results. According to estimates, €55m will be granted this year (€31.2m was allocated in the first half...  

20/07/2007 | Funding | Germany

Horrors and portraits

Up against three US, one Australian and one Canadian title – most of which are horror films, including Tarantino’s latest, Death Proof – this week European cinema is putting up a good fight, with...  

19/07/2007 | Releases | Germany

Record attendance for Munich

For its 25th anniversary, the Munich Film Festival, held in the Bavarian city from June 22-30, received a birthday present from its public: a record attendance. Over 65,000 visitors attended the...  

18/07/2007 | Festivals | Germany

DOK Leipzig: Ten days left to submit applications

From October 29-November 4, DOK Leipzig, the international documentary and animation film festival, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Directors and producers wanting their films to take part in...  

17/07/2007 | Festivals | Germany

Tax Shelter Belgium

The Belgian system is different from classic tax-reliefs which usually allow the producer to receive public support provided the film has economic ramifications in the country. The Belgian system...  

17/07/2007

Haneke gets helping hand for Das weiße Band

The French/German funding committee has allotted €500,000 to the production of Michael Haneke’s new film, Das weiße Band, which will go back in time to the early 20th century in a rural school to...  

29/06/2007 | Funding | Germany/France

Munich anniversary edition announces winners

At the close of what was its 25th edition, the Munich Film Festival (June 22-30) awarded its €30,000 Young German Cinema Prize for Best Film to Mirage, in which Simon Groß depicts the strange and...  

29/06/2007 | Awards | Germany

DFFF funds first international animated films

The DFFF – Germany’s federal film fund set up in January of this year (see Special Report) – has provided funding of €20,935,000 to 34 film projects, including two new recruits already making the...  

28/06/2007 | Funding | Germany

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