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Bénédicte Prot


1633 articles available in total starting from 16/03/2005. Last article published on 15/07/2019.

Schlöndorff and Solidarity

Out of today’s nine new releases (including three German titles), Volker Schlöndorff’s new film Strike is guaranteed to attract attention. Scripted by Andreas Pflüger and Sylke Rene Meyer and...  

08/03/2007 | Releases | Germany

FFF Bavaria showers elite with €8.5m

While the German film industry is still basking in the Oscar win of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others (see Focus), the FFF Bavaria has decided to grant the considerable sum of...  

06/03/2007 | Funding | Germany

Silence: Akin shoots again

Lensing has kicked off in Hamburg on Özgür Yildirim’s feature film debut Chiko. Starring Moritz Bleibtreu (Atomised, see Focus), Denis Moschitto (Kebab Connection) and talented young actor Volkan...  

05/03/2007 | Production | Germany

Donnersmarck and Hollywood

After an avalanche of awards for his debut feature The Lives of Others (see Focus), topped off with the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck finds himself in a...  

01/03/2007 | People | Germany

Kochendörfer joins X Verleih

On April 1, 2007, Martin Kochendörfer will take over as head of sales, PR and marketing at Berlin-based distribution outfit X Verleih, where he will be working in close collaboration with Manuela...  

28/02/2007 | Distribution | Germany

A profitable Berlinale for The Match Factory

Cologne-based sales outfit The Match Factory can rejoice a good harvest at the recent Berlin Film Festival, where it reaped two awards (including a Silver Bear for Yella) and over 20 sales. The...  

27/02/2007 | Market | Germany

The Lives of Others best foreign language film

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's wish to see his first film, The Lives of Others (see Focus), compensate for Germans' disappointment at last summer's Football World Cup by winning the title of...  

26/02/2007 | Oscars 2007 | Germany

Top 40 German films in 2006

As every year, the FFA (the regulatory body for German cinema) has published its list of the 40 most seen German films at the box office. These titles should be more than honoured, as domestic...  

23/02/2007 | Box Office | Germany

Angel: A fairytale in reverse

François Ozon’s Angel – based on a novel by Elizabeth Taylor and the closing film in competition this afternoon at the Berlinale – is a veritable fairytale in reverse set during the Edwardian...  

17/02/2007 | Berlinale 2007 | Competition

Golden Bear to Tuya's Marriage

Although Europe was well represented in competition in Berlin, only two productions (Yella and Hallam Foe) and one co-production (El otro ) picked up awards. Nina Hoss, the third German actress in...  

17/02/2007 | Berlinale 2007 | Awards

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