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Olivia Popp


230 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 10/06/2025.

Shooting begins in the Baltics for six-part ARD/ORF series Mozart/Mozart

Shooting begins in the Baltics for six-part ARD/ORF series Mozart/Mozart

Directed by Clara Zoë My-Linh von Arnim, this modern spin on the legacy of the famed composer turns the camera towards his lesser-known but equally prodigious sister, Maria Anna  

01/04 | Production | Funding | Germany/Austria

Aron Lehmann shoots Lügen über meine Mutter

Aron Lehmann shoots Lügen über meine Mutter

The film is adapted from an autofictional novel by Daniela Dröscher, which comments on societal expectations of body image through a West German family in the 1980s  

31/03 | Production | Funding | Germany

The final clapperboard slams on Koxi’s Liebhaberinnen

The final clapperboard slams on Koxi’s Liebhaberinnen

The German director’s feature debut will tell a story based on a 1975 novel by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Elfriede Jelinek  

31/03 | Production | Funding | Germany/Luxembourg

Review: The Srebrenica Tape – From Dad, for Alisa

Review: The Srebrenica Tape – From Dad, for Alisa

Chiara Sambuchi follows a woman on an emotional journey to uncover answers about the titular tape that her father made while sheltered in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War  

28/03 | Movies That Matter 2025

Joshua Oppenheimer • Director of The End

Interview: Joshua Oppenheimer • Director of The End

“My work finds its truth when we move beyond forms of storytelling that are inherently always fictitious”

The acclaimed Copenhagen-based US filmmaker speaks about his fiction debut, a fierce indictment of our collective gravitation towards bystanderism and self-deception  

28/03 | /Denmark/Germany/Ireland/Italy/UK/Sweden

Review: The Promise

Review: The Promise

Daan Veldhuizen’s documentary is part-historical recap, part-personal investigation of colonial and imperial violence in West Papua  

27/03 | Movies That Matter 2025

Werner Herzog to direct his first animated feature, The Twilight World

Werner Herzog to direct his first animated feature, The Twilight World

The prolific German filmmaker is scheduled to begin production on his debut animation, based on his best-selling 2021 novel, in early 2026  

27/03 | Production | Funding | France/Germany

The 32nd Hot Docs showcases European works across all of its strands

The 32nd Hot Docs showcases European works across all of its strands

North America’s largest documentary festival will once again champion a diverse set of European films over its 11-day run from 24 April-4 May  

26/03 | Hot Docs 2025

Vincent Breedeveld • Distributor, The Searchers

Interview: Vincent Breedeveld • Distributor, The Searchers

“It’s difficult to predict whether the same enthusiasm will be shared between Wallonia and Flanders, but sometimes it is, and that’s rewarding for us”

The head of operations for the Benelux outfit focused on US independent films spoke about how the company strategises to distribute titles across its territories  

26/03 | Distributor of the Month

CEE Animation conference GO! 2025 highlights growing trends and areas of opportunity in animation

CEE Animation conference GO! 2025 highlights growing trends and areas of opportunity in animation

Working groups dedicated to a co-development fund and best practices for green animation examined ways to advance excellence and collaboration within the CEE animation industry  

21/03 | CEE Animation 2025

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