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

Suicide Room for young, modern-day Werther

His parents, who are close but very busy with demanding careers, occasionally find a bit of respite at the opera. But Dominik, a boy who dresses in black like Shakespeare’s Hamlet but is rather...  

12/02/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Panorama Special/Poland

Almanya: an upbeat, cliché-defying (his)story of integration

Presented out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival before a delighted and merry audience, Almanya – Welcome to Germany is a typically German film despite its Turkish title. Indeed, the fact...  

12/02/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Out of Competition

Kokowääh scales box office heights in first weekend

As could be expected, the new comedy by and starring Til Schweiger, Kokowääh – launched last Thursday by Warner (see news) in Germany (and Austria) – has got off to a flying box office start,...  

09/02/2011 | Box Office | Germany

Delphi saved from the brink

At the start of the year, Dario Suter, Christoph Daniel and Marc Schmidheiny, who founded Berlin-based production company DCM Productions, bought 50% shares in Delphi Filmverleih, a distribution...  

08/02/2011 | Distribution | Germany

Schweiger and Kraus back on screens

A week away from the opening of the Berlinale, German distributors are showing no signs of flagging, quite the opposite. Yesterday, Warner released a guaranteed comedy hit: Kokowääh, by and...  

04/02/2011 | Releases | Germany

FFA funds big projects by big names

The German film regulating body FFA has just granted €2.5m in production funding to nine top-rank projects. Big names abound, starting with famous Austrian director Michael Haneke, who has...  

31/01/2011 | Funding | Germany

The Match Factory sets out stall for EFM, including five competition titles

At Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM), stand number 30 at the Martin Gropius Bau promises to be well-stocked. There, German seller The Match Factory will be proposing five films selected in...  

28/01/2011 | Market | Germany

Glasner films love on the run in icy Norway

Last week, Matthias Glasner started shooting in Hammerfest, Norway, on his latest film, Mercy. It is scripted by Danish screenwriter of the moment Kim Fupz Aakeson (whose recent hits on the...  

26/01/2011 | Production | Germany

The Albanian triumphs at Max Ophüls fest

Known as a place of discovery for young talents of German-speaking cinema, the 32nd Max Ophüls Film Festival was held as every year in Saarbrücken from January 17-23. At the event's close, the...  

24/01/2011 | Awards | Germany

Rossellini’s fellow jury members announced

The international jury who will judge the films in competition at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival (February 10-20) is complete, or almost. Jury president Isabella Rossellini will be joined by...  

21/01/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Jury

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