Sudan has entered the Academy Awards race with the selection of „You Will Die at Twenty“ by Amjad Abu Alala (Die Gesellschaft DGS) as the country’s first Best International Feature Film submission for the 2021 Academy Awards. The Filmstiftung supported the film’s postproduction with 25,000 Euros. ... more
As the European Film Academy (EFA) has just announced, the two Filmstiftung-backed productions „Berlin Alexanderplatz“ by Burhan Qurbani and „Undine by Christian Petzold will now be in the running in the European Film 2020 category at the 33rd European Film Awards. ... more
Five of the 10 films, which were announced by German Films as being under consideration for the German entry to the „Best International Feature Film“ category at the 2021 Oscars, have been supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. ... more
The Filmstiftung-backed series „Babylon Berlin“ has now been sold to over 140 territories worldwide. Among the latest deals are Latin America (AMC), Japan (BS 12) and South Korea (Channel U), announced Beta Film. ... more
The Filmstiftung-backed drama „Exile“ by Visar Morina has been selected for Oscars' International Feature Film Race in 2021 by Kosovo. In August, Poland had already chosen Filmstifung-backed „Never Gonna Snow Again“ by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. ... more
For the filmmakers behind the participating 28 projects from 34 countries, two exciting and very successful days are coming to an end. After numerous pitching sessions and one-to-one meetings, the international jury has announced the six winners of the third edition of European Work in Progress Cologne. ... more
Today the third edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) will be launched during the 30th Film Festival Cologne. 28 film projects from 34 countries have been carefully selected and the production teams now have the opportunity to present their film productions to an international industry audience. ... more
Trends in the European series market, new productions and opportunities for distribution are in the focus of the fifth European Series Day on 2 October in Cologne. The event is being held for the first time in the largest cinema at Cologne's Filmpalast. ... more
The Film Festival Cologne will open on 1 October with the Filmstiftung-backed drama „Proxima“ by the director Alice Winocour with the Oscar-nominated actors Eva Green and Matt Dillon in the lead roles. ... more
Never change a winning team: The third edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) continues the successful cooperation with the partners and award sponsors of the last years and even takes on a new award. ... more
Today sees the launch of the open call for the Baumi Script Development Award for the development of outstanding cinematic stories. German and international writers can submit applications to www.baumi-award.com for the € 20,000 grant. ... more
