The newly founded film distributor Juno Films will sell the award-winning documentary "Cahier Africain" by director Heidi Specogna on the North American market. The Cologne-based Rushlake Media licensed the documentary, and cooperates with Juno Films to bring selected projects to the market worldwide. ... more
Three films backed by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW have been invited to screen at the 70th Locarno Festival: „The Congo Tribunal“ (Semaine de la Critique), „Nothingwood“ (Fuori Concorso), and „3/4“ (competition Cineasti del Presente). ... more
An important step on the road to the International Emmy Awards in New York: this will now be the 11th time that a semi-final round of judging has been held in Cologne. A jury of around 50 film and TV professionals will be convening on behalf of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ... more
Diane Kruger, the lead actress in Fatih Akin's Filmstiftung-backed thriller „In The Fade", has just been named Best Actress at the 70th Festival de Cannes. ... more
In Competition: „In The Fade“ („Aus dem Nichts“) by Fatih Akin and „Jupiter’s Moon“ by Kornél Mundruczó Semaine de la Critique: „Los Perros“ by Marcela Said and „Teheran Taboo“ by Ali Soozandeh Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: „The Prince of Nothingwood“ by Sonia Kronlund The 70th Festival de Cannes begins tomorrow. Two Filmstiftung-backed productions – the thriller ... more
The Festival de Cannes has unveiled another raft of films for its 70th edition. Two more Filmstiftung-backed films - „Teheran Taboo“ by Ali Soozandeh and „Los Perros“ by Marcela Said – will be presented as world premieres in the Semaine de la Critique sidebar. ... more
The Filmstiftung-backed international co-productions „In The Fade“ by Fatih Akin and „Jupiter’s Moon“ by the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó will be celebrating their world premieres in the Competition at the 70th Cannes Film Festival ... more
The countdown for this year's Oscars has begun: the world's most sought-after film awards will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, 26 February. ... more
The 67th Berlin International Film Festival was brought to a close on Saturday evening with the presentation of the Bears in the Berlinale Palast at Potsdamer Platz. ... more
Düsseldorf/Berlin, 14 February, 2017. The "Baumi" Script Development Award, endowed with 20,000 Euros, was presented for the second time on the fringes of the Berlinale. This year, the grant in memory of the producer Karl "Baumi" Baumgartner goes to the Polish writer and director Kuba Czekaj for his treatment "SORRY POLAND". The jury of the ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is represented at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival (9 to 19 February, 2017) with a total of 27 supported productions in all of the important festival sections – including two world premieres in the Competition. ... more