The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the Filmstiftung-backed tragicomedy „Toni Erdmann" by Maren Ade has been nominated for the Oscar as Best Foreign Language Feature Film. ... more
„Toni Erdmann" – exceptional film supported by Filmstiftung outshines everything in the cinema during 2016 Shower of accolades for first-class arthouse – „Mustang", „The People vs. Fritz Bauer", „Wild", and others. 160 films at over 100 festivals – Sundance, Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Busan, Toronto, and others. Success with family entertainment in the cinemas and mini-series ... more
This year sees four films supported by the Filmstiftung invited to screen at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). At the same time, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is a partner of the Rotterdam Lab and CineMart, the platform for co-productions. ... more
Following the great success of the last two years, the programme of the „Drama Series Days“ will be expanded considerably and now runs over three days. The third edition of the „Drama Series Days“ will be held from 13 to 15 February for the first time at the Zoo Palast. ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW will be represented at the 33rd Sundance Film Festival by its funded co-production „My Happy Family“. ... more
Filmstiftung-backed comedy „Toni Erdmann“ by Maren Ade and the Filmstiftung-backed debut „Mustang" by Deniz Gamze Ergüven have been nominated for a BAFTA Award. ... more
The Filmstiftung-backed hit comedy „Toni Erdmann“ by Maren Ade now has two chances of a nomination for the 89th Academy Awards: it's in the list of titles also being considered for an Oscar nomination in the Best Film category. ... more
The Filmstiftung-backed hit comedy "Toni Erdmann" by Maren Ade is still in the running for Germany to nab an Oscar nomination. ... more
Golden prospects: Maren Ade's Filmstiftung-backed tragicomedy „Toni Erdmann“ has been nominated in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards. In addition, the Düsseldorf-based composer Hauschka is nominated for the Best Film Score for „Lion“. ... more
The big winner at the 29th European Film Awards was Maren Ade's „Toni Erdmann“, which received a total five awards off its five nominations. Apart from the award for European Film 2016, Maren Ade received the European Film Awards for Best Director and Best Screenwriter. ... more
New projects and financing opportunities are in the spotlight at the first Co-Production Meeting Luxembourg@NRW, which is being held in Cologne from 7 to 8 December. ... more