ZDF's Director General Thomas Bellut will receive the International Emmy's 2021 Directorate Award. The Special Emmy of the International Academy will be presented to Bellut at the 49th awards gala in New York City on 22 November, 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tonight the Filmstiftung-funded production "Never Gonna Snow Again" by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert premiered in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
Yesterday at 11 a.m. the Filmstiftung-funded production "The New Gospel" by Milo Rau in the section Giornate degli Autori celebrated its premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in the presence of cast and crew.
On November 1, 2020, Dennis Ruh will take over as director of the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlinale. Starting on September 15, he will initially work side-by-side with the departing EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol. Knol will leave the EFM in late October and take on the position of director of the European Film Academy.
The next edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) is taking place from 5. to 7. October 2020 during the 30. Film Festival Cologne. The accreditation allows pass holders access to the project presentations, panel discussions and all networking events of European Work in Progress Cologne 2020. Accreditation closes on 15. September.
The submission deadline for the film projects to European Work in Progress Cologne was extended to September 1. EWIP will take place from 05. to 07. October during the 30. Film Festival Cologne.