The new industry event European Work in Progress (EWIP) has started with a great response: approx. 250 buyers and industry representatives are taking part and a total of 22 promising film projects are presenting themselves to the industry during the three days of the pitch. … more
Filmstiftung-backed productions were awarded a total of five prizes at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival won Saturday evening. The Argentinian thriller „Rojo“ by Benjamin Naishtat received three awards. … more
„High Life" by Claire Denis, „The Innocent" by Simon Jaquemet and „Rojo" by Benjamin Naishtat have been invited to screen in the Competition of the 66th Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián. … more
The Filmstiftung-backed drama „Never Look Away“ by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is the German candidate for the Oscar in the „Best Foreign Language Film“ category. This was announced by an independent expert jury of German Films in Munich today (Thursday). … more
NRW out in force: nine Filmstiftung-backed productions have been invited to the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (tiff), including six as world premieres: „High Life“, „The Innocent“, „Rojo“, „The Most Beautiful Couple“, „Sew the Winter to my Skin“, „Styx“, „Never Look Away”, „In my Room“ and „Saf“. … more
The next round of the German-French TV Development Fund has been launched: new projects can be submitted with immediate effect. The deadline for submissions is 15 October, 2018. … more
The Filmstiftung-backed drama „Werk ohne Autor“ by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck will be screening in the Competition of the 75th Venice International Film Festival (29.8. – 8.9.2018). … more
„What Doesn't Kill Us“ by Sandra Nettelbeck will celebrate its world premiere on the Piazza Grande in Locarno. The drama „Wintermärchen“ by Jan Bonny is in the festival's Competition in the running for the Golden Leopard. „Familia Sumergida“ by María Alché can be seen in the Cineasti del Presente sidebar. … more
The road to the International Emmy Awards in New York will pass through Cologne again this year. This will now be the 12th time that a Semi-Final Round of Judging is held here. On 21 June, a jury of around 45 film and TV professionals will convene on behalf of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to decide on the candidates in five categories. … more
Quality, visibility and popular success. The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW brings its funding principles into greater focus. Petra Müller‘s management contract extended. … more