Late yesterday evening, the shortlist for the 2022 Academy Awards was announced. Three productions backed by the Filmstiftung are now vieing for Oscar nominations in these categories. Five candidates will eventually be nominated from each shortlist. ...mehr
The nominations for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards have just been announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has nominated Marion Cotillard for her performance in Leos Carax's "Annette" in the category "Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy" as well as Kristen Stewart in Pablo Larraíns' "Spencer" in the category "Motion Picture - Drama". ...mehr
After the German-French Film Meeting (Rendez-vous franco-allemands) was held digitally last year, European filmmakers will now be coming together in person on 17 and 18 November at the Bundeskunsthalle in compliance with the VR (Vaccination and Recovered) regulation. ...mehr
The new Master‘s program »Entertainment Producing« starts today at the ifs internationale filmschule köln. The four-semester part-time course, which is unique in the German-speaking world, is dedicated to the development, production and exploitation of non-fictional entertainment formats. ...mehr
September 15, 2021 sees the call for applications being launched again for the Baumi Script Development Award which is endowed with 20,000 Euros for the development of outstanding cinematic stories. Starting today, German and international writers can apply for the script award at www.baumi-award.com. ...mehr
Three Filmstiftung-backed productions have been invited to the 46th Toronto International Film Festival (tiff), including one as a world premiere: "The Middle Man" by Bent Hamer. ...mehr
Yesterday saw the Semi-Final Round of Judging being held in Cologne for the 15th time with a jury of 46 television professionals deciding on the nominations for the Best Performance by an Actress, Best Documentary and Best Comedy categories on behalf of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ...mehr
On Wednesday, 1 September, the Semi-Final Round of Judging will take place in Cologne for the 15th time and be held at Schloss Arff on this occasion. A jury of 46 film and television professionals will decide on the nominations in three categories on behalf of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ...mehr
Saskia Rosendahl was recognised at the 74th Locarno Film Festival for her role in the Cologne-based Weydemann Bros. production "No One's With The Calves" by director and KHM graduate Sabrina Sarabi. She received the "Leopard for Best Actress" in the "Filmmakers of the Present" section. ...mehr
The Venice International Film Festival has just announced that two Filmstiftung-backed co-productions - "Spencer", produced by Komplizen Film ("Toni Erdmann"), and "The Peacock’s Paradise", produced by Cologne-based Match Factory Productions - have been invited to screen at the Venice Film Festival. ...mehr