In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
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At the end of the 19th century, the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranked among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement. Virtually overnight, he became famous in Paris thanks to his posters of star actress Sarah Bernhardt. But at the height of his fame, Mucha left Paris to realise his lifetime project “The Slav Epic”. He worked on the monumental cycle of paintings for 18 years – only to meet fierce criticism upon completion.
September 2016
First SCAPE demo and presentation at Radio Innovation Day
Enjoy a first glimpse of our Augmented Audio Reality project Scape in a video presentation here: www.maxim-film.de/en/portfolio-items/scape
And Scape will be presented at the Radio Innovation Day in Potsdam-Babelsberg on September 29, 2016. The title […]
Picture Lock for 1917 – THE REAL OCTOBER
The production of the animated documentary “1917 – The Real October” is to be finished soon. Picture Lock is done. The photo is taken during shooting. Director and producer Katrin Rothe (with painting in hand) […]
July 2016
Research in LOST WATER
For the continuation of the Verlorenwasser (Lost Water) film series, Peter Roloff visited the Verlorenwasser region southwest of Berlin. He also found unharmed the modest grave cross of Igor Gruzeveyitch, his hero from the third film […]
May 2016
Shorts at UTOPIA Festival
Maja Maria Liebau’s “8 and 16” as well as Oliver Behnecke’s and Peter Roloff’s “Folks Abroad” will be screened at a Utopia Festival organized by the Theater Bremen. Find more about the event on June 11, […]
SCAPE at re:publica 10
Marcel Dux, Tom Bisson and Paul Hadwiger (from left) presented our joint audio project SCAPE in the overcrowded Stage 7 at the Media Convention Berlin, a part of the re:publica 10 conference, on May 3, 2016.
Binaural […]
April 2016
SCAPE at Media Convention Berlin
The SCAPE team gives a presentation at the Media Convention Berlin – a co-operation partner of re:republica – within the program MIZ Rapid-Fire Pitch – Live-Wire Innovations on May 3, 2016 at 12:30 […]