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.
USA + Canada distribution: www.icarusfilms.com/if-togo
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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.
August 2015
UTOPIA COMING TO BERLIN!
A showcase of our traveling exhibition UTOPIA – REVISITING A GERMAN STATE IN AMERICA will be opened in the Spreeraum at the Spree River, May-Arnim-Ufer 9, 10997 Berlin on September 6, […]
Berlin premiere UTOPIA
fsk Kino at the Oranienplatz, Segitzdamm 2, 10969 Berlin, on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12 am (noon). Free entry. The Berlin film premiere is also the finissage of the “Utopia coming to […]
June 2015
German Premiere UTOPIA
German premiere of Utopia in Giessen in the Kinocenter Giessen on June 17, 2015 at 8:15 pm. The following day the exhibition Utopia will return from the U.S. to […]
April 2015
Happy EASTER
We wish you Happy Easter! Enjoy spring in the Northern Hemisphere!
January 2015
Berlinale: Bremen Coffee Cup & EFM
The Filmbüro Bremen and maxim film invite you to the 10th Bremen Coffee Cup at our Berlin location, Chausseestr. 17, on Saturday, February 7 from 2 pm to 4 pm.
We present on the European Film […]
UTOPIA screenings in Missouri
Utopia will be screened in Missouri in cities of historic relevance to the story told in the documentary: on February 4, 2015 at 7 pm at the Stegton Regency Banquet Center (1450 Wall Street) in […]