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.
Premiere
36th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney, Germany
June 5, 2026 – 4:15 pm – Inselkino im Kurtheater, Norderney
June 6, 2026 – 7:00 pm – CineStar 6, Emden – in presence of the director
June 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm – CineStar 1, Emden
Strange objects stand around: on the beach, in the water, in the dunes. Technical and scientific terms accompany the measuring devices in the centre of the picture on a North Sea island. These constantly send out signals, as if they were communicating with each other.
September 2015
LOST WATER in Lost Water
On September 12, 2015 at 6 pm the in “Zur Hirschtränke” in Verlorenwasser invites the locals to an analytic screening of “Lost Water 1 – 2 – 3 – 4”. The local experts […]
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 […]