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.
January 2014
ALPHONSE MUCHA in exhibition in Berlin
‘Mucha Mangy Mystery’ in the Bröhan Museum Berlin shows Susanna Boehm’s documentary ‘Alphonse Mucha – Art Nouveau Visionary’ until March 31, 2014. More about the exhibit here
‘NAPOLEON FOR A WHILE’ protagonist died
Filmmaker Wolfgang Krone, protagonist in Bart van Esch’s documentary ‘Napoleon for a While’ has passed away in Hannover on December 28, 2013. In the 1980s Wolfgang Krone produced a feature film epic about Napoleon’s […]
December 2013
Best wishes for 2014
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014! Our exhibition Utopia in Giessen is opened until December 29. More info
November 2013
Premiere of two SHORTS on November 22
maxim film presented two new short films “8 and 16” and “Folks Abroad” in the Cultural Church St. Stephen in Bremen, Germany, on November 22, 2013.
October 2013
UTOPIA exhibition opens on 1 November
The traveling exhibition “Utopia – Revisiting a German State in America” opens its doors in Giessen, Germany, on November 1st, 2013. Further venues will be Bremen, Germany, Washington DC and St. Louis, Missouri. More information […]
August 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST – TV première
German TV première of KÜMMEL GOES EAST on rbb, September 11, 2012 at 11:30 pm.