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.
January 2014
‘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.
June 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST – German DVD release
The German version of KÜMMEL GOES EAST has been released by Basis-Film. Available at www.basisdvd.de and in bookstores in Germany. More about the film here