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.
September 2018
Development grant for THE PARADISE SEEKERS (WT)
We are happy to announce that Klaus Stanjek’s animated documentary project The Paradise Seekers (Die Paradies-Sucher – working title) has received a development grant from nordmedia Lower Saxony/Bremen. The film will have a look […]
CLOSEUP Bremen: Teams for New Media Formats
On September 1 an exciting new funding scheme for innovative media projects in Bremen was going public: CLOSEUP Bremen: Teams for New Media Formats. We had the pleasure to accompany the development process of […]
June 2018
Opening MYTHEN DER MODERNE in Bochum
The project “mythen der moderne” (Myths of Modernism) about modernism architecture in the Ruhr area invites to an opening weekend in the Viktoria vicinity in Bochum, Germany, on June 23 & 24, 2018 from […]
For TV night owls – 1917 – THE REAL OCTOBER
Special offer for German speaking night owls: the German broadcaster SWR presents the German language version of 1917 – The Real October on Friday, June 8 at 1:25 am.
March 2018
RUSSIAN EMBASSY hands over film award
From Moscow to Berlin via diplomatic post. Today the award statue for “1917 – The Real October” as Best Documentary at the International Film Festival “Russia Abroad” was handed over to director Katrin Rothe by […]
January 2018
BREMEN COFFEE CUP at Berlinale 2018
The Filmbüro Bremen – the Bremen Cultural Film Fund – and maxim film cordially invite to the Berlinale reception Bremen Coffee Cup at the maxim film office on Saturday, February 17, 2-4 pm, Chausseestr. 17, […]