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 2018
Exhibition THE ANIMADOCS BY KATRIN ROTHE in Dresden
On September 8, the DIAF – German Institute for Animation Film – will open an exhibition in Dresden entitled The Animadocs by Katrin Rothe. The maxim co-production 1917 – The Real October will […]
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 […]