Momo: Of Time, Turtles, and Technical Wizardry
VFX Supervisor Michael Wortmann on how RiseFX built the fantasy of Momo: almost entirely on location, with 280 shots and the best turtle in the business.
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Rubinrote VFX
Review: DP 03 : 2013 took a closer look at the film adaptation of the young adult novel Ruby Red. We spoke to Professor Jürgen Schopper, Supervisor Mortimer Warlimont and VFX Producer Katja Müller about particle effects, the filmability of Spiegel bestsellers and the magic of VFX shots.
Digitisation of German Film Works
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) now wants to protect the "film heritage" by financially supporting the digitisation of important German film works with immediate effect.
“Friendship”: More than 1 million fans have seen the comedy of the winter so far!
Matthias Schweighöfer and Friedrich Mücke delight cinema audiences with heart & humour
More Than 8 Million Cinema Admissions
Constantin Film is by far the leading distributor of German productions
10 SEKUNDEN Opens on October 2, 2008
The high-profile drama stars Marie Bäumer, Sebastian Blomberg, Hannah Herzsprung, Wolfram Koch, Anna Loos, Filip Peeters and Harald Schrott.
Filming Wraps on the Thriller THE DOOR
After 40 days of shooting, the final take of the thriller THE DOOR was completed in Berlin last Friday. Filming took place mainly in Potsdam and also brought director Anno Saul and his team to Berlin, Hamburg, and Schleswig-Holstein. The thriller will reach cinemas in early 2009.
Andreas Dresen’s CLOUD 9 Wins the ‘Coup de Coeur’ Award
On Saturday evening, the Un Certain Regard jury honored Andreas Dresen’s CLOUD 9 with the ‘Coup de Coeur’ award. The unusual love story had its world premiere in Cannes on May 17 and received minutes of standing ovations at the gala screening.
Roll Camera: Dual Vocational Training Takes the Stage
It is now time to roll camera on vocational training. On Monday at the German Film Museum in Frankfurt, Andreas Storm, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education, launched the film German Vocational Training System – Securing the Future.
Summer Continues: Cinema Charts
At the first summer-like weekend of the year, 72,000 cinema-goers were enough to place Andy Tennant's Fool's Gold third in the media control cinema charts.
ZDF Co-Productions Receive German Film Awards
Three German Film Awards went to co-productions involving ZDF.
Constantin Film Produces Männersache
Constantin Film is producing its first feature film with star comedian Mario Barth.
“Sommer” Smiles from Number One
Sun, beach and sea—“Sommer” makes the cinema charts shine. Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht’s new film has won over girls in large numbers. According to media control, the teen romance entered the chart directly at number one.
Wim Wenders Celebrates World Premiere with PALERMO SHOOTING
Wim Wenders' new film PALERMO SHOOTING celebrates its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival (May 14 to 25, 2008) as an official selection and in competition.
57th German Film Awards: Seven Nominated Productions Handled by PICTORION FILM
Pictorion Film contributed to these productions: “The Edge of Heaven” by Fatih Akin, “Leroy” by Armin Völckers, “The Heart Is a Dark Forest” by Nicolette Krebitz, “And Along Come Tourists” by Robert Thalheim, “Pool of Princesses” by Bettina Blümner, “Counterparts” by Jan Bonny and “Love Life” by Maria Schrader.
Alexander Kluge: Honorary Award at the German Film Awards 2008
Alexander Kluge will receive the “Honorary Award” for outstanding services to German film at the German Film Awards 2008 on April 25.
Eichinger Extends Exclusive Constantin Contract
Constantin Film AG and producer Bernd Eichinger have extended their framework production agreement early, through 31 March 2014.
LOLA Festival Screens German Film Nominees
LOLA Festival 08 brings nominated German Film Award titles from the 2007–2008 cinema year to around twelve German cities.
The 6th German Audio Description Award goes to Das wahre Leben
In Berlin, patron Mario Adorf presented the award to Carl Bergengruen, Head of Television Films at submitting broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), on its behalf.
Production Begins on 13 Semesters
The Claussen+Wöbke+Putz Filmproduktion crew heads to Darmstadt on 1 April.
ZDF Schedules Historical Drama Die Gustloff
DIGITAL PRODUCTION will feature a Production Spotlight on ZDF’s Die Gustloff in issue 03/08.
The return of Dr Mabuse
Universum Film acquires the film rights to the legendary ‘Dr Mabuse’ character from Artur Brauner and CCC Filmkunst. The modern action thriller will be produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion in co-production with Universum Film and CCC Filmkunst.
Cinema charts: ‘Earth’ unexpectedly in first place
After placing fifth on its opening weekend and increasing from 147 to 286 prints, the nature documentary from Universum Film attracted an impressive 350,000 visitors to German cinemas.
Asterix and Obelix win gold
The Gauls Asterix (Clovis Cornillac) and Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) have drawn a difficult lot: they must compete in the Olympic Games without their secret weapon, the magic potion. The week’s most successful films, determined by Media Control.
Review of the 29th Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2008
Festival organiser Mayor Charlotte Britz reported an absolute attendance record, 2,041 above the previous year.
Winners of the 29th Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival
The Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the festival’s 29th edition: the 2008 Max Ophüls Preis goes to director André Erkau for his film “Self-Talk.”
A good start to the new cinema year
The new cinema year began as the old one ended: “Keinohrhasen” was the most-watched film. Its 588,000 viewers meant first place in the media control cinema charts for the third time.
Of wizards, agents and pirates
Whether as a book, in cinemas or on DVD, Harry Potter enchants the masses with his magic. Part five, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” was released on DVD only in mid-November 2007. Just six weeks were enough for the film adaptation of Joanne K. Rowling’s novel to become the most successful DVD of 2007.
18th Lünen Film Festival Concludes With More Visitors
The Lünen Film Festival celebrated its coming of age with an all-round successful festival. Around 7.700 visitors, more than ever before, found their way into the cinemas over the four days of the festival. Particularly popular were the films “The Three Robbers”, “Jacob's Brother” and “We Say You! Darling”, some of which sold out in several screenings, the latter alone meeting nearly 800 enthusiastic spectators at the opening gala.
The Wild Guys 5 – Beyond the Horizon
The legendary team around Leon (Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht) returns to the big screen for the great final deciding match! Together with Vanessa (Sarah Kim Gries), Maxi (Marlon Wessel), Markus (Leon Wessel-Masannek), Joschka (Kevin Iannotta) and Raban (Raban Bieling), the lovable nuisance Nerv (Nick Romeo Reimann) and new Wild Guys addition Klette (Janina Fautz), he enters the realm of shadows.
A Life for a Life – Adam Resurrected
It is the story of a man who was once a dog and meets a dog who was once a boy. With these words, director Paul Schrader described the film adaptation of the bestseller Adam, Son of a Dog by Yoram Kaniuk during the first press conference as part of this year’s Berlinale.
Of gangsters and GEZ fees
This week, the mafia drama ,American Gangster' and the bitterly wicked media satire ,Free Rainer - Your TV Lies' open in German cinemas. ,We Love Cinema - The Magazine' presents both films on Wednesday, November 14, at 10:25 p.m. and asked celebrities about their favorite rogue and what comes to mind about the gangster genre.
German Film Academy announces preselection jurors for the German Film Award
For the fourth time, the nearly 1,000 members of the German Film Academy select the prize winners for the German Film Award 2008 in twelve categories.
XXS – Dortmund Short Film Festival
The Dortmund Short Film Festival is organised by students of the Advertising and Media Academy Marquardt (WAM) in cooperation with the Dortmund Agency and CineStar Dortmund. A selection of 10 short films will be screened from all submissions from German-speaking countries. An expert jury will select the three best short films and award them the "Dortmund Short Film Prize" in bronze, silver and gold, which are endowed with 500, 1,000 and 1,500 euros respectively. The Audience Award will also be presented again this year.
Bruce Willis shows the Wixxer
The action film decisively wins the duel between “Die Hard 4.0” and “Neues vom Wixxer.” The “single DVD” with Bruce Willis as New York cop John McClane is ahead. It starts from the top spot in the media control DVD charts
Bully rules the cinema kingdom
Comedies dominate the cinema charts. Four films in the top five make people laugh. At the forefront is “Lissi und der wilde Kaiser.” Bully’s spoof of the 1950s “Sissi” films remains clearly in the top position in its second week.
In cinemas: The Three Investigators
With much applause, the film «The Three Investigators - The Secret of Skeleton Island» celebrated its German premiere in Berlin on Sunday afternoon.
Award “For the Unknown Dog”
FOR THE UNKNOWN DOG receives the Golden Beaver for the best feature film, worth 5,000 euros, at the 29th Biberach Film Festival.
NDR films sweep the North German Film Award
"The Art of Negative Thinking" by Bråd Breien was honored with the NDR Film Award at the 49th Nordic Film Days in Lübeck. The festival’s highest award, worth 12,500 euros, was presented by the NDR Director of Television, Volker Herres, on Saturday evening (November 3) at the film award night in Lübeck’s Music and Congress Hall.
Bully’s wild empress at number one
At Schöngrün Palace, tranquil palace life is thrown into turmoil: The Yeti kidnaps Lissi to give her to the devil. Emperor Franz immediately sets off in pursuit of his great love. How it all turns out is told by Michael "Bully" Herbig in "Lissi and the Wild Emperor". The "Sissi" parody drew more than 507,000 viewers to cinemas on its premiere weekend.
Berlin by the Sea
With Robert Stadlober, Anna Brüggemann, Axel Schreiber, Jana Pallaske and Claudius Franz – the cult big-city love story in German cinemas from January 10, 2008
Förderpreis Deutscher Film Hof awarded
The 2007 Förderpreis Deutscher Film Hof goes to cinematographer Gregor Schönfelder for his work on the film “Zeit der Fische” by Heiko Aufdermauer.
“Encounters at the Cinema” – Week of the latest German film
The German Film Academy is organizing two events each in Munich and Berlin between November 12 and 16, 2007
Andreas Kleinert’s “Freischwimmer” in Hof
Typhoon and distributor Novapool Pictures present Andreas Kleinert’s latest cinema film at the 41st Hof International Film Festival 2007 (October 23 to 28, 2007): “Freischwimmer”. The surrealisti c evil fairy tale already attracted great attention at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate Degli Autori series.
Fassbinder’s masterpiece Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered
The triumphant progress of Fassbinder’s masterpiece Berlin Alexanderplatz continues unbroken and, after stops in Berlin, New York, Cologne, Barcelona, Liverpool, Paris, once again reaches New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where the exhibition Fassbinder: Berlin Alexanderplatz will open from October 21.
Bully as Boandlkramer
Clasart Film, a company of the Tele-München Group, is producing the “Brandner Kaspar” with Joseph Vilsmaier’s Perathon Film.