The drama "Great Freedom" by Sebastian Meise has snatched the Giraldillo de Oro for Best Film, the main award of the Seville European Film Festival (SEFF). Moreover, Franz Rogowski’s performance in the leading role won him the Best Actor award.
more »For his performance in Sebastian Meise’s love drama "Great Freedom", Franz Rogowski has been nominated for European Film Award in the category European Actor 2021.
more »MDM-funded films scooped up a total of four awards at the 64th edition of the Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, which ended yesterday.
more »"Fabian" by Dominik Graf was among the big winners at the 71st German Film Awards in Berlin. The drama snatched up not only the silver Lola (second place) in the Best Fiction Film category, but also the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Lorna Ishema won the gold Lola in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in "Precious Ivie".
more »In addition to the love drama "Great Freedom" (directed by Sebastian Meise), "Fabian" (directed by Dominik Graf) and "Never Gonna Snow Again" (directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert) have landed a spot on the longlist of the European Film Academy for the 34th European Film Awards.
more »Following its world premiere in Annecy in June this year and its subsequent invitation to the Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, the animated film "The Crossing" by Florence Miailhe is now being featured at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
more »This past weekend, the MDM-funded drama "Anatolian Leopard" won the FIPRESCI award at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Today, the German Film Academy announced the nominees for the German Film Awards 2021. Among the finalists are the MDM-supported films "Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde", "Space Dogs" and "Ivie wie Ivie". They were nominated for a total of 13 Lolas.
more »The MDM-funded romantic drama "Great Freedom" by Sebastian Meise won three awards at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival yesterday evening. In addition to the main prize for best feature film, the German-Austrian co-production also won the trophy for best actor (Georg Friedrich) and the CICAE Award, which is presented by the European Arthouse Cinema Association.
more »At the 74th Locarno Film Festival, the MDM-funded dark comedy "Heavens Above" by Serbian director Srdjan Dragojevic is having its world premiere via its entry in the Concorso Internazionale (International Competition).
more »At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the largest and most important film festival of its kind worldwide, Florence Mialhe’s "The Crossing" was among the winners this weekend: the MDM-funded film won a Jury Distinction (Mention du Jury).
more »At the 74th edition of the in Cannes International Film Festival two MDM-funded productions will have their world premiere: "Invisible Demons" by Rahul Jain, featured in the Cinema for the Climate special sidebar and "Magnetic Beats" by Vincent Cardona in the Directors’ Fortnight, a section separate from the Selection. The VR narrative experience "Biolum" by Abel Kohen has been selected for the Cannes XR section.
more »At the 74th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, three films realized with funding from Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung will have their world premiere in the official Selection. In the Competition, Mia Hansen-Løve’s film "Bergman Island" competes for the Golden Palm. In the Un Certain Regard section, "Great Freedom" by Sebastian Meise is having its premiere, while "Evolution" by Kornél Mundruczó has been invited to the newly established section Cannes Premiere.
more »The German Film Academy announced the pre-nomination shortlist for the German Film Prize. In includes eight films realized with financial support from Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM).
more »Two projects realized with financial support from MDM "It Is Not Over Yet" and "Terms and Conditions" will be featured at Hot Docs, the Canadian International Documentary Festival, the biggest North American documentary film festival.
more »Two MDM-funded interactive media projects, "Bioluminescence" and "Under the Skin", are featured at the reputable South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Texas this year.
more »"Fabian", an adaptation of a novel by Erich Kästner, directed by Dominik Graf, is a contender for a Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. Director Anne Zohra Berrached is going to present her drama "Copilot" in the Panorama section. In total, four MDM-funded films are premiering within the festival’s official program this year.
more »Two MDM-funded films, the documentary "Anamnesis" ("Forum" section) and the children’s movie "Mission Ulja Funk" ("Generation" section) are having their world premiere at the 71st edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
more »Three films co-funded by MDM "Martin Eden", "DAU. Natasha", and "Father (Otac)" have been nominated for a total of six European Film Awards (EFA).
more »Today marks the beginningn of the 63rd edition of the Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, aka DOK Leipzig. Until November 1,150 films and XR works will be presented at nine venues across the city, as well as online. This year, all DOK Industry events are held exclusively online.
more »The drama "Never Gonna Snow Again" by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert, which has been co-funded by MDM via the German-Polish Film Fund, will have its world premiere at the 77th edition of the Venice International Film Festival.
more »The German camera operator Jürgen Jürges was awarded the Silver Bear for an "outstanding artistic contribution" to the MDM-funded drama "DAU. Natasha" by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel. In the Panorama section, the drama "Father" ("Otac") by Serbian director Srdan Golubovic picked up both the audience award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
more »Tomorrow will be the kick-off of the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. This year’s festival line-up includes 15 films realized with funding by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM).
more »MDM and ZDF’s program slot for emerging talent and experimental films, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, have liaised to establish the "Fifty-Fifty" funding scheme to promote up-and-coming filmmakers in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia.
more »Shooting for Dominik Graf’s "Fabian", an adaptation of the eponymous Erich Kästner novel, began yesterday in the town of Görlitz. The cast includes Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl, and Meret Becker.
more »The MDM-funded, international co-productions "The Perfect Candidate" by Haifaa Al Mansour and "Martin Eden" by Pietro Marcello are going to premiere at the Competition of the Venice International Film Festival in its 76th edition.
more »Presided over by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the jury of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival handed out the coveted "palmtree" awards last Saturday night. After its previous recognition by the critics’ association through the FIPRESCI award, the unusual comedy "It Must Be Heaven" by Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman received a special mention from the jury at the awards ceremony. The award of the ecumenical jury went to the equally MDM-funded drama "A Hidden Life" by director Terrence Malick.
more »The drama "Gundermann" by Andreas Dresen was the star of last night’s 69th edition of the German Film Prize, held in Berlin. This unique musician’s portrait, backed by MDM with 600,000 euros, scooped up not only the Golden Lola for best feature film, but also the awards for best directing, best screenplay, best male lead actor, best set design, and best costume design. In addition, the political thriller "Blame Gam by Philipp Leinemann, funded with 250,000 euros, won the Lola for best male supporting actor (Alexander Fehling).
more »For their MDM-funded short film "Umbra", Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell were awarded a Golden Bear by the International Short Film jury at the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. Thomas Heise’s documentary "Heimat is a Space in Time" grabbed the Caligari Prize. In addition, the children’s film "My Extraordinary Sumer with Tess" by Steven Wouterlood received an honorable mention by the Generation Kplus international jury.
more »Cannes 2018 line-up includes world premieres of "Ayka", "Donbass" and "Chris the Swiss".
more »"Touch Me Not" by Adina Pintilie and "In the Aisles" by Thomas Stuber have received a total of four prizes at this year’s 68. Berlinale.
more »Görlitz with its sets for the OSCAR®-winning comedy „The Grand Budapest Hotel” ist the winner of the „European Film Location Award of the Decade”.
more »The MDM-funded film "Oblivion Verses" will celebrate its world premiere in the Orrizonti competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival (30.08.–09.09.2017).
more »The MDM-funded film "Three Peaks" will celebrate its world premiere on the Piazza Grande at the 70th Festival del Film Locarno (02.-12.08.2017).
more »Romanian filmmaker Ioana Uricaru has started shooting her film "Lemonade" ealier this week in Montréal. The drama is Uricarus debut full-length feature.
more »"Khibula" by George Ovashvili will celebrate its world premiere in competition at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
more »Four MDM-funded films are receiving their world premieres at the 70th International Cannes Film Festival, two are contenders for the Golden Palm.
more »Young Juries in 31 European Countries have elected "Good Bye Berlin" by Fatih Akin as the winner of the European Film Academy Young Audience Award 2017.
more »At the 67th edition of the German Film Awards in Berlin yesterday evening, the German Film Academy honored the MDM-funded films "24 Weeks", "Wild", "Paula" and "Heart of Stone" with a combined nine LOLAs.
more »Cannes 2017 line-up includes world premieres of "A Gentle Creature", "Jupiters's Moon", "Directions", and "Western".
more »Israeli filmmakers Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon have started shooting their new black comedy “YOLO” earlier this week in Tel Aviv.
more »Today the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has announced its line-up for the 2017 edition including the world premiere of “PRE-CRIME”, the new film by Matthias Heeder and Monika Hielscher.
more »The German Film Academy has unveiled nominations for the 2017 LOLA Awards with a total of 28 nominees for 7 films supported by MDM.
more »“Muhi – Generally Temporary” by Rina Castelnuovo-Hollander und Tamir Elterman will celebrate its world premiere in competition at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival.
more »On 9 December 2016, representatives of the institutions participating in the Polish-German Film Fund: Magdalena Sroka, head of the Polish Film Institute; Peter Dinges, head of...
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