2010-06-14
Our short film NOISE (directed by Esther Löwe) won the Audience Award at this years edition of the Brooklyn International Film Festival. For more informations visit http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
2010-02-15
The Association of German Film Critics awarded ACHTERBAHN (CATAPULT) by Peter Dörfler the prize for ‘Best Documentary 2009’.
The Association of German Film Critics (VdFk) awards annually the best german productions of the year. It is the only german film prize picked exclusively by critics. Over 300 members of the union chose the winning films from german movies that were shown in between January, the 1st 2009, and December, the 31st 2009, at german cinemas or domestic and international film festivals.
2009-10-27
We are happy to announce that the DVD of our documentary ACHTERBAHN (CATAPULT) will be released in on 30th of April 2010.
More informations coming soon at
http://www.achterbahn-der-film.de
2009-06-23
Synopsis Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.
More information, trailer, presskit and screening dates at
http://www.achterbahn-der-film.de
2009-06-02
YURI‘S DAY by Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov will have it’s German premiere at the 27th Filmfest München held June 26th to July 4th.
Synopsis The successful opera diva Lyuba takes a last trip to the remote town of Yuriev in the middle of nowhere. Wanting to sell all her property here she uses the opportunity to show her adolescent son Andrey, where she grew up in order to finally leave her hometown behind forever. Mother and son wander aimlessly through the streets of this alien place until something unforeseen happens and Andrey disappears mysteriously.
More information at
www.filmfest-muenchen.de
2009-04-23
We are happy to announce that the Israeli-French-German co-production JAFFA by Keren Yedaya will be premiering in the Official Selection (out of competition) at the 62nd Festival de Cannes this year.
Synopsis Mali and her family live in Jaffa, where they own a garage. Taufik and his father Hasan work for them. The relationship between the Jewish owners and the Arab workers is supposedly good but under the surface other emotions bustle. Mali and Taufik have been having a stormy affair for several months now that seems to have come naturally. They keep the forbidden affair a secret and very much fear the reaction of their families. When Mali accidentally gets pregnant, they must act.
Director Keren Yedaya, whose debut OR (MON TRESOR) won the Camera D’Or and Grand Prix Semaine de la Critique in 2004, is returning to Cannes with an unusual melodrama. Led by the hypnotic performances of Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Mahmud Shalaby and Moni Moshonov and the mesmerizing cinematography of Pierre Aim (BIENVENUE CHEZ LES CH’TIS, LA HAINE) JAFFA is a heart-rending love story, a barometer of the mental state of a country and homage to the heyday of Egyptian cinema.
2009-02-15
We have the pleasure to present the world premiere of ACHTERBAHN / CATAPULT by Peter Dörfler (Perspektive Deutsches Kino) and our festival success SNOW by Aida Begic (Generation 14+).
Looking forward to seeing you all at Berlinale!