KINO! FILM SALON ABOUT STEFAN ZWEIG DRAMA
The next meeting of the English-language online film club will be focusing on another Maria Schrader film to tie-in nicely with the US theatrical release of I'M YOUR MAN in September: she not only directed but also wrote the screenplay for STEFAN ZWEIG - FAREWELL TO EUROPE, a drama about the life of the writer Stefan Zweig when he was in Brazilian exile. Whoever would like to take part in the meeting should register directly for the next KINO! FILM SALON.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/kinosalonfarewell
Date and time: Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 11am - 12pm PDT, 2pm - 3pm EDT, 8pm - 9pm CET.
Hosted by Sidney Levine
KINO! Film Salon is a production of Telescope Film, in partnership with the German Film Office.
MAREN EGGERT A GUEST AT GIRLS ON FILM
The British film critic and presenter Anna Smith has not only been regularly featuring female film experts in her Girls on Film podcast to discuss new releases and classics from a female perspective - female directors and actresses have also had their say since the podcast was launched in 2018. This is also the case in the latest episode which was produced in cooperation with German Films to coincide with the theatrical release of I'M YOUR MAN in the UK and Ireland: Maren Eggert, the film's lead actress, was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Acting Performance at this year's Berlinale and speaks with Anna Smith about her role in Maria Schrader's unusual love story. The Episode will be published on 10 August.
Click here to listen to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/girls-on-film/id1439182513?mt=3D
Curzon is opening I'M YOUR MAN in the UK and Ireland on August 13 as a day-and-date release: https://homecinema.curzon.com/film/im-your-man/
The latest news about German cinema in the UK and Ireland can be found at the Instagram and Facebook channels of kinogermanynowuk.
CALL FOR ANNECY RESIDENCY
Writers and directors of animated feature films in development can apply for a three-month "residency" in Annecy to be held from April to June 2022. The residency programme is overseen by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 13-18, 2022), and will include travel and accommodation expenses, a workspace, mentoring and participation in the MIFA Animation Film Market for the three selected projects.
More information at https://www.annecy.org/news:a2691. The deadline for applications is September 10, 2021.
GERMAN SHORT FILM AT FUTURE FRAMES IN KARLOVY VARY
EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema will be presenting ten selected short films by some of Europe's most promising film students and graduates at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF, August 20-28, 2021). Jerry Hoffmann will be representing Germany this year with his film I AM which was nominated by the EFP member German Films. I AM was produced at the Hamburg Media School and has already been shown at numerous international festivals following its premiere at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken in 2021. The young directors have a two-part programme this year - an online pre-programme including pitching training and industry meetings (August 17-19) and the presentation of their films during the festival (August 22-24). The three-day on-site programme will be rounded off by a masterclass.
More information is available here: https://www.efp-online.com/en/films/12226/I%20AM
AWARDS FOR GERMAN DOCUMENTARIES
German documentaries and co-productions won several awards in July: one of the big winners at the 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival was Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim's LUCHADORAS (DE/MX) which won the Special Jury Award, the FIPRESCI Award as well as the Audience Award. July 13 also saw the winners of the 14th Doc Alliance Awards being announced by the network of the seven leading European documentary film festivals during the Doc Day lunch at the Marché du Film in Cannes. The Doc Alliance Award - Best Feature Film went to THE BLUNDER OF LOVE by Rocco Di Mento, nominated by DOK Leipzig and produced at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF by Valeria Venturelli.
