15. November 2018
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This text is about two German TV series, set between the two world wars in Germany and other parts of Europe. Unfortunately I haven’t done the English version yet but hope to do so soon, at the latest when the … Continue reading →
18. July 2021
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I’m getting so tired of it. Why are feature films and television drama still so often produced without women, why does a menmenmen series get several million €€€ from public film funding, in addition to the million €€€ of a … Continue reading →
25. July 2022
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When is it a good Story? – German Film Awards for Screenplay 22 Lola for the Best Screenplay Lola for the Best Unfilmed Screenplay Acceptance Speech “But at Second Glance…” When is it a Good Story? Cobbler, Stick to your … Continue reading →
15. September 2021
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The German Television Awards 21 – Nominations, Fictional Formats Last week, a colleague from Cologne drew my attention to this year’s nominations for the German Television Prize, which will be awarded tomorrow, September 16, in Cologne. In response, I looked … Continue reading →
22. June 2021
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NDR prime-time Cop Dramas I was invited to do a study of NDR crime films for the current newsletter of the Film & Medienbüro Niedersachsen. With kind permission, here is a translation of the article (pp. 25-27). The share of … Continue reading →
17. April 2019
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German and British Female Authors ask Broadcasters In the Beginning there were Numbers Female Authors Write Back Letter of German Female Writers Letter of British Female Writers In the Beginning there were Numbers For just over six years now I … Continue reading →
6. February 2019
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TV-Crimes from the Male Perspective Last summer I had done an evaluation of German top cop drama TATORT, all first screenings from 2011 to the summer of 2018, I looked at six departments off-screen – directing, script. DoP, sound, music … Continue reading →
28. January 2019
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New Year’s Detox for the Industry Producer: That‘s this damn influence of Buffalo* again! Always wanting to change everything! Author: Yes, but he is right, isn‘t he? All I wrote in the beginning, it was so whimsical and romantic, – … Continue reading →
27. September 2015
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English Version follows German. Heute geht es um MORD UDEN GRÆNSER / THE TEAM – eine Krimiserie, die als internationale Koproduktion in Dänemark, Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und Belgien mit multinationalen Teams und Schauspieler/innen entstand: um die Arbeitsweise, die Besetzung … Continue reading →