31. December 2019
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German Cop Drama TATORT 2019 and Female Writers Before the year 2019 ends, – but not yet the decade! – here is a short update on the ARD series TATORT (German top TV cop drama) and the female writers’ initiative … Continue reading →
27. August 2019
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TATORTs and their Locations, 2011 to the Summer of 2019 In my analysis with 15 illustrations today, I take a look at the 22 new TATORTs in the first half of 2019, especially at the distribution of women and men … Continue reading →
8. August 2019
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Gender and Inclusion Policies in British Television Momentarily we hear quite a lot of bad news from the United Kingdom (UK), which actually should have been called UQ United Queendom ever since 1952. The Brexit, the proposed No-Deal Brexit, the … 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 →
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 →
28. June 2018
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Germany’s Top Cop Drama TATORT on and off-screen 2011 to 2018 The women directors lobby group Pro Quote Regie – who have since then expanded and are now Pro Quote Film, covering some 10 departments – had been campaigning for … Continue reading →
3. May 2017
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Being a long-distance runner is only one of the reasons I think highly of showers, and like many others I know numerous shower stories from everyday life, work or holidays (e.g. when there was a water cut at midnight in … Continue reading →
16. February 2017
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English Version follows German. Ich blogge mittlerweile seit vier Jahren über die Branche und eine Reaktion die ich immer wieder bekomme ist „Doppelt so viele Männer- wie Frauenrollen? Das war mir nie aufgefallen, – aber jetzt achte ich darauf, und … Continue reading →
17. November 2016
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English Version follows German. 7-Gewerke-Check der Nominierungen zum Grimme-Preis 2010 bis 16 Bereits in der Vergangenheit habe ich über die Grimme-Preis-Nominierungen geschrieben, beispielsweise in den Kunst oder Kommerz-Analysen (2012 Stab, 2012 Besetzung, 2013 Stab, 2013 Besetzung). Warum ist eine Auswertung … Continue reading →
20. January 2016
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English Version follows German. NEROPA – NEutrale ROllen PArität: Ein Weg zu mehr Rollenvielfalt „Das Beste an einem Film ist sich mit den Figuren identifizieren zu können.” Geena Davis, US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. GDIGM. „Ich glaube NEROPA würde ein hervorragendes Hilfsinstrument für … Continue reading →