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4. April 2023
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German Film Award Nominations 2023 – who sets the Tone?

The German Film Awards 2023 A fortnight ago I analysed 15 films that were nominated in at least two categories at the US film awards (Oscars so diverse?). The 6-trade check revealed a pretty rosy picture, because in each of … Continue reading

17. March 2023
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Oscars so diverse?

The US Film Awards 2023 Last Sunday, the Academy Awards 2023 were presented in Los Angeles. I’ve been asked for a comment several times already, so here goes! Many people celebrated the large number of nationalities represented among the award … Continue reading

17. February 2023
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Berlinale 2023, the fourth festival under Chatrian & Rissenbeek

Berlin International Film Festival The 73rd Berlin Film Festival took place from Feb. 16 to 26 this year. Since 2020 the festival is led by artistic director Carlo Chatrian, (Italian film critic and festival director) and  managing director Mariette Rissenbeek … Continue reading

25. July 2022
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When is it a good Story?

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

24. January 2022
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3-Departments-Check for Twelve German Film Festivals, 2019-21

12 Film Festivals 2019-21: Share of Women Directors, Writers and Cinematographers in Competitions To start the year, I would like to present a film festival analysis. It deals with the proportions of women in directing, scripts and cinematography – the … Continue reading

1. March 2019
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German Top 100 Film 2012-18

A Look at Germany’s Top 100 Films 2012 to 18 After recently having taken a look at six departments behind the camera at the TATORTE 2011 to 2018 (Crimes from a Male Perspective), I now present an analysis of the … Continue reading

2. February 2017
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STAR WARS – Empiricism Strikes Back

Today’s text is about two Star Wars films and their casts, the first, which premiered as STAR WARS in 1977 (and received the subtitle „“Episode IV – A NEW HOPE“ in 1981) and the so far last, episode VII – … Continue reading

30. May 2016
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German Cinema 2015: Top 100 Films, 12 Team Positions

The 100 most successful German films 2012-2015 6- and 12-Team Positions-Check (Figures at the end of the text) I am regularly asked why I haven’t been to my local pub’s karaoke night any more since February. One reason for this … Continue reading

19. February 2016
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Die Berlinale und die Frauen – No Future without a Past?

English Version follows German. Die Berlinale und die Frauen – Keine Zukunft ohne Vergangenheit? Am 18. Februar fand zum vierten Mal während der Berlinale eine Veranstaltung vom Internationalen Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund / Köln statt, wie im Vorjahr im Familienministerium BMFSFJ. Diesmal … Continue reading

3. November 2015
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Directors’ First Steps

The Directors’ First Steps Since 2000 the German Film Academy has annually been presenting the First Steps Awards to the graduation films of at the German-language film schools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. To quote from the official website: “This … Continue reading