“Schwimmen” by Luzie Loose receives the DEFA Foundation’s sponsorship award

At last weekend’s International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences “Schlingel” in Chemnitz, the movie “Schwimmen” (English title: “Swimming”) was awarded the DEFA Foundation’s 4,000 € sponsorship prize. Excerpt from the jury’s statement: “Uneasiness is the central feeling that the film shows as well as it evokes it. Uneasiness in one’s own body, uneasiness…

The US cinema hit “Samson” (M-Square Pictures) available in uncut version from today

Bruce Macdonald’s starred US movie hit “Samson” is now available in the cinema version (FSK 16) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Blu-ray, DVD and VoD portals. The film, released on the label “M-Square Pictures”, is a magnificent mix of the history adventures “The Ten Commandments” and “300”. “Samson” is visually stunning and filled with…

Édition Film Noir Nº 2: “House by the River” available today

With “House by the River” (1950) by Fritz Lang, UCM.ONE continues the Édition Film Noir on the label Artkeim². After “Interpol” now also this film classic “House by the River” (German title: “Das Todeshaus am Fluss”), a late work by master director Fritz Lang, is available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on DVD and VoD.…

“Searching Eva” (Darling Berlin) at the Film Festival Cologne

The award-winning documentary “Searching Eva” by director Pia Hellenthal will be shown on Saturday, 12th and Sunday, 13th October 2019 in the series “Made in NRW” at the Film Festival Cologne. At the presentation on October 12, 2019 at 21:00 in Filmpalast 3, the film crew will be present and available for questions. “Searching Eva”…