»Scent of beetroot and the people who live forever« wins Golden Hercules
Maren Wiese and Petra Stipetić have won the 3,500 euro prize in the regional competition at the Kassel Dokfest. In this year's edition, 135 films and videos were submitted for the Golden Hercules. Petra Stipetić and Maren Wiese are graduates of the Kunsthochschule Kassel and work as freelance animation artists. Their twelve-minute animated film »Vom Duft der roten Bete und den...
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Green Shooting
Together with other German film institutions, we developed uniform standards for sustainable film production, which came into force on January 1, 2022. Hotels Viabono Biohotels Bookitgreen Power supply for fixed current Frankfurt Wiesbaden Kassel Marburg Darmstadt Fulda Gießen Offenbach Hanau Catering Flow - The Kitchen La Bouche Naked Lunch ...
»Keen to be green – Deep Dive: The nationwide ecological standards for audiovisual production«
»Keen to be green«, the series of events organized by the German Film Commissions, is entering the next round - on June 7th with BKM, the »Green Shooting« working group, FFA and Focus Germany - on the subject of nationwide ecological standards for audiovisual productions. What do they look like in detail, what do the standards mean specifically for the promotion and implementation...
Nippon Connection
In 2023, Nippon Connection - the largest platform for Japanese cinema worldwide - will bring the Land of the Rising Sun to Hesse for the 23rd time. FIRST HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM The first highlights of the 23rd Nippon Connection Film Festival have already been confirmed: The spectrum ranges from current Japanese cinema films (Nippon Cinema) and documentaries in the Nippon Docs...
FILM & MEDIA MEETUP #10
Networking event for students and alumni from the network of the Hessian Film and Media Academy - and everyone, that is interested! Want to join the film indistry? Looking for an internship? In need for support? No matter what you need, you'll find it at FILM & MEDIA MEETUP. What we offer: Exchange ideas about projects, make contacts or simply hear about what's going on at the...
German Pavilion at the 76th Festival de Cannes
German Films and FOCUS Germany appearing together at the »German Pavilion«, creating a platform for the German film scene. The German Pavilion in the Village International of the Marché du Film has long been the meeting place and contact point for accredited delegates of the German and international film industry attending the Festival de Cannes. Situated right next to the...