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DAYS WITH NAADIRAH premiers at Bremen IFF
DAYS WITH NAADIRAH (WT: Princess) had its national premiere at the international competition of Filmfest Bremen. Photo: Manja Herrmann
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THIS KIND OF HOPE in German cinemas
The premiere tour of THIS KIND OF HOPE with director Pawel Siczek and protagonist Andrei Sannikov starts on January 25 and is followed by the cinema release on February 1.
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Theatrical release of LIVING BACH
LIVING BACH starts on November 30. This inspiring film about the power of music to connect people across continents is a production of schmidtFilm in co-production with Departures Film and MDR/ARTE.
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German premiere of THIS KIND OF HOPE at DOK.fest München
THIS KIND OF HOPE premiers at DOK.fest München – on Sunday, May 7, 8 pm at HFF – AUDIMAX (with award ceremony music award). Additional screenings: Mon, May 8, 6:30 pm at RIO 1, Thur, May 11, pm and Sun, May 14, 8 pm at Kino 2/HFF.
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Solothurn Film Festival started with THIS KIND OF HOPE
The 58th Solothurn Film Festival started with THIS KIND OF HOPE by Pawel Siczek, the portrait about diplomat Andrei Sannikov and his fight for human rights and democracy in Belarus. President of Swiss Confederation Alain Berset opened film show with a message of greeting. Photo: module+
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THIS KIND OF HOPE opens Solothurner Film Festival
The 58th edition of Solothurner Film Festival opens with THIS KIND OF HOPE by Swiss-polish director Pawel Siczek. President designated of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset will attend the grand opening as guest of honour.
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Summer shooting with PRINCESS (WT)
While summer DEPARTURES Film shooted another cinematic debut around Leipzig and Halle: “Princess” (WT) is directed by Josephine Frydetzki, who also wrote the script together with Leipzig based screenwriter Gisela Wehrl. Director of photography is Conrad Lobst. Christoph Humnig (Daniel) and Kenda Hmeidan (Naadirah) leads in this lyric drama along with Katharina Bach (Jenny), Christian…
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PASSED BY CENSOR in Karlovy Vary
PASSED BY CENSOR premiers internationally at 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 28th to July 6th). Our Turkish-German-French coproduction is part of the prestigious “East of the West” competition.
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PASSED BY CENSOR won “Best Screenplay” and “Best Editing” Awards
The successful national premiere of PASSED BY CENSOR at the 38th International Film Festival is followed by two awards: Screenwriter and director Serhat Karaaslan received “Best Screenplay Award”, presented by writer and screenwriter Gaye Boralıoğlu. Additionally “Best Editing Award” was given to Ali Aga. DEPARTURES Film’s coproduction with Turkey and France won two of nine awards in the National…
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National Premiere of PASSED BY CENSOR
PASSED BY CENSOR by Serhat Karaaslan premieres at International Istanbul Film Festival’s National Competition. Sat, April 13, 7 pm, Atlas Cinema Our coproduction with Turkey and France tells about censorship and the borders of perception.