Two topless female protesters from the feminist group Femen interrupted a concert by Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band, who were playing their first concert in Germany in six years Tuesday…
"Dede" is Georgian filmmaker Mariam Khatchvani's testimonial to a people, a way of life and a region that is rapidly changing, and a culture that is in some ways disappearing. Khatchvani is a native…
With “Birds Are Singing in Kigali," Polish directors Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze not only draw parallels between the horrors of war in Rwanda and Poland, but also explore the often violent…
Rachel Israel makes her feature film debut with "Keep the Change," a very different kind of romantic comedy about an unlikely couple. Israel, who serves as an adjunct professor of film at Rhode…
Turkish actor-filmmaker Onur Saylak’s feature debut as director, "Daha" (More), explores the impact of human smuggling on the life of Gaza (Hayat Van Eck), a teenage boy living in a small coastal…
The legacy of war and the search for reconciliation are at the heart of "Men Don't Cry," Bosnian filmmaker Alen Drljević's feature film debut, which screens in competition at the Karlovy Vary Film…
Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili continues his exploration of the civil war and post-Soviet conflicts in his native homeland with "Khibula," which screens in competition in Karlovy Vary. The drama…
ProSiebenSat.1 and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution have extended a licensing agreement that provides the German broadcasting group with major feature films and TV series, including…
The German film industry is cheering Chancellor Angela Merkel's government for significantly increasing film funding this year, particularly for major international productions. While total annual…
While German-language films screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival are scant in number, German talent and market titles nevertheless offer a glimpse of current and upcoming productions…
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications are set to launch a streaming joint venture in Germany that will showcase content from both companies as well as third-party programming. The streaming OTT…
