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Tuesday, May 15. 2018
Christoph Terhechte on the Berlinale, the Forum, and the films of Philip Scheffner
Monday, April 30. 2018
Documentaries in times of crisis
Toronto's Hot Docs Festival is in full swing, including 19 German documentaries and many visiting directors and producers.
Two months ago, back at the Berlinale, my international "Berlinale Blogger" colleagues and I were asked: Do documentaries become more important in times of crisis, and if so, does it show at the Berlinale? Here are perspectives and answers from Germany, Canada, Brazil, Egypt, Australia, China, Italy, Japan, UK, and Greece.
Wednesday, March 21. 2018
19 German films and co-productions at Hot Docs 2018
Toronto is home to North America's biggest film festival each autumn, but the city on Lake Ontario is also a major venue for international documentaries. The 25th edition of Hot Docs, one of the world's leading documentary film festivals, will be held there from 26 April to 6 May 2018. And this year will see a large turnout from Germany, with films garnering prominent slots in the Special Presentations and World Showcase sections.Together. For a lifetime. Who can manage that? And who still wants to do this? What seems to be strange to us nowadays was the norm for our grandparents' generation. Directors Yasemin and Nesrin Şamdereli – who are known for their internationally awarded feature film ALMANYA - Welcome to Germany – portray five couples from Japan, the USA, India and Germany who have all celebrated their 60th anniversary, in their new documentary. THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS will have its international premiere in Special Presentations and is lighthearted and humorous in the way it reveals the secrets of long-standing partnerships and love.
This year will see European Film Promotion (EFP) joining forces with Hot Docs to present the first edition of the new sidebar The Changing Face of Europe. Continue reading "19 German films and co-productions at Hot Docs..." »
