Exclusive Interview with German Director Marc Rensing
Ever thought about watching a movie that deals with Parkour, the physical discipline of training in which the traceur has to overcome obstacles within his or her path? Well, German director Marc Rensing made a film that not only captures breathtaking Parkour scenes; the movie also tells a captivating story of friendship, love, and jealousy. The talented young German filmmaker takes the audience...
Read MoreEuropean Golden Globe 2010 Winners
It was a successful night for German and Austrian filmmakers and actors at the Golden Globes 2010! Viennese actor Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture for Inglorious Basterds. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke was happy that his film The White Ribbon was awarded Best Foreign Language Film. And Sandra Bullock, who is half German, won Best Actress Motion Picture, Drama for The...
Read MoreExclusive Interview with Austrian Comedian Alice Frick
I recently had the privilege and the pleasure to interview Austrian comedian and actress Alice Frick. The funny performer is not only a rising comedy star in Austria and Germany. As of recently, she’s also standing in the spotlight on Hollywood’s big comedy stages. Reasons enough for me to ask her about her work on 2 continents. The full interview (2 videos on YouTube’s Indie...
Read MoreGerman Filmmaker Andreas Dresen on Movie Making
German writer/ director Andreas Dresen shared his insights into movie making at the Goethe Institut’s “Show and Tell” series in Los Angeles on Monday, October 26. He talked about his beginnings studying directing at the Konrad Wolf Academy of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg back in the 80s in the GDR. “The school under direction of Lothar Bisky was a place...
Read MoreNew German Films Worth Watching
Let’s not talk about famous German filmmakers in Hollywood like director Roland Emmerich whose latest movie 2012 is coming to US theaters this November. Instead, let’s talk about talented German filmmakers who are making fantastic movies in Germany. I just recently attended the German Currents film fest in Los Angeles and saw two great German films that are absolutely worth...
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