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Cologne, Germany -- Monika Willi, the editor of Michael Haneke's Oscar-nominated "The White Ribbon," Stefan Essl, editor of action comedy "Jerry Cotton;" and Hansjorg Weissbrich, who cut Hans-Christian Schmid's war-crimes drama "Storm" are among the nominees for this year's Schnitt Prize, Germany's premiere film editing award.
Also nominated in the feature film category are Mona Brauer and Heike Gnida for their work on Matthias Glasner's disturbing pedophilia drama "This is Love" and Wolfgang Weigl, nominated for "The Two Lives of Daniel Shore," the feature debut of director Michael Dreher.
In the documentary category, nominated editors include Thomas Riedelsheimer, who directed and cut his latest, "Soul Birds;" Gisela Castronari-Jaensch and Vadim Jendreyko for "The Woman with the 5 Elephants;" Marc Haenecke for "Jagdzeit;" Thomas Grube and Barbara Toennieshen for "To Fight For" and Stephan Krumbiegel for "Wiegenlieder."
The 12th Schnitt Film Prize will be awarded Nov. 29 in Cologne.
Also nominated in the feature film category are Mona Brauer and Heike Gnida for their work on Matthias Glasner's disturbing pedophilia drama "This is Love" and Wolfgang Weigl, nominated for "The Two Lives of Daniel Shore," the feature debut of director Michael Dreher.
In the documentary category, nominated editors include Thomas Riedelsheimer, who directed and cut his latest, "Soul Birds;" Gisela Castronari-Jaensch and Vadim Jendreyko for "The Woman with the 5 Elephants;" Marc Haenecke for "Jagdzeit;" Thomas Grube and Barbara Toennieshen for "To Fight For" and Stephan Krumbiegel for "Wiegenlieder."
The 12th Schnitt Film Prize will be awarded Nov. 29 in Cologne.
- 9/22/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Beta Cinema found new friends for "Mein Bester Feind," (My Best Enemy), selling the Nazi-era drama directed by Wolfgang Murnberger ("The Bone Man") and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Georg Friedrich and Udo Samel to Metrodome in the U.K., Erg in China and Hollywood Classic Entertainment for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. All three distributors handled Oscar-winner "The Counterfeiters" (2007) from "Mein Bester Feind" producer Aichholzer.
The film tells the story of the strange friendship between Victor Kaufmann (Bleibtreu) and Rudi Smekal (Friedrich), one the son of a Jewish merchant, the other a working class German who joins the SS. When Kaufmann is rounded up by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp, Smekal intervenes to save his life but only so Kaufmann can help him in a secret Nazi mission.
Erg also picked up Beta's "Hidden," another World War II drama, directed by Poland's Agnieszka Holland ("Europa,...
The film tells the story of the strange friendship between Victor Kaufmann (Bleibtreu) and Rudi Smekal (Friedrich), one the son of a Jewish merchant, the other a working class German who joins the SS. When Kaufmann is rounded up by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp, Smekal intervenes to save his life but only so Kaufmann can help him in a secret Nazi mission.
Erg also picked up Beta's "Hidden," another World War II drama, directed by Poland's Agnieszka Holland ("Europa,...
- 5/27/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What do you think? Could the recent success of the Get Smart remake in the Us and the Oss 117 revival in France have inspired other nations to look into their comedic pasts? Yes, I'd say that's a safe bet ...
Bumbling German spy Jerry Cotton - actually a German spoof on a supposedly American character - first appeared in 1965 and proved to be a huge hit, the character starring in a whopping eight features in just four years before being retired after 1969's Todesschüsse am Broadway. But all things old are new again and Cotton's coming back.
Brought back to life by the writing-directing duo of Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert Jerry Cotton hits German screens in 2010. You'll find the first teaser below.
Bumbling German spy Jerry Cotton - actually a German spoof on a supposedly American character - first appeared in 1965 and proved to be a huge hit, the character starring in a whopping eight features in just four years before being retired after 1969's Todesschüsse am Broadway. But all things old are new again and Cotton's coming back.
Brought back to life by the writing-directing duo of Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert Jerry Cotton hits German screens in 2010. You'll find the first teaser below.
- 11/26/2009
- Screen Anarchy
Berlin -- Leading German production company Constantin Film has extended its output deal with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 through the end of 2009.
Under the agreement, ProSieben will retain free TV rights in Germany to all Constantin productions shot next year. Highlights include "Jerry Cotton," Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert's adaptation of a best-selling series of German crime novels, and "Bushido," an "8 Mile"-style biopic based on the life of German star rapper Bushido.
Under the agreement, ProSieben will retain free TV rights in Germany to all Constantin productions shot next year. Highlights include "Jerry Cotton," Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert's adaptation of a best-selling series of German crime novels, and "Bushido," an "8 Mile"-style biopic based on the life of German star rapper Bushido.
- 12/18/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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