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The production company UFA has founded UFA Mitte GmbH, which has emerged from the former UFA branch in Leipzig. Producer Katharina Rietz (e.g. "SOKO Leipzig") will take over the management. The development of new programmes......
The ARD chairmanship will switch from SWR to HR next year. This means that HR Director-General Florian Hager will also succeed Kai Gniffke as ARD Chairman. This was announced by the directors and committee chairmen......
On 1 October, LETTERBOX FILMPRODUKTION will strengthen its team: Daniela Mussgiller will be responsible as a producer for the acquisition, development and production of new and existing formats.......
Cathy Huis in't Veld-Esser, Chief Technology Officer at Gofilex, has been elected for a second term as President of the European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF), an association founded in 2000 whose......
Anne Ballschmieter has been working for the German-language young talent award First Steps for almost 15 years now. According to a press release, however, the artistic director has now decided to open a new chapter in......
According to a press release, the provisional collective agreement on working hours, bonuses, retirement provision in the broadcasting pension fund, salary increases, the collective agreement for actors and the collective agreement for young filmmakers have been rejected by the collective bargaining commission for filmmakers. Background: In the eighth round of collective bargaining for......
According to a press release, ZDF is supporting the "Serial Eyes" postgraduate training programme for series writers at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin for the next two years. The training programme pursues the goal of ......
Ilka Steinhausen will become Programme Director of Norddeutscher Rundfunk on 1 January 2025. According to a press release, the Administrative Board of Norddeutscher Rundfunk approved the personnel proposal by Director General Joachim Knuth. In her area of responsibility......
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) under the leadership of Charles Rivkin can welcome a new member to its ranks: Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will join the umbrella organisation on 1 October......
At this year's TIFF, the market for film acquisitions remained weak despite the return of Hollywood stars. Few deals were finalised and protests drew attention away from the festival. Streaming platforms appear to be increasingly dominating the cinema industry......