GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZ Prod Lists - Dec 1 2003

CRASH TEST DUMMIES
(Amour Fou Filmproduktion) Co-prod: Catpics Co-productions (Switz). Backers: OFI, ORF, Filmfonds Wien. A Romanian couple are stranded in Vienna without any money, drift apart and have both changed when they are finally reunited. Prods: Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu. Dir/scr: Joerg Kalt. DoP: Eva Testor. Ed: Monika Willi. Art dir: Christoph Kanter. Cast: Bogdan Domitrache, Maria Papistasi, Simon Schwarz, Barbara Albert. To shoot in Vienna and Lower Austria in early 2004.
Contact: Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Amour Fou Filmproduktion, (43) 1 99 4 99 11 0

GUTEN MORGEN OSTERREICH
(Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion) Backers: BKA, Land Niederosterreich, Land Salzburg, Land Oberosterreich, ORF. Documentary about daily working life in Austria 2004. Prods: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser, Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer. Dir/scr/ed: Hannelore Tiefenthaler. To shoot in Austria in spring 2004.
Contact: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, (43) 1 891 3700

IN PRODUCTION

BLACKOUT JOURNEY
(epo-Film) Co-prods: Film-Line (Ger), Raymaxfilm (Ger), Towers of London (UK). Backers:OFI, Filmfonds Wien, FFF Bayern, MDM, ORF. Thriller. Two brothers who were separated after their parents were killed in a terrorist outrage come together years later with unexpected results. Prods: Dieter Pochlatko, Arno Ortmair, Maximilian Vogt, Harry A. Towers. Dir: Sigi Kamml. Scr: Raimund Maessen, Maximilian Vogt, Uwe Kossmann. DoP: Hagen Bogdansky. Ed: Christian Lonk. Mus: Patrick Pulsinger, Max Herre. Art dir: Simon Boucherie. Cost: Heidi Melinc. Cast: Marek Harloff, Arno Frisch, Mavie Hoerbiger. Shooting in Austria and Germany in October and November 2003.
Contact: epo-Film, (43) 1 812 37 18

DALLAS
(Allegro Film) Co-prods: Uj Budapest Filmstudio (Hun), MTM Medien & Television Muenchen (Ger). Backers: Filmfonds Wien, Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, FFF Bayern, BR. Man returns to his native village for his father's funeral - to a Gypsy settlement called Dallas next to an enormous rubbish tip. Prods: Helmut Grasser, Laszlo Kantor, Andreas Bareiss. Dir/scr: Robert Adrian Pejo. DoP: Dragan Vasile Vivi. Sound: Istvan Berger. Art dir: Tamas Banovich. Cast: Zsolt Bogdan, Dorka Gryllus, B. Miklos Szekely. Shooting in Romania and Hungary in autumn 2003.
Contact, Allegro Film, (43) 1 712 50 36

DER TRAUM VOM SCHWEBEN
(Bonus Film) Co-prod: Troika Entertainment (Ger), BBR Productions (Can). Backer: BKA, Cine Tirol, Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE. Documentary. The only male synchronised swimming trio in Europe has found the sport of its life. Prods: Robert Winkler, Christian Vizi, Susanne Girard. Dir/scr: Barbara Graftner. DoP: Robert Winkler. Ed: Oliver Naumann. Shooting in Karlsruhe, Frankfurt, Innsbruck, Montreal from beginning of July 2003.
Contact: Bonusfilm, (43) 1 523 55 15

HOTEL
(coop 99 Filmproduktion) Co-prods: Essential Film (Ger). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmstiftung NRW. New receptionist confronted by mysterious secrets of enigmatic mountain hotel. Prods:Antonin Svoboda, Philippe Bober. Dir/scr: Jessica Hausner. DoP: Martin Gschlacht. Ed: Karina Ressler. Art dir: Katharina Woeppermann. Cost: Tanja Hausner. Shooting in Austria in autumn 2003.
Contact: coop 99, (43) 1 319 5825

IM JAHR DES PFERDES
(Wildart Film) Backers: Filmfonds Wien, BKA, Land Upper Austria. Documentary. Story of the Asian community in Vienna and the Khmer in Helsinki and Cambodia. Prod: Vincent Lucassen. Dir/scr: Ebba Sinzinger. DoP: Wolfgang Thaler. Ed: Karina Ressler. Shooting from end of 2003 in Helsinki, Vienna, Linz and Pnom Penh.
Contact: Vincent Lucassen, Wildart Film, (43) 1 595 29 91

KURZ VOR EUROPA
(Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion) Co-prods: Hektor + Rydzewski Bild+Ton Produktion (Ger), halbtotal Filmproduktion (Ger). Backers: Filmfonds Wien, Filmstiftung NRW, Filmbuero NW, Hessische Filmfoerderung, HR, ZDF/3sat. Documentary. Portrait of a forgotten region in Europe: the Carpathians. Prods: Ulrich Rydzewski, Andrzey Klamt, Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Dirs: Ulrich Rydzewski, Andrzey Klamt. DoP: Ulrich Rydzewski. Ed: Carsten Schmidt. Sound: Vincent Lucassen. Shooting from early 2003 to autumn 2003 in Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania.
Contact: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, (43) 1 891 3700

SILENTIUM
(Dor Film) Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF. Brenner and Berti discover all kinds of secrets behind Salzburg's respectful facade. Prods: Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker. Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger. Scrs: Murnberger, Josef Hader, Wolf Haas. DoP: Peter von Haller. Ed: Evi Romen. Art dirs: Renate Martin, Andreas Donhauser. Cast: Josef Hader, Simon Schwarz. Shooting in Salzburg, Vienna and Munich in autumn 2003.
Contact: Dor Film, (43) 1 427 10 11

TINTENFISCHALARM
(Wega Film) Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF. Documentary. Young girl learns at the age of 12 that she was born as a boy, Now, at the age of 26, she starts asking why she was forced into a female identity. Prod: Veit Heiduschka. Dir/scr: Elisabeth Scharang. DoP: Josef Neuper. Ed: Christine Ollinger. Shooting in Vienna, Upper Austria, Germany and Dominican Republic from August 2003 to early 2004.
Contact: Wega Film, (43) 1 982 57 42

UEBER DIE GRENZE
(Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion) Backers: OFI, ORF, Filmfonds Wien. Documentary. Five directors from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia describe the landscapes and mentalities of the peoples along the former Iron Curtain. Prod: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser, Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer. Dirs: P. Lozinski, J. Gogola, P. Kerekes, R. Lakatos, B. Cakic-Veselic. Scrs: P. Lozinski/M. Gawrys, J. Gogola, P. Kerekes, R. Lakatos, B. Cakic-Veselic/C. Breznikar. Shooting in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia and Austria from October 2003 to February 2004.
Contact: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, (43) 1 891 3700

VOLVER LA VISTA/DER UMGEKEHRTE BLICK
(Amour Fou Filmproduktion). Backers: Filmfonds Wien, BKA, Cine Tirol, Land Tirol, Land Salzburg, ORF. Documentary about Mexicans living in Austria and Austrians with close link to Mexico. Prods: Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu. Dir/scr: Fridolin Schoenwiese. DoP: Johannes Hammel, Rafael Ortega, Joerg Burger. Ed: Karina Ressler. Mus: Michael Palm, Antonio Fernandez Ros. Shooting in Austria and Mexico from October 2003 to May 2004.
Contact: Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Amour Fou Filmproduktion, (43) 1 99 4 99 11 0

WASSER
(Lotus Film) Co-prod: Samsa Film (Lux). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, Fonds national de soutien a la production audiovisuelle, Luxembourg, ORF. Documentary about man's relationship to water. Prods: Erich Lackner, Anne Schroeder. Dir: Udo Maurer. Scrs: Maurer, Michael Glawogger, Ursula Sova. DoP: Attila Boa. Shooting in Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, China and Australia from August 2003 to May 2004.
Contact: Erich Lackner, Lotus Film, (43) 1 786 33 87

WELCOME HOME
(Wega Film) Co-prod: Colonia Film (Ger). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien.Cine Culture Carinthia. Land Oberosterreich, Filmstiftung NRW, ORF, ZDF. Drama. Deporting illegal refugees doesn't solve the problem for two Austrian policemen even when they accompany one back to Ghana. Prods: Veit Heiduschka, Frank Doebmann. Dir: Andreas Gruber, Scrs: Gruber, Martin Rauhaus. DoP: Hermann Dunzendorfer. Ed: Guido Krajewski. Art dir: Bertram Reiter. Cost: Esther Walz. Cast: Georg Friedrich, Rainer Egger, Abdul Salis, Johannes Silberschneider, Jeanette Hain. Shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia, Carinthia, Vienna and Accra from September to November.
Contact: Wega Film, (43) 1 982 57 42

WORKINGMAN'S DEATH
(Lotus Film) Co-prod: Quinte Film (Ger). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, MFG, Eurimages, ORF, ARTE. Documentary. Portrait of the last bastions of heavy labour. Prods: Erich Lackner, Miriam Quinte. Dir: Michael Glawogger. Scr: Glawogger, Pepe Danquart. DoP: Wolfgang Thaler. Ed: Mona Willi. Sound: Paul Oberle, Ekkehart Baumung. Shooting from October 2002 to December 2003 in India, China, Ukraine, Russia, Bangladesh, USA, Germany and Austria.
Contact: Erich Lackner, Lotus Film, (43) 1 786 33 87

ANTARES
(Lotus Film, Team Film). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF. Prods: Erich Lackner, Wulf Flemming. Dir: Goetz Spielmann.
Contact: Erich Lackner, Lotus Film, (43) 1 786 33 87

"...AUF WOLKE 7"
(Allegro Film). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien. Prods; Helmut Grasser. Dir: Michael Grimm.
Contact: Allegro Film, (43) 1 712 50 36

AUGENLEUCHTEN
(Fischer Film) Backers: OFI, Land Oberosterreich, ORF. Prod: Markus Fischer. Dir: Wolfram Paulus.
Contact: Fischer Film, (43) 732 600 606

C(R)OOK
(Dor Film - West) Co-prods: Dor Film (Austria). Backers: FFF Bayern, German Federal Film Board (FFA), MFG Baden-Württemberg, OFI, Filmfonds Wien, HR, ARTE, ORF, Michael Bindlechner, MEDIA Programme, EAVE. Prods: Danny Krausz and Kurt Stocker. Dir: Pepe Danquart.
Contact: Esther Krausz, Agentur Dohr, (43) 1 532 16 15

DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
(Coop 99) Co-prod: Mille Et Une Productions (Fr), Saga Film (Bel). Backer: Vienna Film Fund, Prods: Martin Gschlacht, Barbara Albert, Edouard Mauriat, Hubert Toint. Dir/scr: Hubert Sauper.
Contact: Coop 99, (43) 1 319 5825

JAHRHUNDERT/WENDE (working title)
(Paul Rosdy Film) Backers: Filmfonds Wien, Austrian Film Institute. Prod/dir/scr: Paul Rosdy. DoP: Wolfgang Thaler, Robert Winkler.
Contact: Paul Rosdy Film, (43) 1 319 8142

NICHT ZU VERKAUFEN - EIN HAUS STELLT SICH QUER
(Mini Film, Lotus Film) Co-prods: Maximage (Switz). Backers: OFI, Filmfonds Wien, Federal Office for Culture, Eurimages, ORF, SF DRS. Prods: Katja Dor-Helmer, Fiona Meisel, Erich Lackner, Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler.
Contact: Erich Lackner, Lotus Film, (43) 1 786 33 87

DIE SOUVENIRS DES HERRN X
(Nikolaus Geyrhalter Film) Co-prod: Peter Stockhaus Film (Ger). Backer: Vienna Film Fund, FilmFoerderung Hamburg (Ger), ORF/Arte. Prods: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Peter Stockhaus. Dir/scr: Arash Riahi.
Contact: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Film, (43) 1 891 3700

DER WEG...NACH HEIMAT
(Bonusfilm) Co-prod: Zegglfilm, Kick Film (Ger). Backers: Filmfonds Wien, Cine Tirol. Prods: Robert Winkler, Heinz Zeggl, Joerg Bundschuh. Dir: Barbara Graeftner.
Contact: Bonusfilm, (43) 1 1 523 55 15

BABA OGLU
(Wueste Filmproduktion) Drama. A law student finds out that his father was murdered in Anatolia and is expected by his family to avenge his death. Prods: Stefan Schubert, Ralf Schwingel. Dir: Buket Alakus. Scrs: Alakus, Rafael Solar Ferrer. DoP: Marcus Lambrecht.
Contact: Wueste Film Produktion, (49) 40 431 7060

DER KLEINE EISBAER II
(Cartoon-Film) Co-prod: Warner Bros. Filmproduktion. Dist [Ger]: Warner Bros. Animation film. More adventures of the little polar bear Lars with his friends Greta, Caruso and Robby. Prods: Thilo Rothkirch, Willi Geike. Dir: Thilo Rothkirch, Piet De Rycker. To shoot from May 2004 to August 2005.
Contact: Warner Bros. Pictures Germany, (49) 40 226 500

HELEN
(MTM West Television & Film) Co-prod: Grosvenor Park (UK). Backer: Filmstiftung NRW. Dir/scr: Sandra Nettelbeck. To shoot in 2004 in Canada.
Contact: MTM West Television & Film, (49) 2 21 949 7210

KEBAB CONNECTION
(Wueste Filmproduktion) Backer: FilmFoerderung Hamburg. Comedy drama. A young Turk becomes a star overnight thanks to an ad he shot in his uncle's kebab shop. Prods: Stefan Schubert, Ralf Schwingel. Dir: Anno Saul. Scr: Fatih Akin, Ruth Toma. DoP: Hannes Hubach. Cast: Denis Moschitto, Lisa Maria Potthoff.
Contact: Wueste Film Produktion, (49) 40 431 7060

LIVELY UP YOURSELF
(Egoli Tossell Film) Co-prod: Zephyr Films (UK). Backers: FFA, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Media II. Feelgood movie. A wannabe German country singer mistakes Jamaica for Nashville. Prod: Judy Tossell. Dir: Ed Herzog. Scr: Herzog, Jessica Townsend. DoP: Sebastian Edschmid. Cast: Heike Makatsch. To shoot in Berlin and Jamaica.
Contact: Egoli Tossell Film, (49) 30 246 5650

MARIA AN CALLAS
(BB Film/Moonfilm). Co-prods: CH Media, Les Histoires Weba (Fr). Backer: Filmstiftung NRW. Dist (Ger): Nighthawks Pictures. Dir/scr: Petra Katherina Wagner. DoP: Peter Polsak. Cast: Gotz George, Martina Gedeck, Vadim Glowna. Contact: CH Media, (49) 331 233 79 60

OHNE GNADE
(Top Story Filmproduktion) Co-prod: Dragon Motion Picture (UK). Dist (Ger): Buena Vista International. Comedy. Prods: Jutta Rabe, Kaj Holmberg, Birgit Stein, Terence S. Potter. Dir/scr: Birgit Stein. Cast: Barbara Schoene, Til Schweiger, Birgit Stein, Vladimir Klitschko. To shoot in Cologne, Hanover and Berlin from the beginning of December to the end of February.
Contact: Top Story, (49) 331 74 04 940

ZEPPELIN
(Gordian Maugg Film- und Fernsehproduktion) Co-prod: Transit Film. Backers: MFG, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Hessische Filmfoerderung, Nordmedia. Drama. Three generations of a German family bigrt dark secret about the Hindenburg catastrophe of 1937. Prods: Gordian Maugg. Dir/scr: Maugg. DoP: Christine A. Maier. Ed: Monika Schindler. Cast: Bruno Cathomas, Alexander May, Olaf Rauschenberg.
Contact: Gordian Maugg Film- und Fernsehproduktion, (49) 62 2178 12 36

ZWIEBERL UND DER ENTFUEHRTE PRINZ
(TV-60 Filmproduktion) Backer: FFF Bayern. Children's film. Schoolchildren witness the kidnapping of a prince and set off on his trail with a detective. Dir: Oliver Dommenget. Scr: Jochen Kahn. Cast: Dirk Bach, Goetz Otto.
Contact: TV-60 Filmproduktion, (49) 89 360 4910

CHESTNUT - HERO OF CENTRAL PARK
(Studio Hamburg World Wide Pictures) Int'l sales: Keystone Entertainment. Family entertainment. Prod: Wolfgang Esenwein. Dir: Robert Vince. Scr: Anna McRoberts, Anne and Robert Vince. DoP: Andreas Poulsson. Ed: Kelly Herron. Cost: Allisa Swanson. Prod des: Peter Andringa. Cast: Makenzie Vega, Abigail Breslin, Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Irene Olga Lopez. Shooting in Vancouver and New York City until November 16.
Contact: Stefan Eggerstedt, Public Imaging, (49) 40 40 19 99 19

DER ALTE SACK
(TFC Trickcompany Filmproduktion) Co-prod Senator Film Produktion. Dist [Ger]: Senator Film Verleih. Animation. Comedy based on episodes from the lives of the little asshole and the old sod from the comic books by Walter Moers. Prods: Michael Schaack, Thomas Walker. Dir: Michael Schaack. Scr: Walter Moers. Shooting from summer 2003.
Contact: Michael Schaack, TFC, (49) 40 39 88 19 206

DER DOLCH DES BATU KHAN
(Mediopolis). Co-prods: MDR, RBB. Backers: MDM, BKM. Family film. Adventures triggered by the discovery of a golden dagger from the 10th century. Prods: Joerg Rothe, Alexander Ris. Dir: Guenter Meyer. Scrs: Katrin and Guenter Meyer. DoP: Sebastian Richter. Ed: Matthias Behrens. Mus: Thomas Natschinski. Cast: Marian Loesch, Benjamin Seidel, Sarah Bellini, Alexander Beyer. Shooting in Dresden and Berlin-Brandenburg in October and November.
Contact: Mediopolis, (49) 3 41 913 68 36

DER NEUNTE TAG
(Provobis Film). Co-prods: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Videopress (Lux). Backers: FFF Bayern, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Fonds national de soutien a la production audiovisuelle, Luxembourg. Int'l sales Telepool. Dist [Ger]: Progress Film-Verleih. Drama. A priest is released from the concentration camp in Dachau for a few days as a test. Those priests left behind are held as hostage to ensure that he will return. Prod: Juergen Haase. Dir: Volker Schloendorff. Scr: Andreas Pflueger, based on book by Eberhard Goerner. DoP: Tomas Erhart. Ed: Peter R. Adam. Art dir: Ari Hantke. Cast: August Diehl, Ulrich Matthes, Bibiana Beglau, and Hilmar Thate. Shooting in Prague, Munich, and Luxembourg from November 30, 2003 to February 1, 2004.
Contact: Iris Schoenfelder, Progress Film, (49) 30 24 00 34 71

DERRICK
(ndF) Co-prods ZDF Enterprises, Magma Film (Ire). Backers: FFF Bayern, FilmFoerderung Hamburg. Dist [Ger]: UIP. Animation. Derrick and colleague Harry Klein solve the biggest case of their careers with their inimitable logic and assistance of a beautiful woman. Prods: Ralph Christians, Matthias Walther, Horst Mueller. Dir: Michael Schaack. Scr: Ralph Christians. Shooting from December 2002 until December 2003.
Contact: Susanne Miska, ndF, (49) 89 9 58 26 153

DEUTSCHE IN AMERIKA
(Engstfeld Film) Co-prods: WDR/arte, Goethe Institut Inter Nationes. Feature documentary about German emigrants to the USA. Prod: Axel Engstfeld. Dir: Fritz Baumann. Scrs: Baumann, Andreas Orth, Gisela Keuerleber. DoP: Roland Breitschuh. Shooting in USA, Prague and NRW from autumn 2003 to early 2004.
Contact: Engstfeld Film, (49) 221 120 510

FALLEN ANGEL - GRAM PARSONS
(Spot House TV) Co-prods: BBC Music Entertainment, BR, WDR. Backers: Filmstiftung NRW. Int'l sales: Telepool. Music documentary about the musician Gram Parsons and his influence on rock music. Prods: Gandulf Hennig, Alfred Holighaus. Dir: Gandulf Hennig. Scrs: Gandulf Hennig, Sid Griffin. DoP: Boris Becker. Ed: Birgit Mild. Music: Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, The Flying Burrito Brothers, etc. With Keith Richards, Peter Buch, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam and others.
Contact: Kathy Rohnke, Telepool, (49) 89 55 87 6224

GHETTO
(Dragon Cine Venture Images Entertainment) Co-prods: New Transit Entertainment, Big Mother Pictures. Backers: FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Filmstiftung NRW. Dist (Ger): Pegasus. Drama. Based on play by Joshua Sobol set in Jewish ghettos of Wilna in 1941. Prods: Thees Klahn, Alma Cepiene, Audrius Juzenas, Gintautas Dailyda. Dir: Audrius Juzenas. Scr: Joshua Sobol. DoP: Andreas Hoefer. Ed: Judith Futar-Klahn. Cast: Heino Ferch, Erika Maroszan, Sebastian Huelk, Joerk Lamprecht, Vytautas Sapranauskas. Shooting in Vilnius in summer and autumn 2003.
Contact: Dragon Cine, (49) 40 742 48 01

HAPPINESS (YOU ARE MY HAPPINESS)
(Cineart Tv) Co-prods: Negativ, Pallas Film, Czech TV. A film about the mysterious changes that love works within us. A film about fighting for dear life, about fighting for oneself and for others because happiness doesn't come alone. Prods: Viktor Schwarz, Pavel Strnad, Karl Baumgartner. Dir/scr: Bohdan Slama. DoP: Divis Marek. Art dir: Petr Pisek, Jan Filip Novotny. Cost des: Zuzana Krejkova. Cast: Tatiana Vilhelmova, Pavel Liska, Ana Geislerova, Marek Daniel.
Contact: Cineart Tv, (420) 261 711 108

KAUKASISCHER COUP
(Egoli Tossell Film Muenchen). Backers: FFF Bayern, SWR and BR. Intl sales: Telepool. Romantic comedy. Prod: Judy Tossell. Dir/scr: Tatiana Brandrup. DoP: Martin Farkas. Ed: Gabi Kull-Neujahr. Prod des: Eva Stiebler (Germany), Vaja Jalagania (Georgia). Cast: Ann Eleonara Jorgensen, Demetre "Duta" Skhirtladze, Sandro Butikashvili, Robert Giggenbach, Merab Ninidze. Shooting in Georgia from October 9-30 and in Munich from November 11-30, 2003.
Contact: Stefanie Brummer, Egoli Tossell Film, (49) 30 24 65 65 0

LAURAS STERN
(Cartoon-Film). Co-prods: Warner Bros. Filmproduktion, Comet Film. Backers: MDM, German Federal Film Board, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FilmFoerderung Hamburg, BKM, Filmstiftung NRW. Dist [Ger]: Warner Bros. Animation. Friendship between a seven year old girl and a star. Prods: Thilo Rothkirch, Willi Geike. Dir: Thilo Rothkirch, Piet De Rycker. DoP: Joern Radel. Shooting in Cologne, Hamburg, Halle and Berlin from July 2002 to August 2004.
Contact: Warner Bros. Pictures Germany, (49) 40 226 500

MEIN BRUDER IST EIN HUND
(Tradewind Pictures) Co-prods. WDR, F&ME [UK], Bos Bros [Neth]. Backers: Filmstiftung NRW, MDM, FFA, BKM, Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, MEDIA, Dutch Film Fund. Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International. Dist (Ger): Solo Film, (Neth): Warner Bros. . Family entertainment. 10 year-old girl turns her brother into a dog with the aid of a magic stone. Prods: Thomas Springer, Helmut G. Weber. Dir: Peter Timm. Scr: Thomas Springer. DoP: Achim Poulheim. Cast: Hans-Laurin Beyerling, Maria Ehrlich, Martin Lindow, Christine Neubauer, Gary Lewis, Ellen ten Damme. Shooting in England, Thuringia and NRW from September 30.
Contact: Tradewind Pictures, Thomas Springer, (49) 221 912 56 10

METALLIC BLUES
(Gemini Filmproduktion) Co-prods: Metallic Blues Ltd. Partnership (Israel), Production Bleu Blanc Rouge (Can). Backers: FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Telefilm Canada, Israel Film Fund. Road movie. Prods: Danny Verete, Klaus Rettig, Suzanne Girard, David Silber. Dir/scr: Danny Verete. DoP: Yoram Millo. Cast: Avi Kushmir, Moshe Ivgy, Ulrich Matschoss, Lutz Herkenrath. Shooting in Hamburg and Tel Aviv.
Contact: Gemini Film, (49) 221 934 70 80

MOBY DICK: THE LEGEND RETURNS
(Trixter Film) Co-prods: Terraglyph (Ire), Happy Life Animation (Swe). Backers: FFF Bayern, Irish Film Board, Eurimages. Animation feature. Two young people chase the legendary whale. Dir: Michael Coldewey. Animation director: Juergen Richter. Scr: Marcus Flemming, based on Moby Dick II or The Missile Whale by Patricia Highsmith. Voices: Juergen Prochnow. Animation work from autumn 2002 to early 2004 in Ireland, Germany and Sweden.
Contact: Michael Coldewey, Trixter Film, (49) 89 9599 5590

NAPOLA
(Olga Film) Co-prod: Seven Pictures. Backer: FFF Bayern. Historical drama set in Nazi elite school in 1942. Prods: Kerstin Dobbertin von Fuerstenberg, Viola Jaeger, Harald Kuegler. Dir: Dennis Gansel. Scrs: Maggie Peren, Gansel. DoP: Thorsten Breuer. Prod des: Matthias Muesse. Cost: Natascha Curtius-Noss. Cast Tom Schilling, Max Niemelt, Devid Striesow, Justus von Dohnanyi. Shooting in the Czech Republic from September 30 to December 8, 2003.
Contact: Olga Film, (49) 89 278 29 50

SCHNEELAND (Snowland)
(GFF Geissendorfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH), Co-prod: Omegafilm (Sweden). Backers: Filmstiftung NRW, FFA, BKM. Dist (Ger): Concorde Filmverleih. Prod/dir/scr: Hans W. Geissendoerfer. DoP: Hans Guenther Buecking. Ed: Peter Przygodda. Mus: Hans Zimmer. Prod des: Bengt Svendberg. Cast: Julia Jentsch, Thomas Kretschmann, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Mühe, Joachim Krol. Shooting in Funasdalen, Kall (Sweden) from August 11 to September 5, 2003 and from February 9 to March 6, 2004.
Contact: GFF Geissendorfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion, (49) 221 2 20 52 90

SERGEANT PEPPER
(MTM Medien & Television Muenchen) Co-prod: Constantin Film, Bavaria Film, Mikado Film (It), Sgt. Pepper Ltd. (UK) . Backer: FilmFoerderung Hamburg, FFF Bayern, FFA. Intl sales: Bavaria Film International. Dist [Ger]: Constantin Film. Comedy. Moving story about an unusual friendship between a strange little six-year-old and a talking dog. Prod: Andreas Bareiss. Dir/scr: Sandra Nettelbeck. DoP: Michael Bertl. Ed: Joerg Langkau. Prod des: Peter R. Schwab. Cast: Neal Lennart Thomas, Barbara Auer, Ulrich Thomsen, August Zirner, Johanna Ter Steege. Shooting in Hamburg from September to November 2003.
Contact: Kerstin Boeck, Just Publicity, (49) 89 20 20 82 60

SUEPERSEKS
(Magnolia Filmproduktion): Co-prods: Valerian Film, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures, ZDF. Backers: Filmstiftung NRW, FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Dist [Ger]: Warner Bros. Comedy. 23-year-old Elviz who launches the first sex hotline exclusively for Turks to raise some urgently needed cash. The service proves a resounding success, but also gives him a fair share of headaches... Prods: Nina Bohlmann and Babette Schroeder. Dir: Torsten Wacker, Scrs: Kerim Pamuk, Daniel Schwarz. DoP: Andre Lex. Cast: Denis Moschitto, Marie Zielcke, Hilmi Soezer, Martin Glade. Shooting in Hamburg from October 22 to November 27.
Contact: Magnolia Filmproduktion, (49) 40 28 41 98 78

ABGEFAHREN
(Clasart Film) Co-prod: Gate Film. Dist (Ger): Concorde Film Verleih. Prod: Rikolt von Gagern. Dir: Jakob Schaeuffelen.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 3402 39 29

AGNES UND SEINE BRUEDER
(X-Filme creative pool) Backers: Filmstiftung NRW, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, BKM, FFF Bayern, WDR, BR, arte. Dist [Ger]: X-Verleih. Prod: Stefan Arndt. Dir/scr: Oskar Roehler.
Contact: X-Filme creative pool, (49) 30 2308 3311

ATINA & HERAKLES
(SLM/Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion) Backers: MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg, FFF Bayern. Prods: Sebastian Harrer, Daniel Zuta. Dir/scr: Sebastian Harrer.
Contact: Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, (49) 69 25 37 35

AUS DER TIEFE DES RAUMES
(schlicht und ergreifend Filmproduktion, d.i.e.film) Co-prod: ZDF. Prods: Johannes Schmid, Philipp Budweg, Ulrich Aselmann, Robert Marcniak. Dir/scr: Gil Mehmert.
Contact: schlicht und ergreifend Filmproduktion, (49) 89 649 81 138

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
(Walden Entertainment [US]) Co-prod: Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures. Backers: Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MDM. Int'l sales:Nordisk Entertainment. Dist [Ger]: Universum Film. Prods: Bill Badalato, Hal Lieberman. Co-prods: Thierry Potok, Henning Molfenter. Dir: Frank Coraci.
Contact: Felix Neunzerling, ZOOM Medienfabrik, (49) 30 331 721 21 31

AUTOBAHNRASER
(Constantin Film Produktion, moovie - the art of entertainment ) Co-prod: Delux Productions (Lux), Backers: FFF Bayern, FFA. Dist [Ger]: Constantin Filmverleih. Prods: Oliver Berben, Robert Kulzer, Herman Weigel. Co-prod: Jimmy de Brabant. Dir: Michael Keusch.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 34 02 39 29.

BIBI BLOCKSBERG UND DAS GEHEIMNIS DER BLAUEN EULEN (Bibi Blocksberg And The Secret Of The Blue Owls)
(Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH, Kiddinx Filmproductions GmbH) Co-prods: BR, Gustav Ehmck Filmproduktion. Backers: FFF Bayern, MDM, FFA. Dist (Ger): Constantin Film. Prods: Uschi Reich, Karl Blatz. Dir: Franziska Buch.
Contact: Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH, (49) 89 64 99 28 72

COWGIRL
(Allmedia Film & Fernsehen) Co-prods: ZDF, Cowgirl Pictures. Backer: FilmFoerderung Hamburg, FFF Bayern Filmstiftung NRW, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FFA. Prod: Uwe Schott. Dir: Mark Schlichter. Contact: Edith Kleibel, Media Office, (49) 30 887 1440

C(R)OOK
(Dor Film - West) Co-prods: Dor Film (Austria). Backers: FFF Bayern, German Federal Film Board (FFA), MFG Baden-Württemberg, OFI, Filmfonds Wien, HR, ARTE, ORF, Michael Bindlechner, MEDIA Programme, EAVE. Prods: Danny Krausz and Kurt Stocker. Dir: Pepe Danquart.
Contact: Esther Krausz, Agentur Dohr, (43) 1 532 16 15

DER CLOWN
(Action concept Film-und Stuntproduktion) Budget: Euros 4.2m. Backer: Filmstiftung NRW. Dist [Ger]: Universum Film. Prod: Hermann Joha. Dir: Sebastian Vigg.
Contact: Nathalie Ersfeld, agentur67, (49) 221 56 90 69 60

DER UNTERGANG - HITLER UND DAS ENDE DES 3. REICHS
(Constantin Film). Backers: FFF Bayern, ARD. Int'l sales: EOS. Dist (Ger): Constantin Film. Prod: Bernd Eichinger. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 3402 3929

DREI GEGEN TROJA (THREE AGAINST TROY)
(Condor Deutschland) Backer: ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel. Prods: Sonja Moor, Kristian Widmer. Dir/scr: Hussi Kutlucan.
Contact Sonja Moor, Condor Communications, (49) 30 52 000 56 0

DRUM: STORIES FROM SOPHIATOWN
(Lichtspiel Entertainment) Co-prod: Nova Films (UK). Prods: Rudolf Wichmann, Wulf Hoffer. Dir: Zola Maseko.
Contact: Lichtspiel Entertainment, (49) 89 470 6921

ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
(Equity Pictures) Intl sales: Capitol Films. Prod: Andreas Thiesmeyer. Dir: Joel Zwick.
Contact: Equity Pictures, Gerd Koechlin, (49) 89 69 77 87 30

EN GARDE
(X-Filme creative pool) Backers: ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel, FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Nordmedia. Prod: Maria Koepf. Dir/scr: Ayse Polat.
Contact: X-Filme creative pool, (49) 30 2308 3311

ERBSEN AUF HALB 6
(Senator Film Produktion) Co-prod: Mr Brown Entertainment. Backers: FilmFoerderung Hamburg, BKM, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Dist [Ger]: Senator Film Verleih. Prods: Hanno Huth, Ralf Zimmermann. Dir: Lars Buechel.
Contact Sonja Ziemer, Senator Film Produktion (49) 30 880 91 700

GEGEN DIE WAND
(Wueste Filmproduktion) Backer: FilmFoerderung Hamburg. Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International. Dist [Ger]: ottfilm. Prods: Stefan Schubert, Ralf Schwingel: Dir: Fatih Akin.
Contact: Thorsten Schaumann, Bavaria Film International, (49) 89 64 99 26 86

GESTRANDET
(Flying Moon Filmproduktion) Co-prods: Das kleine Fernsehspiel, RBB, HFF Babelsberg. Backers: MDM. Prods: Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Annedore von Donop. Dir: Susanne Zacharias.
Contact: Flying Moon Filmproduktion, (49) 345 682 33 60

JAN JULE PETER
(Y3 film Hans Weingartner Filmproduktion) Co-prod: Coop 99 (Austria). Backers: BKM, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmfonds Wien, Cine Tirol. Dist (Ger) X Verleih. Prods: Hans Weingartner, Antonin Svoboda. Dir: Hans Weingartner. Scrs: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner.
Contact: Y3 film Hans Weingartner Filmproduktion, (49)30 440 30 890

JARGO
(Oe Filmproduktion) Co-prod: X Filme Creative Pool. Backer: WDR, ORB, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Prods: Frank Loeprich, Katrin Schloesser. Dir: Maria Solrun Sigurdardottir.
Contact: Edith Kleibel, Media Office, (49) 30 887 1440

KAMMERFLIMMERN
(Bavaria Film und Fernsehproduktion). Co-prods: BR/arte, Constantin Film. Dist [Ger]: Constantin Film Prod: Uschi Reich. Dir/scr: Hendrik Hoelzemann.
Contact: Kerstin Boeck, Just Publicity, (49) 89 20 20 82 60

KLEINRUPPIN FOREVER
(Akkord Film) Co-prod: ProSieben/SevenPictures. Backers: Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FFA, nordmedia. Int'l sales:Beta Cinema. Prod: Dirk Beinhold. Dir: Carsten Fiebeler.
Contact: Felix Neunzerling, ZOOM Medienfabrik, (49) 30 31 50 68 68

LATTENKNALLER
(Hager Moss Film) Co-prods: RTL, German Film Productions. Backer: FFF Bayern. Dist (Ger): ottfilm. Dir: Sherry Hormann. Scr: Benedikt Gollhardt.
Contact: Hager Moss Film, (49) 89 206 0800

MAEDCHEN MAEDCHEN 2
(Olga-Film) Backers: FFF Bayern. Dist [Ger]: Constantin Film Verleih. Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International. Prods: Molly von Fuerstenberg, Harald Kuegler. Dir: Peter Gersina.
Contact: Thorsten Schaumann, Bavaria Film International, (49) 89 64 99 26 87

MARSEILLES
(Schramm Film Koerner & Weber) Backers: Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, BKM, ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel, ARTE. Dist [Ger]: Peripher Filmverleih. Prod: Florian Koerner von Gustorf. Dir/scr: Angela Schanalec.
Contact: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Schramm Film Koerner & Weber, (49) 30 261 51 40

MATHILDE
(ET Fiction Group [It]). Co-prods: Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, ICC [Sp], Zephyr Films [UK]. Backers: Eurimages, Investitionsbank Hessen, ZDF. Prod: Gherada Pagliei. Dir: Nina Mimica.
Contact: Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, (49) 69 25 37 35

NACHBARINNEN
(Junifilm/Eikon Media) Co-prods: Eikon Mitte, ORB, HFF 'Konrad Wolf'. Backers: Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MDM. Prods: Ernst Ganzert, Jan Philip Roessler. Dir: Franziska Meletzky.
Contact: Jan Philip Lange, Junifilm, (49) 30 44 71 70 60

NEVER ENOUGH
(Filmex Romania) Co-prod: Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion. Backer: Investitionsbank Hessen. Prod: Titi Popescu. Dir/scr: Bogdan Dreyer.
Contact: Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, (49) 69 25 37 35

NICELAND
(Tradewind Pictures, Zik Zak Filmworks, F&ME, Nimbus Film, Dinamo Story) Dir: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. Scr: Huldar Breidfjoerd.
Contact: Tradewind Pictures, Thomas Springer, (49) 221 912 5610

PURA VIDA IBIZA
(Odeon Pictures, Clasart Filmproduktion) Backer: FFF Bayern. Dist (Ger): Concorde Filmverleih. Comedy. Living it up on summer island of Ibiza. Prods: Reinhard Klooss, Markus Zimmer. Dir: Gernot Roll. Scrs: Fritjof Hohagen, Oliver Huzly and Reinhard Klooss.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 3402 3929

SAMBA IN METTMANN
(Rialto Film, Cheese F.V.T. Produktions) Dist (Ger): Tobis Film. Prods: Matthias Wendlandt, Arno Mueller. Dir: Angelo Colagrossi. Scrs: Colagrossi, HaPe Kerkeling.
Contact: Rialto Film, (49) 30 310 00 50

SCHATTEN DER ZEIT
(Diana Film) Co-prods: Fanes Film, Mondragon, CP Medien. Backer: FFA, FFF Bayern. Prods: Helmut Dietl, Norbert Preuss. Dir/scr: Florian Gallenberger.
Contact: Diana Film, (49) 89 383 9250

SKINDEEP
(Peter Rommel Productions) Co-prod: German Film Productions, ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel. Backers: MDM, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Prod: Peter Rommel. Dir: Andrew Hood.
Contact: Peter Rommel Productions, (49) 30 693 70 78

SIEBEN ZWERGE
(Zipfelmuetzen Film) Co-prods: VIP Medienfonds, Universal Pictures, MMC Independent, Rialto Film. Backer: Filmstiftung NRW. Dist (Ger): UIP. Comedy. Dir: Sven Unterwaldt.
Contact: Zipfelmuetzen Film (49) 40 329 08 115

SOMMERSTURM
(Claussen + Woebke Filmproduktion) Dist (Ger): X Verleih. Prods: Jakob Claussen, Thomas Woebke, Uli Putz. Dir: Marco Kreuzpaintner.
Contact: Claussen + Woebke Filmproduktion, (49) 89 231 10 10

STRANGERS
(Pandora Film) Co-prod: STI (Pol). Backer: Filmstiftung NRW, Eurimages. Dir: Malgorzata Szumowska.
Contact: Pandora Film, (49) 221 973 320

SUGAR ORANGE
(Jost Hering Filme) Co-prods: Cine-Plus, WDR. Backers: Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, Filmstiftung NRW. Prod: Jost Hering. Dir/scr: Andreas Struck.
Contact: Jost Hering Filme, (49) 30 2175 6856

TEDDY SCHUH - DER TAG WIRD KOMMEN
(Senator Film Produktion) Backers: Filmstiftung NRW, FFA. Dist [Ger]: Senator Film Verleih. Prod: Hanno Huth. Line prods: Christian Becker and Anita Schneider. Dir: Helge Schneider.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 3402 3929

(T)RAUMSCHIFF SURPRISE - PERIODE 1
(HerbX Film) Backer: FFF Bayern. Dist [Ger]: Constantin Film. Prod: Michael Bully Herbig. Line prod: Michael Waldleitner. Dir: Michael Bully Herbig.
Contact: Ilona Huettersen, Cine-Promotion, (49) 89 3402 3929

UNTERWEGS
(Schramm Film Koerner & Weber). Backer: ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel. Prod: Michael Weber. Dir/scr: Jan Krueger.
Contact: Michael Weber, Schramm Film Koerner & Weber, (49) 30 261 51 40

GLORIA
(Turnus Film International) Co-prod: Frame Werk (Ger). Psychological thriller. Prod: Lukas Erni. Dir: Marco Lutz. Prod des: HR Giger.
Contact: Turnus Film International, (41) 81 921 4203

REFLET BLANC (WHITE SHADOW)
(Navarro Films) Co-prods: Sam Alta Films (Fr), Kaos Films (Bel). Budget: CHF 2m. Dir: Xavier Ruiz. Shooting in October 2003.
Contact: Xavier Ruiz, Navarro Films, (41) 22 827 16 99

HILDES REISE
(Triluna Film) Prod: Rudolf Santschi. Dir/scr: Christof Vorster.
Contact Rudolf Santschi, Triluna Film, (41) 1 273 00 53