POLITICS ARE PERSONAL by Indira Geisel has been selected for the 41st DOK.fest Munich 2026 in the german competition. Many thanks to the festival team for their careful selection. POLITICS ARE PERSONAL won the DOK.talent Pitch at DOK.forum Munich 2024 and we are glad to present the finished film in this years festival edition.
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Lara Milena Brose's debut feature documentary won Best Documentary at its January 2024 world premiere at Germany's prestigious Max Ophüls Prize festival. The 70-minute film examines the plight of Afghan refugees stranded at the Bosnia-Croatia border—one of the EU's external frontiers—following the Taliban's 2021 return to power. Through intimate portraits of a teenage Afghan refugee and an elderly Bosnian woman haunted by Yugoslavia's wartime trauma, the film draws powerful parallels between generations of displacement.
Our partner Canger Films Distribution is bringing ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND to german cinemas starting january 22nd. We are aiming for school screenings together with Visionen Kino who has placed a film tip.
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Our industry association PROG - Producers of Germany clearly supports the investment obligation for streamers in Germany. Why this is important is explained here by actor Calle Fuhr. We also believe: Only companies that are not on the brink of insolvency can invest in bold films.
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After a very successful festival tour, IN THE END WE'RE ALL MUSIC is broadcasted on Swiss Radio and Television SRF. SRF presents short films on a regular basis in their second programme and on their media library.
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Natalia Mamaj and Lili-Rose Pongratz have won the Main Award for Best Cinematography at ZSIGMOND VILMOS INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL in Hungary for their work on ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND. We congratulate the two DOPs for their outstanding work!
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The spring conference of PROG - PRODUCERS OF GERMANY, the German producers association in Magdeburg, was filled with interesting discussions surrounding the new German film funding laws. We wish everybody a great start to the year despite the current uncertainties.
After five years of intensive association work, the Produzent*innenverband has rebranded itself with a new name and a fresh identity. We are now called PROG, standing for "Producers of Germany." This change reflects our commitment to our work: our films and co-productions that are showcased in cinemas and at international festivals. We are the independent producers who love films and are reinventing series. PROG represents a fusion of experienced and emerging producers who complement and enrich each other. Together, we work for the film landscape, whether it's series, television films, or cinema productions—independent and self-determined. PROG stands for progressive and professional.
With PROG Producers of Germany, we unite a community of producers who support each other and advocate for shared values and policies.
Foto: Matthias Sasse
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Our short film IN THE END WE'RE ALL MUSIC won the PRIX EUROPA in the category Student Award - Rising Star VIDEO. We are honored to part of this European initiative and congratulate the other winning teams.
PRIX EUROPA was founded by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Cultural Foundation in 1987. Today it has grown into a most influential pan- European broadcasting festival holding up broadcasting quality throughout a changing continent, whilst strengthening the fellowship of all Europeans and hearing a multiplicity of voices that reflect the diversity of Europe.
PRIX EUROPA is supported by a strong Alliance of European public broadcasters and has found its permanent home with the host Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb) in Berlin & Potsdam since 1997. Since 2017 PRIX EUROPA enjoys the Patronage of the European Parliament.
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In the End We're All Music has been selected for the official selection for 19th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market. It is upcoming in Oct.
The Sapporo International Short Film Festival continues to attract around 3000 entries per year across all genres cementing its reputation as one of Japan's largest and most respected showcases of short form cinema. The festival offers one of the best opportunities available for filmmakers looking to expose their creative works to large audiences and to submit for appraisal by high profile international jury members in the heart of the burgeoning Asian transnational film scene.
We are so happy to be part of it!
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The documentary feature ECHOES FROM BOARDERLAND by students of the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) won the Young C. Award at the CIVIS Media Prize 2024. For over 30 years, the CIVIS Media Prize has honoured the best programme achievements in television, radio, internet and cinema on the topics of migration, integration, cultural diversity and - related to this - social cohesion in Europe.
ECHOES FROM BOARDERLAND is a team effort by HFF students Lara Milena Brose (director, screenplay, editing, production), Lilly Rose Pongratz, Natalia Mamaj (both cinematography), Boris Gavrilović (editing) and Hanna Hocker (sound), among others.
The jury statement read: "A documentary essay that provides deep insights into the situation on the Bosnian-Croatian border. A respectful visual language with poetic moments conveys the events sensitively, but without intrusive dramatisation.’
The film is represented by Sommer Slatter Film. If you are interested to learn more, please contact producers@sommer-slatter.com