Specials
Young Docs: Work In Progress
A number of productions in various stages of completion are introduced via work-in-progress talks and short clips from the...
Blood Simple – Directors Cut
Since his wife Abby (Frances McDormand) would rather go to bed with his new employee Ray, bar owner Marty...
SXSW®-Night: The Big Sick
In their ongoing co-operation the Film Festival Cologne presents a night dedicated to the most spectacular festival world-wide for...
WDR3 Forum: Zur Zukunft des Krimis
Crime fiction is one of the oldest genres in cinema and TV and has lost nothing of its popularity....
ifs Writers’ Pitch & The Degeto “Impuls” Award 2017
»There is no point in having sharp images when you have fuzzy ideas« Jean-Luc Godard said. Screenwriters create images...
NRW Producers Invite
Often times the whining and moaning about the state of German cinema drowns out the fact how active and...
Masterclass Production Design Babylon Berlin
Uli Hanisch is one of Germany’s best-known production designers. He has had a long working relationship with director Tom...
Conny Plank – The Potential Of Noise
What do albums like Kraftwerk’s „Autobahn“, The Eurythmics’ „In the Garden“ or Gianna Nannini’s „Latin Lover“ have in common?...
Kraftwerk – Pop Art
A group of young men more than four decades ago wanted to manifest their innovative ideas and obsessions in...
Kraut und Rüben – Über die Anfänge deutscher Rockmusik
When British music journalists heard the sound that came from German bands at the end of the 60s and...
CAN – The Documentary
Founded in the 1960s, the landmark Cologne band CAN are time and again cited by many domestic and international...
ZDFneo/HR-Show: Get Together
What’s the connection between Jan Böhmermann and Josefine Preuß? Many formats for ZDFneo are created in the creative workshop...
VR – A Virtual Travel Through Time
Once again this year, the Film Festival Cologne offers insight into the progress of Virtual Reality technologies. The synthesis...
Serial Writers’ Meet: Cereal Breakfast Session
Film, TV, and digital media are “peoples’ businesses”, and in series creation especially, collaboration trumps competitiveness. The upcoming generation...
