German Documentaries 2017
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german documentaries 2017 www.german-documentaries.de German Films The German Documentary Association / AG DOK … is the national information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide. In association and is the largest professional association of independent producers in Germany, numbering more than 800 members. cooperation with its shareholders, German Films works to promote feature, documentary, television and short films. It is first and foremost a film and media lobbyist for the documentary genre, but is open to representatives from all The work of German Films concentrates on information services, as well as PR and marketing measures to increase film genres. the awareness and visibility of German films abroad. German Films also has foreign representatives in Eastern Europe, China and the USA. Shareholders are the Association of German Film Producers, the German Producers Alliance, the Association of German Film Exporters, the German Federal Film Board (FFA), the Deutsche Kinemathek, the German Documentary Association, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and the a… fights to prevent documentaries from vanishing h… organizes presentations of German documentaries German Short Film Association. from television screens and movie theatres. at foreign festivals, and meetings with colleagues from other countries in cooperation with „German Films.“ Range of activities b… is developing new strategies to counter • Close cooperation with major international film festivals, including Berlin, Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian, Locarno, broadcasters’ demands for more rights from independent i… furthers discussions about the documentary genre at Rome, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Toronto, New York, Tallinn and Shanghai as well as with the documentary film producers for dwindling licensing fees. meetings and conferences. festivals in Amsterdam, Sheffield, Toronto and Nyon • Organization of umbrella stands for German sales companies and producers at international television and film c… becomes involved wherever and whenever film j… offers filmmakers and producers opportunities to markets (Berlin, Cannes, AFM Los Angeles, Shanghai, Toronto) politics are debated in Germany. exchange views and information on a local level. • Staging of Festivals of German Films in selected international territories d… commissions studies and legal reports relating to k… offers its members copies of the film newsletter • Providing advice and information for representatives of the international press and buyers from the fields of independent film production in order to provide solid “black box,“ the association’s own newsletter, and other cinema, video, and television arguments in film political debates. relevant information from the film industry. • Providing advice and information for German filmmakers and press on international festivals, conditions of participation, and German films being shown e… provides its members with legal consultation and, in l… offers its members discounted memberships to the some cases, assistance in lawsuits. European Documentary Network EDN. • Organization of the annual Next Generation Short Tiger short film program, which presents a selection of shorts and is internationally premiered at Cannes f… provides free legal consultation with established m… represents the interests of documentary filmmakers • A website (www.german-films.de) and publications offering information about new German films, a film archive, media lawyers for every contract. in the governing boards of the Copyright Association of information and links to German and international film festivals and institutions, international market analyses German Artists, Photographers and Filmmakers (VG Bild- • Organization of the selection procedure for the German entry for the Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film g… is constructing a platform for efficient foreign sales Kunst) and the German Federal Film Board (FFA). of German documentaries through the initiative „German • Collaboration with Deutsche Welle’s DW-TV KINO program which features the latest German film releases and Documentaries“ in cooperation with „German Films.“ n… commissions studies of broadcast slots and license fees. international productions in Germany • Organization of the German Films Previews geared toward arthouse distributors and buyers of German films • Selective financial Distribution Support for the foreign releases of German films … cordially welcomes each and every new member. • Organization with Unifrance of the annual German-French film meeting German Films Service + Marketing GmbH AG DOK – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dokumentarfilm Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 16 • 80331 Munich • Germany Schweizer Strasse 6 • 60594 Frankfurt am Main • Germany phone +49 89 59 97 87 0 • fax +49 89 59 97 87 30 phone +49 69 62 37 00 • fax +49 6142 96 64 24 [email protected] • www.german-films.de [email protected] • www.agdok.de German Films The German Documentary Association / AG DOK … is the national information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide. In association and is the largest professional association of independent producers in Germany, numbering more than 800 members. cooperation with its shareholders, German Films works to promote feature, documentary, television and short films. It is first and foremost a film and media lobbyist for the documentary genre, but is open to representatives from all The work of German Films concentrates on information services, as well as PR and marketing measures to increase film genres. the awareness and visibility of German films abroad. German Films also has foreign representatives in Eastern Europe, China and the USA. Shareholders are the Association of German Film Producers, the German Producers Alliance, the Association of German Film Exporters, the German Federal Film Board (FFA), the Deutsche Kinemathek, the German Documentary Association, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and the a… fights to prevent documentaries from vanishing h… organizes presentations of German documentaries German Short Film Association. from television screens and movie theatres. at foreign festivals, and meetings with colleagues from other countries in cooperation with „German Films.“ Range of activities b… is developing new strategies to counter • Close cooperation with major international film festivals, including Berlin, Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian, Locarno, broadcasters’ demands for more rights from independent i… furthers discussions about the documentary genre at Dear Readers of This Catalogue, Rome, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Toronto, New York, Tallinn and Shanghai as well as with the documentary film producers for dwindling licensing fees. meetings and conferences. festivals in Amsterdam, Sheffield, Toronto and Nyon Anniversary! For the past twenty years, the German them are German documentaries which could be seen at international film festivals during the past few months, • Organization of umbrella stands for German sales companies and producers at international television and film c… becomesDocumentary involved Association wherever andAG DOK,whenever in cooperation film with j… offers filmmakers and producers opportunities to along with Andres Veiel’s current Berlinale film about the markets (Berlin, Cannes, AFM Los Angeles, Shanghai, Toronto) politicsGerman are debated Films, in has Germany. been publishing this catalogue featuring exchange views and information on a local level. the fascinating variety of German documentary films internationally acclaimed conceptual artist Joseph Beuys. • Staging of Festivals of German Films in selected international territories And it contains the films competing for the 2017 German d… commissions studies and legal reports relating to k… offers its members copies of the film newsletter Yes, we checked and it’s true: Since 1997, the German Doc- Film Prize, along with television productions and independ- • Providing advice and information for representatives of the international press and buyers from the fields of independentumentary film Association production AG in DOKorder hasto providebeen supplying solid visitors “blackent box,“ films. the association’s own newsletter, and other cinema, video, and television argumentsto markets, in film festivalspolitical anddebates. industry events around the world relevant information from the film industry. It’s remarkable to see how the films from the past twen- • Providing advice and information for German filmmakers and press on international festivals, conditions of with the ‘german documentaries’ catalogue. Each new ty years have reflected the social movements and events participation, and German films being shown e… providesaddition its supplements members with the legalprevious, consultation forming and,an impressive in l… offers its members discounted memberships to the encyclopaedia of German documentary films from the past of their time, like this year’s films with their emphasis on some cases, assistance in lawsuits. European Documentary Network EDN. • Organization of the annual Next Generation Short Tiger short film program, which presents a selection of shorts two decades. Many of them have found their way to in- international migration and the challenges of integration. and is internationally premiered at Cannes ternational audiences. If you’re looking for films from pre- Another focus is on the variety of artist portraits and music f… providesvious years,