We have completed shooting the motion picture DIE ABMACHUNG by Peter Bösenberg. We have spent 28 exciting and succesful days in and around Cologne and will now go straight into post-production.

A big ‘thank you’ to the entire team, the Film- and Medienstiftung NRW and the WDR.

We are very much looking forward to the TV premiere of the 58-minute German version of I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK. ARTE is going to broadcast the documentary on Tuesday, 30 October at 10.05 pm. Additional broadcasts are scheduled for Monday, 5 November at 11.30 pm on SWR and for the day of the US presidential election on Tuesday, 6 November at 11.00 am on ARTE.

Our documentary I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK by Astrid Schult is going to premiere at the 46th Hof International Film Festival on Wednesday, 24 October at 4,45 pm at the Central Theater. Additional screenings are scheduled for Saturday, 27 October at 8.00 pm at the Central Theater and for Sunday, 28 October at 5.00 pm at the City. In November, the film will also be screened in Kassel at the Kassel Dokfest (14 Nobember 2012 at 3.00 pm at the Filmladen). We would like to thank the entire team and all our supporters!

Melanie Andernach has been voted onto the board of the Filmbüro NW – she is now a committee member. Other members of the board are Stephan Brüggenthies (chairman), Erik Winkler (vice chairman), Dr. Robert Krieg (secretary), Christian Fürst (treasurer), Kai Künnemann and Susanne Grünklee (committee members).

The MADE IN GERMANY Filmproduction is getting funding from the VFF collecting society of film and TV producers within the framework of their business angel programme. Carl-Ludwig Rettinger from Lichtblick Film is acting as an angel investor. Thank you very much!

The documentary by Israeli director Yael Reuveny is currently raking in awards. At the DokumentART, the film won first prize, awarded by the marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and another two prizes at the international film festival in Cottbus: the Discovery Award and the DEFA-Förderpreis, which is awarded in the context of the Berlinale. In addition, the film was commended at the Doc en Courts festival in Lyon.

The short by Corinna Liedke from the anthology film ZECHE IS NICH is proving hugely successful. The film was commended at the Kassel Dokfest and won first prize at the Flensburg short film festival in the category feature film. The film will soon also be screened at the exground festival in Wiesbaden and at the short film festival unlimited #4 in Cologne.