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.

The documentary by Undine Siepker (episode from ZECHE IS NICH) is about the cultural mixing of our society on 50 m2 of green space. It won best documentary at the Flensburg short film festival. The film will soon also be screened at the film festival Lünen.

Melanie Andernach is already very much looking forward to being a member of the jury in the category “NRW films” at this year’s short film festival unlimited #4 in Cologne. The festival will open on 23 November 2010 and run till 28 November 2010.

The documentary by Yael Reuveny is going on festival tour. This month, it will be screened at the Mediterranean Film Festival in Bosnia-Herzegovina and at the Cortopotere Short Film Festival in Bergamo, Italy. In November, the film willl be screened at another three festivals: the International Film Festival Cottbus (6 November 2010, 10.00 am), the Uk Jewish Film Festival in London (10 November 2010, 7.00 pm) and the Doc en Courts in Lyon (26 November 2010, 5.00 pm).

The documentary by Yael Reuveny is going to celebrate its international premiere at the Visions du Réel in Nyon. It will be screened on 19 April at 11.00 am at the Capitole 2 Fellini.

ZECHE IS NICH – SEVEN CLIMPSES OF THE RUHR REGION is going to celebrate its festival premiere at the film festival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2010. After the screening, the directors, the editors and the production team will talk to the audience about the origins of the film. Screening: 21 January 2010, 2.00 pm, CS2.

ZECHE IS NICH – SEVEN GLIMPSES TO THE RUHR REEGION is part of the offical start to the celebrations in and for the European Capital of Culture RUHR 2010. The film will premiere at the opening to the two-day culture festival “Glück Auf!” on Saturday, 9th of January 2010 at 6.00 pm, Halle 2, on the premises of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollvererein in Essen. The directors are going to be present, and the film will be screened again during two subsequent events that evening. On Sunday, 10 January 2010, additional screenings will follow in the salt store and at the coking plant of the Zollverein.

The documentary by Yael Reuveny has been chosen for the MEDIA Development Programme Greenhouse 2009.