The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in two days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Torsten Frehse, Managing Director Neue Visionen, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in two days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Wendy Mitchell, journalist, film festival advisor and moderator, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in three days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year's A-festival in the South of France. This time it’s Patrick Heidmann's turn, freelance film journalist from Berlin.

The 77th Festival de Cannes starts in four days. In a small survey, we asked fellow Cannes travelers what they expect from this year's A-festival in the South of France. We are starting with Simone Baumann, Managing Director German Films.

Ayşe Polat was awarded two Lolas for the direction and screenplay of „In the Blind Spot“, which won a total of three awards. The Lola in Gold went to Matthias Glasner’s „Sterben“, which was nominated nine times and received a total of four awards. Ayşe Polat took home two Lolas, for directing and screenplay (Credit: Eventpress) Ayşe Polat, here with the Lola for Best Screenplay for „In the Blind Spot“, was also awarded for Best Director (Credit: Eventpress) The...

The festive award gala for the German Film Awards 2024 takes place tonight, the presidents Alexandra Maria Lara and Florian Gallenberger welcome all guests. In the SPOT interview, the two talk about the German Film Academy as a source of inspiration and mediator of a sense of community and take a look at filmmaking in Germany.

Bringing the "We are more" feeling to the stage of the German Film Awards is a concern of Samira El Ouassil, who is the artistic director of the event together with film director Lars Jessen. She talks about the ensemble moderation and the German film year.

Bayan Layla has been nominated for a Lola for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Milena Aboyan's graduation film "Elaha". We spoke to her about the challenges and why the film is a project close to her heart. 

SPOT asked the section heads of the German Film Academy to shed light on the work of their nominated colleagues. Now MALE LEAD AND SUPPORTING ROLE. Written by Dennenesch Zoudé and Meret Becker.

The nominees Ayşe Polat, Matthias Glasner and Adrian Goiginger kick off the final week of the German Film Awards with their screenplay roundtable. They discuss the limits of the filmability of thought.