Set to air in April on Germany’s Ard, Beta Film has sold Dreamtool series “The Turncoat” throughout Scandinavia to public broadcasters Nrk in Norway, Svt in Sweden, Dr in Denmark and Yle in Finland. Negotiations are underway in the U.K. and U.S.
Directed by Florian Gallenberger who co-wrote with Bernd Lange (“Criminal: Germany”), the four-hour series is an adaptation of Siegfried Lenz’ novel of the same name. The book, which was only found after its author’s death as a hidden manuscript, follows the story of Walter Proska (Jannis Niewöhner), a German soldier who by 1944 starts questioning his duty.
As the Red Army approaches, he struggles with the idea of deserting. The relationship with Polish partisan Wanda (Małgorzata Mikołajczak) and his comrade Kürschner impact heavily on his life as Germany enters a new era which Walter faces with hope, but a growing concern.
Led by Stefan Raiser and Felix Zackor,...
Directed by Florian Gallenberger who co-wrote with Bernd Lange (“Criminal: Germany”), the four-hour series is an adaptation of Siegfried Lenz’ novel of the same name. The book, which was only found after its author’s death as a hidden manuscript, follows the story of Walter Proska (Jannis Niewöhner), a German soldier who by 1944 starts questioning his duty.
As the Red Army approaches, he struggles with the idea of deserting. The relationship with Polish partisan Wanda (Małgorzata Mikołajczak) and his comrade Kürschner impact heavily on his life as Germany enters a new era which Walter faces with hope, but a growing concern.
Led by Stefan Raiser and Felix Zackor,...
- 3/30/2020
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
“As long as he’s running the fund I will not ever apply to them,” said one producer.
Hans Joachim Mendig, the CEO of Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm, has come under fire after a photograph emerged of him meeting with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Afd) political party.
An Instagram post from Jörg Meuthen, the Afd’s co-leader and a member of the European Parliament, depicting a meeting with Mendig and controversial public relations executive Moritz Hunzinger, was picked up on by executives in the German industry and shared widely on social channels.
The picture was accompanied by...
Hans Joachim Mendig, the CEO of Frankfurt-based regional film fund HessenFilm, has come under fire after a photograph emerged of him meeting with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Afd) political party.
An Instagram post from Jörg Meuthen, the Afd’s co-leader and a member of the European Parliament, depicting a meeting with Mendig and controversial public relations executive Moritz Hunzinger, was picked up on by executives in the German industry and shared widely on social channels.
The picture was accompanied by...
- 9/12/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Six months after Poland unveiled a new 30% cash rebate at the Berlin Intl. Film Festival, a wave of applications have been approved for the incentive scheme, with the first projects to access the rebate going into production in recent weeks.
“The cash rebate is a game-changer for the Polish film industry,” said Radosław Śmigulski, general director of the Polish Film Institute, citing an uptick in interest from foreign producers. “Poland has a very strong cinematographic tradition, amazing talents and great conditions for filmmaking, but it’s the incentive program that makes us truly visible on the map of Europe.”
The most high-profile project currently shooting in Poland is “Der Überläufer” (The Turncoat), directed by Academy Award winner Florian Gallenberger. Based on Siegfried Lenz’s international bestseller, the historical drama is set in the summer of 1944, when a German soldier prevented from returning to the eastern front realizes he can only...
“The cash rebate is a game-changer for the Polish film industry,” said Radosław Śmigulski, general director of the Polish Film Institute, citing an uptick in interest from foreign producers. “Poland has a very strong cinematographic tradition, amazing talents and great conditions for filmmaking, but it’s the incentive program that makes us truly visible on the map of Europe.”
The most high-profile project currently shooting in Poland is “Der Überläufer” (The Turncoat), directed by Academy Award winner Florian Gallenberger. Based on Siegfried Lenz’s international bestseller, the historical drama is set in the summer of 1944, when a German soldier prevented from returning to the eastern front realizes he can only...
- 9/7/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Following “Colonia,”Beta Film and Oscar-winning director Florian Gallenberger are set to re-team on “The Turncoat,” a WW2 mini-series based on Siegfried Lenz’s bestselling novel by the same name.
Currently shooting in Poland and Germany, “The Turncoat” will boast a high-profile German cast including Jannis Niewöhner (“Maximilian and Marie de Bourgogne”), Malgorzata Mikolajczak, Sebastian Urzendowsky (“The Counterfeiters”), Rainer Bock (“Never Look Away”) and Ulrich Tukur (“The Lives of Others”).
Dreamtool is producing “The Turncoat” for public broadcaster Ndr, Ard Degeto and Swr. Written by Gallenberger and Bernd Lange (“The Vanishing”), “The Turncoat” depicts the story of young Wehrmacht soldier Walter who is stranded in the no man’s land of the Polish forests starts questioning the meaning of duty, friendship and love.
“These are stormy times, even though we are the generation which has everything – peace, freedom and prosperity. We want to create a touching film that shows us...
Currently shooting in Poland and Germany, “The Turncoat” will boast a high-profile German cast including Jannis Niewöhner (“Maximilian and Marie de Bourgogne”), Malgorzata Mikolajczak, Sebastian Urzendowsky (“The Counterfeiters”), Rainer Bock (“Never Look Away”) and Ulrich Tukur (“The Lives of Others”).
Dreamtool is producing “The Turncoat” for public broadcaster Ndr, Ard Degeto and Swr. Written by Gallenberger and Bernd Lange (“The Vanishing”), “The Turncoat” depicts the story of young Wehrmacht soldier Walter who is stranded in the no man’s land of the Polish forests starts questioning the meaning of duty, friendship and love.
“These are stormy times, even though we are the generation which has everything – peace, freedom and prosperity. We want to create a touching film that shows us...
- 6/13/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
BERLIN -- Jan Mojto's production/sales group Beta Film has taken a 49% stake in Munich-based production house Dreamtool Entertainment, Beta said Monday.
The made-for-TV specialist is in postproduction on the adventure event film "The Charlemagne Code", for leading German commercial channel RTL.
Dreamtool and Beta are a natural fit. Mojto's company specializes in the kind of wide-appeal, high-end production that Dreamtool has made its stock-in-trade.
"Dreamtool is a young, dynamic company that can deliver films of top international quality," Beta Film managing director Eric Welbers said.
Dreamtool founders Stefan Raiser and Felix Zackor said the cooperation with Beta will allow the boutique operation to expand into the realm of big budget international co-productions.
The made-for-TV specialist is in postproduction on the adventure event film "The Charlemagne Code", for leading German commercial channel RTL.
Dreamtool and Beta are a natural fit. Mojto's company specializes in the kind of wide-appeal, high-end production that Dreamtool has made its stock-in-trade.
"Dreamtool is a young, dynamic company that can deliver films of top international quality," Beta Film managing director Eric Welbers said.
Dreamtool founders Stefan Raiser and Felix Zackor said the cooperation with Beta will allow the boutique operation to expand into the realm of big budget international co-productions.
- 1/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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