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Eva Stotz
Eva Stotz (born 5 June 1979, in Isny im Allgäu) is a German documentary film maker and director. Her work primarily concerns the impact of globalization in developed and developing countries. Life and work After graduating from high school in Anna Essinger, Ulm, Eva Stotz spent a year studying French film history at the Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier. Her first 10-minute short film "L'après-midi" has been awarded several prizes at festivals. Since 2001 she has been studying directing at the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB). She directed her first feature film, "Earth in hand", on the concept of home, in 2004 in Transylvania. On the initiative of the German Development Service in 2005, she focused upon the need in Uganda to make a living in training after primary school. Eva Stotz is a member of the film collective Super-9, which she founded in 2005 along with eight other students trained at the DFFB. In 2006, she made a pilgrimage 800 km on the road to Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isny Im Allgäu
Isny im Allgäu ( Low Alemannic: ''Isny im Allgai'') is a town in south-eastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Ravensburg, in the western, Württembergish part of the Allgäu region. Isny was a Free Imperial City (''Freie Reichsstadt'') until the mediatisation of 1803. History During the three centuries following its origin in 1042, it was a commercial center controlled and exploited by various competing feudal lords. In the 13th century, Isny's merchants built a fortification system to protect the town from marauders and rival feudal rulers. The town is still partially surrounded by the city walls and moat that were built during these early turbulent times. After three centuries of domination by feudal lords and territorial rulers, Isny's middle class was able to purchase the town's independence in 1365. Isny's status as an Imperial city made it a self-governing republic in which the city government was elected by propertied residents and in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
