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LOOKSfilm
LOOKSfilm is a German film production company, based in Leipzig, Berlin, Hanover and Halle (Saale). The company was founded in 1995 by Gunnar Dedio. It develops, produces and distributes series as well as documentary and feature films for the international market. LOOKSfilm possesses its own archives department, which researches and restores photo and film material for historical productions. Furthermore, LOOKSfilm operates as a music publisher and is the initiator of event productions. Productions In 2004, for the 15th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, LOOKSfilm produced the series '' Life Behind the Wall'', which was awarded the Adolf-Grimme-Preis. Accompanied by archive material and newly developed amateur films, photos and documents, contemporary witnesses have their say. Their different perspectives and stories trace a personal image of the GDR. The company co-produced '' Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas'', starring Mads Mikkelsen and Bruno Ganz. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Dedio
Gunnar Dedio (born November 16, 1969, in Rostock, Germany) is a German film producer and media entrepreneur. He is the founder and managing director of the film production company LOOKSfilm. Life In 1995, Gunnar Dedio founded the media production company LOOKSfilm. Parallel to his work as a producer and managing director, he completed executive training at INSEAD, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and the MIT Sloan School of Management. At INSEAD he studied with Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Roger Lehman and Eric van der Loo and in 2016, he received the '' Executive Master in Consulting and Coaching for Change'' (EMCCC Wave 21). Producer Dedio became internationally known with the 10-part documentary series Life Behind the Wall (2004), for which he received the Adolf-Grimme-Preis in 2005. In 2011, Dedio produced the documentary drama series '' 14 - Diaries of the Great War'' (2014), developed by him and director Jan Peter. The award-winning seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cuba Libre Story
''The Cuba Libre Story'' is a documentary series that portrays the history of Cuba from colonial times to 2015. The eight-part series was released on Netflix on December 11, 2015. For ''The Cuba Libre Story'', more than 50 international Cuba experts and contemporary witnesses were interviewed - both supporters and opponents of Fidel Castro and his predecessor Fulgencio Batista. Among them are Cuba's former intelligence chief Juan Antonio Rodríguez Menier and KGB Latin America chief Nikolai Leonov, Che Guevara's comrade Dariel Alarcón and CIA agent Félix Rodríguez, Fidel Castro's former lover Marita Lorenz and his former bodyguard Carlos Calvo, the stepdaughter of mafia boss Meyer Lansky, Cuba's famous novelist Leonardo Padura and the last Head of State of the GDR and personal friend of the Castro brothers, Egon Krenz. Episodes References External links * on Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14 - Diaries Of The Great War
''14 - Diaries of the Great War'' (titled ''Great War Diaries'' when aired on the BBC) is a 2014 international documentary drama series about World War I. It uses a mix of acted scenes, archive footage, and animation. All episodes were directed by Jan Peter, series authors were Jan Peter and Yury Winterberg. In a dramatic advisory capacity, Dutch producer and screenwriter Maarten van der Duin and BBC-author Andrew Bampfield worked on the film's development. The series is based on an idea by Gunnar Dedio, producer at the film company LOOKSfilm and Ulrike Dotzer, the Head of Department ARTE at Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Synopsis The individual episodes of the series tell the story of the First World War, not from the perspective of politicians and the military; but from the perspective of soldiers, housewives, factory workers, nurses and children. In total there are 14 main characters. Meaningful scenes from their lives are re-enacted and intertwined. The result is not only a politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damals In Der DDR
''Damals in der DDR'' (''Life Behind the Wall'') is a ten part German documentary television series which was awarded the Grimme-Preis, Adolf Grimme Prize in 2005. It was produced by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR, and Gunnar Dedio of the production firm LOOKSfilm. The series uses contemporary accounts to report on life in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during 1945–1990. The title song for the series was sung by Udo Lindenberg. On 28 July 2006, the documentary series became available on DVD. ''Episode Titles'' # ''Dawn amongst the Ruins.'' # ''New beginnings in Russian.'' # ''Utopia behind Walls.'' # ''Plans and Bankruptcy.'' # ''Party without the People.'' # ''Republic on the brink of disaster.'' # ''A State at its end.'' # ''Freedom without borders.'' # ''Deutsche Marks for everyone.'' # ''Unified for ever.'' Extra episode: ''The People under Control'' (2007) See also *List of German television series External links * Life Behi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Kennedy For President
''Bobby Kennedy for President'' is an American documentary television series that focuses on United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his political rise in the 1960s. The four-part first series was released on Netflix on April 27, 2018. The series, run by director and executive producer Dawn Porter, looks at Kennedy's political lore, including his 1968 presidential campaign, which ended with his assassination on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The show uses archival footage during Kennedy's time as Attorney General and Senator, as well as conversations he had with his brothers, United States President John F. Kennedy and United States Senator Ted Kennedy. In addition to archival footage, the show interviews dozens of individuals who, at one point, were in Kennedy's circle, including Rep. John Lewis, Dolores Huerta, Harry Belafonte, Marian Wright Edelman, and William vanden Heuvel. Episodes See also * Cultural depictions of John F. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung
A ''Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'' (, abbreviated GmbH and also GesmbH in Austria; ) is a type of legal entity common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (where it is equivalent to a ''société à responsabilité limitée''), and Liechtenstein. It is an entity broadly equivalent to the private limited company in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries, and the limited liability company (LLC) in the United States. The name of the GmbH form emphasizes the fact that the owners (''Gesellschafter'', also known as members) of the entity are not personally liable or credible for the company's debts. GmbHs are considered legal persons under German, Swiss, and Austrian law. Other variations include mbH (used when the term ''Gesellschaft'' is part of the company name itself), and gGmbH (''gemeinnützige'' GmbH) for non-profit companies. The GmbH has become the most common corporation form in Germany because the AG (''Aktiengesellschaft''), the other major company form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, and Wim Wenders, earning widespread recognition with his roles as Jonathan Zimmerman in ''The American Friend'' (1977), Jonathan Harker in ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979) and Damiel the Angel in ''Wings of Desire'' (1987). Ganz received renewed international acclaim for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the Oscar-nominated film '' Downfall'' (2004). He also had roles in several English-language films, including '' The Boys from Brazil'' (1978), '' Strapless'' (1989), ''Luther'' (2003), ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), ''The Reader'' (2008), ''Unknown'' (2011), ''The Counselor'' (2013) and ''Remember'' (2015). On stage, Ganz portrayed Dr. Heinrich Faust in Peter Stein's staging of ''Faust, Part One'' and ''Faust, Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Era
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the head of government, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Original Music
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Original Music (french: link=no, César de la meilleure musique originale). Before 2000, the award was called "César Award for Best Music". With three awards out of ten nominations, Alexandre Desplat is both the most nominated and most rewarded composer. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Academy Award for Best Original Score *BAFTA Award for Best Film Music *European Film Award for Best Composer *Magritte Award for Best Original Score References External links * César Award for Best Music Written for a Filmat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Music Written For A Film Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ... Film music aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Sound ...
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Sound ( French: ''César du meilleur son''). Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Academy Award for Best Sound *BAFTA Award for Best Sound *Magritte Award for Best Sound References External links * César Award for Best Soundat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Sound Sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award
Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar River, a river within the Magdalena Basin of Colombia * Cesar River, Chile * Cesar Department, Colombia Other uses * César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy * French ship ''César'' (1768), ship of the line, destroyed 1782 * Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (C.E.S.A.R), in Brazil * Cesar, a brand of dog food manufactured by Mars, Incorporated People with the given name * César (footballer, born May 1979), César Vinicio Cervo de Luca, Brazilian football centre-back * César (footballer, born July 1979), Clederson César de Souza, Brazilian football winger * César Alierta (born 1945), Spanish businessman * César Augusto Soares dos Reis Ribela (born 1995), Brazilian footballer * César Azpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
