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Germany network Rtl Deutschland has struck a long-term strategic deal with Wiedemann & Berg Film and the producer’s parent, Leonine Studios.

The multi-year agreement covers free TV and streaming, and means Rtl Deutschland will have exclusive rights to German theatrical releases from the two companies, which produced or co-produced the country’s most successful film in each year between 2020 and 2023.

The pact includes the new comedy Alter Weisser Mann from director Simon Verhoeven starring Jan Josef Liefers, Nadja Uhl, Friedrich von Thun, Michael Maertens, Meltem Kaptan and Elyas M’Barek. It began shooting this month.

The film follows family man Heinz Hellmich, who tries show is ‘wokest’ side and prove he is not an ‘old white man’ to land the job he has longed for. Inviting his boss and colleagues to a dinner party, his family politically correct facade begins to crumble, causing chaos among the guests.

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Promo-reel screening of ‘Elephant’ today (Feb 7).

Studiocanal is launching sales on Tim Trachte’s live-action adaptation of classic German animated children’s show Benjamin The Elephant at Efm.

The feature has been in the works for more than two years but nothing has been shown until now. “It’s the first time we’re showing images to buyers,” said Studiocanal’s newly promoted Anna Marsh, ahead of a promo-reel screening today (Feb 7).

Produced by Christian Becker at Rat Pack Filmproduktion, the film features an ensemble cast including Heike Makatsch, Tim Oliver Schultz and Friedrich Von Thun. The franchise - born...

Cold Hell (Die hölle) Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Screenwriter: Martin Ambrosch Cast: Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Robert Palfrader, Sammy Sheik, Verena Altenberger, Friedrich von Thun, Elif Nisa Uyar, Murathan Muslu Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/6/18 Opens: Exclusively on Shudder 3/15/18 Given the way that some Daca immigrants are shall we […]

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Directed by Academy Award-winner Stefan Ruzowitzky, Cold Hell is coming to the streaming service Shudder in the Us on March 15th, and we have the official details and trailer in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes Australia and New Zealand screening details for the horror film Living Space, as well as the announcement for the start of production on the new movie Making Monsters.

Cold Hell Coming to Shudder: "This Thursday, March 15th, Cold Hell debuts exclusively on Shudder.

Özge (Violetta Schurawlow, Head Full Of Honey) is a young Turkish-born taxi driver, who attends evening classes and is an ambitious Thai-boxer. She trains hard and rarely speaks.

One day, Özge witnesses a brutal murder. The suspect is an unhinged serial killer, inspired by extremist Islam. Convinced that the woman has seen him, the two enter a tense life-and-death struggle that will leave neither unscathed.

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Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky will bring his German language film Cold Hell to North America. The film is a serial killer thriller. Involving a taxi driver and a brutal murder, Özge is this killer's next target. Cold Hell aka Die Hölle will show on Shudder in mid-March. The film stars: Violetta Schurawlow (Head Full of Honey), Sammy Sheik (American Sniper) and Friedrich von Thun (Schindler's List). A German language trailer is available here, with more story details. Özge makes a living as a night time taxi driver. During the day, she trains as a Thai kickboxer. One night, she witnesses an Islamic extremist kill a non-believer. But, this killer is not finished. He targets Özge. A real life-and-death game takes place, with the Viennese Police Department reluctant to help. Stefan Ruzowitzky is an Oscar winning director. His work on the biographical title The Counterfeiters (2008) won him this award, for "Best Foreign Language Film.

Three UK features among first 15 films selected for Berlin’s Generations programme.Scroll down for list

The 2017 Berlin Film Festival has revealed the first raft of titles selected for its Generations sidebar, which features youth and children’s films.

Michael Winterbottom’s music documentary On The Road [pictured], which follows the band Wolf Alice on tour, will open the Generation 14plus programme this year.

Also playing in that strand will be Dash Shaw’s My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea, which features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon.

Further UK features playing in 14plus include the world premieres of Carol Salter’s Almost Heaven and Rafael Kapelinski’s Butterfly Kiss.

Titles selected for the separate GenerationKplus strand include the European premiere of Kriv Stenders’s Australian family feature Red Dog: True Blue.

The 2017 Berlin Film Festival takes place February 9-19.

Selected titles

Synopses provided by Berlinale press office.

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On The Road...