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Hessen Film & Media Fund 2023 has awarded Eliza Petkova’s new feature THE WORKER with a Grant for Production Development.

Every June, the SACD Board of Directors honors established and young talents who have made their mark throughout the year, and awards prizes corresponding to the disciplines and repertoires of the SACD in France and Europe.
The Board of Directors, chaired by Anne Rambach, has decided to award 33 author:s again this year. The Upcoming-Talent Prize went to Penda Diouf.

„The five [Emre Aksızoğlu, Anastasia Gubareva, Riah Knight, Lindy Larsson, Vidina Popov] can all really belt out an excellent song, which they do, one timely and versatile Shlomi Shaban hit after another moving the action forward, to much applause, and ultimately even a standing ovation after the earworm finale. It’s a hell of a lot of fun.“ – Sandra Sarala, Exberliner

SLIPPERY SLOPE. Almost a musical
by Yael Ronen & Shlomi Shaban
Directed by: Philipp Moschitz

Premiere on July 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Metropoltheater Munich

A musician who has been canceled is now celebrating his comeback. He wants to save his sweetheart from a greedy producer. A promising newcomer launches her solo career and accuses her ex-partner of a power abuse. An editor stands up for the rights of the oppressed. And a young journalist aims to enveil the Truth. The good guys are the good guys and the bad guys are the bad guys.
But can it really be that simple? Who benefits most from which narrative – and whose narrative ultimately prevails? In this story, everyone uses everyone else, and the search for love and truth is also the aspiration for fame and power.

In German language, w/ songs in English.
Dates & tickets under this link (external content)

7 MORTAL SINS
Texts from: Helena Adler, Uli Brée, Calle Fuhr, Felix Mitterer, Hubert Sauper, David Schalko, Johannes Schmidl and Lisa Wentz
Directed by: Gregor Bloéb
Shows on July 20 – August 12, 2023
Theater am Birkenberg, Telfs, AT

What is sin? What is virtue? There cannot be a right life amidst wrongs, can it?
The Tiroler Volksschauspiele have commissioned various playwrights to each rethink one sin. Lisa Wentz, who was recently awarded the 2023 Drama Prize by CAA Berlin, reimagines anger whereas Calle Fuhr explores the modern arrogance. In this way, seven short plays emerge between heaven and hell, dystopia and utopia, dance of death and lustful celebration of life at the same time.

Premiere is on July 20, at 8:00 p.m.
More information & tickets under this link (external content)

Eliza Petkova has finished shootings for hew new film SILENT OBSERVERS in Bulgaria. The project was supported by EURIMAGES and is now in the postproduction phase.

HBO Films’ REALITY debuts MONDAY, MAY 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The film will air on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. REALITY celebrated it’s premiere on 18 February 2023 to rave reviews at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.

Written and directed by: Tina Satter
Based on Tina Satter’s play IS THIS A ROOM, 2019
Starring: Sydney Sweeney (as Reality), Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis

The 24th edition of the poesiefestival berlin will take place from June 9 to June 16, 2023 at Akademie der Künste on the Hanseatenweg.

Panel WRITING VIOLENCE on language of violence, w/ Athena Farrokzhad amongst others on Saturday,  June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Panel WRITING MOTHERHOOD on describing existential questions of motherhood and its archetypes, w/ Athena Farrokzhad amongst others on Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.

poesiefestival berlin is a project by Haus für Poesie in cooperation with Akademie der Künste and is supported by Hauptstadtkulturfonds and by Deutscher Literaturfonds e.V. as part of the “Neustart Kultur” program of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Full festival program & tickets under this link (external)

DE, feature movie, 88 min., 2022
Script & direction: Erol Afşin

Amal, Omar, and their son Ahmad are a happy Arab family living in Germany. At the playground, they encounter a man named Franz. The situation gets out of hand when Franz insults and attacks Amal because of her headscarf. The case goes to court, but an incident during the hearing changes everything for the family.
Based on real events.

Further screenings & tickets under this link.

Lisa Wentz has been awarded the Contemporary Arts Alliance (CAA) Berlin Prize for Drama 2023.

The Contemporary Arts Alliance (CAA) Berlin is a platform for private commitment to the promotion of contemporary culture in Berlin. CAA Berlin awards a one-time scholarship to an emerging playwright in the Studio of the Schaubühne Berlin.

On 9th of June, at 7:30 p.m.: award ceremony and staged reading with ensemble members
Studio / Schaubühne Berlin
Tickets under this link (external)

Natalia Sinelnikova’s feature debut WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD had its world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival in 2022. It finally toured through over 20 international festivals.
It will preview at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg in Brooklyn on May 22 before opening at Manhattan’s IFC Center on May 26. The film will then screen at LA’s Lumiere Cinema on June 2, with more cities and dates to follow.