To the uninitiated, Princess Diana biopic “Spencer” might appear like the quintessential British film, albeit with a Chilean director and an American star. But it is, in fact, German, Simone Baumann, managing director of, says. It’s a German-U.K. co-production to be exact, but shot in Germany, with a German producer, Komplizen Film, on board, and 70% of the financing was German.
This year’s crop of German films demonstrate the diversity of genres being produced, including the country’s entry for the international feature film Oscar, Maria Schrader’s sci-fi romantic comedy “I’m Your Man.” The film has been sold to more than 80 countries, making it Germany’s most successful film this year in terms of international sales, and was also one of the best received critically. It was released in the U.S. by Bleecker Street in late September, earning $261,500 in theaters so far.
Some claim that German cinema punches below its weight on the festival circuit, but Baumann feels that given the competitive environment they have not done that badly this year. There are four main reasons for this, she says. First, the pandemic delayed the production of many films, which are now being presented to festivals. Second, some festivals were cancelled while others cut down the number of films selected, leading to a bottle-neck. Third, some producers didn’t want their films in a virtual edition of a festival, so waited for the physical versions to return. Fourth, festival are now making more of an effort to select films from outside Europe and North America.
As well as promoting finished films, German Films is increasingly promoting films at an earlier stage in the production process, when they are in works in progress and pitching programs, such as those run by the Torino Film Lab and the Rotterdam Lab. This is “because we understand very well if we want to get our films out internationally, we have to start early,” Baumann says.
Mind you, Lincoln was played by a Brit. And Robin Hood played by Costner. stranger things have happened.
no thanks
Yes more british erasure
Just like the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, I mean Windsor.
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