German Films at Shanghai International Film Festival
June 2010 saw the 6th FOCUS GERMANY at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). Over the years FOCUS GERMANY, which showcases 10-15 German films in Shanghai movie theatres each year, has become one of SIFF's must-attend events, and has provided the Shanghai audience with a comprehensive overview of present German filmmaking.
As part of FOCUS GERMANY at SIFF, each year a German film delegation including producers, actors, distribution companies etc. travels to Shanghai. The event provides a strong platform for German and Chinese film professionals to meet and exchange ideas on cooperation.
German films showcased at SIFF 2010 include Alain Gsponer's My Words, My Lies - My Love (Lila, Lila), Lancelot von Naso's Iraq war drama Ceasefire (Waffenstillstand) and Frieder Wittich's 13 Semester. Neele Leana Vollmar's box office success Wedding Fever in Campobello (Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht!) could be seen in competition for the prestigious Jin Jue Award.
To see a full list of films shown at SIFF 2010, please download the German Films at Shanghai International Film Festival 2010 press release in English and Chinese.
For info on German Films at SIFF 2009, please click here.
Media Coverage
The China Internet Information Center published an article sourced from Shanghai Daily highlighting German films screened at SIFF 2010. The article is named German film makers focus on ordinary lives and can be accessed here.
German Cocktail Party
FOCUS GERMANY also features the now famous German Cocktail Party at the SIFF. It is held in the gardens of the beautiful private residence of the German Consulate General in Shanghai's French Concession Quarter. The cocktail offers guests the chance to meet and greet a number of award winning film directors, producers and stars from Germany, China and around the world.
Here are some pictures from the German Cocktail Party at SIFF 2010. If you have a picture you would like to share here, please email it to us at luming(at)cmmintelligence(dot)com.
German Films at Shanghai International Film Festival 2009
German films showcased at SIFF 2009 include Kai Wessel's Hilde, Marie Miyayama's The Red Spot and Christoph Roehl's A Piece of Me, which screened in competition for the prestigious Jin Yue Awards. You can access a short summary about German Films at SIFF 2009 here.