In the masterclass for up-and-coming filmmakers in the region, the managing directors of Cologne-based production company filmfaust GmbH, director and author Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay and producer Claus Herzog-Reichel, will talk openly about their first steps, stumbling blocks and new paths in the film business. They will also discuss how to think differently about films, how to finance them differently – and how to assert oneself in a changing industry.
The two current films from filmfaust GmbH, Hysteria by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay and Sirens Call by Miri Ian Gossing & Lina Sieckmann, celebrated their premieres at this year’s Berlinale. Their production Liebe, D-Mark und Tod won the Grimme Prize in 2024. Büyükatalay’s debut film Oray was honoured as Best First Feature at the 2019 Berlinale.
Moderated by Paula Essam.
With the kind support of the Westfalen Initiative Foundation.
