NEWS
Munich, April 5th 2010
The German-Czech-Austrian co-production from director Juraj Herz won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich in January 2010. The Bavarian Film Prize is valued as one of the two most important Film Award ceremonies in Germany.
Herz won best director and German actor Mark Waschke won best actor in the film about a wealthy owner of a sawmill with a Jewish wife, in a story set in the Sudetenland region connecting Germany and the Czech Republic in WWII.
The special screening was visited by buyers and managements of US distributors and TV stations. Juraj Herz as well as Kai Grueneke presented the film personally in Tribeca in co-operation with Oliver Mahrdt, the local representative of german films for US/Canada. The film was of very high interest because of its unique story, quality and cast. EVA, the worldwide sales agent for “Habermann”, expects to have a deal closed with a US distributor for the film after the film festival in Cannes 2010.
EVA (Entertainment Value Associates GmbH) was founded in 2006; its place of business is Munich in Germany and its Managing Director is Kai-Roger Grüneke. EVA’s core business is the development, financing, production and licensing of international film and music programme. For more information, please click www.eva-film.com.
Habermann” invited by german films for Special Screening in Tribeca Cinemas / New York
Habermann” has been invited by german films for a special screening to American business audience exclusively at the historical Tribeca Cinema in New York on March 29. german films was established in 1954 and since its reorganization in 2004 its primary objective is to promote German films worldwide.The German-Czech-Austrian co-production from director Juraj Herz won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich in January 2010. The Bavarian Film Prize is valued as one of the two most important Film Award ceremonies in Germany.
Herz won best director and German actor Mark Waschke won best actor in the film about a wealthy owner of a sawmill with a Jewish wife, in a story set in the Sudetenland region connecting Germany and the Czech Republic in WWII.
The special screening was visited by buyers and managements of US distributors and TV stations. Juraj Herz as well as Kai Grueneke presented the film personally in Tribeca in co-operation with Oliver Mahrdt, the local representative of german films for US/Canada. The film was of very high interest because of its unique story, quality and cast. EVA, the worldwide sales agent for “Habermann”, expects to have a deal closed with a US distributor for the film after the film festival in Cannes 2010.
EVA (Entertainment Value Associates GmbH) was founded in 2006; its place of business is Munich in Germany and its Managing Director is Kai-Roger Grüneke. EVA’s core business is the development, financing, production and licensing of international film and music programme. For more information, please click www.eva-film.com.
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Oliver Mahrdt (german films), Juraj Herz (Regisseur),
Kai Grüneke (EVA)