House without Roof nominated for first steps awards
HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF is nominated twice for the prestigious First Steps Award. Congratulations to writer and director Soleen Yusef for being nominated in the category "Best Feature Film". We are also happy to announce that Producer Jana Raschke is nominated for the "No Fear award which honors the best production. The ceremony takes place on the 19th September in Berlin.
Gulîstan, Land of Roses wins Doc Alliance Award at Locarno IFF
We are proud of Zaynê Akyol who received the Doc Alliance Award for Gulîstan, Land of Roses which was co-produced by mîtosfilm. The prestigious documentary award was bestowed at Locarno International Film Festival yesterday evening. Congratulations to the Canadian-Kurdish director.
House Without Roof invited to Filmfest München
Thanks to Filmfest München which invited our feature film HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF to compete in the section NEW GERMAN CINEMA. Fingers crossed for the director Soleen Yusef and producer Jana Raschke.
first shooting day in kurdistan for VOR DER SPERRE
After a successful shooting in Cologne the second shooting block for our feature narrative VOR DER SPERRE starts today. We wish the entire team and especially the director Peter Ott a great time in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan.
GERMAN CINEMA RELEASE FOR MEMORIES ON STONE
We are happy to announce the German cinema release for MEMORIES ON STONE by Shawkat Amin Korki.
Babylon - Berlin: 09.04.2016
Moviemento - Berlin: 14.04.2016
Orpfeos Erben - Frankfurt am Main: 28.04.2016
KOKI - Hannover: 19.05.2016
Brotfabrik Kino - Berlin: 26.05.2016
Shooting Start for VOR DER SPERRE by Peter Ott
On Monday the 11th of April we finished the first shooting day in Cologne for our new narrative feature film VOR DER SPERRE written and directed by Peter Ott. The shooting locations are the MMC Studios in Cologne and Kurdistan Regional Government Iraq. The main female character MARTINA is played by the German actress Catrin Striebeck, the main male part is played by the German actor Christoph Bach.
We are happy to work with our co-producers MMC Movies Cologne (Bastie Griese and Philip Borbély), WDR, HR/arte and a special thanks to our supporters Film-und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Deutscher Filmförderfonds.
Memories on Stone is Best International Film at Antalya Film Festival
Mehmet Aktas, writer and producer of MEMORIES ON STONE was very happy to receive the award for "Best International Film" at the Antalya Film Festival. The feature film by Shawkat Amin Korki also celebrated its Turkish premiere in Antalya. Congratulations to the director and the entire crew and cast.
Letter to the King awarded with Screenplay Prize at Carthage Film Festival
LETTER TO THE KING by Hisham Zaman was awarded at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunis with the Screenplay Prize. Congratulations to writer Mehmet Aktas and director Hisham Zaman.
Memories on Stone wins Special Jury Award in Los Angeles
Oscar winning Bobby Moresco honored MEMORIES ON STONE by Shawkat Amin Korki with the following words: "A tremendous film on every level; a heart wrenching and loving examination of not only the pain of the human heart in conflict with itself but of the craft of filmmaking, why we do it, why we need to do it, why we will continue to do it. The makers of ‘Memories on Stone’ make me proud to be a part of the family of moviemakers everywhere." The Iraqi Oscar entry received the Special Jury Award at the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles. Many thanks to the jury we are very honored.
MEMORIES ON STONE wins two awards at the 3rd Duhok International Film Festival
Last week MEMORIES ON STONE finally premiered in Kurdistan Regional Government at the 3rd Duhok International Film Festival. All screenings were sold out. Congratulations also to Shawkat Amin Korki for the "Best Kurdish Director" award and the Duhok City Award for "Best Feature Lenght Film filmed in Bahdinan Region".
MEMORIES ON STONE has also its cinema release in Kurdistan Regional Government on the 24th September!