In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
World premiere of TOGOLAND PROJECTIONS at DOK Leipzig in German Competition in October 2023.
At the end of the 19th century, the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranked among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement. Virtually overnight, he became famous in Paris thanks to his posters of star actress Sarah Bernhardt. But at the height of his fame, Mucha left Paris to realise his lifetime project “The Slav Epic”. He worked on the monumental cycle of paintings for 18 years – only to meet fierce criticism upon completion.
April 2021
MUCHA at Filmfest Bremen
MUCHA: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST WHO CREATED A STYLE is invited to the Filmfest Bremen to the competitions Innovation and Bremen Film taking place April 14-18, 2021. Tickets for online screening here. […]
November 2020
TOGOLAND starts
TOGOLAND: IMPERIAL PROJECTIONS will go into production next year. Under the direction of Jürgen Ellinghaus, who was born on the Weser river and now lives on the Seine, films are shown in front of […]
October 2020
MUCHA German Premiere
German premiere for MUCHA: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST WHO CREATED A STYLE at the ACUDkino Berlin on October 27, 2020 with Moravian wine and Bohemian beer. The partner of […]
September 2020
MUCHA Prague Premiere
The Czech theatrical release of MUCHA: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST WHO CREATED A STYLE started in Prague with the film team in the impressive Kino Lucerna on September 28, 2020. […]
August 2020
French premiere for PETER (360)
Peter Roloff’s 360 video PETER premieres in the VR Competition at the Courant3D festival in Angoulême, France, September 29 to October 3, 2020.