Jan Bonath joins Penned Pictures
March 2021
Penned Pictures is delighted to announce that Jan Bonath is bringing his wealth of experience to the company.
SRF DOK to broadcast 'Hanging by a Thread'
December 2020
Caroline Wloka's dramatic documentary 'Am seidenen Faden' ('Hanging by a Thread') will be broadcast by the Swiss TV channel SRF DOK at 20:05 on December 3rd.
Filmecho | Filmwoche article about the production of our feature documentary 'My Way'
November 2020
Penned Pictures is in this week's German Film industry magazine Filmecho | Filmwoche, with an article about our feature-length documentary 'My Way'.
Beautiful Country International Micro Films Festival 美丽乡村国际微电影艺术节 - Jury
November 2020
Penned Pictures' co-managing partner, Josef Brandmaier, has been announced as one of the jury members for the Beautiful Country International Micro Films Festival in Qingdao, China.
Bridging the Dragon - 6th Sino-European Project Lab Selection
November 2020
Penned Pictures' feature project, 'Die chinesische Dame'/'The Chinese Lady', is one of seven European projects selected for the 6th Sino-European Project Lab.
French-German Film Meeting - Co-Production Market Selection
November 2020
Penned Pictures' feature project 'Nicht Nah Genug!'/'Not Close Enough!', selected for the Co-Production Market of the French-German Film Meeting 2020.
Woolf Women Documentary - Raindance Film Festival
October 2020
Penned Pictures is excited to learn that Jenny Schauerte's feature documentary Woolf Women has been selected to screen at this year's Raindance film festival in the 'Female Gaze' section.
CCTV6 Movie Talk Interview - COVID-19 and the film industry in Germany
April 2020
Josef Brandmaier and John Hörnschemeyer were interviewed via Zoom by Chinese TV Channel CCTV6's Movie Talk on the subject of COVID-19 and the film industry in Germany...
Filmecho - Bayerischer Bankenfonds 20 year anniversary
March 2020
Josef Brandmaier is featured in the German film industry magazine 'Filmecho' as part of an article on the 20th anniversary of the 'Bayerischer Bankenfonds' (Bavarian Banking Funds).
28th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival - Xiamen, China
November 2019
Josef Brandmaier and John Hörnschemeyer were at the 28th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Xiamen, China where they represented the film 'Saving my Pig', starring Gérard Depardieu, an official selection of the Panorama section of the festival.
EUFF - Forum on Film Distribution - Beijing, China
November 2019
Josef Brandmaier was one of the guest speakers at the inaugural Forum on Film Distribution, organised by the European Union Film Festival in Beijing, China on the 2nd November.
Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival - Xiamen, China
November 2019
Penned Pictures is going to the 28th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards in China.
German Delegation to China - Beijing, China
October 2019
Represented by John Hörnschemeyer, Penned Pictures was part of the Delegation of German funding organisations and film professionals that visited Beijing between the 15th and 19th October.
Premiere of Hanging by a Thread - Zurich, Switzerland
August 2019
John Hörnschemeyer represented Penned Pictures at the Zurich premiere of Caroline Wloka's dramatic documentary feature,'Hanging by a Thread'.
Blickpunkt:Film article - GEMM Fund
June 2019
German film industry Magazine Blickpunkt:Film published a mediabiz article concerning Josef Brandmaier's involvement in the launch of the New Gender Equality & Diversity Film Fund, as well as Penned Pictures' involvement in the production of the Fund's first projects.
Cannes Film Festival - Royal Gypsy - Penned Pictures Press Conference
May 2019
Penned Pictures and Royal Gypsy Productions co-hosted a Press Conference to present their mutual projects in the presence of actresses Michele Laroque and Caterina Murino.
Cannes Film Festival - GEMM Gender Equality and Diversity Media Fund
May 2019
Penned Pictures Co-hosted the cocktail launch of the new 'Gender Equality and Diversity Media Fund'.
Filmecho article - Holy Spirit
April 2019
German film industry magazine Filmecho interviewed Josef Brandmaier as part of an article about the Bavarian Feature film Holy Spirit.
Berlinale - EFM/BTD Sino-European Production Seminar and Project Lab
February 2019
Penned Pictures took part in both the Sino-European Production Seminar and subsequent Project Lab organised by Bridging the Dragon and the Berlinale's EFM.
Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival
February 2019
Penned Pictures were represented at the Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival by Josef Brandmaier, John Hörnschemeyer and Ji Li...
World Premiere of Iron Sky The Coming Race - Helsinki, Finland
January 2019
Executive Producer of the second film in the Iron Sky Universe, 'Iron Sky The Coming Race', Josef Brandmaier was at the World Premiere in Helsinki, Finland.
In a Heartbeat and Chris Norman at Arri Media - Munich
January 2019
Arri Media hosted Chris Norman, Penned Pictures and our Co-Production partners Millennia Pictures for a development meeting of the Chris Norman biopic 'In a Heartbeat'.
International Producer Forum - Hainan International Film Festival
December 2018
Josef Brandmaier was invited as a Guest Speaker at the International Producer Forum of the 1st Hainan International Film Festival held in Sanya, Hainan Province, China.
Sino-European Project Lab - Beijing
November 2018
Penned Pictures took part in the 4th Sino-European Project Lab, an immersive workshop and think-tank for Sino-European co-production organised by Bridging the Dragon, alongside leading European and Chinese industry experts.
Sino-European Project Lab - Beijing
November 2018
'Torn Silk' is one of nine European projects selected from over 120 projects submitted by European and Chinese production companies to take part in the 4th Sino-European Project Lab, an immersive workshop and think-tank for Sino-European co-production organised by Bridging the Dragon.
Silk Road International Film Festival - Xi'An China
October 2018
Josef and John were invited to the 5th Silk Road International Film Festival in Xi'An, China, where they participated in conferences and discussions on the subject of international co-production with China.