Never Alone wins at the 35th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney
June 2025
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Klaus Härö's Never Alone wins the Silver SCORE Bernhard Wicki Award, decided by an audience vote, at the 35th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney in Northern Germany.
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The Academy chosen as closing night film by the Raindance Film Festival
May 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Camilla Guttner's debut feature Die Akademie / The Academy has the honour of being selected as the closing night film of the 33rd Edition of the Raindance Film Festival in London on the 27th June 2025.
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The Hollywood Reporter: Raindance Film Festival Unveils Lineup
Never Alone selected to Screen at the Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney
May 2025
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Klaus Härö's Never Alone will screen at the 35th edition of the Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney in the International Film Section, and has been nominated for both the Wolfgang Petersen-Filmpreis, and the SCORE Bernhard Wicki Award.
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Filmfest Emden-Norderney: Never Alone
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Penned Pictures' Josef Brandmaier invited to speak on a panel discussion at the Cannes Film Festival
May 2025
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Leading entertainment industry content curator Winston Baker invited Josef Brandmaier to speak on the panel How AI is Reshaping the Future of Sci-Fi in the Film Industry at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes on the 19th May.
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Winston Baker: New Opportunities for Sci-Fi Films in the AI Era
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Variety reports additional Never Alone Sales
May 2025
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As the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes begins, Variety announces that The Playmaker Munich has closed several additional distribution deals for Klaus Härö's World War II drama Never Alone.
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Variety reports that Global Constellation has boarded White Spot Films' Mission Granny
May 2025
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Variety publishes a first look at our new animated feature 'Mission Granny' that will be launched by Global Constellation at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes.
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Produced by Samsara Film (Austria) and Penned Pictures' sister company White Spot Films, Mission Granny is also written by Penned Pictures' John Hörnschemeyer.
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Variety: Animated Feature ‘Mission Granny’ Boarded by Global Constellation​
Bavarian Film Award for Maja Bons / Die Akademie
January 2025
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Maja Bons won the Bavarian 'Pierrot' Film Award as Best Young Actress for her starring role as Jojo in Camilla Guttner's debut feature film Die Akademie / The Academy.
Never Alone wins Audience Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 2025
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Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' wins a Best of Fest Top Films audience award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival​
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Uppercut's European Premiere takes place in Berlin
January 2025
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The 'Sparkling' version of Torsten Rüther's 'Uppercut' had its European premiere at CineStar's KulturBrauerei Cinema in Berlin on the 17th January in the presence of cast members Luise Großmann, Ving Rhames, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Monahan and Andrew Ibach​​
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Never Alone screens at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 2025
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Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' had its US premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on the 4th January 2025 as one of the six films selected for the prestigious MODERN MASTERS section of the festival.
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Never Alone sells at the American Film Market
November 2024
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Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' sells big on the first day of the American Film Market! Variety reports that The Playmaker Munich has closed a North American distribution deal with Menemsha Films!
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Never Alone selected for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
October 2024
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Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' will celebrate its World Premiere on the 13th November 2024 as the opening night film of the Baltic Competition at this year's PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn Estonia.
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The Academy / Die Akademie selected for the Munich Fim Festival
May 2024
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Camilla Guttner's 'The Academy / Die Akademie' has been selected for the New German Cinema section of the Festival (28. June - 7th July).
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November 2023
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Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' wraps shooting.
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September 2023
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Production of Klaus Härö's 'Never Alone' has begun in Estonia.
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Uppercut closes the 30th Oldenburg International Film Festival
September 2023
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Torsten Rüther’s ‘Uppercut’, starring Mission Impossible’s Ving Rhames opposite Leberhaken’s Luise Großmann, closed the 30th Oldenburg International Film Festival!
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Die Akademie / The Academy wraps shooting
August 2023
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And… it’s a WRAP for Camilla Guttner's debut feature film Die Akademie / The Academy, produced by Schiwago Film, Penned Pictures and SuperCine.
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