‘7500’ Producer Augenschein Underway On Euro Drama ‘All Russians Love Birch Trees’

Marta Balaga German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger has been making films for nearly 50 years now, creating experimental and often transgressive work that frequently walks the line between documentary reality and artistic truth.

EXCLUSIVE: Spencer producer Paul Webster has set the record straight following an online furor over the casting of Prince William in the upcoming Kristen Stewart-Princess Diana film, which is due to shoot in Germany early next year.

Tripping with Nils Frahm.The German contemporary composer’s double release is set to be premiered in Australia and New Zealand cinemas later this month.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHanWay Films has closed multiple international sales for Phillip Noyce’s “Peggy Jo,” with Lily James attached to star as Peggy Jo Tallas, who robbed Texas banks in the early 1990s while posing as a man.A deal with Universal Pictures Content Group includes Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, and the UK.

Alissa Simon Film CriticIt seems unimaginable: a relationship driven more by affection than the dynamics of power between a Jewish prisoner and an Austrian SS officer at Auschwitz? But the taboo romance between beautiful, young Slovak inmate Helena Citron and her not-much-older captor Franz Wunsch is superbly documented in the fascinating “Love It Was Not” from Israeli helmer Maya Sarfaty.

A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty this week to conspiring with Russian intelligence sources dating as far back as the 1990s. Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, of Gainesville, Va., pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge under the federal Espionage Act at a hearing in U.S.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: U.S. production firm The H Collective (Brightburn) has expanded its offices to Germany with Mark Rau (Look Who’s Back) set as Europe CEO.The Berlin-based arm will focus on film development and production and coordinate all efforts with the LA-based HQ.

Beram Kayal has completed a move to Bnei Sakhnin after giving up on his dream of a Parkhead return. The Israeli international was released by Brighton in the summer and has returned to his homeland on a free transfer.It's expected Kayal will be given managerial or administrative role after retirement, having signed a three-year contract.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA team of Russian, U.S and Greater China producers is to give a second season to “Better Than Us,” a sci-fi series that was launched as a Netflix Original.The first season tells the tale of a unique, AI-powered, family robot, with the ability to defend itself.

The Music Venue Trust launched a new campaign to save 30 UK venues still in danger of being lost forever in the wake of coronavirus restrictions.MVT’s new #SaveThe30 ‘Traffic Light’ campaign will highlight the venues considered safe, at risk or in imminent danger between now and March 31.

Twitter on Thursday: "Hi Guys - Earlier this week I needed to travel to Germany for an urgent reason. "I will of course be following the UK Government guidelines and self-isolating for 14 days.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: German producer Augenschein, whose Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller 7500 sold last year to Amazon, is lining up English-language survival movie The Dive.The thriller is being pitched in the vein of 127 Hours, and charts the story of two sisters with a close but complex bond who go diving at a beautiful, remote location.

Motsi Mabuse will allegedly miss two live shows of Strictly Come Dancing after going into self-isolation following an "urgent" trip to Germany.The 39 year old, who recently shared a look into her luxurious home, took to her Instagram feed to break the news to her 436,000 followers. Sharing a plain white image with writing on it, she said: "Hi guys - Earlier this week I needed to travel to Germany for an urgent reason.