SIMON & THE OAKS: German DVD and Blue-ray out now
Release: Berlin, 23.01.2013

Ab heute ist SIMON auf DVD und Blu-ray im Handel erhältlich.


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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
With two releases and the Oscar nomination for IN DARKNESS a crazy and exciting year draws to an end. Many thanks to our friends and partners for the pleasant cooperation and the support.

SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV wishes a Merry Christmas and ...
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IN DARKNESS is on this year`s selection list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2012
Berlin, September 13th, 2012

Apart from the People`s Choice Award IN DARKNESS is on this year`s selection list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2012!

In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, ...
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IN DARKNESS is nominated for EFA`s people`s choice award 2012
Berlin, September 5th, 2012

Fantastic news from EFA: IN DARKNESS is nominated for the people`s choice award!

Please check out EFA`s website and vote for IN DARKNESS!

Here`s the link:

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SKF in German Films Quarterly 2/2012
Berlin, May 16, 2012

The Cannes edition of German Films Quarterly 2/2012 featured SKF with a two page article.

Have a look:

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SIMON AND THE OAKS premieres in Germany on June 28, 2012
Berlin, May 4, 2012

SIMON AND THE OAKS premieres in Germany on June 28, 2012. German distributor is Farbfilm.

The adaptation of the best-selling novel by Marianne Fredrksson made a total gross of more than 4 million US-Dollar at ...
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IN DARKNESS grosses more than 1 million US-Dollar at US domestic box office
Berlin, May 4, 2012

After the huge success in Poland, where it meanwhile grossed more than 6 million US-Dollar, IN DARKNESS also hit US cinemas pretty successfully and grossed meanwhile over 1 million US-Dollar at US domestic box office. US ...
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OSCAR® nomination for SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV’s production IN DARKNESS
Berlin, January 24, 2012

The movie IN DARKNESS directed by Agnieszka Holland and produced by Berlin based company SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV, starring German actors Benno Fürmann, Herbert Knaup and Maria Schrader opposite Robert ...
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GULDBAGGE (Swedish Oscar) FOR JAN JOSEF LIEFERS
Berlin, 24.01.2012

German actor Jan Josef Liefers wins Swedish Oscar for best Male in a Supporting Role in SIMON AND THE OAKS.

We congratulate Jan Josef on this extraordinary achievement. This award is well deserved for his ...
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HEART OF STONE gets project development funding
19.01.2012

Our project HEART OF STONE, based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff, gets project development funding from MFG, regional fund of Baden-Württemberg.

We are looking forward to the ongoing cooperating and thank the ...
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Official German website IN DARKNESS
18.01.2012

Here`s a link to the official German website of IN DARKNESS:

http://www.indarkness-derfilm.de
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Cameras start to roll in Germany for SIMON AND THE OAKS - Adaptation of Marianne Fredriksson´s bestseller about to be shot in Hamburg and Berlin
Berlin, 14 April 2010 - German lead actor Jan-Josef Liefers took Swedish lessons, Katharina Schüttler and Hermann Beyer team up as supporting cast.

Principal photography of German-Scandinavian co-production SIMON AND THE OAKS already started ...
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It´s a wrap for HIDDEN directed by Agnieszka Holland
Berlin, 6 April 2010 - After 7 weeks of filming in Berlin, Leipzig and Warsaw the shooting of HIDDEN (WT) finally wrapped in Lodz. This historical drama tells the true story about a group of Polish Jews who were hid in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of ...
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Press Release ALICE
Alice Videothek jetzt für den PC verfügbar

Film-Vergnügen in hoher Qualität für mehr als zwei Millionen Alice Kunden

Hamburg, 3. März 2010. So beginnt der perfekte Filmabend: Bequem und ...
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It´s a wrap for SIMON AND THE OAKS - Adaptation of Marianne Fredriksson´s world bestseller wraps in Sweden
Berlin, 1 June 2010 - After 55 shooting days in Sweden (Gothenburg and surroundings) and Germany (Hamburg and Berlin) principal photography ended on 31st of May 2010 in Sweden.

For this adaptation Swedish director Lisa Ohlin had the ...
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Press Release Media Markt
NOWTILUS unterstützt Media Markt bei neuem Video-on-Demand Portal

Auf dem Online-Portal mediamarkt.de steht ab sofort ein hochwertiges Streaming- und Download Angebot für Spielfilme zur Verfügung.

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Cameras roll for historic drama HIDDEN (WT) directed by Agnieszka Holland
Berlin, January 29, 2010 – 1943, the Polish town of Lvov is occupied by the Nazis. Poverty grows. One day the selfish thief and burglar Leopold Socha encounters a group of Jewish refugees – and hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town’s ...
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Press Release BILD Kino
4. Januar 2010

BILD.de startet Spielfilmangebot per Video on Demand

BILD.de baut sein Bewegtbildangebot weiter aus: Mit „BILD Kino“ bietet Deutschlands größtes News- und Entertainment-Portal ab sofort ein ...
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SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV continues its successful collaboration with Scandinavia by producing the feature film SIMON AND THE OAKS
Halle/Berlin, 23 November 2009 - The drama SIMON AND THE OAKS is based on a bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson. The German-Scandinavian coproduction started principle photography with director Lisa Ohlin at the Swedish West Coast near Gothenburg. ...
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GLADOW´S GANG gets development funding
Berlin, 15 October 2010 - Our project GLADOW´S GANG gets development funding from FFA, national fund of Germany. We thank the FFA for believing in us and in the project.
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DEFA Foundation supports GLADOW´S GANG
Berlin, 17 November 2009 - The DEFA Foundation supports Carsten Fiebeler´s research for GLADOW´S GANG.
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SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV in the 51. Nordic Film Days Lübeck NDR-Jury
Berlin, 30 October 2009 – In 2006, 2007 and 2008 SCHMIDTz KATZE FILMKOLLEKTIV co-productions RUDDI, LEAPS AND BOUNDS and BLACK ICE have been included in the Nordic Film Days Lübeck program.

In 2007 the Chrildren´s and Youth Film ...
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HEART OF STONE gets development funding
Berlin, 5 Juni 2009 - Our project HEART OF STONE, based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff, gets development funding from MFG, regional fund of Baden-Württemberg. We are looking forward to cooperating and thank the MFG for believing in us and in the ...
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IN DARKNESS on shortlist for Oscar
19.01.2012

9 Foreign Language Films vie for Oscar®

Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the ...
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Lisa Ohlin to be director of SIMON AND THE OAKS
Berlin, 27 May 2009 - The movies TEMPORARY WIFE (2003) and SEX, HOPE AND LOVE (2005), have not only brought Swedish director Lisa Ohlin critical acclaim and recognition but were also successful at the local box-office. With her cosmopolitan upbringing in the ...
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IN DARKNESS nominated for Critics Choice Movie Awards
16.12.2011

The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its nominees for its 17th annual Critics Choice Movie Awards. IN DARKNESS is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

Check out THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Die Kinomacher
FAZ, 18. Mai 2009, Stephan Finsterbusch

Carell, Knippel und Reuter bauen mit Nowtilus dem Software-Riesen Microsoft einen Filmvorführungssaal ins Internet

Drei Freunde und eine Idee: Sie dreht sich ums Kino, um das ganz ...
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IN DARKNESS gets decorated
16.12.2011

These are the awards IN DARKNESS won so far:

Mar del Plata International Filmfestival:
Cinecolor Award Audience Vote

PLUS CAMERIMAGE 2011: The Golden Frog:
IN DARKNESS for DOP Jolanta ...
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SIMON AND THE OAKS nominated for 13 `Swedish Oscars`
09.01.2012

SIMON AND THE OAKS has received a record 13 nominations for Sweden`s Guldbagge Awards, the local equivalent of the Oscars. In addition to the nominations for Best Picture, Best Director etc., there are also two German nominees: Jan ...
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MyVideo starts On-line Video Store
Berlin, 5 May 2009 - As the first video community in Germany MyVideo.de starts its own on-line video store. Cineasts have free choice within different categories such as comedy, drama, action or SciFi. The Nowtilus´ VOD_BOX® enables thereby a dynamic ...
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SIMON AND THE OAKS gets award for best screenplay at Filmfest Hamburg
10.10.2011

After a successful world premiere on Friday, SIMON AND THE OAKS won the Montblanc award for best screenplay on Saturday.

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SCHMIDTz KATZE lines up English-language Thriller Slate
by Martin Blaney - German production outfit Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv (SKF) is in Berlin to look for a three-picture slate of English-language thrillers. (...) The three projects are THE FACE, a supernatural thriller in the style of THE RING to be directed ...
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SIMON AND THE OAKS has its world premiere at this year`s Filmfest Hamburg
06.10.2011

The international co-production SIMON AND THE OAKS (directed by: Lisa Ohlin, starring: Bill Skarsgård, Jan Josef Liefers, Helen Sjöholm, Katharina Schüttler et al.) has its world premiere at this year`s Filmfest Hamburg. The ...
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Microsoft MSN starts with Nowtilus VOD_BOX®
Halle, 17 November 2008 – More than 100 blockbusters, TV-series and animations are ready to start on http://movies.msn.de. As of now the films are legally available in full length, on high-quality standard and for free. As technology and content partner ...
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Standing Ovations for IN DARKNESS at world premiere in Toronto
11 SEPTEMBER, 2011 | SCREEN REVIEW BY MIKE GOODRIDGE

In Darkness
Dir: Agnieszka Holland. Canada-Germany-Poland. 2011. 145mins

Agnieszka Holland returns to World War II for the first time since Europa, Europa in 1990 with In ...
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MICKEY & MARIA nominated for the German Short Film Award 2008
Cologne, 17 November 2008 - How do I conquer the heart of my beloved? The nine-year-old Mickey knows that exactly: by obstinacy, convincing facts, good genes and the most romantic declaration of love ever. The fact that Maria is nearly 20 years older does not ...
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IN DARKNESS to be Poland`s 2012 Oscar Candidate
18.07.2011

Sony Classics will bow the World War II drama in the U.S.

Agnieszka Holland`s World War II drama In Darkness will represent Poland in next year`s Foreign Language Oscar race. The story of a smalltime Polish crook who ...
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Bill Skarsgård one of the Shooting Stars at Berlinale 2012
16.12.2011

Lead actor Bill Skarsgård was chosen by the European Film Promotion jury as one of the Shooting Stars for Berlinale 2012, after having seen his outstanding performance as Simon.
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SPC picked up U.S. rights to IN DARKNESS
05.05.2011

variety.com/article/VR111803234

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SIMON AND THE OAKS tops box office after premiere weekend in Sweden
16.12.2011

SIMON AND THE OAKS went straight to the top of the box office charts after its domestic premiere in Sweden last week.
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