Arpad Bondy

Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, now the Bode-Museum, the Bust of Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, has been the subject of controversy for more than a century. Von Bode, under pressure from the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, argued that the wax sculpture was created by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Microsoft is generally considered the dinosaur of the digital age. However, the US Corporation is more powerful today than ever before. The power of its monopoly is nowhere more apparent than in Europe: from Finland to Portugal, from Ireland to Greece, the information technology of every state administration and its institutions (military, police, fiscal authorities etc.) is based on Microsoft programmes. Since digital systems are constantly expanding and increasing in importance, countries are becoming more and more dependent on this single company. This dependence causes continually rising costs and prevents technical progress in state authorities. It systematically undermines European procurement and competition laws, it leads inevitably to the company having an overwhelming political influence, while it exposes state IT systems along with citizens’ data to a high technical and political security risk. Is Europe’s digital sovereignty at stake?

Microsoft is generally considered the dinosaur of the digital age. However, the US Corporation is more powerful today than ever before. The power of its monopoly is nowhere more apparent than in Europe: from Finland to Portugal, from Ireland to Greece, the information technology of every state administration and its institutions (military, police, fiscal authorities etc.) is based on Microsoft programmes. Since digital systems are constantly expanding and increasing in importance, countries are becoming more and more dependent on this single company. This dependence causes continually rising costs and prevents technical progress in state authorities. It systematically undermines European procurement and competition laws, it leads inevitably to the company having an overwhelming political influence, while it exposes state IT systems along with citizens’ data to a high technical and political security risk. Is Europe’s digital sovereignty at stake?

Harald Schumann talks to people from every walk of life to understand the situation in Greece. From ordinary shopkeepers to people from within the Troika.

Harald Schumann talks to people from every walk of life to understand the situation in Greece. From ordinary shopkeepers to people from within the Troika.

In rural Russia, children convicted of theft, murder and rape are sent to a home for delinquents. Without the outside world's pressures, they're finally allowed to act as children, but for some of them, this new life proves to be a challenge. This documentary tells the stories of several of these adolescents, who must endure separation from their families and who, upon release, are unlikely to be forgiven for their crimes.

Murat, um rapaz turco de 17 anos que vive em Berlin, Alemanha, aos poucos vai descobrindo sua homossexualidade. Seu irmão mais velho Osman, chefe da família desde a morte de seu pai, quer que ele finalmente perca sua virgindade (de modo heterossexual) e isto faz Murat fugir. Em um bar, Murat conhece Lola, que tem muitas coisas para dizer a seu respeito. Também conhece Billy The Kid, o homem de Lola, que pensa que Murat está de olho nela. Mas a verdade sobre Lola, Murat e sua família é de longe muito pior do que qualquer um possa imaginar.

Murat, um rapaz turco de 17 anos que vive em Berlin, Alemanha, aos poucos vai descobrindo sua homossexualidade. Seu irmão mais velho Osman, chefe da família desde a morte de seu pai, quer que ele finalmente perca sua virgindade (de modo heterossexual) e isto faz Murat fugir. Em um bar, Murat conhece Lola, que tem muitas coisas para dizer a seu respeito. Também conhece Billy The Kid, o homem de Lola, que pensa que Murat está de olho nela. Mas a verdade sobre Lola, Murat e sua família é de longe muito pior do que qualquer um possa imaginar.

Bastard depicts the distress of needy children and the love of a nurse and a hard boiled criminal. A film from Polish director Maciej Dejczer and actor Til Schweiger’s first international film.

The retired life in Florida rescued, the Epstein brothers do again what they do best and have practiced for a lifetime music. A Tickle in the Heart captures the past, present, and future of the remarkable Epstein brothers - Max, Julie and Willie - Klezmer music legends on a joyous international comeback tour. This is a cinematic party with three of the funniest men in the show business. The Epsteins are natural performers, and their sense of life, music and family as they tour through places they love.

Documentary about the everyday life of a bicycle courier in Berlin in 1995.

Documentary about the everyday life of a bicycle courier in Berlin in 1995.

Documentary about the everyday life of a bicycle courier in Berlin in 1995.

The astonishing life-story of “Lili Marleen“ composer Norbert Schultze.

A community-based documentary following four local arts projects in the London Borough of Hackney.

A community-based documentary following four local arts projects in the London Borough of Hackney.

A community-based documentary following four local arts projects in the London Borough of Hackney.

A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two episodes. After all with Michael Ballhaus as the cinematographer. Ute (Katja Wulff), an 8 year old girl, constantly runs away from home and the youth center to escape into her own world. She spends many hours at the zoo and especially in front of the crocodil compound. Monika Brehm (Lisa Kreuzer), the kindergarten teacher, tries to find an entrance into Ute’s world. She realizes that her escapes are a form of withdrawal from her parents and the grown up world.