Ein Oscar geht nach Babelsberg

Seven Oscar Nominations for Studio Babelsberg’s finest 2002 production: The Pianist ­ Best Film, Best Director (Roman Polanski), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood), Best Cinematography (Pawel Edelman), Best Film Editing (Hervé de Luze), and Best Costume Design (Anna Sheppard Associates, Gudrun Leyendecker). And three Oscars were awarded to: Roman Polanski, Ronald Harwood, and Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman, the concert pianist who survived the Holocaust.

        This year, Studio Babelsberg has another production calling-card that is already making headlines: Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days is currently being shot on location on Gendarmenmarkt in the heart of Berlin ­ see photo above. Work on the »Old London« set with the Bank of England began last January, shooting started a week before the Cannes festival opened, and tourists in neighboring hotels can get a bird’s eye view of Jackie Chan as Passepartout, Steve Coogan as Phileas Fogg, and Kathy Bates as Queen Victoria. To say nothing of an antique air-machine and a French coach and other fantasies from the Jules Verne classic. Stop by ­ this is a real attraction!

        A sophisticated DVD LOCATION BERLIN-BRANDENBURG has been produced by the Medienbüro and Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Regional locations, state-of-the-art production and post-production services, as well as possibilities of receiving legal and financial support, are all presented in detail. The DvD is complemented by a guide to all media companies in the region that focus on international productions. The DVD LOCATION BERLIN-BRANDENBURG was initiated by the Medienbüro Berlin-Brandenburg, the Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Partners for Berlin, produced by Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (German Film and Television Academy, dffb), supported by cine+, VCC Perfect Pictures, Studio Babelsberg, Arri Rental Berlin, Cinegate Berlin Brandenburg and Michael Ballhaus. Produced by Karsten Aurich, conception by Britta Wauer, Nina Fischer, Maroan El Sani and Karsten Aurich.

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