Deep Dive Genre

We talked to the talented director Rosa Friedrich about her film My Friend the Porn Star - an invitation to stay open-minded and explore your own sexual desires, about telling stories with a playful approach and a lifelong wish to direct. Plus, a possible future tree-killer mockumentary and why her favorite part of directing is creating a vision – and doing it as a team. Enjoy! You can find us on...

We talked to the wonderful director and producer Birgit Schulz about her documentary Petra Kelly – Act Now , telling stories through images and looking for stories with a political message and a feminist subtext. Plus, the immense political legacy of Petra Kelly and a possible future film about Angela Merkel and her instinct for power. Manifesting that now! Enjoy! Find out more about Birgit and he...

We talked to fearless director Daniela Magnani Hüller about her documentary Sometimes I imagine them all at a party , about approaching the big questions of life through filmmaking, the importance of a good editor, seeing her - in this case - personal story resonate with the audience and doing something a bit lighter for her next film. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Daniela and her...

Welcome to Deep Dive Genre! Starting October 6th Season 10 covers projects about Green party founder Petra Kelly, climbing mountains, the sex-positive world of porn and the dark side of female assault. Join us, won’t you? When we talk to Birgit Schulz, Rosa Friedrich, Daniela Magnani-Hüller and many more about all things Documentary Film.  

We talked to producer Jonas Dorbach about meeting Janine (& Maren) on the dancefloor, a first foray into filmmaking via so-bad-they’re-good music videos, his super 8 road movie, his “not humble enough” application at the Munich film school, why good stories need an unknown element and why there is no such thing as “the” truth. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Jonas and his latest...

Jella Haase is an actress who genuinely lights up a conversation, and this interview with her proved exactly that. We talked about her inherent Spieltrieb, why she loves her job, and how she finds the drama in comedy and the comedy in drama. We also discuss how her new movie Gentle Monster holds up a mirror to the dark side of humanity. Plus, an idea for a movie about punk and Nina Hagen gets put...

Director Hannu Salonen has three projects coming out this fall. He talked to us about why he considers himself a craftsman and a storyteller first rather than a filmmaker. We discussed his interest in exploring the human condition, the advantage of having tunnel vision on big productions – and blowing the socks off the audience through visuals on Adam’s Eight/Rome Eight (in German Cinemas 17.09.20...

We talked to terrific director Veronika Kaserer about her new documentary Simon Messner – Aus dem Schatten , about her quest of tackling taboos and digging deep in documentary filmmaking, looking for the universal topic in her documentaries and why specifically she enjoys the moment all the plans come crashing down while on set. Enjoy! Find out more about Veronika and her latest work: https://www....

We talk to director Markus Goller about his new film 23.000 lives, why it’s important to remember we are all one – and to act accordingly, the learning curve of shooting on open water and how his experience as an editor helps him now. Plus, he teases several great upcoming projects. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! 23.000 lives premieres at the Munich Filmfestival and will be available on Netflix in Jul...

First a Best Director-award for his co-writer and director of Vaterland/Fatherland Pawel Pawlikowski in Cannes and now their film opens the Munich film festival. We talk to writer Henk Handloegten how Vaterland/Fatherland came about, the writing process, the influence of Edgar Reitz’ “Heimat” on his choice of career, the responsibility of a writer (hint: accuracy matters, but so does perspective)...

Prolific director Adolfo Kolmerer talks to us about his series Oderbruch, going all in with frequent collaborators Arend Remmers & Christian Alvart and why German filmmakers tend to approach genre wrong. We discuss the widely unloved second screen rule, exposition dialogue, plus a Shoutout to strong female leads (#Arrival) and the three projects he ‘d like to do. Enjoy! Find out more about Ado...

We talked to the wonderful Caro Braun about how acting expands one’s own reality and lets you be a different version of yourself. The inspiration her theatre-teacher-father was - and of course about her terrific film Rose (German cinema release: 30.04.2026) and its female perspective. Plus, the joy of acting opposite five Babies, Sandra Hüller & American Gang signs. It was a pleasure - Enjoy!...

We had a fun and interesting conversation with storyboarder and 3D-Layout artist Maike Ramke-Lassahn about her creative process. How time intensive the work is, the shifts in the animation industry due to AI - and her love for Walter Moers’ novel Rumo (and hope for a possible animated adaptation – we’re putting it out there, universe!). We laughed a lot and got to learn some things - Enjoy! Find o...

Crazy turn-around times? Not unusual in Filmmaker/Animator/Illustrator Raman Djafari’s working life. We had a very interesting talk with the multi-hyphenate in our latest #DeepDiveGenre episode. About his creative process, how to be resilient against the allure of beautiful opportunities, the joy of writing his own film - and the inherent magic of animation. Enjoy! Find out more about Raman and hi...

We had a wonderful conversation with director, animator and stop-motion artist Mona Keil about her creative process. About how physical sensation is usual the inspiration for her films, the strange addiction of stop-motion and some great insights on her latest film. We had a blast - Enjoy! Find out more about Mona and her latest work: https://animauz.de/de/uber-uns https://www.instagram.com/mon_ak...

From a childhood production of Snow White to his animated feature Stitch Head – Steve Hudson has covered quite a range of projects. We talked to the director/writer & actor about the importance of emotional moments in films in general but especially in children’s films, how his punk past in Britain had an ever so slight influence on Stitch Head’s visuals and why 90% of being a director is very...

We talked to sales executive and film expert Klaus Rasmussen about all things animation. Disney classic Snow White makes an appearance as does anime, puppet animation and animated films for adults. We discuss what about the genre works so well, what surprises the genre holds and its timelessness. Enjoy! EFM Animation Days – curated by Klaus Rasmussen https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/industry-progra...

It’s been a while… but Reza Memari is back! Four years after our last talk we got to catch up with the director/writer about his newest feature: The Last Whale Singer (arriving in German cinemas 12.02.2026). We talk about the importance of fixing things right away, of letting go, wearing many different creative hats and the joy of creating new, animated worlds and stories. Enjoy! Find out more abo...

Starting February 10th Season 9 covers singing whales, stop-motion and many other aspects of the animation genre. So join us, won’t you? When we talk to directors Reza Memari, Steve Hudson and Raman Djafari, stop-motion artist Mona Keil and expert Klaus Rasmussen about all things Animation.

Why are there more dystopias than utopias in Sci-Fi an Fantasy films? About this as well as about the enduring legacy of film classic Metropolis or the “women in space”-trope and many other interesting and fun Sci-Fi facts I talked with Dr. Kristina Jaspers of the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek in this episode. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Kristina and her latest work: https://deut...

Director & Writer Tim Fehlbaum is back. This time our conversation about his films HELL and TIDES had us nerding out over Sci-fi genre films (shout out to #AnotherEarth). Tim reveals that budget limitations can lead to creative ingenuity, what his four sisters have to do with his strong female characters and we also go on a little Steven Spielberg tangent. Enjoy!  Find out more about Tim...

Actor Felix Kramer returns, this time to Deep Dive Genre, to talk about his series Oderbruch – including laying in fake blood for several hours during one particular scene, staying as curious as on day one and the powerful emotions film classic Nosferatu manages to portray. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Felix and his latest work: https://agentur-lambsdorff.de/schauspieler/felix-kr...

Multi-talented actress Lisa Vicari has a special connection to the HFF Munich. We talk about the big adventure of portraying one character across several timelines in DARK; there’s a shout-out to her HELL-Costar Hannah Herzsprung. And in between Lisa reveals her love of being on a set and her believe that we always need good stories. It was a pleasure – Enjoy! Find out more about Lisa and her late...

One shouldn’t have favorites – but I have to admit thanks to our interview I’m a little bit of a Mala-Emde-Stan. The talented actress talked about acting as a process, "play" being the most important part and why prep is both horrible, but also very important. And lest I forget: Sheep are also a big part of our wonderful and fun conversation. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Mala and...

“What does it mean to be a human?” For actress Maren Eggert this question is not only the centre of her film I'M YOUR MAN, but of acting in general. She shared with us her decision-making process for her projects, the joy of learning something new for a project and that she would love to do an action or historical film. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Maren and her latest work: http...