Deep Dive Genre

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...

“You discover a film while you’re making it” might be my new favorite quote about movies. A big thank you to cinematographer Markus Förderer for talking to us about the making of dystopian scifi feature HELL, what draws him to the genre and why throwing out the pre-planning is sometimes the boldest move you can make in film making. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Markus and his late...

Welcome back to Deep Dive Genre! Season 8 covers classics like Metropolis and modern films and series such as DARK, SKIN DEEP or HELL. Starting September 16th we’ll be talking about Fantasy and ScyFi. So join us, won’t you? When we talk to actors Mala Emde, Lisa Vicari, Maren Eggert and Felix Kramer and director Tim Fehlbaum and cinematographer Markus Förderer.

Today we talk to film critic and economic researcher Moritz Pfeifer about European films, political drama - and film financing. Our discussion covers a lot of ground: From European arthouse film, to film marketing to the FFG. Join us, won’t you? For the final chapter of season 7. Find out more about Moritz and his latest work: East European Film Bulletin: http://eefb.org/ Research Paper ("The Euro...

We talked to writer and creative powerhouse Anette Hess about her series’ INTERPRETER OF SILENCE and WEISSENSEE, her journey to becoming a writer, why dialogue is like music - think rhythm, temp and melody – the fear of the blank page and her personal connection to the stories she writes. Plus we got a tiny glimpse of the newest installment of the Kudamm series. Enjoy! Find out more about Annette...

Back for a second stint with us and fresh of the Oscar® -Nomination for September 5 we talk to writer Moritz Binder about his writing process (hint: he’s not a solitary writer), how sometimes getting rid of dialogue can make a scene and the creative through-line of his projects (possibly Munich, just kidding – but also not). It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Moritz and his latest...

Çağdaş Eren Yüksel talked to me about his Grimme Preis awarded series, how he became a director and producer despite not having any contacts in the film industry and how he navigates the world of political storytelling. It was a real pleasure to talk to him – enjoy! Find out more about Çağdaş and his latest work: https://caay.de/cagdas-eren-yueksel/ https://www.instagram.com/cagdasyueksel/ You can...

We talked to the indomitable writer & director Petra Volpe about her new film Heldin/Late Shift, filmmaking as a political act, her favorite quote “fiction is the lie that tells the truth” (by Albert Camus), how camera positions are micro-dramaturgy and we got a glimpse of her newest film, a passion project. Enjoy! Find out more about Petra and her latest work: https://die-agenten.de/profile/p...