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-programme/animation-days/animation-days.html

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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 about Reza and his latest work:
https://www.telescopeanimation.com/

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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://deutsche-kinemathek.academia.edu/KristinaJaspers/Zukunftsforschung%20%7C%20Scifi

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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 and his latest work:
https://players.de/directors/tim-fehlbaum/

DDG Episode with Tim about September 5:
https://pod.link/1654923731/episode/cG9kLWIyMDMxN2ZhOTAxZDI5ZTc5YzBkOWQyZTVi

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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-kramer/

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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 latest work:
https://www.inka-stelljes.de/index.php/a/a59lisavicari.html

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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!

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https://lilie2a-pr.de/mala-emde/

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