Gretchenfilm, founded in 2019 by Annegret Weitkämper-Krug, pursues the clear goal of producing films in intensive dialogue with art, literature, music and theatre. The starting point was the impressive directorial debut “Next Door” by and with Daniel Brühl, which premiered in competition at the 2021 Berlinale.
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This was followed by many other projects, such as the docudrama “Dürer” about Albrecht Dürer, developed in cooperation with ARTE, and the successful documentary “Daniel Richter” about the contemporary German artist of the same name, directed by Pepe Danquart. The co-production of the feature film “In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt” by director Aelrun Goette was not only a national success, but is also regarded internationally as a culturally valuable film contribution. Last year, our film “SENECA” starring John Malkovich and directed by Robert Schwendke was not only a hit at the Berlinale 2023.
In 2023, Gretchenfilm presents exciting projects: the feature film “Bad Director” by director Oskar Roehler with Oliver Masucci (cinema release in Germany in March 2024), the arthouse project “Münter & Kandinsky”, the “Traumnovelle” based on Arthur Schnitzler and the historical drama “Stella. A Life”, which will be released in cinemas in January 2024.
We are also delighted about the production “Der Buchspazierer” starring Christoph-Maria Herbst – our first major cinema production to be filmed in our wonderful home city of Hamburg. The literary adaptation is based on the bestseller by Carsten Henn and was directed and filmed by Ngo The Chau; it will be released in cinemas this year. In addition, the documentary about Doris Soffel, which we co-produced, was successfully shot and is expected to be broadcast in spring 2024. Shooting of the feature film “Der Schimmelreiter”, based on the novella by Theodor Storm, has also been successfully completed, as has the musical dramedy project “The Girl from Köln”, which was co-produced last year and features a top cast and tells the unique success story of Vera Brandes, who br
