FEATURE FILMS

THE CULTURE WARS is in development and received the “Gerd Ruge Grant” by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW in 2021.

SYNOPSIS

This documentary is about the alarming rate of online radicalisation, its threat to global democracy and its causes & effects. The #GamerGate microcosm will introduce the main themes explored in the series, fake outrage, culture shock, weaponised propaganda and institutionalised oppression. #GamerGate created a blueprint for subsequent reactionary propaganda and revealed the inspiration of past templates.

As the acceleration rate of global change intensified during the 20th century, it gave birth to an era of obscene wealth creation and accumulation becoming increasingly asymmetrical. Investigating the implications and ramifications of key events from this period the series will portray the impact on society as it navigates through unprecedented times.

Interview with author & director Nicole Wegner:

A GOOD PLACE, 2023

Debut fiction feature by award winning director Katharina Huber premiered at Locarno Festival in section Concorso Cineast del presente & won the price for “Best Emerging Director” for Katharina Huber and “Best Performance” for Clara Schwingung as Güte.

Director: Katharina Huber

Cast: Clara Schwinning, Céline De Gennaro, Jannik Mioducki, Simon Steinhorst, Andreas Schneiders, Julian Sark, Maria Lorenzen, Jamal Albashaan, Meryem Erkus, Voodoo Jürgens, Nicole Wegner

Production Manager: Nicole Wegner, Inga Morawski
Production: Acker Film
Film und Medienstiftung NRW
Production design: Mayte Hellenthal, Nik Hellenthal
Cinematography: Jesse Mazuch, Carmen Rivadeneira
Sound: Björn Castillano, Matthew George McDonald-Bates, Dieter Hebben Sound design: Michał Krajczok, Katharina Huber Sound editing: Andrey Guryanov, Marcus Zilz, Holger Buff, Marius Schaaf Sound mixing: Michał Krajczok
Music: Chris Pitsiokos, Federico Perotti
Costume design: Michela Tarallo, Justina Zablockyte

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SIRENS CALL, 2023 (in post-production)

Debut fiction feature by award winning director duo Gossing/Sieckmann.

Directors: Miriam Gossing & Lina Sieckmann
Set Production Manager: Nicole Wegner
Production: Filmfaust | © Filmfaust
Film und Medienstiftung NRW, ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel

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CAN & ME, 2023

What does sound mean? What does silence mean? An intimate look into the life and work of Irmin Schmidt, the founder of the Cologne band CAN, which shaped generations of musicians in pop and electronic music. The film traces the path from being a classical conductor to a student of Stockhausen and Ligeti to creating CAN, on to doing film music for Wim Wenders and Roland Klick, opera and electronic club music.

In German theatres: 9.3.2023
Director: Michael Aust, Tessa Knapp
Additional interviews: Nicole Wegner
DoP: Tessa Knapp
Additional Cinematography: Nicole Wegner
Production: TelevisorTroika GmbH

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A feature documentary about Cologne’s electronic music and beyond. From Stockhausen to CAN, the peaks of 90ies Techno and experimental electronica to the contemporary sounds of the city.

World Premiere: 2022 Filmfestival Cologne
Director: Kristina Schippling
Additional interviews: Nicole Wegner
Editor: Nicole Wegner
Cinematography: Nicole Wegner, Kristina Schippling
Production: TelevisorTroika GmbH
Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW

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PARALLEL PLANES

//  Documentary  /  2017  /  100 Min. / Director: Nicole Wegner

“This film pays homage to the American DIY spirit and the diversity of the US musical landscape outside the commercial music industry. While many other music films never make it beyond hero worship, director Nicole Wegner consistently maintains eye level with her twelve interview partners, who include Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Michael Gira (Swans) and Valentine Falcon (Get Hustle). What they all have in common is that they couldn’t care less about marketing strategies and target group orientation as they gleefully hack the music industry and play by their own rules. Though the film shows extremely diverse musical styles, there is a general agreement to see the DIY idea as the most important legacy of punk and the starting point of self-empowerment and resistance.

Like a certified mixtape, “Parallel Planes” combines old and new songs, really clever thoughts about making music and personal insights to generate a narrative that resembles an open building kit of ideas from which everyone who wants to take things into their own hands can help themselves. Using gaudy cut-up elements and references to video clip aesthetics, the film develops a drive which might even lead the viewer to rush out of the cinema with a project of their own in mind and simply start on it …”
– Luc-Carolin Ziemann

With: Michael Gira (Swans), Mick Barr (Orthrelm), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids), Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Valentine Falcon (Get Hustle), Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Anna Barie (These Are Powers), Weasel Walter (The Flying Luttenbachers), Jenny Hoyston (Erase Errata), Alap Momin (Dälek), Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), Otto von Schirach

Press-PKG:
– DOK Leipzig catalogue entry
– PARALLEL PLANES website
– PARALLEL PLANES mixtape

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