We're happy to announce..:
25th February 2020
SYRREAL ENTERTAINMENT and DIRTY FILMS are co-producing HI-VIZ, which is a movie about a love affair between a grandmother and a disillusioned Berlin DJ.
Andrew Upton is writing the script for Australian director Kip Williams. Oscar-Winner Cate Blanchett is producing and playing a supporting role in the film. Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver and German actor Lars Eidinger are attached to star in this surprising and uplifting story.
Writer/Producer Andrew Upton says: “We are excited to produce this Berlin based film with Syrreal Entertainment and look forward to reaching audiences around the world with this hemisphere- crossing story.”
Producer Sigi Kamml adds: “We love Andrew ́s script about this Australian grandmother diving into the Berlin nightlife to find her missing grand daughter. Out of this setup evolves the most unusual love story that we have seen in a long time.”
“This story, which began life as a play at the Sydney Theatre Company, is finding a new form and incarnation”, added Upton and Blanchett. “It’s a surprising tale about the liberating power of music. Kip is an extraordinary director and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of his theatre to film cross-over”.
Physical production is planned to start in February 2021. Producers for Syrreal Entertainment are Sigi Kamml, Christian Alvart and Wassili Zygouris. Producers for Dirty Films are Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett.
24th February 2020
LEONINE and SYRREAL ENTERTAINMENT are co-developing the limited series SANTIAGO, which is a modern interpretation of one of the world’s most legendary revenge tales of all times: “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas. The 16-part series will span across two seasons and take us from a Mexican prison, to Germany and other attractive locations around Europe.
Adolfo J. Kolmerer and Arend Remmers, who already collaborated on the critically acclaimed and award winning feature film SCHNEEFLÖCKCHEN are writing the screenplays. Christian Alvart (“Tschiller: Off Duty”, “Banklady”) and Adolfo J. Kolmerer are attached to direct.
Writer/creator Adolfo J. Kolmerer says: “We have been in love with this tale basically all our lives. SANTIAGO has been living in our minds and fingertips ever since we first got the idea of retelling one of our favorite novels, “The Count of Monte Cristo”. We feel the time has come to present this legendary tale in a complete new form and take it to a modern world, with fresh characters in a compelling new setting. Our aim is to leave room for the characters, the heartbreaking drama, the amazing thrill and have this story come to life like we have never seen it before. We want it to be gritty and grounded in reality.”
Writer/creator Arend Remmers adds: “We are super excited about this project and can’t wait to dive deep into the development process. We envision SANTIAGO as something powerful and entertaining. A story that takes its characters seriously and is always one step ahead of the audience.”
Cosima von Spreti, head of co-financing and co-production at Leonine: “We see great international potential and with the original storytelling at its core, we feel it is just the right kind of premium content for us".
We're nominated!
15. Januar 2019
We are happy to announce that all of our in 2018 released productions are on nomination lists of different awards.
Keeping our fingers crossed for these great actress/actors.
DOGS OF BERLIN - best series - Jupiter Award
ABGESCHNITTEN - best actor - LARS EIDINGER - Bambi
ABGESCHNITTEN - best actor - MORITZ BLEIBTREU - Jupiter Award
ABGESCHNITTEN - best actress - JASNA FRITZI BAUER - Jupiter Award
STEIG.NICHT.AUS! - best actor - WOTAN WILKE MÖHRING - Jupiter Award
ABGESCHNITTEN - best camera - JAKUB BEJNAROWICZ - preselection German Film Award
Vote for Jupiter Award until 31.01.2019 here.
Release: DOGS OF BERLIN on NETFLIX
07. Dezember 2018
A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.
First season on NETFLIX NOW!
Netflix Original
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
Cast: Felix Kramer, Fahri Yardim, Anna Maria Mühe, Katharina Schüttler
Netflix Release: 07.12.2018
New Trailer of DOGS OF BERLIN
07. November 2018
New Trailer of our 10-episode NETFLIX series is online!
Netflix Original
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
Netflix Release: 07.12.2018
Cinema release of CUT OFF
11. October 2018
Bestseller CUT OFF from Sebastian Fitzek & Michael Tsokos was made into a movie by director Christian Alvart. From NOW in german cinemas.
Watch the trailer of our new thriller.
Language: German
Director: Christian Alvart
In co-production with: Ziegler Film
National distribution and World Sales: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Fahri Yardim, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Enno Hesse
Status: Release October 11th, 2018
NOW.ON.DVD!
20. September 2018
"DON´T.GET.OUT!" is available on DVD and Blu Ray now.
Click here to watch the trailer.
Language: German
Author & Director: Christian Alvart
In co-production with: ZDF
National distribution: nfp / Telepool
World Sales: Global Screen
Cast: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Fahri Yardim, Christiane Paul, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Hannah Herzsprung, Marc Hosemann
Status: Release 12.04.2018
DOGS OF BERLIN: First Trailer
28. August 2018
First Trailer of our 10-episode NETFLIX series is online!
Netflix Original
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
Netflix Release: 07.12.2018
Production start of SUMPFLAND (AT)
20. Juli 2018
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
In Cooperation with Telepool and ZDF
Status: Production
Release: End of 2019
It's a wrap!
19. Mai 2018
After 100 days DOGS OF BERLIN has been shot!
Netflix Original
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
Status: Release demcember 7th, 2018 on NETFLIX
First Trailer of CUT OFF
23. April 2018
Bestseller CUT OFF from Sebastian Fitzek & Michael Tsokos was made into a movie.
Watch the trailer of our new thriller.
Language: German
Director: Christian Alvart
In co-production with: Ziegler Film
National distribution and World Sales: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Fahri Yardim, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Enno Hesse
Status: Release October 11th, 2018
NETFLIX announces DOGS OF BERLIN
28. April 2017
Netflix, the world’s leading entertainment network, continues its investment in European and German content with the announcement of Dogs of Berlin. The 10-episode series is the second German Netflix original after Dark and will launch in 2018 exclusively to members around the world.
Dogs of Berlin tells the story of two contrasting Berlin police detectives who become a team against their will – and are forced into a territorial battle with the Berlin underworld that confronts them with their own human weaknesses and criminal activities – and into a final decision on which side of the law they’re actually on.
Netflix Original
Language: German
Script & Direction: Christian Alvart
Netflix Release: 07.12.2018
