One particular corner of the Heimatfilm genre is occupied by the intrepid Schlagerfilme. So, of course we had to include IM WEISSEN RÖSSL - WEHE DU SINGST! in our season. And who better to talk to than the terrific queen of comedy and the film's lead actress: Diana Amft! We discussed the singing, dance scenes, the school trip atmosphere of the film shoot and why comedy is still not recognized in Germany as the high art, that it is. Enjoy!

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In this #Deep Dive Genre episode we talk to a true and tested Heimatfilm expert – director Hans Steinbichler! He redefined the genre with his debut film HIERANKL and is showing again what the genre can do with his latest feature film, EIN GANZES LEBEN / A WHOLE LIFE. Along the way we talk about the uniqueness and magic of the word Heimat, the compliment of having done an “Alpen-Scorcese” and the delight of musicals – Enjoy!

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We’re starting with bit of an #Heimatfilm outlier: Christmas cult classic 3 HASELNÜSSE FÜR ASCHENBRÖDEL. I talked to fellow 3 HFNA enthusiast Barbie Heusinger and our conversation ran the gamut from our favorite scenes, to the question if the film is a “good film” (spoiler alert: it is!) and what Heimat means and the continuing appeal of the genre. What a great way to start our fourth season – Enjoy!

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We are going into season 4! And starting March 5th we'll be talking about all things HEIMATFILM.

For our last episode of season 3 we talked to the wonderful Hannah Schiller. About her series DIE NETTESTEN MENSCHEN DER WELT, her talent for drawing and her fascination with stories that are situated in the horror realm and how they captivate, touch and move us. What a great end to our third season – Enjoy!

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There are some people who have stories to tell, and then there are people who have STORIES to tell. Tommy Krappweis is the latter. The multi-hyphenate – writer, comedian, musician and all around-creative talent talked to us about his series KOHLRABENSCHWARZ, which was initially an audio play, then became a book series and finally a TV series. As you can imagine we had lots to talk about in regards to genre-mix and folk tales. Enjoy!

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Today we're talking to film critic @adriangmelch about horror – why elevated horror is not the best term for what’s happening in the genre. Plus some horror genre and film history and a few great film suggestions, German and otherwise – enjoy!

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Tim Oliver Schultz has shown his versatility on the screen many times – never more so as villain Theo in #heilstaettenderfilm. We talked to the actor and producer about the found footage film, the horror genre in general and why villains tend to think they’re the heroes. What a great conversation – enjoy!

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Talking to a real genre expert und pop-culture geek? Priceless – and a lot of fun. #BloodRedSky and #OldPeople producer Benjamin Munz took time out of his busy X-FAKTOR – DAS UNFASSBARE production schedule and went on a deep dive with us to talk about the two projects. Besides many incredible stories about the long production journey of BLOOD RED SKY – like chasing Nicholas Cage at a film festival or Arnold Schwarzenegger on an airplane – we talked about creative choices, preconceived notions about horror in Germany and also would like to invite a certain SZ film critic to re-watch BLOOD RED SKY, this time to the end…

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#BloodRedSky director (and writer) Peter Thorwarth joins us as the first guest of season 3 to talk about his film, why it’s maybe not a horror-film per se, the challenges they faced, using the sun (light) as a character and what his one regret regarding the movie is. Enjoy - and welcome to all things film and horror!

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