A DREAM OF REVOLUTION
Further cinema presentations: Herne, VHS 04/28/25; Berlin, Acud Cinema 19.07.25
THE PALMER COMPLEX
After its cinema premiere in Tübingen, the 90-minute documentary by Frank Marten Pfeiffer can now be seen in the ARD media library and on April 17th. on SWR.
FRIENDLY FIRE by Klaus Fried opens the 40th DokFest Munich
Our documentary FRIENDLY FIRE by Klaus Fried is the opening film of the 40th DokFest Munich.
It will be shown on May 7, 2025, at 8 p.m. at the Deutsches Theater in Munich.
AI – THE DEATH OF THE INTERNET
Author and director Mario Sixtus addresses the flood of digital waste with his new ARTE cultural documentary.
JULIAN ALPS filmed
The first part of Sebastian Saam’s new series NATURAL WONDER OF THE HIGH MOUNTAINS has been shot and is in post-production. In May he will dedicate himself to the Picos de Europa in Spain
ARD award for ENDLICH TACHELES
ARD honors Andrea Schramm and Jana Matthes for their outstanding work on ENDLICH TACHELES
IN production
Machine-made scrap automatically floods creative platforms and search engines. The Internet as a cultural and knowledge space may not survive this deluge of synthetic trash. What comes next?
Filming for our 4-part series “Natural Wonders of the High Mountains” began at the end of August 2024 in the Julian Alps. Author and director Sebastian Saam initially devotes himself to the natural beauty of the cross-border high mountains in Slovenia and Italy and – as in his 7-part lakes series – to the effects of climate change.
In “I’m freezing in the sun,” director Frank Amann accompanies five young people aged 12 to 14 who are growing up in a satellite town in Neubrandenburg. They are not only confronted with the challenges of puberty, but also with their origins, influences and attributions.
IN PREPARATION
In FORBIDDEN FRUITS, Bianca Gleissinger uses honest self- and social criticism to explore the question of whether, in times of body positivity and Instagram filters, we find ourselves in similarly toxic areas of tension as our mothers and grandmothers.
The whole world was amazed by Esther, but the Germans were mesmerized. Esther and Abi Ofarim appeared to them not only as representatives of musical internationalism, but above all as ambassadors of Israel and of a new generation that could find ways of reconciliation.
They are the human element of a merciless system with “10 minute delivery guarantees.” Your industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. But who are the people in the colorful uniforms and the bulky boxes on their backs who bring us the food?
David finds his family’s involvement in the slave trade and sets out to meet descendants of the victims to find out what we still have to do with the whole thing today.
A current look at Kabul under Taliban rule from the perspective of an Afghan artist.
A feature film about artificial intelligence and mobility.
FILMOGRAPHY
- All
- Documentary
- Feature film
THE PALMER COMPLEX
Lakes – Sources of life
AI: Machines’ Dreams in Film
LUISA
BE WATER – VOICES FROM HONG KONG
The Strait Guys
JOHNNY & ME
FRIENDLY FIRE
Rival
A dream of revolution
How Holocaust Came on Television
Haya – A Girl in Saudi Arabia
Philip and the Dream Factory
Hao Are You
Road to La Paz
Women at the Top
Who We Were
Tacheles – The Heart of the Matter
The Charm of the Swarm – World Wide Wikipedia
Border Cut
Gold for Kim – A Life for North Korea’s Leader
Thrillers and the Third Reich
Between Goose Step and Dolce Vita – A Road Trip Through a New North Korea
On thin Ice: The Asylum Decider
The Secret Revolution
The Virgin Obsession
In the Dunes
From Amsterdam to Odessa (Documentary series)
Am I Sexy?
Iona
Patong Girl
No Land’s Song
The Aryans
Defunct
Fountain of Youth – Loma Linda, California/USA
Fountain of Youth – Hainan, China
Fountain of Youth – Campodimele, Italy
Fountain of Youth – Abkhazia, Caucasus
Fountain of Youth – Guanacaste, Costa Rica
The Largest Family in the World
Akram and the Wall in the Sea
Pelo Malo
The Flying Boys of Gaza
Cities in Fear
Mother’s Day
Mirna
Between Home
Carne de Perro (Dog Meat)
Chronobiology: What makes people tick?
The Momentary Marriage
A Plumber for Every Need
The rockets, the millionaire and the Dessau Bibles
Brother Sister
Adopted
Gangster Runner
Ballada
Being Kohl
Vacuum
Sportsman Lötzsch
Stolperstein
Red and Blues
Friendly Enemy Alien
Behind Words
The Fascination of Faith – Milan: The Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente
The Fascination of Faith – Madurai: The Meenakshi Temple
The Fascination of Faith – Budapest: The Dohány Synagogue
The Fascination of Faith – Yangon: The Shwedagon Pagoda
The Fascination of Faith – Casablanca: The Mosque of Hassan II
White Ghosts
ND – Deutsches Neuland
Calling Hedy Lamarr
The Fighters and Mile Eaters
Cinemania
I am from Nowhere
Berlin-Neukölln
Shea – Surfergirl
Rich and Poor: Two Countries on Their Way Into the EU
Rabenmütter-Journal
No future without immigration
Infidelities – German-German marriages of convenience
The subversive Camera
Perpetrator, Victim, Help
Ask us, we are the last
Much smoke about nothing
Do they tick correctly? About cult watches and the watch cult
The Stream (short)
A journey into weightlessness
About Us
HANFGARN & UFER Filmproduktion, founded in 1991, is headquartered in Berlin and has offices in Hamburg and Bremerhaven. With great attention to creative auteur films, we support our authors and directors, including many debutants, in the realization of their documentaries and feature films. Many of our productions have won awards at international film festivals, and some have been released internationally. We cooperate with German and international co-producers, TV channels, sponsors, other donors and sales companies.
TEAM
Gunter Hanfgarn
Author & Producer
- 1984-90: Studied psychology in Landau and Berlin
- 1988-90: Editorial assistant and TV writer at RIAS-TV
- 1991 Founding of HANFGARN & UFER film production with Andrea Ufer
- 2009-12: Vice President of the Documentary Film Working Group (AGDOK)
- Member of the German and European Film Academy. IMDB >>
Focus: Development, production, rights and licenses
Andrea Ufer
Writer & Producer, Director
- 1982-87: Studied German, media studies and politics at the TU Berlin
- Editorial assistant and TV writer at RIAS TV
- Since 1988 she has been a freelance journalist and filmmaker for ARD, ZDF and ARTE
- 1991 Founding of HANFGARN & UFER film production with Gunter Hanfgarn
- Member of the AGDOK and the German Film Academy. IMDB >>
Focus: Development, production, film management
Bettina Morlock
Production Manager
Since completing her production studies at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg, Bettina Morlock has worked as a production manager and line producer as well as a self-employed producer for documentaries.
Bettina is also a certified Green Consultant.
morlock@hu-film.de
Bettina is also a certified Green Consultant.
morlock@hu-film.de
Heiko Hobohm
Accounting
Contact
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