A dispute about how to deal with the corona protective measures has broken out at the Dresden Semperoper. Chief conductor Christian Thielemann had accused director Peter Theiler in an interview of obstructing his work. Theiler reacted clearly and spoke of “complete misrepresentation and lack of insight”. – Thielemann criticizes Theiler’s Corona protective measures With the … Read more
Talks between UCI and the landlord of the cinema building are still ongoing. Because it is still unclear whether the spontaneous termination due to construction defects is legally in order or not. Program cinema operator Christian Pfeil is waiting for clarity to finally prevail. Because he wants the German children’s media festival “Goldener Spatz” to … Read more
In a large parking lot in the middle of the Schleußig district of Leipzig, a black caddy with a white and bronze-colored logo on the doors: Electric Cinema is written on it, in a font reminiscent of 1950s film posters. And Martin Schröder-Zabel, who is driving the tour that evening, pulls a flag out of … Read more
Preparations for the 33rd Dresden Film Festival are in full swing – even if the impression in the almost lonely office is different, as almost everyone works from home. After all, the 2,700 or so films that have been submitted for the competitions in April by filmmakers from over 100 countries have to be viewed. … Read more
Not only does the Bible tell of the exodus and exile. Stories of flight and displacement exist in many languages, cultures and religions. People all over the world have had the experience of losing their home. – The 20th century with the two world wars marks a sad climax in this narrative of violence and … Read more
Truth and poetry The television princes of the GDR are not immediately convinced of the material, as the experienced television dramaturge Börner recalls. After all, instead of residences, there have long been GDR districts, the nobility has been abolished, and in the early 1980s the Dresden residential palace still looks like a ruin, as if … Read more
realme, the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world, took just 2 years to generate 50 million smartphone shipments worldwide. It was able to expand to more than 61 markets worldwide, ranking fifth in 13 markets worldwide, ranking 7th in the world for smartphone brands, and also setting a record for the brand with the … Read more
Andrew Bird, like so many of us, was surprised by the pandemic in the spring. He was working on songs, preparing for concerts, but things turned out differently: “I just got back from recording from Chicago when the effects of the pandemic hit me. I live in the country near LA, in the mountains . … Read more
“The message is that there is much more to all of us than our certificates and references can show us,” says Marcell Heinrich, education expert and founder of Hero Society. The Leipzig company supports young people in their search for their professional destiny. In the “Heldenmacher” program, for example, students are brought together with role … Read more
This week, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launched Ubisoft’s new game on the AnvilNext 2 engine. Ubisoft does not exactly have a flawless reputation when it comes to optimization for PC, so we have taken a look at how their latest game is doing. This year we get to take the trip to, among others, Rogaland here … Read more