As it continues to produce highend films and TV programs that examine the wonders of the natural world, science and history, Terra Mater Factual Studios is also seeking to broaden its audience and educate viewers about the precarious state of life on Earth.
Whether it’s the poaching of endangered African elephants for China’s illicit ivory trade or the planned plunder of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by America’s oil industry oligarchs, the planet’s precious wildlife is facing dangers that threaten its continued existence. Terra Mater has achieved great success with its theatrical and television output over the past decade in showcasing such issues, but the Austrian company is aiming to attract and inspire new viewers with less traditional productions, including an unlikely comedy.
To that end, Terra Mater is turning its focus to impact-driven environmental topics while also creating mainstream appeal for its productions, says Michael Frenschkowski,...
Whether it’s the poaching of endangered African elephants for China’s illicit ivory trade or the planned plunder of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by America’s oil industry oligarchs, the planet’s precious wildlife is facing dangers that threaten its continued existence. Terra Mater has achieved great success with its theatrical and television output over the past decade in showcasing such issues, but the Austrian company is aiming to attract and inspire new viewers with less traditional productions, including an unlikely comedy.
To that end, Terra Mater is turning its focus to impact-driven environmental topics while also creating mainstream appeal for its productions, says Michael Frenschkowski,...
- 4/23/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
COLOGNE, Germany -- Regional subsidy group Filmstifftung NRW announced Tuesday it is backing German director Tobi Baumann's Vollidiot (Blithering Idiot) with 1.1 million ($1.3 million) in production funding. The movie is a romantic comedy based on the best seller by German author Tommy Jaud. Baumann's feature film debut, The Wanker, was a sleeper hit in 2004. Vollidiot stars German television comedian Oliver Pocher in his first feature film role. Pocher plays Simon, a no-luck 20-something who falls for the wrong woman again and again.
- 9/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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