B’tselem is a NGO for human rights that was founded by prominent academicians, lawyers, journalists and members of the Knesset in the year 1989. The goal is to document human rights violations in the occupied territories and to inform the Israeli public and legislature of these violations. When collecting data it makes no difference whether…
Cinema for Jenin can be traced back to the documentary A Heart for Jenin by Marcus Vetter and Leon Geller, which was awarded the German Film Price. The film tells the story of Palestinian Ismail Khatib from Dschenin, who donates the organs of his son, who was shot by Israeli soldiers, to Israeli children. “Movies…
Interview with Greenlight Media managing directors Nikolaus Weil and Stefan Beiten Greenlight Media turned 20 years old this year. How would you describe, in one word, how you feel about this event? Nikolaus Weil: Most of all gratitude! I am grateful that I had a chance to experience so much excitement and diversity. I am…
Avex Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese entertainment group Avex Group Holding, purchased the video-on-demand rights to Greenlight Media’s bestseller Deep Blue. Within the group, Avex Entertainment Inc. is responsible for the production and planning of music and videos of artists. In addition, the company is responsible for the management of all artists. The…
The first fairy tale musical SimsalaGrimm, based on the Greenlight Media animated series, was a success among audiences and critics alike. The colorful mixture of a variety of Grimm fairy tales, coupled with a good dose of comedy and captivating music, will now continue in fall 2013. You will find additional information at www.cocomico.de. 11-9-2013 …
When old meets new Nikolaus Weil, managing director of Greenlight Media and co-producer of SimsalaGrimm, talks to the Stadtkurier. SK: What should the audience in Freiburg expect from SimsalaGrimm on April 21? Nikolaus Weil: Popular, tried and true Grimm’s fairy tales with a little twist. Fairy tales that introduce some new elements, but in the…
In the name of environmental science research the producers of Greenlight Media gave a free license for Deep Blue to the multimedia library Environment & Society. The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich is a joint initiative of Munich’s Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Deutsches Museum, and is supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research….