The German Film Magazine - 22.03.2010 | KINO

Kino goes Hollywood! Our reporter Hans Christoph von Bock was in Tinsel Town for this year's Oscars and reports back on the international success of German productions. We also have Doris Dörrie's new oversized comedy and the historic epic Henry of Navarre.The Germans in Hollywood - A success storyGerman films have been Oscar contenders for a good ten years now. This year, five German-international co-productions were nominated for Academy Awards, more than ever before.KINO reporter Hans Christoph von Bock was at the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles. Together with the producer Robert Kulzer from the German company Constantin he reflects on the growing success of German productions on the world stage.

Plus-Sized Power Woman: Doris Dörrie's "The Hairdresser"Filling up the screen in Doris Dörrie's new film is a truly huge lady. An unemployed, single mother who doesn't let her weight, or life's pitfalls get her down.Rarely has "fat comedy" been so funny, touching and fun as in "The Hairdresser." Henry of Navarre the challenges of filming history.Henry of Navarre cost 19 million Euros - a huge budget for a European production. Jo Baier based the film on the novel by Heinrich Mann on the life of legendary French Huguenot Henry of Navarre.The film has divided critics. Many were impressed by the film's epic imagery and sweep while others found it superficial and dull. Kino examines why this Henry has been so divisive. SHORTCUTS

German Film Prize 2010 The nominees and their chances

Jerry Cotton 40 years after his debut, Germany's only FBI hero Jerry Cotton returns to the big screen

Boxhagener Platz An East Berlin Heimat film set in the 1960s and based on the novel by Torsten Schulz