The German Film Magazine - 06.09.2010 | KINO

KINO has a spot on the red carpet when Germany's premiere prize for up-and-coming filmmakers, the FIRST STEPS AWARDS, are presented in Berlin. We've also got a sneak peak at Dani Levy's new comedy LIFE IS TOO LONG and, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of German reunification, we pick out the best German films of the past two decades.FIRST STEPS AWARD -- Red Carpet for Future StarsGerman cinema's next generation is crowned in Berlin with the FIRST STEPS AWARD. 25 film school features compete in six categories for the attention of the German industry and 77,000 Euros in prize money. Oliver Kienles from the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy won the best full-length feature honor for BIS AUFS BLUT -- BRÜDER AUF BEWÄHRUNG. KINO was at the gala and presents this year's winners.Our Film of the Month: LIFE IS TOO LONG -- Dani Levy's new comedyFor his new film, Dani Levy, Germany's answer to Woody Allen, mined his own life for material. It's the story of the luckless Jewish director Alfi Seliger, who is stuck in a slump and hasn't made a movie in years. A sharp-edged satire on the German film scene, it features an all-star cast and pulls no punches.SHORTCUTSJANE'S JOURNEY -- A documentary on the life of primatologist and animal welfare activist Jane Goodall and here tireless fight to preserve the natural habitat of African primates. TENDER PARASITES -- A couple develop a very unique survival strategy in this unusual, love story. TOM ATKIN'S BLUES -- Documentary focusing on a store owner in Berlin's hip Prenzlauer Berg district and on the transformation of the neighborhood.REUNIFICATION AND GOOD BYE, LENIN! -- German Reunification on screenTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of German Reunification, KINO looks back on how filmmakers dealt with the sudden reality when East merged with West. KINO reporter Oliver Glasenapp picks his favorites, from Wolfgang Becker's hit comedy GOOD BYE, LENIN! to Michael Klier's more reflective TRISTESSE IN OSTKREUZ.