I Was in Mortal Fear
Alexa Benkert travelled alone to Afghanistan to lead Sayed Jalal Rohani's daring short film — two intense weeks amid chaos, danger and remarkable people.
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With Loving Attention to Detail
Laura Maria Heid praises the care taken on ZDF's Letzte Spur Berlin, where even her single-day role in the episode Atemlos was given real depth.
In the Devil's Kitchen
Jacob Jesse and Jörg Moukaddam square off in a riotous commercial for the food-industry union NGG, dramatising the harsh reality of a restaurant kitchen.
The National Team
A look at why the same handful of actresses and actors keep appearing in Austrian feature films and television series time and again.
A Hard-Hitting Film
Roland Wolf plays the local choirmaster in the ARD crime drama Der Sohn, a bold thriller by Urs Egger about a mother who suspects her own son of murder.
Swabian Dialect Straight to the Heart
Bavarian-born Andreas Klaue, twice voted Stuttgart's favourite, leads a new Swabian-language revival of the comedy classic Neurosen-Kavalier.
Christmas at Its Best!
As Madame La Nick, Désirée Nick brings her dazzling burlesque travesty to Berlin's Theater am Kurfürstendamm for a festive run from Christmas Day.
Who Else Is Dead?
Off stage and screen, Marie-Theres Schwinn is an acclaimed poetry slammer, reviving late poets in the contest format Dead or Alive.
When Cupid's Arrow Strikes
Rosetta Pedone sparks instant chemistry with Sebastian Pufpaff in the episode Amors Pfeil of Germany's most provocative cabaret series, 3. Stock links.
Dancing Her Way to Success
Katja Brenner plays a salsa teacher in the Sat.1 comedy Bodycheck, coaxing the very best out of an unwilling young pupil.
Pure Suspense
Roland Wolf plays officer Raaben in the ARD crime series Wolfsland, shot in atmospheric Görlitz right on the Polish border.
The Things We Put Ourselves Through in Relationships
Roman Pertl stars in Duncan Macmillan's two-hander Lungs at the Hessisches Landestheater Marburg — an intimate, devastating portrait of a couple.
What's Going On Will Take Your Breath Away
Jörg Westphal joins the cast of Christian Schwochow's high-finance thriller series Credo, an unflinching look at the world of investment banking.
Out and About as a Hipster
René Görgen cruises through Berlin in the new Mercedes V-Class for a 360-degree commercial that lets viewers look around at will.
Time for a Hearty Laugh
Hannes Ducke returns to the Komödie Braunschweig stage after a decade in Erich Kästner's comedy Drei Männer im Schnee, premiering on 1 December.
Successful, Witty and Charming
Presenter Nadine Heidenreich plays a key part in RBB's Bremer Fernsehpreis win for the series Fit für Olympia.
We Need You!
Chris Gebert and Jörg Westphal are up for the Blaue Blume award with the short film Sorry Guys — and your vote could win it for them.
Applause, Applause!
Heartfelt congratulations to Johannes Hallervorden on his wonderful premiere of Harold and Maude at the Schlosspark Theater Berlin.
Explosively Topical Theatre
Isabelle Redfern plays Jory in Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer-winning Disgraced, now opening at Vienna's Burgtheater on 26 November 2016.
What If We Don't Have an Abortion?
Katja Brenner shoots for Kommissarin Lucas as gynaecologist Dr Sabine Weidmayr, advising a young couple on a high-risk pregnancy.
Who's the Murderer Here?
Steffen Ezold plays caretaker Peter Schmeling in the SOKO Wismar episode Ich liebe einen Mörder, airing 23 November on ZDF.
The Temptations of Allah
Matthias Matz plays a shady convert recruiting young men for his fundamentalist cause in the Notruf Hafenkante episode Morgenland.
