„MAMACITA“ BY JOSÉ PABLO ESTRADA TORRESCANO STARTS JUNE, 27TH IN GERMAN THEATRES - OPEN AIR PREMIER IN COLOGNE ON JUNE 21ST -

After an extensive tour through the film festivals of the world, José Pablo Estrada Torrescano’s touching and intimate tragicomedy about his grandmother, a true Mexican matriarch, will be released in theatres all over Germany.

The release will start with an open premier in Cologne’s “Museum für Angewandte Kunst” on June 21st and continues with screenings in cinemas all over Germany on June, 27th. All cities, cinemas and screening dates can be found here.

Mamacita is an extravagant Mexican beauty queen living in her own kingdom in company of her loyal servants: gardener, chauffeur, chef, housekeeper and nurses. The 95-year-old lady has turned her house into a castle, hiding the open wounds of a prominent Mexican upper class family behind its stonewalls. When José Pablo went abroad to study film, Mamacita made him promise to return to Mexico one day to make a film about her life. He conquers his granny’s empire like a Trojan horse, discovering the haunted spirits of his own past and the lack of love that his entire clan has suffered from for generations. At the end both – and the audience – learn: It’s never too late to forgive.

MAMACITA is a Fruitmarket production in coproduction with AntevitaFilms (Luxemburg) and NoPalPictures (Mexico).

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Volontariate: Dokumentarfilmproduktion und Dokumentarfilmregie

Wir suchen ab sofort Volontäre für den Bereich Dokumentarfilmproduktion & Dokumentarfilmregie bei Arne Birkenstock und der Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH!

VOLONTARIAT DOKUMENTARFILMREGIE

Beginn: 1.9. oder 1.10.2019

Dauer: 18-24 Monate
Firma: Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH
Ansprechpartner: Sebastian Lemke

Standort: Maastrichter Straße 45, 50672 Köln, Deutschland
Bewerbungsschluss: 20.7.2019

Wir suchen: Eine kreative und intelligente Person mit Lebenserfahrung und Spaß am Dokumentarfilm. Eine Abgeschlossenes Bachelor- oder Grundstudium ist von Vorteil, eine gute Schreibe auf Deutsch und gute Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache in Wort und Schrift ebenso. Weitere Sprachkenntnisse und ein Führerschein sind willkommen, aber kein Ausschlusskriterium. Erste Erfahrungen als Dokumentarfilmautor*In können helfen, Rechercheerfahrungen ebenso.

Wir bieten: Spannende Projekte in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Arne Birkenstock und anderen Regisseuren, intensive Einblicke in die Entwicklung, Produktion und Postproduktion von internationalen Film- und Serienproduktionen aus Regieperspektive und eine verantwortungsvolle Tätigkeit in enger Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Regisseuren.

Das Volontariat beträgt mindestens 18 und höchstens 24 Monate und ist mit monatlich 1.500,00 Euro vergütet. Wir bieten unseren Regie-Volontären an, dass sie im Rahmen des Volontariats nicht nur an unseren Projekten mitarbeiten, sondern mit unserer Hilfe und Beratung auch einen eigenen Dokumentarfilmstoff als Ausbildungsprojekt entwickeln.

Wir sind: Die Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH wurde 2004 von dem Regisseur Arne Birkenstock gegründet und ist heute eine der renommiertesten deutschen Produktionsfirmen im Bereich Non-Fiction. In einem kleinen und sehr engagierten Team produzieren wir große internationale Kino-Dokumentarfilme, dokumentarische Serien für Plattformen und TV, sowie transmediale Erfahrungsräume für Internet und Ausstellungen, u.a. mit Regisseuren wie David Bernet, Arne Birkenstock, Uli Gaulke, Tonje Hessen Schei, Florian Opitz, Michael Madsen, Milo Rau, Yasemin Samdereli, Enrique Sánchez Lansch und anderen. Unsere Produktionen entstehen in Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern und Kreativen aus der ganzen Welt.

Wir bitten um die Zusendung einer aussagekräftigen Bewerbung mit Lebenslauf und Motivationsschreiben bis zum 20. Juli 2019 an:

Sebastian Lemke

sebastian.lemke@fruitmarket.de

Maastrichter Strasse 45

D-50672 Köln

VOLONTARIAT DOKUMENTARFILMPRODUKTION

Beginn: 1.9. oder 1.10. 2019

Dauer: 18-24 Monate
Firma: Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH
Ansprechpartnerin: Laryssa Stone

Standort: Maastrichter Straße 45, 50672 Köln, Deutschland
Bewerbungsschluss: 20.7.2019

Wir suchen: Ein kreatives und intelligentes Organisationsgenie mit Lebenserfahrung. Abgeschlossenes Bachelor- oder Grundstudium ist von Vorteil, gute Kenntnisse der deutschen und englischen Sprache in Wort und Schrift sind Pflicht. Weitere Sprachkenntnisse und ein Führerschein sind willkommen, aber kein Ausschlusskriterium. Erste Erfahrungen in der Filmproduktion können helfen, Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Organisation, Disposition etc. ebenso.

Wir bieten: Internationale Dokumentarfilm- und Serienproduktionen in Zusammenarbeit mit Produzenten, Regisseuren, Plattformen, Sendern und Vertrieben aus der ganzen Welt. Mitarbeit und intensive Einblicke in die Entwicklung, Produktion und Postproduktion von internationalen Film- und Serienproduktionen aus Produzentensicht und eine verantwortungsvolle Tätigkeit in enger Zusammenarbeit mit unserem Team.

Das Volontariat beträgt mindestens 18 und höchstens 24 Monate und ist mit monatlich 1.500,00 Euro vergütet. Unsere Produktionsvolontäre erhalten mindestens einmal pro Halbjahr eine hausinterne und/oder externe Fortbildungsmaßnahme in wesentlichen Bereichen der Produktionspraxis.

Wir sind: Die Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH wurde 2004 von dem Regisseur Arne Birkenstock gegründet und ist heute eine der renommiertesten deutschen Produktionsfirmen im Bereich Non-Fiction. In einem kleinen und sehr engagierten Team produzieren wir große internationale Kino-Dokumentarfilme, dokumentarische Serien für Plattformen und TV, sowie transmediale Erfahrungsräume für Internet und Ausstellungen, u.a. mit Regisseuren wie David Bernet, Uli Gaulke, Tonje Hessen Schei, Florian Opitz, Michael Madsen, Milo Rau, Yasemin Samdereli, Enrique Sánchez Lansch und anderen. Unsere Produktionen entstehen in Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern und Kreativen aus der ganzen Welt.

Wir bitten um die Zusendung einer aussagekräftigen Bewerbung mit Lebenslauf und Motivationsschreiben bis zum 20. Juli 2019 an:

Laryssa Stone

laryssa.stone@fruitmarket.de

Maastrichter Strasse 45

D-50672 Köln

GERMAN DOCUMENTARY AWARD NOMINATION FOR ULI GAULKE’S „SUNSET OVER HOLLYWOOD“

(@Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 2018 / SWR)

Our production „SUNSET OVER HOLLYWOOD“ (intl. title SUNSET OVER MULHOLLAND DRIVE) by Uli Gaulke has been nominated for the prestigious German Documentary Award. Among the twelve nominees are films like „Chris the Swiss“, „Genesis 2.0“ and „Searching Eva“. The winners will be announced at the SWR-Documentary Festival on June 28th in Stuttgart. Uli Gaulke's film will have its German theatrical release on May 23rd in these cities and cinemas.

TWO FRUITMARKET PRODUCTIONS IN GERMAN CINEMA: ULI GAULKE’S „SUNSET OVER HOLLYWOOD“ AND JP TORRESCANO’S „MAMACITA“ START IN GERMAN THEATRES!

 (@2018 Sunset over Hollywood/ Official German Film Poster)

After its world premier at SXSW in Austin, Uli Gaulke’s film about Hollywoods Senior Citizens Residence will have its theatrical release in Germany. There are still tickets available for the screenings with director Uli Gaulke on May 22nd in Cologne, 23rd in Berlin, 24th Munich, 25th in Nuremberg, 26th in Frankfurt, 27th in Hamburg, 28th in Luebeck and 29th Ludwigsburg! The film is also starting in Aachen, Augsburg, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Essen, Freiburg, Fuerth, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Mannheim, Regensburg, Stuttgart, Weingarten, Wuerzburg and many other cities. The film is released by PIFFL MEDIEN.

Find all cinemas and screening dates here

Read the review of epd-medien here (in German) here

Read the review of the movie blog (in English) here 

One month later, after an extended tour through festivals around the world, JP Torrescanos film will be released June 27th by REALFICTION in German theatres. The Premier will be open air on June 22nd in Cologne! Dates and reviews will be posted here soon!

German Theatrical Distribution for Sunset over Hollywood: Piffl Medien GmbH

German Theatrical Distribution for Mamacita: Real Fiction Filmverleih e.K.

FUNDING FOR NEW FRUITMARKET PRODUCTIONS OF VIVIANE BLUMENSCHEIN, DAVID BERNET, FLORIAN OPITZ, MILO RAU, ENRIQUE SANCHEZ LÁNSCH IN GERMANY, NORWAY AND SWITZERLAND!

We are pleased about the positive funding decisions of our projects. With the funding approval of the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) for our Co-producers of UpNorth and the documentary "POL POT DANCING", Enrique Sánchez Lansch's new film can go into production this year.

 Shooting of Milo Rau's "THE NEW GOSPEL" will begin this summer. ZDF and ARTE had already approved the project as a „Grand Format“. With the support of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Zürcher Filmstiftung the project is almost completely financed. We are looking forward to the renewed collaboration with Olivier Zobrist and Langfilm AG in Zurich.

 We are especially pleased about the funding for our documentary series. The Medien Board Berlin Brandenburg supported the production of „CAPITAL B“, a series by Florian Opitz and David Bernet, which we are coproducing together with Port-Au-Prince Film. And our partners Benjamin Seikel and B14 Film were supported by the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein for the development of the project "WE CALL BS". Fruitmarket contributes 50% of the development. to the development. Director Viviane Blumenschein and Co-author Arne Birkenstock are now starting the work on the script.

At the beginning of June, the shooting of Uli Gaulke's new film "CENTURY OF WOMEN" will also begin in Cuba. We will complete the development phase of Philipp Jedickes' "VIENNA CALLING" (a Co-production with Amour Fou) and start producing two major international series in autumn 2019.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE OF SUNSET OVER MULLHOLLAND DRIVE @ SWXS

 (@2018 Sunset over Mullholland Drive / Konrad Waldmann)

Our documentary “SUNSET OVER MULLHOLLAND DRIVE” by Uli Gaulke will celebrate its International Premiere at the annual Film Festival South by Southwest in Austin this coming march!

The film tells stories of a one-of-a-kind place in Hollywood: The Motion Picture & Television Country House, where former actors, directors and even big studio bosses spend their retirement days.

Screening

Friday 8 March 2019 at 5:30pm at Alamo Lamar

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„AN OPEN ATTEMPT“ RECEIVES PRODUCTION FUNDING FROM FILM- AND MEDIENSTIFTUNG NRW

Hombroicher landsacape in winter. (@2018 / Sebastian Lemke)

We are happy to receive support from the Film- and Medienstiftung NRW for our film „An Open Attempt“, directed by Sebastian Lemke and Arne Birkenstock. The documentary draws the visual topography of the art space Hombroich as it were an intimate portrait of artistic work, thoughts and coexistence. The founder of the museum and the foundation Karl Heinrich Müller, wanted to create a utopian Eden amidst the beet fields of the lower Rhineland. The lifework of a passionate visionary, where art, architecture and nature become one. But the idea behind Hombroich was bigger: a revolutionary social experiment should bring together artists from a wide variety of disciplines, to dedicate their time radically and freely to art. 

An extract of Anatol Herzfelds Studio space in Hombroich. (@2018 / Sebastian Lemke)

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TV PREMIERE OF MILO RAUS "THE CONGO TRIBUNAL" ON ARTE

In late November “THE CONGO TRIBUNAL” will premiere on television.

First broadcast

Tuesday 27th of November 2018 23.20 pm

(53 Min.)

Additional Broadcast dates

Friday 30th of November 2018 10:55 am

Online from 27th of November until 04th of December 2018

An extract of the Bukavu Hearings. (@2017 The Congo Tribunal / Arne Birkenstock)

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MAMACITA @ Kasseler Dokfest

“Mamacita”will be part of the 35th Kasseler Dokfest and has been selected for the section “DokfestGeneration”. This section presents documentaries which portray life of generations in different ways, following the principle of “film has no age”.

Screening

Wendsday 11 November 2018 12:00  at Gloria

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"VIENNA CALLING - LET’S GET RÄUDIG!“ - FRUITMARKET PRODUCES PHILIPP JEDICKE’S NEXT DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Fruitmarket received 40.000 Euros development money for Philipp Jedicke’s next theatrical documentary „VIENNA CALLING - LET’S GET RÄUDIG“ (working title) from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.  The film portrays the new, young and highly successful scene of musicians and poets from Vienna like Voodoo Jürgens, Stefanie Sargnagel, Wanda, Bilderbuch and other unadjusted bizarr characters that fill up concert halls from Vienna to Hamburg.  With a whole lot of unmistakable charm these artists embody the alternative to any self optimization madness, being hedonistic and nihilistic at the same time. 

Philipp Jedickes remarkable debut „Shut Up and Play the Piano“ on piano legend Chilly Gonzales“ is currently running in cinemas and at festivals very successfully . For "VIENNA CALLING“ Fruitmarket will coproduce with the viennese production company „AMOUR FOU“. Production start is planned for fall 2019.

Voodoo Jürgens, österreichischer Sänger. (@2018 Vienna Calling – Let’s get Räudig/ Philipp Jedicke)

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PREMIERE OF SUNSET OVER MULLHOLLAND DRIVE @ HOF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

 (@2018 Sunset over Mullholland Drive/ Official Film Poster)

On the 25th of October, our documentary “Sunset Over Mullholland Drive” is celebrating its premiere at the 52nd Hof International Film Festival in Bavaria. Director Uli Gaulke dives into the world of „old Hollywood“. Just North of Los Angeles lies the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the retirement home of the US film industry. Former filmmakers such as actors, directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, sound technicians, lighting technicians and make-up artists grow old there and continue living their passion for film.

Screenings

Thursday 25 October 2018 15:15  at Regina

Friday 26 October 2018 16:15  at Casino

Saturday 27 October 2018 22:30  at Regina

Producer Arne Birkenstock will be at the Screening on Thursday at the cinema Regina.

Find more information here

World Sales: Global Screen

German Theatrical Distribution: Piffl Medien GmbH

PRODUCTION STARTS FOR CENTURY OF WOMEN BY ULI GAULKE

Protagonist Saalumarada Thimmakka, an Indian environmentalist, giving her blessings to student. (@2018 Century of Women/ Uli Gaulke)

Uli Gaulke, D.O.P Axel Schneppat and line producer Roopa Rao are off to India to meet the first of several one hundred years old Ladies, who have changed the world. For CENTURY OF WOMEN Uli Gaulke dives into the cosmos of five women whose centenary existence breathes life into a bygone era. He creates a monument for these women, contemplates the fundamental questions of life, such as the pursuit of happiness, self-fulfillment and love and uncovers the secrets of aging. 

Director Uli Gaulke and Line Producer Roopa Rao interviewing Saalumarada Thimmakka. (@2018 Century of Women/ Uli Gaulke)

DOP Axel Schneppat and director Uli Gaulke together with Saalumarada Thimmakka and her son. (@2018 Century of Women/ Uli Gaulke)

World Sales: N.N.

MEDIA SLATE FOR FRUITMARKET

(@2018 Development - Slate Funding/Creative Europe Desk)

Creative Europe’s Media program supports the development of three Fruitmarket productions with 120.400 Euros. Among the projects supported is „BEASTLY BEST FRIENDS“, a documentary series for children and „KIDS FIGHT“ by Sara Tareen and Tonje Hessen Schei, which we coproduce with Jonathan Borge Lie and Up North from Norway. The evaluation committee praised the "highly interesting projects“, which are "very convincing and suitable for the international market“. We also liked what they wrote about our company Fruitmarket: "The company proves that it is continuously trying to be innovative while at the same moment keeping a high quality of topics and artistic values."

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"DREAMAWAY" IN COMPETITON AT LONDON BFI FESTIVAL & „MAMACITA" IN LOS ANGELES

(@2018 Dreamaway/Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary)

Our coproduction „DREAMAWAY“ by Johanna Domke and Marouan Omara will be running in competition at the prestigious BFI Film Festival in London (Oct., 10th to 21st).

DREAMAWAY takes us to the surreal beaches of Egypt: It hasn’t been so very long since rich tourists from around the world came to stay in the luxury hotels of Sharm El Sheikh. But the Arab Spring and the confusion of the post revolutionary period quickly robbed the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula of its charm as a go-to summer resort. Saturated with elements of surreal fiction, the documentary takes us to a shimmering city of ghosts to visit its last inhabitants – resort employees who feverishly dream among the abandoned hotel suites.

DREAM AWAY is a coproduction of Monokel with Fruitmarket and Fig Leave Studios. The film had its world premier at the documentary competition of Karlovy Vary IFF.

World Sales: Wide House

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL RUN FOR „MAMACITA“

Mamacita, José Pablos Torrescanos 95-year old grandmother and Protagonist of the film. (@2018 Mamacita / José Pablo Estrada Torrescano)

After its world premier at HotDocs Toronto and its German Premier at Dokfest München, its appearnces in Lima, Guanajuato IFF,  Doqumenta and Monterrey FF, „MAMACITA" will come to the Los Angeles Filmfestival, the Margaret Mead Festival in New York, the Zürich Film Festival and the Hiroshima IFF. For the screenings in Los Angeles (Sept. 20 and 29th), Director José Pablo Estrada Torrescano will be present. In Zürich, producer Arne Birkenstock will be present for the screening on September, 27th and Director José Pablo will be there for the screening on Oct., 7th.

MAMACITA is an extravagant Mexican beauty queen living in her own kingdom in company of her loyal servants: gardener, chauffeur, chef, housekeeper and nurses. The 95-year-old lady has turned her house into a castle, hiding the open wounds of a prominent Mexican upper class family behind its stone walls. When José Pablo went abroad to study film, Mamacita made him promise to return to Mexico one day to make a film about her life. He conquers his granny’s empire like a Trojan horse, discovering the haunted spirits of his own past and the lack of love that his entire clan has suffered from for generations.

MAMACITA is a coproduction with NoPal Pictures (Mexico), Antevita Films (Luxemburg) and Convois Studios (Germany).

World Sales: Autlook Filmsales

Mamacita was shown as the opening film at DOQUMENTA Mexico. (@2018 Mamacita / NotimexTV)

WORLDPREMIERE OF DREAMAWAY @ KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Producer Roman Roitman, director Johanna Domke, director Marouan Omara and producer Mark Lofty at the premiere in the Czech Republic.  (@2018 Dreamaway / Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary)

On the 1st of July "Dreamaway" celebrated its World premiere at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 

Dreamaway tells stories of young hotel workers of the once so popular luxury resorts in Sharm El Sheikh. After the Arab Spring Egypt and especially the southern tip of Sinai Peninsula is no longer a go-to summer place, leaving behind big dreams in this desert landscape.

In October Dreamaway will be part of the BFI Festival in London with two screenings! The film is also part of the Documentary competition at BFI. 

Thursday 18 October 2018 20:45  at CA Cinema, Screen 1

Friday 19 October 2018 15:30 at BFI Southbank, NFT2

More information regarding tickets can be found here

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE OF THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS @ HOT DOCS

Bill and Norm, two of the Protagonists of the movie at the Premiere in Toronto. (@2018 The Night of all Nights / Arne Birkenstock)

On Saturday the 28th of April, our documentary “The Night of All Nights” had its North American Premiere at the TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 in Toronto at the Canadian International Documentary Festival "Hot Docs".

World Sales: Magnetfilm

Director Yasmin Şamdereli and two of the Protagonists at a Radio Interview in Toronto. (@2018 The Night of all Nights / Arne Birkenstock)

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On the 11th of May our movie "Dreamaway" will have its World Premiere at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic and is part of the international competition.

WOLRLDPREMIERE OF MAMACITA @ HOT DOCS

The official Filmposter (@2018 Mamacita / José Pablo Estrada Torrescano)

On Monday the 30th of April, our documentary “Mamacita” had its World Premiere at the Scotiabank theatre in Toronto at the Canadian International Documentary Festival "Hot Docs".

José Pablo Estrada Torrescano´s film about the life of his grandmother, Maria del Carmen Torrescano, kept the audience laughing and crying.  

Director José Pablo Estrada Torrescano, Editor Mechthild Barth and Producer Arne Birkenstock at the Premiere in Tornonto.  (@2018 Mamacita / José Pablo Estrada Torrescano)

The film is also part of the DOK.fest München in the section DOK.female, where the focus in 2018 centers women and their perceptions.

CINEMA RELEASE in Germany!

Today, THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS, has its official cinema release in Germany!

WORLDPREMIERE OF "THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS" @ THE LICHTBURG ESSEN

After the red carpet the team gathered for a picture. (@2018 The Night of all Nights / © Concorde Film)

On the 28th of March, our documentary “The Night of all Nights” had its World Premiere at the historical cinema „Lichtburg“ in Essen. Accompanied by the german couple that is portrayed in the movie, the sisters Yasemin and Nesrin Samdereli, directors and authors of the film, enjoyed the night together with the crew, family and friends and a very responsive audience. 

The historical cinema "Lichtburg" in Essen was filled with a very responsive audience for the world premiere of "The Night of all Nights". (@2018 The Night of all Nights / Arne Birkenstock)

The film has its official cinema release on the 5th of April in Germany!

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THE CONGO TRIBUNAL MOVES AROUND THE WORLD AND RETURNS FOR GOOD TO CONGO!

/ Screenings and exhibitions in Denmark, Holland, Lagos, Austria, Belgium,              Poland, Spain, Italy and France

/ Film will be a model for real tribunals in the DR CONGO

Milo Rau’s spectacular reenactment project moves around the world. The film will be screened at numerous festivals like CPH:DOX, Movies that Matter, IRFF Lagos, and many more. The exhibition with VR-installation, interactive Webproject, Hearings and more moves on to the Stroom in The Hague, where it will be shown from march, 10th until april, 8th.

But the most striking development of this project is, that lawyers, human right activists and journalists want to use the film as a model to establish real regional tribunals in the DR Congo in order to stop impunity and give room for truth and justice! The filmmakers support them and already raised 100.000 for a project, which is supported by SIMONETTA SOMMARUGA, Federal Councilor for Justice (CH), WOLFGANG KALECK, founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and jury member of the Congo Tribunal (GER), CHANTAL PEYER, Head of the “Business and Human Rights” department, bread for al (CH)l, R. NIKOLAUS BERGER, Judge at the Federal Supreme Court (GER) and many others.

LET’S CREATE TWO, THREE, MANY CONGO TRIBUNALS! If you want to support us, please do so and join the campaign here!