MFG SUPPORT FOR ROBERT SCHWENTKE’S THE CAPTAIN

THE CAPTAIN, which celebrated its world premiere in Toronto and screened in competition in San Sebastian, where DoP Florian Ballhaus won the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography, is Robert Schwentke’s first German film in 15 years! Based on a true story, Schwentke wrote the screenplay and directed the film under the utmost of difficult wintery conditions in Breslau and Görlitz. Frieder Schlaich (Filmgalerie 451) produced the film with support from MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg. In the early 1990s, Schlaich established the legendary video library Filmgalerie 451 in Stuttgart and got to know Schwentke long before he began his Hollywood career. The visual effects for the film were created by the multi Emmy Award-winning Jörn Großhans and his team at Mackevision. Sales agent Alfama Films is currently in negotiation for sales to several territories.