German Films Service + Marketing, formerly known as Export-Union of German Films, will debut a new program tomorrow night in New York. The new bi-monthly sneak-peak screeening is aimed at showcasing films that the group feels will be of interest to U.S. buyers.
Dennis Gansel's "Napola," winner of the best international film prize at the recent Hamptons International Film Festival, will open the series. It also earned Max Riemelt (one of its two male leads) an acting award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in July. The film is described as "the heart-wrenching story of two boy's moral awakening while attending a brutal Nazi military academy." The film Napola" will open in Germany in January, in time for the 60th anniversary of World War II's end in May.
