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30.11.2012
Auf Grund vieler Anfragen gibt es nun
eine eigene website für Merle Krögers
Arbeiten als Autorin:
www.merlekroeger.de


31.10.2012

GRENZFALL auf Platz 1 der
Zeit-Krimi-Bestenliste November 2012

21.09.2012
Merle Krögers neuer Kriminalroman

GRENZFALL ab sofort im Buchhandel

13.09.2012
REVISION theatrical release in german cinemas. more infos

08.03.2012
Congrats to our friend ONIR whos Film
"I AM" won the National award (the Indian Oscar) as THE BEST HINDI FILM.
The script was written by Merle Kröger (pong), our friend Urmi Juvekar and Onir.
So pong celebrates :-)

31.01.2012
We are happy to announce that our new
film REVISION (dir: Philip Scheffner) will
celebrate it's world premiere at the
Berlin International Film Festival.
For infos and screening dates please
check the film website

01.10.2011
DAY OF THE SPARROW
can now be watched online at the
arsenal VOD channel

26.05.2011
DER TAG DES SPATZEN gewinnt beim
Deutschen Dokumentarfilmpreis 2011
den Preis der Stadt Ludwigsburg
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 2011

08.10.2010
DAY OF THE SPARROW
was selected for Duisburger Filmwoche
and will be screened on november 2.

04.06.2010

DAY OF THE SPARROW
will celebrate it's international premiere
at FID Marseille (international competition)
on July 7


22.04.2010
DER TAG DES SPATZEN KINOSTART
DAY OF THE SPARROW
Theatrical release in Germany
more info.

17.04.2010
DAY OF THE SPARROW
receives the "Klaus-Wildenhahn-Preis"
at Hamburger Dokumentarfilmwoche
more info.

07.02.2010
Friends of pong at the Berlinale
Two close friends of pong will show new
work at this years Berlinale. Don't miss:
Shelly Silvers' new short "5 lessons and
9 questions about Chinatown"
and the
exhibition project "Cinema City", curated
and directed by Madhusree Dutta.

25.01.2010

DAY OF THE SPARROW
worldpremiere at Berlin International
Film Festival (Forum).

more info: www.dayofthesparrow.de.

22.04.2009

SKI - Serie Krimi International
"Ein Setting, sechs Radiogeschichten
von einigen der interessantesten Kriminal-schriftstellern unserer Zeit."

Auf Einladung des WDR - Funkhaus
Europa schreibt Merle Kröger eine Episode
der Radiokrimiserie um das Ermittlerteam
"Çelik und Pelzer". Sendetermine und Infos
auf der website von Funkhaus Europa.

13.04.2009
PEACE MISSION at Festivals 2009

Jerusalem International Film Festival
9.07. - 18.07.2009
Zanzibar International Film Festival
27.06.-04.07.2009
Festival de Granada Cines del Sur
13.06..-20.06.2009
Africa Cont. Lisboa, Portugal
9.May. 2009
Africala Film Festival, Mexiko
22.-26th April 2009
Lagunimages, Cotonou/Benin
23.-26th April 2009
Windhoek International Film Festival,
Opening film: 16. April
Buenos Aires Film Festival
25.3.-5.4.2009
Festival des cinémas africains, Brussels 1.-4. April 2009
Honkong International Film Festival
22. March – 13. April 2009
Festival Int. de Films de Fribourg
14-21.03.2009
Birds Eye View, London
5.3.-13.3.2009
Pan African Film Festival, LA / USA
5.-16.2. 2009

16.11.2008

THE HALFMOON FILES receives the
"award for best documentation and
research work"
at the memorimage film
festival in Reus, Spain


22.10.2008
PEACE MISSION at International Festivals

Dubai International Film Festival
December 11 - 18
Stockholm International Film Festival
November 20 - 30
Kasseler Doumentarfilm- & Videofest
November 11 - 16
Semana Intern. de Cine de Valladolid
October 24 - November 1
Sao Paulo Intern. Film Festival 2008
October 17 - 30
Pusan International Film Festival 2008
October 2 - 10
Toronto International Film Festival
September 4 - 13

THE HALFMOON FILES will have its
North American premiere at the
Vancouver International Film Festival
25.09. - 10.10.

13.09.2008 | 18:00 (come on time)
HAU 2 Hallesches Ufer 32, 10963 Berlin:
LOVING LAGOS
Centre of Excellence Show
& Nollywood Extravaganzas
Stars on stage, films facts & fiction, Disco with:
Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki,
Peace Anyiam Fiberesima, Shaibu Husseini,
Mercy Johnson, Benedict Johnson, Charles
Inojie, Benard Ohenhen, DJ Alround Style,
Comedian Gordon,Verna Mae Bentley
Krause
(more infos)

03.09.2008
PEACE MISSION will have its international
festival premiere at the
Toronto International Film Festival


03.07.2008
PEACE MISSION -
DVD released at
www.absolutmedien.de


09.05.2008
"Der Tag des Spatzen - Day of the Sparrow", a new filmproject by Philip Scheffner / pong receives script funding through the German Federal Film Board (FFA)
more infos

05.05.2008
PEACE MISSION
a documentary on the Nigerian filmindustry "Nollywood", written and directed by Dorothee Wenner and produced by pong will be broadcasted on ARTE on 03.07.2008 at 22:25 PM
more infos

14.12.2007
Exhibition opening "The making of..."
a video and sound installation by Britta Lange and Philip Scheffner based on their research on soundrecordings during WW1.
The exhibition will run from 15.12.2007 till 17.02.2008 at Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin including lectures, filmscreenings, excursions etc.
more infos at www.halfmoonfiles.de


12.11.2007
Awards for THE HALFMOON FILES
at international Filmfestivals:
- GOETHE INSTITUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD 2007
at the 31. Duisburger Filmwoche 2007
- FILM AWARD OF THE CITY OF DUISBURG 2007
at the 31. Duisburger Filmwoche 2007
- BEST DOCUMENTARY
at the Int. Independent Filmfestival of Mar del Plata 2007
- PRIX DES MEDIATHEQUES
at the Festival International du Documentaire Marseille 2007


13.10.2007
Kyai! auf den "Krimi Tagen Berlin".
"Erstklassige Autoren, gelesen von erstklassigen Schauspielern"
Im Rahmen der Krimi Tage Berlin liest die Schauspielerin Julia Richter aus Merle Krögers Roman "Kyai!".
(In Anwesenheit der Autorin)
So 28.10.07 20 Uhr im "Club 103"
Do 01.11.07 20 Uhr im "Klub der Republik"
mehr infos unter Krimi-Tage-Berlin

28.09.2007
THE HALFMOON FILES
will be screened in october / november
on several international festivals:
-
Perspektive, Nuernberg
- UNDERDOX , Munich
- DocBsAs, Argentina
- Int. Independent Film Festival of Mar del Plata
- Iran International Documentary Film Festival
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival
- doclisboa, Lisbon
- Duisburger Filmwoche
- Kassel Documentary Film & Videofestival
- Int. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
more infos at www.halfmoonfiles.de


20.09.2007
THE HALFMOON FILES
Kinostart in Deutschland, Österreich
und der Schweiz am 20.09.2007

Theatrical release in germany, Austria and Switzerland on september 20th 2007

"GRENZFALL"
Der neue Roman von Merle Kröger
im Argument Verlag

mehr infos unter:
www.merlekroeger.de

REVISION
directed by Philip Scheffner
105 min. | 2012
more info on the filmwebsite:
www.revision-film.eu

DER TAG DES SPATZEN
DAY OF THE SPARROW
directed by Philip Scheffner
100 min. | 2010
more info on the filmwebsite:
www.dayofthesparrow.de

PEACE MISSION
A film by Dorothee Wenner,
produced by pong
80 min | 2008

World sales: First Hand Films
DVD: www.absolutmedien.de

"THE HALFMOON FILES"
A film by Philip Scheffner,
produced by pong
87 min | 2007

"Kyai!"
Der zweite Roman von Merle Kröger
im Argument Verlag

"CUT!"
The first novel by Merle Kröger, translated into English and published
in India by Katha