NEW CLIENT: welcome to the agency CHRISTOPHER PATTEN

*** NEW CLIENT *** // *** NEUZUGANG ***:

please help us welcome new client

CHRISTOPHER PATTEN to the Friends Connection Agency

German-born Christopher speaks fluent US-English and trained at Michael Howard Studios in New York City where he is primarily based.
Chris is currently shooting for exciting new NETFLIX series "THE LIBERATOR".

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Christopher Patten's agency profile: http://www.friendsconnectionberlin.de/christopher-patten

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#friendsconnection #fcaberlin #teamfriends #internationaltalent#newclient #nyc #christopherpatten

NOMINATED: DANIEL BRUNET in "Tarantino! The Musical?" at NYC Independent Film Festival

We are chuffed to bits for our client DANIEL BRUNET!

Comedy short-film “Tarantino! The Musical?” , directed by Jean-Luc Julien has been nominated in the category “BEST SHORT SKETCH COMEDY” at the NYC Independent Film Festival.

Congrats to the entire cast and crew - and fingers crossed for the awards ceremony!

WRAPPED: "BAD BANKS" season 2 with PATRICK DEWAYNE

*** IT'S A WRAP *** // *** ABGEDREHT ***:

our client

PATRICK DEWAYNE

has just wrapped shooting on season 2 of award-winning series "BAD BANKS". 
BAD BANKS
Congrats to the entire cast and crew. Season 1 wowed German and international audiences, so we are genuinely excited for season 2.

Written by Oliver Kienle, directed by Christian Zübert for Letterbox Filmproduktion with ZDFand Arte
Casting: Anja Dihrberg
Cast: Désirée Nosbusch, Paula Beer, Barry Atsma, Albrecht Schuch, Mai Duong Kieu, Tobias Moretti, and many more.

copyright: ZDF/ARTE

ON AIR: ANNE ALEXANDER SIEDER in "8 TAGE" (Sky Original Series)

*** ON AIR *** // *** SKY SERIES "8 TAGE" ***:

if you haven't already, make sure to check out our client

ANNE ALEXANDER SIEDER in current SKY original series

"8 TAGE"

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This series has been creating massive buzz since premiering at Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival, and has just featured prominently at achtung berlin - new berlin film award. 
Streaming exclusively on Sky Deutschland

created by: Rafael Parente (showrunner), Peter Kocyla (head author)
directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky, Michael Krummenacher
for Sky Serien // production: NEUESUPER
casting by: Suse Marquardt BVC

copyright: Dennis König

NEW CLIENT: welcome to the agency TEA WAGNER!

*** NEW CLIENT *** // *** NEUZUGANG ***:

please help us welcome this young lady to the FCA family: meet

TEA WAGNER

Austrian-born Tea received her acting training in Los Angeles, training and is fluent in German and US-English. Having worked on both sides of the pond, Tea is also an accomplished singer and recently released her first single. Welcome, Tea!

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Tea's complete agency profile: http://www.friendsconnectionberlin.de/tea-wagner

photo credit: Joanna DeGeneres

IN CINEMAS: DAVID WURAWA in "GOLIATH96"

*** IN CINEMAS *** // *** KINOTOUR ***:

we are thrilled to see feature film GOLIATH96 soar during its Germany tour - featuring our client

DAVID WURAWA

acting alongside a stellar cast including Katja Riemann and Jasmin Tabatabei.
A must-watch. Make sure to catch it if you haven't already! ;)

NEW HEADSHOTS: TIMO WILLMAN

Our lovely Finnish client TIMO WILLMAN has new headshots, shot by photographer Nicholas Dawkes on location in London.

To view TIMO’s complete agency profile, head over here:

http://www.friendsconnectionberlin.de/timo-willman

ROMY AWARD for "DER LACK IST AB" (AMAZON) featuring JEFF BURRELL and JULIA EFFERTZ

Congratulations to the team behind AMAZON PRIME series “DER LACK IST AB”, which has just been announced as the ROMY winner 2019 in the newly-created category “Best Short Digital Format”.

This lovely comedy series features our clients JEFF BURRELL and JULIA EFFERTZ, who worked on seasons 1 and 4 respectively.

NEW CLIENT: welcome to the agency MICHAEL HILLBERG

*** NEW CLIENT *** // *** NEUZUGANG ***:

We are delighted to welcome Michael Hillberg to the Friends Connection family! Swedish-born Michael is a LAMDA-graduate and works as an actor, voice over artist and presenter with bases in London and Stockholm. Credits include work for Warner Brothers, Marv Films, Jarowskij (Sweden), NBC (U.S), TV4 (Sweden) and SVT (Sweden) as well as the latest Inga Lindström installment “Die andere Tochter” for German channel ZDF.

Welcome Michael!

copyright: Michael Wharley

AGENCY NEWS: proud new member of the German VERBAND DER AGENTUREN (VDA)

*** AGENCY NEWS *** / *** IN EIGENER SACHE ***

#strongertogether #gemeinsamstark

We are delighted to share that Friends Connection Agency is now a proud member of the Verband der Agenturen, the German association of acting agencies. The VDA is the main professional association for personal managers and agents in Germany, currently representing the interests of 61 agencies within the German-speaking markets. We look forward to working together with our fellow colleagues and shaping policies regarding our areas of work.

Here is our official welcome via the VDA’s press release:

https://verband-der-agenturen.de/willkommen-friends-connection-agency/

#friendsconnection #fcaberlin #teamfriends #internationaltalentmanagement #schauspielagentur #ineigenersache #agencynews #vda #verbandderagenturen

NEW CLIENT: welcome to the agency JILL WELLER

*** NEW CLIENT *** // *** NEUZUGANG ***:

please give a very warm welcome to our new client

*** JILL WELLER ***

Originally from Saarbrücken, Jill received her acting training in Los Angeles and has been working steadily on both sides of the Atlantic. 
Jill speaks native German and accent-free US English.

photo credit: Teresa Marenzi

CRISPIN GLOVER in "AMERICAN GODS" (Starz US / Amazon Prime)

*** ON AIR *** // *** AMERICAN GODS ***:

our client CRISPIN GLOVER is currently starring as antagonist Mr. World in season 2 of

"AMERICAN GODS"

available on STARZ (USA) and AMAZON PRIME (outside US)

DANIEL BRUNET premiering at the LICHTER FILM FEST FRANKFURT

*** FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE ***:

those of you attending Lichter / Filmfest Frankfurt International in Frankfurt/Main, watch out for our client

DANIEL BRUNET

starring in short-film "FACELIFT"
directed by: Jan Riesenbeck

Premiere: Friday, 29 March, 2019, 21:00, Pupille - Kino in der Uni

The film has already been selected for further national and international festivals, so #watchthisspace

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For more info: https://lichter-filmfest.de/…/…/regionale-kurzfilme-ii-2019/

photo credit: TERESA MARENZI

JEFF BURRELL on stage in "THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF OWNING YOUR OWN HOME"

*** ON STAGE *** / *** THEATERPREMIERE ***:

Don't miss out on our client

JEFF BURRELL on stage, performing in black #brexit comedy

"The Highs and Lows of Owning Your Own Home"

by Glen Neath 
Thursday/Friday, 28/29 March 2019, 20:00 CET
ACUD Theater

"A house. A fence. Three men and a dog. Some ancient hatreds, questionable friendships – and a man in pain looking for relief…"

Info + tickets:
https://www.acud-theater.de/…/4653-the-highs-and-lows-of-ow…

DAVID WURAWA in "RACKO" (ARD CHECKEINS)

*** ON AIR *** // *** SENDEHINWEIS***:

catch our client DAVID WURAWA in this absolutely lovely ARD children's series:

"RACKO - ein Hund für alle Fälle"

#directedby Uli Möller
#castingby Stephen Sikder

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"Racko" series online: https://www.checkeins.de/…/racko-ein-hund-fuer-a…/index.html

(photo credit: Lee Thomas)

IN CINEMAS: NICOLA RANSOM, SIMONE SPINAZZÈ and J.DAVID HINZE in "HEAD FULL OF HONEY"

*** IN CINEMAS *** // *** KINOSTART ***:

catch our clients

SIMONE SPINAZZÈ

NICOLA RANSOM and

J. DAVID HINZE in

"HEAD FULL OF HONEY"

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directed by: Til Schweiger
production: Barefoot Films
casting by: Iris Baumüller, Des Hamilton, Cassandra Han

in German cinemas today!

IN CINEMAS: JESSE INMAN and ALEX TONDOWSKI in "TRAUTMANN"

*** IN CINEMAS *** // *** KINOSTART ***:

our clients

ALEX TONDOWSKI and
JESSE INMAN are starring in feature film

"TRAUTMANN"

now showing in German cinemas.

Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Cast includes: David Kross, Freya Mavor, Gary Lewis
Casting by: Daniel Hubbard, Daniela Tolkien

ANNA HOLMES in competition at the RKDS film festival

Congrats to our client

ANNA HOLMES

whose short-film "DATING QUESTIONNAIRE"

will be premiering at the RKDS Film Festival in Valdosta, Georgia, USA!

RKDS FILM FEST

Based on the classic "Harold and Maude", "Dating Questionnaire is directed by Clemens Grün - congrats to the entire cast and crew!

ISABELLA PARKINSON on stage in "LOW RISK - A STATE OF MIND"

*** ON STAGE *** // *** THEATERPREMIERE ***:

Exciting times for our client

ISABELLA PARKINSON

who will be performing on stage at Ackerstadtpalast Berlin this Friday to Sunday, 15-17 March 2019!

Acker Stadt Palast

"LOW RISK - A STATE OF MIND" is Isabella's own work, developed as part of an artist residency at Mousonturm.
Break a leg, Isabella!

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Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/289953978 
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For more info and to book tickets:
http://ackerstadtpalast.de/LOW-RISK-a-state-of-mind-Theater…
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https://www.tip-berlin.de/low-risk-a-state-of-mind/
http://www.mousonturm.de/…/veranst…/low-risk-a-state-of-mind

Stellar reviews for CHRISTIAN SERRITIELLO's film "GELATERIA"

Congrats are in order for "GELATERIA", a fabulous Friends Connection Agency family affair, co-directed by and starring our client

CHRISTIAN SERRITIELLO

The film just got an excellent 4-star rating on the UK Film Review:
https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/blog/gelateria-film-review

and another glowing review by prestigious film magazine "Film Threat":

http://filmthreat.com/reviews/gelateria/

To top things off, "Gelateria" features a bunch of our talented clients:

MELISSA HOLROYD
CARRIE GETMAN
DANIEL BRUNET
MICHAEL S. RUSCHEINSKY
TOMAS SPENCER
CHRISTIAN SERRITIELLO
SIMONE SPINAZZÉ
SEUMAS SARGENT
ALIA SEROR-O'NEILL
MYRA EETGERINK
BEN POSENER
WENCKE SYNAK
LAURA WILKINSON
MATTHEW BURTON

Well done to the entire cast and crew!