Articles about Constantin Film
Hagen days
Hagen directors Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert take DQ inside this fantasy drama based on a centuries-old saga, discuss producing a film and series simultaneously, and explain why the show is more The Godfather than Game of Thrones.
Snow queen
Filmmaker Amma Asante takes her biggest step into television as the director of Smilla’s Sense of Snow, a six-part crime drama set in a futuristic Copenhagen. She speaks to DQ about how she related to the title character and the demands of making a miniseries.
Fremantle, Constantin Film partner for fantasy Hagen
FIRST LOOK: Here’s the first images from Hagen, an adaptation of Wolfgang Hohlbein’s novel Hagen von Tronje that is being made into a feature film and six-part television drama.
Scent of a killer
Constantin Film producer Oliver Berben tells DQ about making Parfum (Perfume), an inventive German crime drama for ZDFneo and Netflix that uses both the book and film on which the show is based as plot points.
Making a Fortune: Christian Schwochow and Robin von der Leyen
A Dangerous Fortune director Christian Schwochow and producer Robin von der Leyen tell Michael Pickard why Ken Follett’s novel was perfect for an adaptation.
Stepping out of the big screen’s shadow
If a feature film fails to meet expectations on the big screen, could it successfully transition to television? Shadowhunters shines a light on this new trend.