Die Ermittlung

Cinema release for “Die Ermittung”! The cinema film “Die Ermittlung”, directed by RP Kahl, is based on the play of the same name by Peter Weiss, which was written on the basis of the 1963-65 Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt/Main. At the centre of the film are a judge, a defence lawyer and a prosecutor, who meet 28 witnesses during the trial who report on their experiences and observations in Auschwitz.

Costume designer Tina Kloempken developed the costume design for this cinema film with the support of costume design assistant Emily Schumann. An interview about Tina Kloempken’s work can be found at www.theaterkunt.de/interviews

With Rainer Bock, Clemens Schick, Bernhard Schütz, Tom Wlaschiha, Christiane Paul, among others; Production: Film Mischwaren GmbH; Director: RP Kahl; Costume design: Tina Kloempken

Copyright: Aki Pfeifer, A Company / Leonine Studios

Exhibition Ruhr Museum

Some costumes from Theaterkunst can be seen in the current exhibition “Glückauf – Film ab! Kino- und Filmgschichte des Ruhrgebiets”. We have provided the dressing gown from “Die Tribute von Panem – The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”, worn by Hunter Schafer, as well as a 50s hat from “Der Junge muss an die frische Luft”.

Information Ruhr Museum: A major cultural-historical exhibition about cinema and film in the Ruhr region in a spectacular industrial setting: The museum and the Essen Filmkunsttheater will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Glückauf film studio in 2024. For the first time, the complete exhibition will provide an overview of the unique film landscape of the region, which was once characterized by coal and steel. It shows 100 years of moving Ruhr area cinema with legendary feature films and documentaries and invites visitors on a historical journey of discovery through the film and cinema landscape of the Ruhr area with impressive objects.

Zur Ausstellung: ruhrmuseum.de

Copyright: Christoph Sebastian, Ruhr Museum

Theaterkunst in Prague

Ahoj Praha! Since the beginning of the month, Theaterkunst has also been represented by a subsidiary in the neighbouring Czech Republic. With Berlin, Cologne, Penzing, Budapest, Warsaw and Vienna, our costume house is now available in seven European cities.

“The Czech Republic has enjoyed great popularity as a film location for many years. Whether it’s the James Bond film “Casino Royal” or “Spiderman: Far from Home” – every film lover’s heart beats faster here. We have to keep our finger on the pulse with our costume collection. The opening of a Czech subsidiary is therefore a further step towards internationalisation,” says Andrea Peters, Managing Director of Theaterkunst GmbH.

We are happy to be at your disposal for your productions in the Czech Republic. Whether in Prague, Karlovy Vary, Moravia, Bohemian Switzerland or the Barrandov Studios – our costumes go wherever you and your team are.

Copyright: Theaterkunst

Munich Film Fesitval 2024

Start for this year’s Munich Film Festival, which is now in its 41st edition. Films and series that explore parallels between the present and the past will be shown. The festival starts on 28 June and runs until 7 July 2024.

Costumes from our collection can be seen in a total of 15 productions.

„Alles Fifty Fifty“ – costume design: Anisha Stöckinger // “Am Ende der Wahrheit“ – costume design: Stephanie Rieß // “Die Ermittlung” – costume design: Tina Kloempken // „Die geschützten Männer“ – costume design: Aino Laberenz // „Ein Mann seiner Klasse“ – costume design: Tanja Gierich // „Im Rosengarten“ – costume design: Tini Fetscher // „Jakobs Ross“ – costume design: Ursina Schmid // „Kati – Eine Kür, die bleibt“ – costume design: Monika Hinz // „Love Sucks“ – costume design: Katharina Schnelting // „Madame Sidonie in Japan“ – costume design: Dorothee Hohndorf // “Münter & Kandinsky” – costume design: Mirjam Muschel // „Perfekt verpasst“ – costume design: Genoveva Kylburg // „Spieleabend“ – costume design: Filiz Ertas // „Turmschatten“ – costume design: Bettina C. Proske // „Zwei zu eins“ – costume design: Anne-Gret Oehme

Copyright: Munich Film Festival

King’s Land

Cinema release for ‘King’s Land’! In 1755, Danish King Frederik V calls for the colonisation of the wild moors of Jutland, where no one has yet managed to stand up to the merciless nature. The former soldier Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) has nothing to lose and wants to conquer the no man’s land. But the power-hungry landowner Frederik De Schinkel claims ownership of the land and tries to make Kahlen fail with money, intrigue and violence.

For this production, Swedish costume designer Kicki Ilander borrowed costumes from our historical collection. Find out more in our interview with her: https://theaterkunst.de/news/interviews/

Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg; Production: Zentropa Berlin GmbH, Zentropa International Sweden; Director: Nikolaj Arcel; Costume design: Kristina Ilander

Copyright: Henrik Ohsten – Zentropa

Young Woman and the Sea

Young Woman and the Sea’ opens in US cinemas today. Costume designer Gabriele Binder researched historical swimwear for this production and found suitable costume pieces. We added a large number of costumes from the production to our stock.

Based on a true story, the film tells the tale of Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle (Daisy Ridley) who, against all odds and hostility in a patriarchal society, makes it onto the Olympic swimming team and pursues her goal of swimming the 21-mile English Channel from France to England.

With Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, among others; Production: Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures; Director: Joachim Rønning; Costume design: Gabriele Binder

Copyright: Disney
Costume pictures: Theaterkunst

Bad Director

Cinema release for ‘Bad Director’, in which Oliver Masucci plays the constantly nagging filmmaker Gregor Samsa. A film about filmmaking. On the set of his new film, everything goes wrong right from the start. Gregor clashes with the arrogant leading actors he can’t stand, the team he considers incompetent, the high-handed assistant director and the smug producer who doesn’t care about anything except his money. Costume designer Anne Jendritzko used costumes from Theaterkunst for ‘Bad Director’.  

With Oliver Masucci, Bella Dayne, Anne Ratte-Polle, Elie Kaempfen, among others; Production: Nachtlicht Film UG Director: Oskar Roehler; Costume design: Anne Jendritzko

Copyright: Nachtlicht Film

German Film Award 2024 – LOLA for Ingken Benesch

Congratulations to Ingken Benesch on winning the LOLA in the ‘Best Costume Design’ category at the Film Awards for the film ‘Girl you know it’s true’. She and her team gave the pop duo Milli Vanilli the authentic look of the 80s using various costumes from Theaterkunst. Congratulations on the LOLA 2024!

In addition to Ingken Benesch, the costume designers Tanja Hausner for “Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens” and Thomas Ólah for “Stella – A Life” were nominated.

Copyright: Theaterkunst

Award for “Best Costume Design” at the Achtung Berlin Film Festival

Congratulations to costume designer Chiara Minchio on winning the award for “Best Costume Design” at the Achtung Berlin Film Festival for her work on “The Diaries of Adam and Eve”. Theaterkunst is this year’s partner and award sponsor. We are supporting the category with a non-cash prize for costume hire in our collection.

The Achtung Berlin Film Festival took place from 10 to 17 April 2024 and screened over 80 films from and about Berlin and Brandenburg in nine cinemas. The 20th edition of the film festival opened with the feature film “Milk Teeth”, for which costume designer Ulé Barcelos used costumes from our collection.

In the Production Design and Costume Design jury, costume designer Metin Misdik and the two production designers Monika Bauert and Lars Lange decided on the winners, who were announced on 17 April 2024.

Copyright: Theaterkunst