Farewell Comrades! (Media Event)
A cross-media event with TV series, web format and book
Produced by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion and Artline Films (France)
Starting from the historical peak of the communist power expansion in 1975, “Farewell Comrades!” follows the 16-year countdown ending with the breakdown of the Soviet Empire – told from the perspective of the people who experienced, caused or tried to anticipate it.
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Farewell Comrades! (Book)
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Farewell Comrades! (Interactive)
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Farewell Comrades! (TV-Series, 6 parts)
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Farewell Comrades! (Media Event)
A cross-media event with TV series, web format and book
Produced by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion and Artline Films (France)
In 2011, the world will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of the division of Europe – indeed, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain are the most important historical events in post-war Europe. They shaped the face of Europe today.
But why did the Soviet Empire collapse only 16 years later? What forces were there behind the creeping erosion and sudden collapse? Why could no one foresee the unthinkable?
Produced in collaboration with Eastern European writers, directors and coproducers, this saga will be launched in 2011 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR, the final act of the Cold War, an event that still today shapes our world order.
The 6 x 52-minute TV series is at the core of the project. Farewell Comrades! Interactive is the second pillar of the media event. We will take the user on an interactive journey through our outstanding archive material to investigate the reasons, stories and theses behind the end of the superpower. A book published in several countries by renowned publishing house Beck will accompany the launch of the series and web format. Furthermore, as part of the project and in collaboration with institutional partners we will present a series of events, discussions, and presentations in all involved countries.
TV series:
Director: Andrei Nekrasov
Script: Jean-François Colosimo, Andrei Nekrasov, György Dalos
Executive producers: Christian Beetz, Olivier Mille
Supervising producer: Georg Tschurtschenthaler
With the support of: The MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Web format:
Interactive concept: Christian Beetz, Lena Thiele, Sonja Schmidt
Author and creative producer: Lena Thiele
Audiovisual realisation: Pierre-Olivier Francois
With the support of: The MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Book:
Author: György Dalos
Publishers: Christian Beetz, Olivier Mille
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"Farewell, Comrades!"
Filmfestival Cinematik - Piešťany / Slovakia
7 September 2012 at 4.30 pm
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