„Autumn Gold“ in selected German theatres
The film has been released on the 8th of July and is now screening in selected cinemas. Find all screenings here. (08/07/2010)

„Autumn Gold“ wins FILMMAKERS AWARD at HotDocs Festival
My film has won the FILMMAKERS AWARD at the prestigious HotDocs Festival in Toronto! Attending filmmakers with officials selections have voted it best film. It also ranked 4th among the AUDIENCE TOP TEN favourites out of 170+ films screend at the festival. Read > Official Press Release.pdf (11/05/2010)

„Autumn Gold“ on Festival Tour
Soon after the world premiere at HotDocs, „Autumn Gold“ will be screening in Germany at the 20th Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Schwerin and at the 25th International Documentary Film Festival in Munich. Screening dates can be found on the film‘s website www.autumngold-movie.com (20/04/2010)

„Autumn Gold“ at HotDocs

I am very pleased to announce that AUTUMN GOLD will run at the HotDocs International Documentary Film Festival which takes place from April 29th until May 9th in Toronto, Canada. The film runs in the festival competition and will celebrate its worldpremiere on May 4th at 7pm and on May 6th at 11:30am – each in cinema BADER. More: www.hotdocs.ca (23/03/2010)


„Autumn Gold“ in Graz

The documentary has been selected by the Diagonale, Festival Of Austrian Film, to be screened in Graz. More: www.diagonale.at (01/03/2010)


„Why We Buy“ in Zagreb

The documentary WHY WE BUY has been selected for the official selection program of this year's ZagrebDox International Festival of Documentary Films, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia from February 28th to March 7th. (05/02/2010)


Media Award for „The War In Me - The Sleeping Trauma“

The film about late war traumata has won the „Media Award For Science Journalism 2009“. The prize has been awarded by the German Society Of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (DGPPN). (20/12/2009)

AUTUMN GOLD  (original title: HERBSTGOLD)

95 min | camera: Marcus Winterbauer | ARTE, WDR, NDR

Produced by Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion / Navigator Film

Supported by Filmstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI), DFFF, FFA


The life-affirming stories of five senior athletes - aged between 80 and 100 years.


Theatrical Release in Germany: 8th of July 2010

Theatrical Release in Austria: 24th of September 2010


> Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion

> Offiicial Website

> Neue Visionen Filmverleih

> Trailer on Youtube


> Herbstgold on Facebook










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It's a true success story: Inititially beeing created by Jan Tenhaven and others as a series of eleven episodes, this dokusoap is now running for eight years. Every Friday, Elefant, Tiger & Co brings new stories from behind the scenes of the Leipzig Zoo.


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