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02

Oct
2024

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

THE IRRECONCILABLES

On 02, Oct 2024 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

My colleague Jens Strohschnieder and I travelled to the USA four times during this very special election year. Will there be a comeback for Donald Trump? What concerned us more was how ordinary people are faring. What are their hopes and fears? This is America beyond the headlines. We filmed in rural Missouri and New York City, in a struggling industrial town and glittering Las Vegas, at the Mexican border and in San Francisco. It was an intense shoot, as we quickly navigated the stark contrasts between the states, meeting many very different people. Of course, even this long-term documentary can only begin to capture the complexity of the United States, a country no longer united. But we gave it our best shot. AMERICA 2024 – THE IRRECONCILABLES. From 22 October on arte.

06

May
2024

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

SCHOCK SCHALOM

On 06, May 2024 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

It was an emotional filming trip across Germany. For my ZDF documentary SCHOCK SCHALOM, I interviewed eleven young Jews in Berlin, Munich, Osnabrück, Essen and Stuttgart. How are they feeling six months after the Hamas massacre of Israeli babies, children and parents? Do they still feel understood, protected and safe in Germany? What do they think of the Arab community, with some of whom they had done joint projects or go to the same school class? The answers are honest, unembellished and shocking – but despite all the bitterness, they are also surprisingly nuanced.

09

Apr
2024

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

Medicine of Tomorrow

On 09, Apr 2024 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

Genetic engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Brain-Machine Interfaces, and Climate Catastrophe: For the accompanying documentary to the new Charité series, I have taken on the directorial role alongside Nicolas Hecker. In MEDICINE OF TOMORROW, we join Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen on an exciting journey to researchers and patients in Berlin and Bonn, Magdeburg and Marburg, Weimar and Paris – and learn a lot about high-tech and clever computers, but also about surprisingly simple things that could improve our health in the future.

21

Jul
2023

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

Media award for ADAM & IDA

On 21, Jul 2023 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

Great joy: Our documentary ADAM & IDA has been nominated for the DAFFNE 2023 the award given my the German Academy for Television. Please keep your fingers crossed! The academy members will vote for the winner film, the award ceremony will take place in Berlin on December 2nd.

Our film has already won the first prize at the German ecumenical media award „Andere Zeiten”. From the jury’s statement: “The film is free of all clichés, does without kitsch and pathos and represents an art form of its own through the incorporated graphic novel elements. Adam & Ida is a humanly touching and at the same time politically significant story that shows how the Shoah continues to have an effect today.”

28

Mar
2023

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

Arte Reportage: PRICE FIGHTERS

On 28, Mar 2023 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

For one week we were “embedded” at the so-called Polish market in Łęknica on the border to Bad Muskau in Saxony. Why the filming was not easy, I tell in this tagesschau podcast 11KM. The Arte report PRICE FIGHTERS can now be watched in the Arte media library.

07

Apr
2022

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

Nominierung für CIVIS Medienpreis 2021

On 07, Apr 2022 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

I am very happy and proud that my documentary HEY, I AM A JEW has been nominated for the CIVIS Media Prize 2021 – out of almost 800 submissions from 20 European countries. The prize honors programme achievements in the field of migration, integration and cultural diversity. The winners will be announced on 21st of May. Here is a list of all nominees and the Jury’s Remarks.

 

 

 

 

06

Apr
2022

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

Coming soon: ADAM & IDA

On 06, Apr 2022 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

After six years of development, shooting, editing and post-production, my new documentary is finished. ADAM & IDA tells the incredible story of Jewish twins Adam and Ida Paluch, who were separated as toddlers in the ghetto, survived the Holocaust and miraculously found each other again 53 years later. Here you can find the trailer and further information. The film had its world premiere at the Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg. In Germany, the German version is now online on the ARD streaming platform.

02

Apr
2022

In General
General

By Jan Tenhaven

Arte “The Newly Poor in Germany

On 02, Apr 2022 | In General, General | By Jan Tenhaven

The work of the food banks and the situation of those, who suffer from the rapidly rising prices, are the subject of a new report for Arte. We were filming in Berlin and Hamburg. The great commitment of the many volunteers is impressive. The film is now online here.

01

Apr
2022

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

TV-Premiere: HASS, LIEBE, HEIMAT

On 01, Apr 2022 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

Ein junges jüdisches Pärchen wandert aus Polen aus – und geht nach Israel, um sein Glück im Heiligen Land zu suchen. Zwei Israelis wiederum finden sich mitten in Berlin wieder, nicht nur auf der Suche nach einer neuen Heimat, sondern auch nach den besten Falafel jenseits von Jaffa. Mehr Infos hier: HASS, LIEBE, HEIMAT – ab 12.04.2022 in der Arte-Mediathek.

16

Apr
2021

In General

By Jan Tenhaven

TV premiere POLEN SHALOM

On 16, Apr 2021 | In General | By Jan Tenhaven

POLEN SHALOM my Arte documentary on Jewish life in Poland is now available for free online streaming here.