Munich, January 18th 2024 – Michael Bully Herbig and Constantin Film are delighted to announce the sequel to Der Schuh des Manitu, one of the most successful German films of all time. Based on sketches from the comedy show “bullyparade”, Bully created the film “Der Schuh des Manitu” in 2001, a parody of the Winnetou…
Munich, December 16th, 2019 The final take on the set of Boandlkramer’s Eternal Love (orig. Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe) was completed just in time for the Christmas holidays. Now the Grim Reaper, aka “Boandlkramer” will no longer cause any chaos in heaven and the angels can return to their Christmas preparations in peace. Director…
Dublin, February 27th, 2019 „An outrageous real-life escape story which is brought to the screen in brilliantly sense and nerve-shredding style.” – Gráinne Humphreys, Festival Director Michael Bully Herbig celebrated the Ireland premiere of Balloon, his spectacular film, an adaptation of the true story about a flight from East Germany, at the Virgin Media Dublin…
Munich, February 22nd, 2019 For the 18th time the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund will be honoring the work of outstanding film makers. The prize is awarded to German and international films that stand out both in terms of their artistic vision and the human and political dimension they convey. Roundabout 50 symbolic bridge piers have…
Berlin, November 22nd, 2018 Only a few weeks after its world premiere Michael Bully Herbig´s spellbinding thriller Balloon has been sold to numerous countries around the world. In Europe these are countries such as Benelux States, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and other East-European countries. In North America so far distribution rights…
Berlin, June 29t, 2018 The newly published trailer lets audiences immerse in an unbelievable adventure based on a true story: In 1979, the families Strelzyk and Wetzel ventured to escape from the GDR to freedom with a homemade hot-air balloon – eight people in a tiny gondola. Based on their story, director Michael Bully Herbig…
Munich, March 19th, 2018 3 weeks after release Bullyparade – The Movie (orig. Bullyparade – Der Film) tops the charts at Prime Video, the most popular video streaming portal in Germany. The first weekend after cinema release Bullyparade – The Movie achived the best release of a German movie of the last 2 years. For the…
December 1st, 2017 After 50 exciting days of shooting, the last slate for the movie Balloon was announced. Michael Bully Herbig´s nerve-racking thriller is based on the true story of one of the most spectacular escapes from East Germany. On September 16th, 1979 the families Strelzyk and Wetzel attempt to cross the border to West…
Munich, September 18th 2017 Michael Bully Herbig is back behind the camera again: today was the first day of principal photography for Balloon a thriller with a stellar cast: Friedrich Mücke (SMS For You), Karoline Schuch (Katharina Luther), David Kross (The Reader), Alicia von Rittberg (Charité) and Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie) to name a few. Based on…
Munich, August 20th, 2017 Bully´s new whacky episodic movie achieves the best start of a German movie in 2017, and conquers first position of the German film charts straightaway. Cinemas report applause after the movie, tears of laughter and most of all perfectly happy fans. This is great news for screenwriter and director Michael Bully Herbig and his…
