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Due to the pandemic, the cinema release of the climate documentary "NOW" will be postponed once again until 22 July 2021. Although some cinemas in individual federal states or districts will probably be able to reopen in May and June, the overall situation is unfortunately still too unstable for a successful nationwide cinema release. We hope for your understanding and look forward to a restart in the cinemas with you and Jim Rakete's ultimate documentary for the longed-for green transition!

W-film presents three exciting VoD releases in the online shop for Spring 2021! In the warm-hearted documentary "Our Europe: Encounters in Five Countries", director Robert Krieg embarks on an intercultural research trip across our continent. Things get a bit more heated in director Xu Hongjie's documentary "On the Rim of the Sky", where two teachers struggle for cultural supremacy in the Chinese mountain village of Gulu. In his documentary "Sean Scully: Art Comes From Need", director Hans Andreas Guttner accompanies the Irish star artist Sean Scully in his inspiring creative process and takes the pulse of the joy of painting.

The cinema documentary "The Fever: The Fight Against Malaria" celebrated its successful online cinema premiere on Sunday, 25 April on World Malaria Day with more than 1,500 viewers! As of today, the film is available as a stream exclusively in the W-film online cinema via http://thefever.wfilm.de/en. A good cause: Locked cinemas that co-promote the online launch will receive a share of the revenue from W-film! As soon as the lockdown ends, "The Fever" will also be shown in cinemas nationwide.

Picture, from left: Online cinema premiere of "The Fever: The Fight Against Malaria" with director Katharina Weingartner, Barbara Lux from the Altes Kino Ebersberg and presenter Peter Kreysler. © W-film

At the online film premiere "The Fever: The Fight Against Malaria" on 25 April 2021, director Katharina Weingartner will talk live about her encounter with East African researchers who may be able to save countless lives with the medicinal plant Artemisia annua (annual mugwort). With Dr. Grace Nambatya Kyeyune from the Ministry of Health in Uganda, we now have a new and exciting interlocutor! As head of research at the Research Institute for Natural Chemotherapeutics in Kampala, she has contributed significantly to the recognition of herbal medicine in her country. The other talk guests are Prof. Peter Seeberger from the Max Planck Institute Potsdam, who is currently researching Artemisia against Covid-19, Dr. Tankred Stöbe from Doctors without Borders and Dr. Anselm Schneider from the German Society for International Cooperation. The livestream will start at 5pm at https://fieber.wfilm.de/en. For all viewers worldwide and free of charge!