Filmpunkt is based in Cologne, Germany. Since 2004, the focus of production are feature documentaries and high end TV documentaries ('The Search for Happiness', a TV series co-produced with WDR/ARD being one of the best-sold German doc series worldwide). The faces behind the company are Thomas Riedelsheimer ('Rivers & Tides') and Stefan Tolz ('On the Edge of Time'), both with more than 20 years of experience in documentary filmmaking, having received awards like the Lola (German National Film Award), BAFTA Scotland, Grimme, Prix Semaine de La Critique (Locarno), Golden Gate (San Francisco) among others. The company is currently co-producing three feature length documentaries with partners from the US, the UK and Switzerland: 'The Human Touch', 'Cahier Africain' and 'The Colour of Yearning'
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