Fritz Koenig was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century.
Herbert Achternbusch was a German film director, writer and painter. He began as a writer of avant-garde prose, such as the novel Die Alexanderschlacht, before turning to low-budget films. He had a love-hate relationship with Bavaria which showed itself in his work. Some of his controversial films, such as Das Gespenst, were presented at the Berlinale festival.
Heinz Rudolf Erich Arthur Kunze is a German writer and rock singer. His greatest hit was Dein ist mein ganzes Herz in 1985.
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000.
The Kissinger Sommer is a classical music festival held every year in the summer in the city of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Southern Germany.
Paul Harather is an Austrian film director, producer and screenplay author. He is considered one of the early artists in Austria's new wave film.
Marcus Junkelmann is a German historian and experimental archeologist.
Venice, which is situated at the north end of the Adriatic Sea, was for hundreds of years the richest and most powerful centre of Europe, the reason being that it gained large-scale profits from the adjacent middle European markets. Venice was the major centre of trade with the Arabs and indirectly the Indians during the Middle Ages. It also served as origin of the economic development and integration of the rest of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Der Komödienstadel is a German comedy franchise, which consists of a television series, radio plays and stage shows. It was first developed by Olf Fischer as a radio play series which first aired on Bayerischer Rundfunk on 19 April 1954. The television series was launched in 1959. The radio plays featured actors such as Gustl Bayrhammer, Max Grießer, Maxl Graf, Erni Singerl and Ludwig Schmid-Wildy.
Daniela Knapp is an Austrian cinematographer. Her film credits include Eine Insel namens Udo, Edeltraud und Theodor, The Poll Diaries and Emma's Bliss.
The Axel-Springer-Preis is an annually awarded prize. The Award is given to young journalists in the categories print, TV, radio, and online journalism due to the decisions of the Axel-Springer-Akademie.
Sylke von Gaza is a German artist. First and foremost an abstract painter, she also pursues numerous projects that investigate the effect and impact of painting in architectural spaces and the process of painting including site-specific settings. Von Gaza lives and works in Munich, Venice and Zurich.
Pia Klemp is a German biologist and human rights activist, who, between 2011 and 2017, worked for the Sea Shepherd organization to participate in many international operations to protect sea animals.
Julia Büchler is a German television presenter, radio reporter and journalist.
Andreas Kohn is a German operatic bass and Dozent.
Helmar Rudolf Willi Weitzel is a German television presenter, journalist and film producer. He moderated the television programs Willi wills wissen and Willis VIPs. In 2008 he made the movie Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt. Other TV shows he hosted were Willis Quiz Quark Club, Willi wills wissen – Gute Frage, nächste Frage!, Willi wills wissen von A–Z and Ein guter Grund zu feiern. Since 2013 he has been on the road in Germany with his live program Willis wilde Wege. Since January 2018 he has moderated the magazine Gut zu Wissen on BR Fernsehen.
Willi wills wissen was a children's program focused on factual issues and everyday occurrences, produced by Megaherz Film und Fernsehen on behalf of the Bayerischer Rundfunk with the Institut für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht. The program was first broadcast on KiKA from 2002 to 2010, and was regularly repeated on Das Erste and some regional channels of the ARD. The producers were Franz Xaver Gernstl and Fidelis Mager.
Julia von Heinz is a German film director and screenwriter.
The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow is a 1928 Austrian silent drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Arlette Marchal, Vivian Gibson, Livio Pavanelli. It is based on the novel of the same title by Alfred Schirokauer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger.
Ulrike Kindl is an Italian folklorist and professor at the University Ca' Foscari in Venice, Dipartimento di Scienze del Linguaggio.
