PRESS RELEASE play loud! announces the release of the film (streaming version) of  " Shadows of the Past – Franco's Heritage in Spain " (Sombras del Pasado – El legado de Franco) -  a round table live discussion organized by play loud!, The Friedrich Ebert Foundation, The Cervantes Institute and the German Association of Spanish Teachers  with Felipe González  (Spanish prime minister between 1982-1996)  Emilio Silva  (President of the Association for the Recovery of Historic Memory) Carlos Castresana  (Spanish Supreme Court Prosecutor) The round table formed part of a unique preview of  Franco's Settlers , the latest film by award winning filmmakers & archivists Lucía Palacios & Dietmar Post. The debate after the screening had been recorded and filmed and now will be made available for the first time through the new "play loud! archive & store". A trailer of the debate with English subtitles can be watch...

Filmausschnitt aus "Die Siedler Francos" "Ihnen viel Erfolg für den Film 'Die Siedler Francos' zu wünschen, wäre überflüssig, wenn es allein auf die Qualität ankäme, denn der Film ist von einer so unaufgeregten Eindringlichkeit, dass man lange nachdenken muss, was Ebenbürtiges zu finden." (Frank Kammerzell nach der einmaligen Aufführung am 28.10.2012 im Berliner Babylon-Kino)                                                                         Weitere Infos zum Film unter  http://www.playloud.org/francossettlers.html

Kraut Rock: Generations … … Or yet another concert movie? Filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios release their latest music documentary   CAMERA: LIVE   AT HBC   featuring Michael Rother and Dieter Moebius  - REVIEW PUBLISHED IN "CHAOTIC SOUL'S SOUND CLOUD" BY ANNIKA HOGE (AUGUST 2, 2012)                                  In the days of youtube, easy-to-use video cameras and quite a good recording quality of even amateur equipment, some of us may wonder why to buy a concert movie. The answer becomes obvious as soon as we compare our occasional gig video of the favourite band with the work of professionals. As the camera fades in, we´re immediately on the stage, with a band who´s ignoring us completely, neither posing nor drawing attention to themselves. Yet the camera will authentically put all the interesting details into the limelight. This is in mutual...