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Nomination: German Film Award 2026

Our SOLDIERS OF LIGHT has been nominated in the documentary film category for the 2026 German Film Award. We are thrilled and would like to thank everyone who made this film possible and helped bring it to life. And, of course, all the members of the Film Academy who voted for our film! :-*

Nomination: German Cinematography Award

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT has been nominated for the German Cinematography Award 2026 in the Cinema-Documentary-category.

Thanks to the jury, to everybody who made this film possible and for Julians support-camerapeople Ole Elfenkämper, Fritz Eggenwirth and Danijel Sijakovic! And - of course - to Timm Kröger for colorgrading and Malte Derks for retouching.

Pre-Production-Funding for "Mers Amères" (WT)

We are trhilled to announce that "Mers Amères - Bitter Seas (WT)" by Amélie Janda has received pre production funding from Hessen Film. Thanks to the jury and to everybody who is making this movie possible.

Nomination: Film Critics Award

Great news:

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT has been nominated for the German Film Critics Award in the documentary film category. Many thanks to the jury and to everyone who made this film possible. And at this point, thank you again for all the wonderful reviews, articles, podcasts, and videos about the film!

Grimme Prize Nomination for SOLDIERS OF LIGHT

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT has been nominated for the Grimme Prize!

Many thanks to the jury and to everyone who made this film possible!

Australian Premiere for SOLDIERS OF LIGHT

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT is celebrating its australian premiere at Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2026 in Sydney.

Thanks so much for the invitation!

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SOLDIERS OF LIGHT in Würzburg

Our film SOLDIERS OF LIGHT is being shown at the 52. International Film-Wekend in Würzburg.

Thank you for the invitation!

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SOLDIERS OF LIGHT - Polish premiere

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT is being screened at the Watch Docs Festival in Warsaw! This is the Polish premiere of our film. Thanks so much for the invitation!

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Soldiers of Light at Duisburger Filmwoche

We are happy to announce that Soldiers of Light will be shown at this year's Duisburger Filmwoche. Thanks so much for the invitation!

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Das kleine Fernsehspiel as co-producer

We are very pleased that ZDF-Das kleine Fernsehspiel has decided to co-produce Amelie Janda’s film "Mers Amères - Bitter Seas (AT)". With this, we have secured our first financing partner!

Theatrical Release Soldiers of Light

You can see our SOLDIERS OF LIGHT in cinemas throughout Germany (and Switzerland). Here are the locations (for exact screening times, please visit the websites of the respective cinemas, where you will always find the latest information):

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SOLDIERS OF LIGHT at Yorck cinemas

We are delighted that SOLDIERS OF LIGHT will also be shown at the Yorck cinemas in Berlin.

Daily from 21 August to 27 August at delphi LUX, Babylon Kreuzberg and Delphi Filmpalast!

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SOLDIERS OF LIGHT - Hessen-Premiere

Frankfurt!

From 14 August, our SOLDIERS OF LIGHT will finally be hitting cinemas.

To kick things off, we will be celebrating our cinema premiere on 12 August, naturally in the city where the film originated: In Frankfurt, at 8:30 p.m. at Cinéma.

Many thanks to FOUR GUYS Film Distribution, Wood Water Films, and HessenFilm und Medien!

Come!

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Innovation fund

We are happy that "Mers Amères - Bitter Seas (AT)" received the innovation fund to continue with the material development. Thank you ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel!

Film distribution funding

We are happy to announce that FOUR GUYS Film Distribution has received the film distribution funding. Thank you Hessen Film! Soldiers of Light is now coming to the cinema screens.

Development funding for "Mers Amères"by Amélie Janda

We are happy and grateful to announce that "Mers Amères - Bitter Seas (WT)" has received development funding from Hessen Film. We are honored to move forward with this documentary—a project dedicated to stories our society needs to hear.

SOLDIERS OF LIGHT - German Premiere in Munich

Yet another great announcement: We are happy and thankfull, that SOLDIERS OF LIGHT will celebrate its german premiere at the DokFest München!

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this possible, including you DokFest München, for the invitation!

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SOLDIERS OF LIGHT - World Premiere in Nyon

We are happy and proud to announce, that our feature documentary SOLDIERS OF LIGHT will celebrate its world premiere at the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Nyon!

The film is a co-poduction with Wood Water Films and ZDFs Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, co-funded by Hessen Film & Medien.

Many thanks to everyone who made this possible! And thanks, Nyon, for the invitation!

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Soldiers of Light - coming soon

In the last three years we produced the feature documentary SOLDIERS OF LIGHT. It's a coproduction with Wood Water Films and ZDFs Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, co-funded by Hessen Film & Medien. And it's ready.

More news coming soon.