Fourthcoming: Maren Ade Setting Up ‘Zauberwort’ for 2026 Shoot

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Ulrike Ottinger came out of a long gestation period for The Blood Countess and now fellow female German filmmaker Maren Ade is in early prep mode to direct her fourth feature film — which comes almost a full decade since Toni Erdmann premiered in Cannes to critical acclaim. Ade has been busy wearing the producer’s hat: some notable recent items include About Dry Grasses, Ahed’s Knee, Corsage, Exile, Spencer and The Story of My Wife. In a Screen Daily profile on power horse producers Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach of Komplizen Film, they revealed that they are now tying up financing coin for Ade’s Zauberwort (aka Magic Word). Production would be set for 2026. No word yet on the gist of the project, but we’ll be keeping tabs on the project in the years to come.

Eric Lavallée
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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