DOCUMENTARIES & SERIES

Bottega Berlin Productions  creates meaningful connections through telling & visualizing stories about artists and their work. With documentaries that are appreciating people in a genuine, positive & empathetic way.

FRANS HALS. MASTER OF JOY.  ARTE/ZDF & BOTTEGA BERLIN PRODUCTIONS, 53 Min., 2024

‘As little is known about Hals’ life, the documentary format “The Painter of Laughter” focuses on his works and their impact to this day. It particularly emphasises how unusual it was in the 16th and 17th centuries to paint people laughing and how Hals’ paintings are rare testimonies to the joy of the time.

Director Frauke Schlieckau allows experts on Dutch painting to have their say and accompanies the preparations for the major exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. But she also asks more fundamentally what Frans Hals can tell us today about laughter in dark times.’ The art magazine Monopol on ‘Frans Hals. Painter of laughter’. (Monopol, art magazine)

The Arte/ZDF documentary (‘Frans Hals: Master of Joy)’ shows what a complex construct such an old master show is, and what special people are needed for it. (…) Paintings with such an aura are possibly the strongest lever in the global museum game, as the aforementioned Arte documentary also vividly shows. (Margit J. Mayer, Berliner Zeitung)

 

VISUAL STORYTELLING & CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

With experience & dedication Bottega Berlin Productions brings together zeitgeist, background, personalities & mood in unique visual narratives. 

“The first thing to say about working with BBP founder Frauke Schlieckau is that it doesn’t really feel like work. Not because you’re having too much of a good time, although you are, but because she is super’ on it’. She cares so much about what she does, and she only does what she cares about.” Harland Miller, artist
‘Frauke Schlieckau has zoomed in very closely on pictures that usually remain hidden from public view.’ The art magazine Monopol on ‘Rembrandt’s Age. Art, market and business’, Arte 2022

“Worth seeing!” – The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on “Rembrandt’s Age. Art, Market and Business”, Arte, 2022 

 

ABOUT

Bottega Berlin Productions (BBP) is a Berlin-based TV production company specializing in creating international documentaries focused on art, culture and the zeitgeist. With a deep understanding of global artistic expressions and a passion for storytelling, BBP is dedicated to capturing the esssence of art, culture and societal trend, delivering stirring narratives that make us see ourselves differently in the world.

BBP boasts a strong network of freelance directors, producers, and editors who excel in conceptualizing, researching and producing visually stunning and intellectually stimulating documentaries. 

Collaborating closely with international broadcasters and distributors, well-known production companies and foundations, BBP brings their documentaries to an  audience that values engaging and thought-provoking content. 

BBP believes in the power of storytelling to brige cultures and connect people from all walks of life. BBP’s documentaries transcend geographical boundaries, exploring diverse cultural landscapes and highlighting universal themes that resonate with viewers worldwide. 

Among the films BBP has produced are Frans Hals. Master of Joy” (52 Min, Arte), “Rembrandt’s Pupils” (60/90 Min.) “Parallel Worlds: What is reality?” (43.Min, ZDF),  and “Music for the Future. How the Classic is reinventing itself” (30. Min., (SRF/3Sat).

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WORLD PREMIERE: FRANS HALS. PAINTER OF LAUGHTER. ARTE SUMMER OPEN AIR CINEMA AT KULTURFORUM AT POTSDAMER PLATZ BERLIN. Monday, July 8, 21.45

Alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals is one of the key figures of 17th century Dutch art. But unlike his contemporaries, who tended to paint gloomy or pensive pictures, the Haarlem artist was entirely devoted to joy. Frans Hals painted people who could barely conceal their lust for life – at a time when it …

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ON SCREEN: CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH. WANDERER BETWEEN THE WORLDS. ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM GEORG SCHÄFER

Caspar David Friedrich is considered one of the greatest landscape painters ever. Almost forgotten after his death, his fog-shrouded landscapes and lonely mountains were able to unfold an unimagined effect in the 20th century. The one-hour Arte documentary “Caspar David Friedrich. Wanderer between the Worlds” by Nicola Graef and Frauke Schlieckau tells of the painter’s …

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CONTACT

 

BOTTEGA BERLIN PRODUCTIONS

Bottega Berlin Productions – Linden Palais – Unter den Linden 40 – 10117 Berlin

Dr. Frauke Schlieckau – fs@bottegaberlin.com