MATERIA PRIMA
Deutschland 2026 – Director: Jens Schanze – Original language: English, Quechua, Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 89 min.
Europe’s hunger for lithium for electric cars and the energy transformation collides with Bolivia’s resources and 400 years of colonial history. Jens Schanze follows negotiations over mining and extraction rights while also drawing on the words of an indigenous chronicler from 1615. A film about resource justice and structures that stubbornly repeat themselves. S.B.
Biography
Jens Schanze is a German filmmaker. He shot his first film in Bolivia in 1994 and studied at the HFF Munich. In 2002, he founded the production company Mascha Film. He has received the Bavarian Film Award several times for his films.
Filmography (selection)
LA BUENA VIDA – DAS GUTE LEBEN, DE, 2015, 97 Min.
PLUG & PRAY, DE, 2010, 91 Min.
OTZENRATH 3° KÄLTER, DE, 2007, 81 Min.
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films nominated for this award tell stories from the Global South. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ, the award is endowed with 5,000 euros. Donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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Winner of the German Documentary Film Music Award
Writer: Jens Schanze. Camera: Börres Weiffenbach. Sound: Claudia Leder. Editing: Ulrike Tortora. Music: Atena Eshtiaghi. Production: Mascha Film GbR. Producer: Jens Schanze.
