The Burning Plain The film will have a budget of under $20 million. "The Burning Plain" began filming in New Mexico on November 5, 2007. Other filming took place in Portland and Depoe Bay in Oregon. "The Burning Plain" was screened at TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, in September 2008, before being screened at the Savannah Film Festival, which was held from October 25 to November 1, 2008. It was an entrant of the international competition of the 65th Venice International Film Festival. "The Burning Plain" was released in theaters on September 18, 2009. "The Burning Plain" has received generally poor reviews
The Wave (2008 film) received an award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frederick Lau) and the Bronze Lola in the category Best Feature Film at the German Film Awards in 2008 (Deutscher Filmpreis). Furthermore, Ueli Christen was nominated in the category Best Editing. In the same year lead actor Jürgen Vogel was nominated in the category Best Actor at the European Film Awards 2008. Moreover, The Wave was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema - Dramatic section without receiving an award. The movie was also shortlisted for the selection of a German candidate for the Oscar in