FABIAN

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Selected to the very prestigious Official Competition of the Berlinale 2021 (which had a special edition this year due to the pandemic and took place in two parts: first an online premiere in March 2021, followed by the first physical screening during Berlinale Summer Special in June 2021), Fabian by Dominik Graf has started a worldwide journey, within and beyond the European borders. As the first laudatory reviews launched the career of the film, many European distributors have noticed its potential. Both the strength of its mise en scene and the great performance of the actresses and actors performing in Fabian were greatly acclaimed by the international press. “Berlin, 1931, Jakob Fabian works in the advertising department of a cigarette factory during the day and drifts through bars, brothels and artist studios with his wealthy friend Labude at night. When Fabian gets to know the self-confident Cornelia, he manages to shed his pessimistic attitude for a brief moment. He falls in love. But then he too falls victim to the great wave of layoffs, while Cornelia makes a career as an actress thanks to her boss and admirer. An arrangement that Fabian finds difficult to come to terms with. But it's not just his world that is falling apart...” This period drama describes a crucial time in Europe: the rise of Nazism during the interwar period, a European common past that Fabian’s producers, sales agent, and distributors all share. Lately, sanitary and socio-economic crisis tend to threat some of our European values. Eighteen distributors gathered to decide a pan-European strategy to present this acclaimed movie to the European audience. By promoting Fabian in European cinemas and exploiting the film on other digital channels, the Media grouping aims at supporting both European art and European values.