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Filming with pianist LANG LANG completed
The Chinese pianist LANG LANG is considered one of the world’s number one classical music stars. BOOMTOWN MEDIA finished the shooting of a revealing film, which offers an unique inside view into the life and mind of the modern virtuoso. Director Thomas Grube and cinematographer Nicolas Hudak accompanied LANG LANG through China, the US and Europe this summer.
PREMIERE OF „WANN KOMMST DU?“
On January 14th the short film „WANN KOMMST DU?“ launches the festival „Chor@Berlin“ at the Radialsystem in Berlin. This film by Thomas Grube is a musical experiment capturing the fun people have when singing. You can watch it now on the internet.
ECHO Klassik 2009: TRIP TO ASIA wins coveted trophy!
On October 18th 2009 this years winners of the ECHO Klassik where celebrated at a gala event in the packed Semperoper in Dresden. The trophy, regarded as one of the world’s most important music prizes, was handed to BOOMTOWN MEDIA'S label BOOMTOWN SOUNDS for "the best DVD production of the year" – the TRIP TO ASIA – Collector’s Edition.
BOOMTOWN MEDIA receives HERMANN-VOSS-AWARD
Every three years since 1979, the German Orchestra Association (Deutsche Orchestervereinigung DOV) honours special contributions to the German orchestra landscape with the so-called “Hermann-Voss-Kulturpreis der deutschen Orchester“.
Good start into the new year!
With his latest film in tow, Thomas Grube visited the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California, where TRIP TO ASIA | THE QUEST FOR HARMONY captured the hearts of the audience in no time.
TRIP TO ASIA | OUT NOW ON DVD!
Since February this year Thomas Grube’s new film TRIP TO ASIA | THE QUEST FOR HARMONY is successfully screening in cinemas throughout Germany. TRIP TO ASIA – which the nationwide paper DIE WELT described as “one of the best music films in recent years” – is now available on DVD and as 2-DVD COLLECTOR’S EDITION.
TRIP TO ASIA RELEASED IN FRANCE AND JAPAN
The journey continues. After the cinemas across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the journey of TRIP TO ASIA continues under the title “TRIP TO ASIA | En Quête d’Harmonie” in France (distributed by Films Sans Frontières) and the French-speaking part of Switzerland (distributed by Xenix).
German Cinema Guild Award for „TRIP TO ASIA“
Thomas Grube’s „Trip To Asia – The Quest for Harmony“ was honored as best cinema documentary film at the German Cinema Guild Awards ceremony this weekend.
TRIP TO ASIA on BBC One
We're proud to annouce that TRIP TO ASIA - as RYHTHM IS IT! in 2005 - will be broadcast tonight on BBC One (17-06, 10:35pm) within the "Imagine" series.
TRIP TO ASIA IN THEATERS IN SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA AND POLAND
![[Translate to English:] Daniel Stabrawa](typo3temp/pics/3b95cd54ae.jpg "[Translate to English:] Daniel Stabrawa")
Affirmative, as of today: TRIP TO ASIA starts simultaneously in cinemas across Austria and the Switzerland by the end of August and will also be released in Poland by Gutek Film.
