OUR MISSION
Die Neue Lux is a German based film production company with the mission to create stories for the Pan-European market and for international audiences. Founder Philipp Maurice Raube was studying international production at the well known Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, with the vision to produce authentic and socially relevant films with distinctive voice, for these markets.
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UPCOMING FILMS
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by Muhammad Mustapha
in development
funded by the Doha Film Fund and The Robert Bosch Stiftung
When asked to play himself for the camera, the bodyguard Yehia, thinks he owns the frame and fills it with his everyday raw masculine performance. He doesn't know that the filmmaker has completely different intentions. This is the story of two men, two performances, two realities, and two masks taken off.
WINNER
film prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung 2020
DOUZE
by Hannah Weissenborn
in pre production
funded by the MFG Film Fund Baden-Württemberg and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Damien needs an address to have his hand operated after an accident. Without an address there is no health insurance. But when his tent in the homeless camp "Bois de Vincennes" is stolen, his identity card is lost. Damien loses himself in an absurd circle of the French social security system.
FiNISHED FILMS
TALA’VISION
by Murad Abu Eisheh
World premiere Filmfestival
Max Ophüls Preis
Produced under the umbrella of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Syria 2014, when Isis issues a Tv ban, 7 year old Tala’s world of two rooms shrinks further, forced to hide her merger search for freedom from her father, she puts both their lives in jeopardy.
WINNER
Student Academy Award Narrative Intl. Gold
Medium Short and Audience Award Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
First Steps Award Best Camera
German Camera Award
and more
SCHWIMMEN
by Luzie Loose
World premiere 32nd Busan International Film Festival
Produced under the umbrella of Kurhaus Production
Swimming tells the story of Elisa and Anthea, two 15-year-old girls in Berlin, whose friendship gives them support and orientation in a difficult time of their young lives. To maintain their bond, they develop a game that takes on a destructive dynamic. The girls turn from victims to offenders.
WINNER
Gold Award, Best Direction
HOF International Filmfestival
Best Camera, AchtungBerlin!
THE PRODUCER
Philipp Maurice Raube Managing Director & Producer
Philipp Maurice Raube, was even as a child inquisitive by the flickering of lights and moving pictures. After he finished his apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Bonn, he expanded his knowledge in the studies of media production at the University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe where he graduated with the Bachelor of Arts. During his studies he focused on film production and journalism. Subsequent Philipp worked at the Tangram International in Munich and was involved in numerous television productions for ZDF, ARTE and the ARD group. Since 2015, Philipp was studying film and television production at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, with the vision to produce authentic and socially relevant films, which he emphasized 2018 in producing the debut film ´Schwimmen´ by Luzie Loose which premiered at the 32rd Busan International Filmfestival and won the Gold Award for Best Director at the 52nd International Hof Filmfestival. Since 2018 Philipp has been working in the well known and award winning production company Filmtank under the management of Thomas Tielsch and Saskia Kress. 2019 he joined the Berlin Team after he was and was in charge of the Stuttgart office. Philipp founded his own production company Die Neue Lux to follow his vision and open the possibilities to produce within the Pan-European market. He has always been involved in the promotion of young german filmmakers. As the artistic director of YOUNG BLOOD, an industry platform during the Berlinale, he offers young filmmakers a forum into the industry and developed the event to an incubator of new german narratives.