We are an association of independent filmmakers who want to create a cinema free of conventional norms and hierarchies.
The wtp-kollektiv stands for democratic, equal and collaborative filmmaking, because a film is the art of many and does not need to be divided into separate departments. In ÜBERALL GIBT ES EIN HAUSEN we explore the boundaries between documentary and fictional filmmaking and merge both forms in a new way of shooting in which all the actors on the set take on the direction together. The camera accompanies the actors and captures the action.
Previous films by wtp international Filmproduktion have been exploited in cinemas, on DVD/BD or as VoD (on the usual platforms) and TV and have been shown and awarded at numerous international film festivals, including: Hof International Film Festival, Cairo IFF, Calcutta IFF, Sitges, Fantasporto, Beirut and many more.
Finds of independent cinema that are rare in the international cinema landscape.” (Feuilleton, Süddeutsche Zeitung)
“wtp is a kind of Gallic village of the indomitable in the middle of the film industry empire.” (Passauer Neue Presse)
“The films produced by wtp international as a joint effort have long since become an unmistakable trademark.” (Blickpunkt:Film)
“The team around director Roland Reber is one of the few truly independent filmmakers in Bavaria ... and creates works of art with their very own signature.” (3 SAT kinokino)
And since self-sufficiency is part of the DNA of the wtp collective, wtp international unites film production, label, sales & distribution and, since 2022, the independent wtp publishing house with a focus on multimedia books under one roof.
After the death of director Roland Reber in 2022, who had previously directed wtp international's feature films, the idea arose to produce ÜBERALL GIBT ES EIN HAUSEN, the first feature-length film under collective direction. The next project is the completion of the novel DIE SIEBEN ORTE (THE SEVEN PLACES), which was begun together with Roland Reber and is also to provide the basis for a mini-series.