After the worldwide success of “14 – Diaries of the Great War” the shooting of the sequel “18 – Clash of Futures” starts today. The first location is the castle of Meesenburg in the north of Luxembourg, which was transformed for the camera into a Russian children´s home during the NEP era.\r\n\r\nThis elaborate project was made possible by the editorial departments of ARTE, SWR, NDR, WDR, RBB and ORF as well as substantial financial support from the Luxembourg Film Found, CNC, MDM, MFG, the Media Program of the European Union and many more. The eight-part series is produced by LOOKSFilm Leipzig, Les Films D’Ici Paris and IRIS Group from Luxembourg and Belgium. Fortis Imaginatio is co-producer and involved with showrunner Jan Peter, associate producer Michael Faustino Bauer and creative producer Sandra Naumann.

With great pleasure, we can announce that the first trailer for the second series of the major documentary drama production ‘Clash of Futures’ is now available online. Following the worldwide success of the first eight-part series ‘14 – Diaries of the Great War’, this second instalment will follow the fate of men and women from across Europe between 1918 and 1939. Among the heroines and heroes of the series are the Polish Hollywood diva, Pola Negri, the German communist Hans Beimler, and the Russian Cossack, Marina Yurlova. Filming is due to begin in mid-March 2017, under the direction of showrunner Jan Peter and co-director Frédéric Goupil. The series will be broadcast from early 2018 by ARTE, ORF and ARD among others, under the title ’18 – Krieg der Träume’ (18 – War of Dreams). The show is being produced by LOOKS Film Leipzig, together with Les Films d’Ici Paris and IRIS Group Luxembourg, with FORTIMA as a co-producer. Dr Michael Faustino Bauer is the associate executive producer for FORTIMA, and Sandra Naumann our creative producer. As showrunner, Jan Peter is responsible for the entire series.