Maximilian Brückner in Berlin for the presentation of the 2007 Shooting Stars. Portrait by Fabrizio Maltese for european-films.net. All rights reserved.

Cineuropa reports that German actor and this year's German Shooting Star Maximilian Brückner is currently in front of the cameras as the Bavarian "Robin Hood" Räuber Kneißl in the film of the same name directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller. The young Bavarian director is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand names in the business, working on his third follow-up feature after the unexpected success of his grave comedy Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (Grave Decisions) from 2006. Räuber Kneißl tells the story of the robber of the title, a legendary figure who lived in the latter part of the 19th century in Bavaria.

Spanish actresses Candela Peña, Veronica Echegui and Blanca Portillo have joined the production of  Bélen Macías's  first feature El patio de mi cárcel (lit. The Patio of My Prison). Shooting on the feature will start on Monday, according to Cine y Tele. The €3 million film will be shot in Madrid and the prison of Guadalajara in the Castile-La Mancha region. Goya-winning actress Peña plays Isa, a petty thief with a tough character who nevertheless has problems adapting to life outside prison. To help her find her way, she becomes part of Módulo 4, a prison theatre group supported by a civil employee of the prison as well as the institution's female director.