Here is your February edition of Showcase Germany, full of the latest news and visuals from some of the best names in Germany's production industry.

Three events that you might like to include in a visit to Hamburg and Berlin:

• In Hamburg, visit the Gute Aussichten exhibition/competition of young budding photographers. 18 January - 18 February.
• Also in Hamburg, Jay Mark Johnson's 'Motion Studies' exhibition is on until 31 March at the Aplanat Galerie für Fotografie - more details below.
• In Berlin, there are two new exhibitions showing less well-known photographs by Helmut Newton at the Helmut Newton Stiftung Museum for Photography - more details below.

Our cover was shot by Urs Kuckertz [Gecko Photographers] with model Theresa [Viva Models], make-up by Stefan Kehl [Viva Style], styling by Laurent Sylla, Fashion Yaron Braha Bezalel. Remember to visit our international directory of visual media companies - it now has helpful 'search' and 'save' features.