The German director Andreas Dresen is particularly interested in the concept of critical examination – in his films about grassroots democracy, as a lay judge, jury member and in everyday life.More ...
The Retrospective for 2013 at the Berlinale is dedicated to the influence of Weimar cinema on international filmmaking after the National Socialists came to power.More ...
A closer look at the latest German-language documentaries reveals a vast range of subject matter. Yet the conditions for filmmakers are getting worse.More ...
Love triangles, police genre, essayistic items: Dominik Graf’s television and cinema films always stand out from the rest. This exceptional filmmaker turned 60 in September 2012.More ...
Most people only know Werner Herzog as the director who worked with Klaus Kinski. Almost unnoticed by much of the German public, however, Herzog has spent the last 25 years of his life becoming a world-famous documentary filmmaker.More ...
Wieland Speck is a filmmaker and head of the section Panorama of the Berlinale, an essential part of which are gay and lesbian films. In an interview he talks about queer cinema in Germany.More ...
People with disabilities are excluded from many areas of public life, and that often includes cinemas. Aktion Mensch with its “inclusive film festival” makes it possible for people with a disability to experience cinema in Germany.More ...
Movie buffs from Germany, Israel and the Palestinian Territories have volunteered to work together to open an old cinema in Jenin in autumn 2009. The general idea behind the project is to promote “cultural understanding and a decent education.”More ...
(17 November 2012) A person who goes to the movies thirty times a year can surely be considered an avid cinemagoer. But, what about seeing as many films within two weeks? Our writer Patrizia Barba did it – and still cannot get enough. This is her festival report.More ...
The film “Where Do We Go Now?” will open in cinemas across Germany this week. It is set in a remote Lebanese village where Christians and Muslims live peacefully side by side and tells the story of how the women of the village use cunning and imagination to prevent war from breaking out among their menfolk. Mona Naggar met director Nadine Labaki in BeirutMore ...
It is summer 1992 and two men lie dead in a field near the German-Polish border. The case drags on for years and is eventually closed – unsolved. Nearly 20 years later, a documentary film called “Revision” is looking for some answers.More ...
The German soccer film has a long tradition, but roaring success was long not forthcoming. Only since Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Bern) have big and small films about the leather sphere established themselves.More ...
After the DEFA was closed down, the organization’s entire film stock was passed on to the DEFA Foundation. New director of the foundation, Ralf Schenk, wants to set it up for the future.More ...
The better their education, the less TV people watch. At least that is what the latest research indicates. And if they do spend time in front of the tube, it is to watch public broadcasting stations like ARD and ZDF, or cultural programming from the likes of 3sat and Arte.More ...
Since September 2010, Jan Schütte has been the Director of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. He enjoys his interesting and enjoyable work with the students.More ...
The European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück celebrated its 25th anniversary from 18th – 22nd April 2012, showcasing at least a quarter-century of media art and some fantastic festival work.More ...
Quite a few of the latest German films, such as Barbara or Halt auf freier Strecke, have already won prizes. And in April they were in competition again, this time for the German Film Prize.More ...
The evil spirit of Nazism is far from dead; it has survived – on the other side of the moon! This is the bizarre premise of “Iron Sky – We Come in Peace!” In Germany the film has made a successful start.More ...
“Father Is Doing Fine“ is a turbulent comedy about the complex relationship between two brothers and the first German movie to be filmed in Jordan. The film’s international cast and crew’s working language is however English, and this is spoken in many different accents on set. Amira El Ahl watched them at work.More ...
About the current state of German cinema, opinions differ greatly. Healthier today than ever, say some; on the verge of the abyss, say others. Oliver Baumgarten slips into the two perspectives.More ...
Most TV stations these days are expected to have a high-quality online presence. ARTE, a German-French station, operates ARTE Creative, an online project that effectively combines the Internet with television.More ...
The new generation of German filmmakers is looking to reach a discerning audience with its critically acclaimed film dramas. In the process, however, these up-and-coming creators want to avoid making any compromises with the mainstream.More ...
All that glitters is not gold. In her documentary Work Hard – Play Hard, Carmen Losmann takes a look behind the scenes of an ostensibly attractive world of work - a film worth seeing.More ...
To keep memories of films alive, film museums in Germany pursue a broad range of activities – giving visitors the chance to experience the history of film for themselves, teaching media skills, bringing about encounters and cultural exchange, and restoring film material.More ...
Producing a film is only possible in a team. That begins with the financing, as a film is usually made possible through a combination of different sources of funding. We survey the funding opportunities.More ...
The trend among filmmakers these days is to take their stories away from the big cities and set them in some of the more remote regions of Germany.More ...
The dark shadow of dictatorship cast over the 61st International Film Festival in Berlin not only due to the absence of jury member, Jafar Panahi, who is in prison in Iran, but the shadow was also to be seen on the screen.More ...
The media and the jury gave the class of 2011 top marks for their committed, socio-critical approach, their cinematic craftsmanship and their originality.More ...
Things have really taken off on the German film scene since the turn of the millennium. Films “Made In Germany” achieve international recognition and win some of the top prizes.More ...
The impact of “mobile cinema” is not just being felt in the field of entertainment, but also in the realm of cultural and social education – and not only in Europe.More ...
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