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An Interview with Wim Wenders: “Nothing has saved me as often as music”

(15 April 2011) He had to be dragged into his first piece by Pina Bausch. Now, Wim Wenders has memorialized the artist with his film Pina. On the Goethe-Institut’s invitation he is presenting the film to the Australian audience in Sydney. In the interview, the film director talks about 3D, dance and mourning.More ...
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Filmmaking In Germany

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 ...
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The Big Run-Up to the Babelsberg Birthday Bash – 100 Years of Babelsberg Film Studios

Europe's oldest film studios in Potsdam Babelsberg are gearing up for their centennial jubilee in February 2012.More ...
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German Art House Cinema – Eclipsed by 3-D

Trapped somewhere between the multiplex cinema, mainstream and DVD, art house cinemas have to guard their slice of the market.
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The Truth And Nothing But The Truth – The German Documentary Film Has An Audience, But No Budget

Successful documentary films these days are no longer a one off. Some Productions attract audiences in their millions.More ...

Deutschland online   deutschenglish

The renaissance of German films seems to be a lasting one.
Learn more about its history and current trends in this special edition of the magazine Deutschland.