17th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival - Sep 27 - Oct 4, 2012, San Francisco

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The 17th annual Berlin & Beyond Film Festival will take place September 27th - October 4th, 2012, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

Download program guide
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View 2012 Line-up and Schedule
TV SymbolView the Official Promo Trailer
Photo: Barak Shrama



Since its inception in 1996, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival has been America’s leading festival of films from German-speaking countries. Over 500 films have been presented to 110,000+ people, along with the memorable presence of celebrated guest stars, including Wim Wenders, Bruno Ganz, Michael Verhoeven, Fatih Akin, Barbara Sukowa, Hannelore Elsner, Doris Dörrie, Andreas Dresen, Jürgen Vogel, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Bleibtreu and Florian David Fitz.

Berlin & Beyond is a program of the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, a national cultural institution of the Federal Republic of Germany. Berlin & Beyond is a 501(c)(3) American non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors.