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“The Reluctant Revolutionary”, Panorama, Great Britain 2011, directed by Sean McAllister

“From and about the Arab World” – Berlinale 2012 (2/8/2012)

From 9 to 19 February, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival will be presenting a programme of events dedicated to the Arab Spring alongside its regular award ceremonies and films screenings.More ...

“Stilllebenlandschaft I”, Strawalde (Jürgen Böttcher)

Painter and Director – A Retrospective on Jürgen Böttcher (02/01/2012)

The Lindenau Museum Altenburg is presenting a retrospective on the director and painter Jürgen Böttcher, alias Strawalde, through 29 April 2012.More ...

The Flute Concert of Sanssouci (excerpt), photo: BArch, FILM SG1, 4428 II

Frederick II of Prussia – Unduly Famous (1/25/2012)

The actor Otto Gebühr played Frederick II, King of Prussia, in more than 15 films. From 25 January 2012 until 3 March 2013 the Filmmuseum in Potsdam is devoting an exhibition to him.More ...

„Bamberg in Cinema Fever“ (1/22/2012)

From 23 to 29 January 2012, the 22nd Bamberg Short Film Festival will be presenting around 80 films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.More ...

Studio in Berlin-Weißensee with backdrops built for “Waxworks” (Germany 1924, directed by: Paul Leni). Production: Neptun / Ufa; Source: Collection Isabelle Champion, Paris

On the Set. Paris – Babelsberg – Hollywood (12/20/2011)

Until 29 April 2012, the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Babelsberg Film Studios in 2012 with an exhibition of the Cinémathèque française.More ...