Event series
19 Feb - 19 Mar 2026 in various Australian cities
Europa! Europa Film Festival
Filmfestival|German-language Movies in the Festival
Sönke Wortmann at Europa! Europa Festival!
This year's Europa! Europa Festival once again offers a finely curated selection of European films from over 20 countries across Europe, including dramas, comedies and arthouse films.
Five outstanding German-language films will be screened. First and foremost is the Australian premiere of The Empty Nesters (Die Ältern), the latest comedy from award-winning German filmmaker Sönke Wortmann, who will personally present his film in a Q&A session in Melbourne and Sydney (see below).
'THE EMPTY NESTERS' (Die Ältern)
Sönke Wortmann | 2026 | 105 min | GERMANY | Cast: Sebastian Bezzel, Anna Schudt, Judith Bohle
In this hilarious comedy based on the bestselling novel and directed by Sönke Wortmann (How About Adolf?), writerHannes’s perfect life is turned upside down when his daughter announces she’s moving out of home, and his wife decides she wants to join her...
'KÖLN 75'
Ido Fluk | 2025 | 115 min | GERMANY, POLAND, BELGIUM | Cast: Mala Emde, John Magaro, Ulrich Tukur, Alexander Scheer
The exuberant and free-spirited story behind the 18-year-old concert promoter Vera Brandes, who, against all odds, managed to organise jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’s 1975 concert that became the highest selling solo album of all time for both jazz and piano. 'WUNDERSCHÖNER'
Karoline Herfurth | 2025 | 132 min | GERMANY | Cast: Karoline Herfurth; Emilia Schüle, Nora Tschirner
The radiant sequel to Karoline Herfurth’s box office hit film Wunderschön (Europa 2022) follows the intersecting lives of several women as they navigate the joys and challenges of life and love. 'FRANZ'
Agnieszka Holland | CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, POLAND | Cast: Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Carol Schuler
A formally playful and kaleidoscopic biopic of the great surrealist writer Franz Kafka directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Green Border) that zips between the early 20thcentury and the present day to examine how Kafka’s legacy looms over modern life. 'BABYSTAR'
Joscha Bongard | 2025 | 98 min | GERMANY | Cast: Maja Bons, Bea Brooks, Liliom Lewald
In this stylish satire in the vein of Yorgos Lanthimos and Michael Haneke, sixteen-year-old Luca begins to question her role in the family business after spending her whole life in the social media spotlight thanks to her influencer parents.
This year's Europa! Europa Festival once again offers a finely curated selection of European films from over 20 countries across Europe, including dramas, comedies and arthouse films.
Five outstanding German-language films will be screened. First and foremost is the Australian premiere of The Empty Nesters (Die Ältern), the latest comedy from award-winning German filmmaker Sönke Wortmann, who will personally present his film in a Q&A session in Melbourne and Sydney (see below).
'THE EMPTY NESTERS' (Die Ältern)
Sönke Wortmann | 2026 | 105 min | GERMANY | Cast: Sebastian Bezzel, Anna Schudt, Judith Bohle
In this hilarious comedy based on the bestselling novel and directed by Sönke Wortmann (How About Adolf?), writerHannes’s perfect life is turned upside down when his daughter announces she’s moving out of home, and his wife decides she wants to join her...
'KÖLN 75'
Ido Fluk | 2025 | 115 min | GERMANY, POLAND, BELGIUM | Cast: Mala Emde, John Magaro, Ulrich Tukur, Alexander Scheer
The exuberant and free-spirited story behind the 18-year-old concert promoter Vera Brandes, who, against all odds, managed to organise jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’s 1975 concert that became the highest selling solo album of all time for both jazz and piano. 'WUNDERSCHÖNER'
Karoline Herfurth | 2025 | 132 min | GERMANY | Cast: Karoline Herfurth; Emilia Schüle, Nora Tschirner
The radiant sequel to Karoline Herfurth’s box office hit film Wunderschön (Europa 2022) follows the intersecting lives of several women as they navigate the joys and challenges of life and love. 'FRANZ'
Agnieszka Holland | CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, POLAND | Cast: Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Carol Schuler
A formally playful and kaleidoscopic biopic of the great surrealist writer Franz Kafka directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Green Border) that zips between the early 20thcentury and the present day to examine how Kafka’s legacy looms over modern life. 'BABYSTAR'
Joscha Bongard | 2025 | 98 min | GERMANY | Cast: Maja Bons, Bea Brooks, Liliom Lewald
In this stylish satire in the vein of Yorgos Lanthimos and Michael Haneke, sixteen-year-old Luca begins to question her role in the family business after spending her whole life in the social media spotlight thanks to her influencer parents.
