Goethe on Demand

Numerous milestone birthdays of famous filmmakers are also coming up in 2022. Werner Herzog's 80th birthday will certainly receive due media coverage. But beyond the big names, we also want to celebrate other filmmakers - young and old, in front of and behind the camera. And how better than with a film from their respective œuvre? In our new birthday calendar, we will honor a selected birthday child (filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers, editors) every month with a suitable film recommendation. For one month at a time, one of their films will be available via Goethe-on-Demand.

To mark the 75th anniversary of DEFA, the series presents five films by filmmakers from the GDR. They deal with social problems such as housing shortages, unemployment, criminality, and non-conformist youth and music culture. As special historical documents, the selected films provide a socially critical insight into life in the GDR.  

Television “Made in Germany” is having a golden moment with the rise of international streaming services. German series that appeal to global audiences through smart and original writing, diverse themes, talented lineups and opulent productions have never received so much attention. 

Monika Treut is considered to be one of the pioneers of Queer Cinema. In this interview the film director and producer talks about positive developments in western societies, repressive trends and things that aren’t quite running as they should. 

While the public can recite the names of famous German actresses, the women behind the camera often go unrecognised. We introduce ten women from the German film scene everyone should know.