Event series
Oct 2 + 15 + 21, 2025
GOETHE FILMS: Wes Anderson, Made in Babelsberg
Film Series|Celebrating the art & craft of Germany’s oldest studio realizing Wes Anderson’s iconic vision
Presented by the Goethe-Institut, TIFF Cinematheque & Cinespace Studios x Studio Babelsberg
Hollywood, made in Germany: Discover how legendary Studio Babelsberg has been bringing Wes Anderson's meticulous vision to life. Through three of his most iconic films, the series reveals why the American cult director —with his fifth Babelsberg collaboration The Phoenician Scheme in cinemas— keeps returning to this centre of excellence just outside of Berlin to harness the highest production value to build his universe. This is also the success story of Cinespace Studios, just voted best global Studio of the Year, acquiring one of Europe's largest and oldest film production houses in 2022. “Wes Anderson, Made in Babelsberg” celebrates the master director as well as Studio Babelsberg’s unique art department with some of the world’s best trained craftspeople, creatives and innovators, now contributing to Cinespace’s international reputation.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and The French Dispatch (2021) showcase the marriage of Anderson's signature worlds with Babelsberg's century-old craftsmanship. Industry experts and Anderson collaborators illuminate the beloved auteur’s approach in a panel conversation and through recorded introductions. A German book club contextualizes Wes Anderson’s fascination with Stefan Zweig, the early 20th-century Austrian writer who influences his narrative structure and aesthetic sensibility, alongside a Wes Anderson and German film history reading room at the Goethe-Institut.
This special edition of GOETHE FILMS, the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s signature film program at the TIFF Lightbox, is a collaboration with Cinespace Studios x Studio Babelsberg and part of TIFF Cinematheque's winter program.
Wes Anderson (Writer/Director/Producer) was born in Houston, Texas. His films include Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch and Asteroid City, as well as the short film compilation The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More. His latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, premiered at Cannes in May 2025.
Oct 2, 2025, 6pm
Film: "THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL"
Oct 15, 2025, 6pm
Film: "ISLE OF DOGS"
Oct 21, 2025, 6.30pm
Film: "THE FRENCH DISPATCH"
Sep 25, 2025, 6pm
Book Club: "Die unsichtbare Sammlung"
Sep 22 - Oct 23, 2025, 10am
Reading Room: "Wes Anderson Salon"
Oct 2, 2025, 2025, 6pm
Panel: "Crafting Wes Anderson's World"
Hollywood, made in Germany: Discover how legendary Studio Babelsberg has been bringing Wes Anderson's meticulous vision to life. Through three of his most iconic films, the series reveals why the American cult director —with his fifth Babelsberg collaboration The Phoenician Scheme in cinemas— keeps returning to this centre of excellence just outside of Berlin to harness the highest production value to build his universe. This is also the success story of Cinespace Studios, just voted best global Studio of the Year, acquiring one of Europe's largest and oldest film production houses in 2022. “Wes Anderson, Made in Babelsberg” celebrates the master director as well as Studio Babelsberg’s unique art department with some of the world’s best trained craftspeople, creatives and innovators, now contributing to Cinespace’s international reputation.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and The French Dispatch (2021) showcase the marriage of Anderson's signature worlds with Babelsberg's century-old craftsmanship. Industry experts and Anderson collaborators illuminate the beloved auteur’s approach in a panel conversation and through recorded introductions. A German book club contextualizes Wes Anderson’s fascination with Stefan Zweig, the early 20th-century Austrian writer who influences his narrative structure and aesthetic sensibility, alongside a Wes Anderson and German film history reading room at the Goethe-Institut.
This special edition of GOETHE FILMS, the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s signature film program at the TIFF Lightbox, is a collaboration with Cinespace Studios x Studio Babelsberg and part of TIFF Cinematheque's winter program.
Wes Anderson (Writer/Director/Producer) was born in Houston, Texas. His films include Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch and Asteroid City, as well as the short film compilation The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More. His latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, premiered at Cannes in May 2025.
Oct 2, 2025, 6pm
Film: "THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL"
Oct 15, 2025, 6pm
Film: "ISLE OF DOGS"
Oct 21, 2025, 6.30pm
Film: "THE FRENCH DISPATCH"
Sep 25, 2025, 6pm
Book Club: "Die unsichtbare Sammlung"
Sep 22 - Oct 23, 2025, 10am
Reading Room: "Wes Anderson Salon"
Oct 2, 2025, 2025, 6pm
Panel: "Crafting Wes Anderson's World"
