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6:00 PM

Crafting Wes Anderson's World

Panel Discussion|A hybrid conversation with Studio Babelsberg

Wes Anderson in the center with the management team of Studio Babelsberg, from left to right: Marcus Loges (Managing Director / Production Services), Jörg Bachmaier (CEO), Eike Wolf (Director Studio Operations), and Michael Düwel (Managing Director Art Department); Photo: Gerald Matzka/ProjectImages for Studio Babelsberg. Photo: Gerald Matzka © Studio Babelsberg

Wes Anderson in the center with the management team of Studio Babelsberg, from left to right: Marcus Loges (Managing Director / Production Services), Jörg Bachmaier (CEO), Eike Wolf (Director Studio Operations), and Michael Düwel (Managing Director Art Department); Photo: Gerald Matzka/ProjectImages for Studio Babelsberg. Photo: Gerald Matzka © Studio Babelsberg

Presented by the Goethe-Institut, TIFF Cinematheque & Cinespace Studios x Studio Babelsberg

European craftsmanship meets North American industry power: In a conversation on “Crafting Wes Anderson’s World” on stage at TIFF, with Studio Babelsberg representatives and Anderson collaborators via Zoom from Germany. We will explore how the director creates his cinematic universe with and at Studio Babelsberg, what draws him back to Berlin again and again, and how international collaborations are changing the way studios work and bring films to global audiences.

Eike Wolf, Director Studio Operations & Client Relations, has been at Studio Babelsberg since 2006, known for his work on productions from The Phoenician Scheme to The Hunger Games. Wolf is a member of the European Film Academy.

Simon Weisse is the Berlin-based miniature model maker who created The Grand Budapest Hotel and many other Anderson models.

Moderated by Jutta Brendemühl, the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s Program Curator and founding curator of GOETHE FILMS @ TIFF Lightbox.

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.

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"