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„Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn“ by Radu Jude, Berlinale 2021, Competition

Photo (detail): © Silviu Ghetie / microFilm

Berlinale Bloggers
A Festival in Tricky Times

A digital industry event in March, an audience event in June – this year's Berlinale has to tread unconventional paths due to the pandemic. It is all the more important that it is being held nonetheless.

Today’s environmental movement attaches great importance to providing strong images of their activities for the media – a protest against deforestation by Extinction Rebellion in Berlin 2020.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/AA/Abdulhamid Hosbas

Environmental Movement
The heirs of the environmental movement are dissatisfied

The climate protectors of Fridays for Future have brought the environment issue back to the streets – just like their predecessors in the 1970s. The older generation does not seem radical enough to the young activists. Both movements, however, have a lot in common.

Making everyday life a little more sustainable - this can be done, among other things, by shopping in a zero-waste store. Milena Glimbovski is the founder and manager of the Original Unverpackt shop in Berlin.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/Gregor Fischer/dpa

Lifestyle
Sustainable everyday helpers

Most people would like to lead a life that is in harmony with their environment - but it should be as comfortable as possible and without major restrictions. There are actually a few ideas on how to do this – small everyday aids that have a major impact on the environment.

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Cyprus

Goethe-Academy
First Films First

FIRST FILMS FIRST assists young directors from south-eastern Europe in making their dream of becoming a filmmaker come true.

Plexiglas frame and wooden blocks with quotes

Photo (Detail): Natalia Cheban

European Diversity
Disappearing Wall

The interactive wall installation Disappearing Wall combines quotes from European high and pop culture to demonstrate Europe’s diversity. From October 2020, the striking installations can be seen in Cyprus.

Contemporary Art
KunstRaumGoethe

New event-series, which hosts exhibitions of artists and curators of contemporary art, who are connected to Germany and Cyprus in different ways and/or deal with this in their work.

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