Filmfestival Fokus: Films from Germany
We are delighted to bring you "Fokus: Films from Germany" a Scotland-wide event featuring innovative, inspiring and challenging films by Germany-based directors across genres and themes. Its inaugural edition takes place at venues and cinemas from Inverness to Hawick and across the Central Belt this coming November and early December. Fokus will give audiences in Scotland an exciting insight into the current themes and outstanding examples of auteur filmmaking from Germany, and is accompanied by school screenings and events.
FEATURE FILMS
Beloved Sisters (Die geliebten Schwestern)
Dominik Graf / Germany 2014
Finsterworld
Frauke Finsterwalder / Germany 2013
Inbetween Worlds (Zwischen Welten)
Feo Aladag / Germany 2014
Parents (Eltern)
Robert Thalheim / Germany 2013
Victoria
Sebastian Schipper / Germany 2015
FOKUS' SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher)
Baran bo Odar / Germany 2014
My Friend Raffi (Rettet Raffi!)
Arend Agthe / Germany 2015
A learning resource is available for this film, please visit:
DOCUMENTARIES
Under Snow (Unter Schnee)
Ulrike Ottinger / Germany 2011
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Jörg A Hoppe, Klaus Maeck & Heiko Lange / Germany 2015
HOMMAGE TO RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER
Baal
Volker Schlöndorff / West Germany 1970
Fox and His Friends (Faustrecht der Freiheit)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany 1975
Screening presented in collaboration with SQIFF – Scottish Queer International Festival
The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany 1979
The festival is jointly organised by Filmhouse Edinburgh and Goethe-Institut Glasgow, in collaboration with partner venues and institutions from across Scotland.
Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network.
OVERVIEW OF FILM SCREENINGS IN THE PROGRAMME
Please visit the festival website for detailed screening times and ticketing information.