Filmscreening New German Cinema at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival 2018
The Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF), in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Irland, will again present new films from Germany this year. In addition to the Golden Globe 2018 winner "In The Fade" by Fatih Akin, the festival will show the comedy drama "Casting" as well as the chilling "Pre-Crime" documentary and the award-winning children's film "At Eye Level".
Filmscene ´In the Fade`
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Friday, 23 February 2018, 8:45pmLighthouse Cinema 1, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7
In The Fade / Aus dem Nichts
Director: Fatih Akin, colour, 106 min., Germany / France 2017
Premiered at the International Cannes Film Festival in 2017, this film went on to win the Golden Globe in the category "Best International Film" in 2018. It tells the story of Katja (Diane Kruger), whose son and Kurdish husband are killed in a nail-bomb attack. When the perpetrators are released due to lack of evidence, Katja seeks other methods of finding justice. Based on the nail-bomb attack in Cologne in 2004 by the NSU terror cell, this film is another tour de force by the well-known German director Fatih Akin.
Festivals and Awards: I.a. Cannes 2017 (In Competition), Sydney 2017, Karlovy Vary 2017, Moscow 2017, Toronto 2017, Busan 2017, Vancouver 2017, Hamptons 2017, Chicago 2017, Rio de Janeiro 2017, Cairo 2017, Ventana Sur 2017, Dubai 2017, Palm Springs 2018, Best Actress (Diane Kruger) Cannes 2017, Golden Globe 2018, Critics' Choice Award 2018
Tickets are sold out.
Filmscene ´Casting`
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Monday, 26 February 2018, 5:00pmDun Laoghaire, Pavilion Theatre
Saturday, 03 March 2018, 1:50pm
Lighthouse Cinema 3, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7
Casting
Director: Nicolas Wackerbarth, colour, 94 min., Germany 2017
This 2017 comedy drama provides a behind the scenes look at the lives of actors beyond the glitz and the glamour – at the auditions. For her first television film – a Fassbinder remake – director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and the numerous casting sessions have yet to find a suitable actress to play the leading role. Although the producer and crew are growing increasingly exasperated with Vera, audition reader Gerwin, who delivers the dialogue lines to the candidates, is happy with the extra work. When the male lead suddenly has to back out at the last minute, Gerwin thinks that this might just be his big chance.
Festivals: Berlinale 2017, Vancouver 2017, Viennale 2017, Torino 2017
Tickets are available here
Director Nicolas Wackerbarth will attend the screening on 3 March 2018.
Filmscene ´Pre-Crime`
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 6:30pmLighthouse Cinema 3, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7
Pre-Crime
Director: Monika Hielscher / Matthias Heeder, colour, 91 min., Germany 2017
New technological developments are everywhere. They play an especially important role in ´protective policing`, making it possible to expose crimes before they take place. For this purpose, police and private enterprises worldwide rely on the analysis of ´Big Data`. This documentary provides a glimpse both into the lives of people whose job it is to develop this technology, as well as those who have fallen victim to this form of data monitoring. In so doing, it raises the fundamental question of whether the global increase in security measures justify the full monitoring of private individuals?
Festivals: International Documentary Filmfestival Munich 2017, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2017, Filmfestival Hamburg 2017, Filmfestival Kitzbühel 2017
Director Matthias Heeder will attend the screening.
Following the screening a panel discussion about Protective Policing will take place.
Tickets are sold out.
Filmscene ´At Eye Level`
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Thursday, 01 March 2018, 1:00pmDundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum, Dublin 16
At Eye Level / Auf Augenhöhe
Director: Evi Goldbrunner / Joachim Dollhopf, colour, 99 min., Germany 2016
11 year old Michael has been living in a children’s home since the death of his mother. He has never known his father, but becomes determined to locate "Tom" after discovering a lost letter his mother wrote. An online search leads Michael to his father's doorstep, where he waits for a while before leaving a note. A neighbour tells Michael that Tom is usually rowing at that time of day, so Michael makes his way to the water — where his excitement is replaced with shock when he sees that Tom is of small stature, shattering the vision of his father he had constructed. This award-winning children's film follows Michael and Tom as their lives go on to change in unexpected ways, challenging idealised concepts of role models and manliness.
Festivals and Awards: I.a. Audience Award Munich 2016, Youth and Children's Film Award of the Goethe-Instituts SCHLINGEL Chemnitz 2016, Silver Gateway Award Mumbai 2016, Special Mention KINOdiseea Bucharest 2016, Best Adult Actor in a Children's Film (Jordan Prentice) & Special Prize of the Jury Listapad Minsk 2016, German Film Award 2017 (Best Children's Film), Castello D'Argento & UNICEF Awards Castellinaria Bellinzona 2017
Tickets are available here
In addition, actress Rachel Braunschweig ("The Divine Order" Director: Petra Biondina Volpe, colour, 96 min., Switzerland 2017) will attend the festival.
Presented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Irland