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Science Film Festival 2024

In 2024, India is celebrating the 8th year of Science Film Festival. The focus of the festival this year is ‘Net Zero and the Circular Economy’. The films are available online as video-on-demand service. Please register to receive the link to the films and password that enables you to stream the films free of charge during the festival period.

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Das Wetter: The India Edition

Das Wetter is an independent cultural magazine founded in Berlin in October 2013. Our India special, created in collaboration with their team, features interviews, literary texts, and photos produced during their stay in Delhi. Immerse yourself in India's subculture and artist scene, and discover the fascinating nightlife of the Delhi metropolis.

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Streaming Recommendations

We have compiled a fantastic selection of German films and series for you to enjoy that are currently available in the media libraries of the public broadcasters and on various streaming services in Germany.

Suitable for children © Goethe-Institut / Tobias Schrank

Oh so German!

Do bratwurst, beer gardens, and Lederhosen truly encapsulate Germany? Are fairy tales the country's secret obsession, and is every corner adorned with castles? Oh So German! offers glimpses of the many facets that compose the essence of Deutschland.

Oh so German! © Adobe Firefly | Edit: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

From the German Bookshelves

From the German Bookshelves illuminates the rich tapestry of contemporary German literature, uncovering the voices of a new generation of authors, their narratives transcending linguistic boundaries, thoughtfully translated for a global audience.

From the German Bookshelves © Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

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Our digital library 'Onleihe' allows you to borrow more than 23,000 E-books, audiobooks, newspapers and magazines in German and also view films - free of charge.

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The Goethe-Institut and its partners offer varied opportunities in residencies, trainings and workshops in Germany, India, and online.

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The translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors into other languages.

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