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The Cost of Wealth

Clay sculptures and Papier-Mache creations combine traditional beads from northern Namibia to question the ethics behind the creation of wealth and women’s role in the sometimes unethical actions.
Photo: Maike Klatt
Afrika kommt!(I Wish I Could) Sprechen Sie Deutsch

Afrika kommt! or “Africa is Coming!” is the name of an exchange programme launched by German companies in 2008 that offers advanced training for junior executives from sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to make them familiar with workflows and management methods and create long-lasting economic alliances. The participants learn German at the Goethe-Institut in Bonn. [more …]
© Masiyaleti Mbewe
NUTS - Whilzahn

A multitalented woman on stage.

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Fatih Akin and Diane Kruger on the set of “Aus dem Nichts”

Photo (detail): © Warner Bros. Deutschland

Film Director Fatih Akin
Violence and Emotion on the Cutting Edge of Reality

Fatih Akin's films revolve around the clash of different cultures and they transcend borders – not just geographically. With their impetuous energy, they achieve a great truthfulness. [more …]

The producer Bettina Brokemper (r) and director Nicolette Krebitz at the Lola Awards 2017

Photo (detail): © Eventpress | Deutsche Filmakademie

Film and Television Directing
Women to the fore

A new study by the Filmförderanstalt shows what associations like Pro Quota Regie have been complaining about for quite some time – female filmmakers hardly get any work in Germany. However, the proposals for solutions to this problem have also sparked quite a lot of criticism. [more …]

Double housing unit Le Corbusier | Weißenhofsiedlung | Stuttgart

Photo (detail) © gonzález/weissenhofmuseum

World Heritage Le Corbusier
Modernist icons in Stuttgart

Two avant-garde residential buildings by architect Le Corbusier in Stuttgart have been designated as World Heritage. A late triumph for the achievement of modernism. [more …]