Cultural Activities

KinoFest is the Goethe-Institut’s annual festival in Southeast Asia and New Zealand for contemporary German cinema. It is proudly supported by the Vic Devonport and takes place in Auckland at the Vic every spring.

Critical Signals is a three month gathering, practicing community resilience in person based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand with events, workshops and seminars on the topics of democracy, energy and climate. Collaborating with artists, academics, activists, scientists, technologists, makers and the public to explore crises, commons and community, stimulating critical discourse and action through trusted networks.

Frauen lesen is a German-language book club in Wellington that meets every last Tuesday of the month. Together, we read and discuss literature by female authors – open to anyone who is interested in sharing and enjoying good books.

"Picture Me" brings the rich tradition of European children’s books to Aotearoa New Zealand in a lively  festival of art and ideas. Antje Damm from Germany, Aurore Petit from France and Piotr Socha from Poland will be conducting workshops, readings, professional events, and more in Wellington and Christchurch.

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

This unique comic exhibition, curated by Karoline Bofinger, features the comics of 50 German artists and one work of the New Zealand artist Tim Gibson. 

The Goethe-Institut New Zealand and Contemporary HUM present a series of portraits about New Zealand artists who have found a new physical - and artistic - home in Germany.

In the comic series Queer Comic Conversations by the artists Illi Anna Heger and Sam Orchard, Illi and Sam take you along on their monthly catch-ups. Illi Anna from Munich and Sam from Wellington meet in different locations, like the CSD, a demonstration, the Munich Pride, Wellington Pride and a gay bar.
 

Berlin writer Beatrice introduces us to sustainable tourism initiatives, guided tours and encounters in Germany while Kiwi blogger Jub reports which initiatives there are in New Zealand that support sustainable tourism.

Lifeswap is a series of animated Skype chats between Jörg from Germany and Duncan from New Zealand. Facing their respective quarter life crises, they decided it was time for a change.             

Our favourite animated comic duo, Duncan and Jörg from Lifeswap, are back just when we need them. In his first week of coronavirus lockdown in Germany, Duncan has been using his days indoors to video-document his latest hilarious musings on the German language and culture, and he needs a, literally, captive audience.