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KinoFest
 2025

The annual German Film Festival returns on October 16-19, 2025, at Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet Cinemas. Enjoy a curated selection of the boldest, most talked-about films from Germany’s vibrant cinema scene for free!

KinoFest 2025 © Goethe-Institut

Opening Film

Riefenstahl

Germany | 2024
Director: Andres Veiel
Genre: Documentary
German with English Subtitles
Duration: 115 mins
Rating: R16

Riefenstahl © Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Bildarchiv © Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Bildarchiv

Films

  • Another German Tank Story

    Germany | 2024
    Director: Jannis Alexander Kiefer
    Genre: Comedy
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 95 mins
    Rating: PG

    Another German Tank Story © Adam Graf © Adam Graf

  • From Hilde, with love

    Germany | 2024
    Director: Andreas Dresen
    Genre: Drama
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 124 mins
    Rating: R16

    From Hilde, with love © Pandora Films © Pandora Films

  • Giants of La Mancha

    Germany, Argentina | 2023
    Director: Gonzalo Gutiérrez
    Genre: Animation, Adventure
    English
    Duration: 87 mins
    Rating: PG

    The Giants of La Mancha © 2023 Studio 100 Media GmbH © 2023 Studio 100 Media GmbH

  • Köln 75

    Germany, Belgium, Poland | 2024
    Director: Ido Fluk
    Genre: Drama, Music-Biopic
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 115 mins
    Rating: R13

    Köln 75 © Bankside Films © Bankside Films

  • The Light

    Germany | 2025
    Director: Tom Tykwer
    Genre: Drama
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 162 mins
    Rating: R13

    The Light © Frederic Batier © Frederic Batier

  • Vena

    Germany | 2024
    Director: Chiara Fleischhaker
    Genre: Drama
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 116 mins
    Rating: R16

  • Woodwalkers

    Germany, Austria, Italy | 2024
    Director:Damian John Harper
    Genre: Animation, Adventure
    German with English Subtitles
    Duration: 100 mins
    Rating: PG

    Woodwalkers © Studiocanal © Studiocanal

Family, Belonging, and the Power of Storytelling

Kinofest, the German Film Festival in Manila is delighted to present a selection of films that examine memory, reimagining, and the confrontation of perspectives in selected films with diverse genres and stories that puts a spotlight on themes of family, belonging, and care in contemporary German cinema.

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Kinofest Special

Stories Across Continents

  • Baradiya

    Philippines | 2025
    Director:Gab Mejia
    Genre: Drama
    Binukid, Bisaya with English Subtitles
    Duration: 30 mins
    Rating: PG

    Baradiya © Baradiya/Gab Mejia © Baradiya/Gab Mejia

  • Ngatta Naddaki y Nuang?

    Philippines | 2022
    Director: Austin Tan
    Genre: Social Realism, Eco-Cinema
    Ibanag with English Subtitles
    Duration: 21 mins
    Rating: R13

    Ngatta Naddaki y Nuang? © Austin Tan © Austin Tan

  • Rumbles of the Earth

    Philippines | 2024
    Director:Carl Joseph Lara
    Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
    Cebuano with English Subtitles
    Duration: 13 mins
    Rating: PG

    Rumbles of the Earth © Carl Joseph Lara © Carl Joseph Lara

  • Sa Ilalum sa Balabal sa Alitaptap

    Philippines | 2025
    Director:Juvy Ann Clarito
    Genre: Drama
    Cebuano with English Subtitles
    Duration: 20 mins
    Rating: PG

    Sa Ilalum sa Balabal sa Alitaptap © Juvy Ann Clarito © Juvy Ann Clarito

  • Water Sports

    Philippines | 2024
    Director: Whammy Alcazaren
    Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
    Tagalog with English Subtitles
    Duration: 19 mins
    Rating: R13

    Water Sports © Whammy Alcazaren © Whammy Alcazaren

KinoFest Special

Explore Filipino stories of climate, memory, and survival in KinoFest Special 2025, with five shorts and a filmmaker discussion. 

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Watch & Win!

Get ready to enjoy KinoFest 2025 and win exciting prizes with our "Watch & Win" raffle! Every film you watch at the festival gives you a chance to win exclusive Goethe-Institut Loot Bags and Adidas gift certificates worth up to PhP 5,000. The more films you watch, the more chances you have to win. Join us!

Watch&Win KinoFest 2025 © Goethe-Institut Philippinen © Goethe-Institut Philippinen

  • Schedule

    Screenings will take place at Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet Cinemas, Cinema 3, from October 16-19, 2025. See the complete screening schedule here. 

  • Press

    Want to write or blog about the Kinofest 2025? Download our official press release, film stills and other publicity materials in our Press Section.

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