We promote cultural exchange between Germany and Pakistan. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals which involve bilateral artistic production, reception and reflection.
We encourage culture
We build bridges between culture, education and science and rely on the power of art, which poses questions and opens up new modes of access.
“Graphic Passages” aims to introduce high-quality German comics and graphic novels to readers across South Asia through translation into key regional languages. The project seeks to bridge cultural and artistic exchange between the vibrant comic scenes of Germany and South Asia, while promoting graphic storytelling as a creative and diverse literary form for adult and young audiences.
The Science Film Festival 2025 took place in 23 countries from October 1 to December 20, celebrating the best in international science communication. This year, the festival highlighted Green Jobs.
Are you a student interested in AI, and like to work creatively? Then take part in our competition “KIKUK – Creative and Critical Artificial Intelligence”! Choose a topic that matters to you and create artworks using AI tools. Whether it’s an image, music, or video – let your imagination run wild!
Goethe-Institut Pakistan, in collaboration with the Center for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA Karachi, hosted a two-day workshop on September 25–26, 2025. The programme explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping journalism and how future media professionals can safeguard credibility, impartiality, and public trust in this changing environment.
On July, 12th, Goethe-Institut Pakistan, in collaboration with MatrixFit, hosted StrongHer, an active symposium celebrating women’s strength, wellbeing, and community. A look back.
Listen to the stories of Aya Jaff, the “wunderkind” of Germany's tech-scene, Ninia LaGrande, a physically small woman with a big sensibility, or Clärenore Stinnes, the first woman to drive around the world with a car! We introduce six figures everyone should have heard of! With transcripts and teaching materials!
Dreamland Deutschland? is a unique storytelling project that captures the real-life experiences of South-Asian students navigating life in Germany. Through the lens of an international panel of talented graphic artists, their have stories been brought to life in both online and print formats. Explore what it means to navigate Germany in our online exhibition, and get your copy of the book at the upcoming Karachi Literature Festival.
We present the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. A good reason to celebrate! Berlin is delighted to welcome the new festival director Tricia Tuttle. The Berlinale presents films from all over the world in its usual variety, attracting countless film fans to the German capital. In the cinema audience: our Berlinale bloggers. Look forward with us to their texts!
"Experiences and Encounters," a free streaming film series, invited you to experience profound stories that bring us closer to understanding the significance of family and relationships in all their complex, often painful, yet beautiful dimensions.
The Science Film Festival 2024 took place from 1 October to 20 December. This year's theme was the crucial role of the net zero concept and the circular economy in tackling the climate crisis challenges. The Goethe-Institut Pakistan made 26 topical films available for free streaming. Topical educational and information materials remain available.
Why does Franz Kafka’s spell remain unbroken a hundred years after his death? Is it his exquisite letters, our affection for dramatic tales, or the sense that our contemporary world has never been more Kafkaesque? The centenary of Franz Kafka's death presents a chance to delve into innovative approaches to understanding the author and his captivating oeuvre.
Theatertreffen Berlin invites young theatre professionals to apply for a scholarship to attend its International Forum 2025. The deadline for applications ended on December, 5th, participations remains a possibility.
Scholarships are awarded annually to young curators, restorers, museum technicians, and cultural managers from transformation or developing countries who have arranged a guest period, practical training, or non-paid work at a museum, a non-commercial gallery, or a non-commercial cultural institution in Germany.
The QueerFrames Screenwriting Lab is returning for its second season. This program will provide six emerging queer writers and writer-directors from South Asia with bespoke training and mentorship to develop their fiction feature projects and gain industry access at Berlinale 2025.
From June, 14th until July, 14th, Germany hosted the UEFA's EURO 2024, the European Cup in Men's Football. We took a closer look at the importance of football in Germany, historically, culturally, and of course, in terms of sports. Also in our EURO-Special: Free learning materials, exercises and an online learning community!
The International German Olympiad (IDO) took place in Göttingen from 15 July to 22 July 2024. The winners of the national competition in Pakistan competed in Göttingen against young people from 50 countries.
The motto of this year's conference is "German on the move". Where is German as a foreign language teaching heading? Which tried and tested methods characterise the teaching and learning of German today and what can we expect in the future? The German Teachers' Conference attempts to provide answers.
Germany's largest film festival took place in Berlin from 15 to 25 February 2024. Our bloggers from around the world reported on new films and the people behind them, impressions of the German capital, awards ceremonies and more.
The theme of SSF 2023 is the Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. Partner are the United Nations. The theme is a call to protect and restore ecosystems around the world.
The mentorship programme Film Talents supports the professional development and creative production skills of young filmmakers in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Discrimination comes from outside – many people think. Yet we all internalise misogyny, argues one author in our topical collection Feminism Today. The women's food cooperative “Kutumb Sakhi” in Mumai, on the other hand, suggests that one way to women's independence might lead through the stomach. Now with new contributions: Untold Stories, New Perspectives.
The Infinite Library is a travelling installation that uses VR and other media to reimagine the future of libraries as interactive spaces that engage visitors through multisensory forms of storytelling.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of "Siddhartha", the Goethe-Instituts in South Asia are exploring the ways South Asia and Germany are received by one another – in literature, music, film and everyday culture.
Startfinder provides information about opportunities to migrate to Germany and Europe, or even within Pakistan - with the aim of working or training there.
