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25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

America’s leading festival of contemporary German cinema celebrates 25 years! The 25th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival (May 25–30, 2021) will have two nights under the stars at Fort Mason Center (May 25–26, 2021), a return to the cinema at the Vogue Theatre (May 29, 2021), and virtual broadcasts, interactive Q&As, on-demand movies (May 26–30, 2021).
Panel discussion | May 28, 10:00 am PDT
THE BEAUTY OF IMMERSION: PAST, PRESENT + FUTURE OF CINEMA

What exactly are the elements constituting that “ribbon of dreams” (Orson Welles) that make the cinematic experience so very special? The panel discussion seeks to investigate this question by focusing on the cinema as a place of representation and reception that is deeply rooted in our cultural histories.
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June 10 - 18, 2021
Revisions: Decoding Technological Bias

Join City Lights, the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, and Gray Area for Revisions, a festival exploring how technological bias shapes our cultural realities.
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July 19-30, 2021
3D Summer Youth Camp

Are you looking for a cool and engaging German summer camp for teenagers aged 14-17? Check out our two-week 3D youth summer camp #WeForFuture! Young participants work on projects covering topics such as sustainability, diversity, and social courage, and sharpen their German language skills.
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The Goethe-Institut, Gray Area, Fotomuseum Winterthur, and Artivive are launching an open call for artists, designers, and the general public to submit creative representations on the subject of bias. Please note the extended submission deadline: May 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Radical Diversity

Have you missed previous editions of our Radical Diversity discussion series with Max Czollek and Mohamed Amjahid, or do you want to watch one of the discussions again? Now, you can browse all our previous episodes on one page!
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The Relic Report Vol. 2

Find the creative and thoughtful culmination of all reflections and recommendations for New Monuments by residents of San Francisco and the Bay Area in the Relic Report Vol. 2 published by Cheyenne Concepcion, Artistic Director of New Monuments Taskforce. New Monuments Taskforce and the Relic Report are part of Shaping The Past, a project of the Goethe-Institut in North America in partnership with Monument Lab and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.
Shaping the past

How does the past take shape? What happens in the process of coming to terms with the past? What social repercussions are associated with the rooting of history in monuments and memorials? These questions and many others are at the center of our project, Shaping the Past.
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25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

Panel discussion | May 28, 10:00 am PDT
THE BEAUTY OF IMMERSION: PAST, PRESENT + FUTURE OF CINEMA

June 10 - 18, 2021
Revisions: Decoding Technological Bias

July 19-30, 2021
3D Summer Youth Camp

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Open Call
GLOBAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Discussion series
Radical Diversity

The Relic Report Vol. 2

Shaping the past

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25th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

Panel discussion | May 28, 10:00 am PDT THE BEAUTY OF IMMERSION: PAST, PRESENT + FUTURE OF CINEMA

June 10 - 18, 2021 Revisions: Decoding Technological Bias

July 19-30, 2021 3D Summer Youth Camp

YOUTH PORTAL Step into German

Start anytime Deutsch Online Individual

Open Call GLOBAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Discussion series Radical Diversity

The Relic Report Vol. 2

Shaping the past

Up To Date Information: Coronavirus

Our offerings

Current projects

GLOBAL CALL FOR SUBMISSION

German for Hire

goethe.de/stepintogerman Step into German

Panel discussion | May 28, 10:00 am PDT
THE BEAUTY OF IMMERSION: PAST, PRESENT + FUTURE OF CINEMA

June 10 - 18, 2021
Revisions: Decoding Technological Bias

July 19-30, 2021
3D Summer Youth Camp

YOUTH PORTAL
Step into German

Start anytime
Deutsch Online Individual

Open Call
GLOBAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Discussion series
Radical Diversity

goethe.de/stepintogerman
Step into German