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German Films at Winter and Spring Film Festivals

03/06–07/31/2026 | German Film Office
2026 opens with exciting new German cinema!

Christian Petzold: A Retrospective

3/4-3/25/2026 | Cinema Arts Centre
With two screenings in 35mm 

Breaking Lines

03/06–07/31/2026 | German Film Office
Goethe on Demand celebrates the empowering, unifying force of soccer

Christian Petzold in Person

3/16–3/21/2026 | Film at Lincoln Center
Eight films by the acclaimed German auteur, with 35mm screenings and Q&As

KINO! Film Salon: KÖLN 75

03/22/2026 | Online
Co-presented with Telescope Film

Franz

03/25/2026 | Czech Center New York
Agnieska Holland’s surreal biopic of the great Franz Kafka

German Movie Nights: Spielerinnen

03/27/2026 | Goethe-Institut NYC
In Anwesenheit des Regisseurins Aysun Bademsoy
 

Archive 2026

Filmstill: Toxi

Repertory at Goethe: Toxi

03/05/2026 | Goethe-Institut New York
Part of the ongoing exhibition “3 Lieder für Marie Nejar”

Filmstill: The Legend of Paul and Paula

KINO! Film Salon: The Legend of Paul and Paula

02/15/2026 | Online
Co-presented with Telescope Film

Filmstill

Konrad Wolf Centennial

1/30-2/11/2026 | Anthology Film Archives
Co-presented with Anthology Film Archives

FIlmstill: Riefenstahl

KINO! Film Salon: Riefenstahl

01/18/2026 | Online
Co-presented with Telescope Film

Filmstill: Berlin Nights

Berlin Nights

12/22/2025–31/01/2026 | Online
On Goethe on Demand, the city comes alive after dark

German Films at the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival

A new year in cinema opens at the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival, where Germany will take the spotlight in this year’s “Country Focus” section! From January 2 to 12, festival darlings like Sound of Falling, Miroirs No. 3, and Silent Friend will join Fatih Akın’s latest Amrum, visual artist Albert Oehlen’s Bad Painter with the late, great Udo Kier in the leading role, and more.