German Films in South- & Central America
Date: 18-23 September 2025
Location: Cinépolis Recoleta
Since 2000, the Festival de Cine Alemàn has been held every September in the Argentinean capital. Featuring feature films, documentaries, medium-length films and short films from the Next Generation Short Tiger program, German Films presents a wide variety of new German cinema to the Argentinean audience. An additional highlight in the program is the short film competition of the German schools in Argentina!
The year 2025 marks a milestone for the festival and we are looking forward to another exciting edition!
The festival is organized in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires and with the support of the German Embassy.
In 2025, the Goethe-Institut will once again bring the best that German cinema has to offer to Mexico! The 24th edition of the renamed festival (previously known as German Film Week) will take place from Tuesday, September 23 to Saturday, October 4.
More information here: Website
Festivals
A-Festivals & Other Important Festivals
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival (A-Festival, Argentina)
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil)
For further information about A-Festivals, please contact Sylva Häutle.
South- & Central American Film Festivals
(selection by German Films)
- Al Este Festival (Argentina, Colombia, Peru)
- Buenos Aires International Film Festival - BAFICI (Argentina)
- Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil)
- Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico)
- Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico)
- MixBrasil Festival of Diversity (Brazil)
- Morelia International Film Festival (Mexico)
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil)
- Santiago International Film Festival (Chile)
Your festival is in South- or Central America, and you are interested in the selection of German films for your program? Then please get in touch with our Head of Regional Desk Valentin Köhn.
You can apply for travel support if you and your film are invited to a festival abroad.
Please find more information here.
Contact
Please direct all inquiries and applications to:

Gustav
Wilhelmi
You are a distributor located in South- or Central America and are interested in bringing a German film to your country?
Then please get in touch with our team for Distribution Support.
Further information about German Films:
- GFQ: Here you find portraits of our most talented German filmmakers as well as upcoming German films
- Sign up for our Newsletter to be updated about German films worldwide
- Listen Up: Get close with interesting German filmmakers in our Short Take podcast