It's the second time in a row that a German director has made it into the Competition of the Festival de Cannes: Fatih Akin's IN THE FADE (DE/FR, bombero international, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, corazón international) is in the running for the Palme d'Or at the 70th edition (17 - 28 May 2017). Maren Ade, who presented TONI ERDMANN in Competition last year, is part of the jury. WESTERN (DE/BG/AT, Komplizen Film) by the German director Valeska Grisebach will celebrate its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard sidebar. Another seven German co-productions have been programmed in both sections. More...

The independent Semaine de la Critique sidebar will be presenting the animated feature film TEHRAN TABOO by Ali Soozandeh (DE/AT, Little Dream Entertainment) and the short ELA - SKETCHES ON A DEPARTURE by Oliver Adam Kusio (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF). The German director Werner Herzog is to receive the Carosse d'Or award during the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs from the organizers, the French Directors' Association SRF. More...

All of the German films and co-productions in Cannes this year...

FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS

German Films will take its marketing campaign, FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS, which launched last year at the BFI London Film Festival, forward in its second year with the support of six of Germany’s most exciting male actors. The second phase of the initiative will launch during the Festival de Cannes. More... 

MARKET SHOWCASE OF NEW GERMAN FILMS IN CANNES

German Films will be presenting market screenings of 23 new German films at the Marché du Film under the label of 'New German Films in Cannes' from 18 to 23 May, including seven market premieres. All of the films and screening times here...

NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER

The 20th edition of the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER program of shorts is being shown in cooperation with the FFA. The world premiere will take place in the presence of the filmmakers at the Olympia Cinema at 17:30 on Sunday, 21 May 2017. More....

GERMAN PAVILION

German Films is joining forces with Focus Germany to organize the German Pavilion in the International Village of the Marché du Film. It is a meeting place and contact point for accredited delegates who can receive competent advice at the information stands of German Films and Focus Germany.

German Pavilion #125
International Village - Riviera
Tel. +33-(0)4-92 59 01 80

New York cinema-goers were treated to eminent guests and an interactive film experience by KINO! 2017 Festival of German Films (31 March - 6 April 2017) with its program of 11 new German feature films and the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2016 showcase of shorts. The week's highlights included German actres Martina Gedeck and director Nicolette Krebitz coming to the Sunshine Cinema in Manhattan to present their works in person. The Audience Award, supported by the FANDOR streaming service, went to ORIGINAL BLISS by Sven Taddicken.

More about the well-attended films and guests...

2017 has seen German Films and the Goethe-Institut coming together for the third time to present the latest films from Germany in Turkey under the banner of KINO 2017 - ALMAN FILMLERI TÜRKIYE'DE. The film event cooperated with Turkey's two biggest film festivals in Istanbul and Ankara who had programmed a number of German productions and guests.

Especially in Istanbul there was an impressive audience interest in the German films...