| Directors and crew members of the selected shorts presented their works and mingled with the festival guests during numerous industry networking events. One of the highlights was the awards ceremony at the Lingnerschloss for the German Federal Film Board's (FFA) Short Tiger Award for the best short films up to 5 minutes that are particularly suitable for programming as supporting films in cinemas. This year's awards went to Oleksandra Krasavtseva for her animated poetry film HUGE CHOICE and to Eugenia Bakurin for the found-footage experimental LONG TIME NO TECHNO. At the program's premiere on April 22, the audience had the chance to discover the most promising young filmmakers from German film schools. With their films, they show evidence of the creativity, willingness to experiment while telling relevant stories transcending place and generation.
The next big highlight for the filmmakers and their films is the traditional screening at the Festival des Cannes' Marché du Film on Tuesday, May 23 (6:45 pm at Olympia 2). The program will then go on tour around the globe at the Festivals of the German Films. The films were selected by the jury members Katrin Küchler (MDR/unicato), Sophie Linnenbaum (director) and Dr. Christian Bräuer (managing director Yorck-Kinos). This year, one film from the selection, the animation PRIMITIVE TIMES by Hao Yu will first celebrate its international premiere at the Festival des Cannes' Official Selection of the La Cinef Competition and will only be presented as part of the program afterwards.
More information about the films and directors of this year's NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER program is available here. Industry professionals can either screen the films on the Festivalscope Pro and T-Port platforms if they are registered, or they can request a screening link from nextgeneration@german-films.de The FFA Short Tiger winners can be booked by German cinemas as supporting films through the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg. | |
| Wim Wenders received the Golden Palm for Best Director at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1987. The film marked Wenders’ “homecoming” and was his first German film after eight years in the United States. In 1988, the film was awarded the European Film Prize (Best Director; Best Supporting Actor: Curt Bois) and the German Film Award in Gold (Best Full-length Feature Film; Best Cinematography Henri Alekan). Our curator Jim Kolmar selected this movie: “Justifiably lauded as a modern masterpiece, Wim Wenders’ 1987 film WINGS OF DESIRE earns its place in the canon of cinema art from the luminous opening frames. Essentially a fantasy, the film offers a simple premise - angels watching over Berlin are privy to the innermost thoughts of its occupants. However, the magic of WINGS OF DESIRE lies in its ability to articulate the nuances of relatable, sometimes painful, human emotion. Capturing a vision of Berlin only a couple of years before Europe saw radical changes, Wenders’ film builds into a near operatic impression of the city, and perhaps the planet, as a place of love, loss, contemplation and melancholy. It’s an indelible, extraordinary achievement.“ Wim Wenders will return to Cannes this year with his new 3D documentary ANSELM, featuring famous German artist Anselm Kiefer – presented as a Special Screening. RSVP: https://bit.ly/kinofilmsalonwingsofdesire
Date and time: Sunday, May 21
at 11am - 12pm PT, 2pm - 3pm ET, 8pm - 9pm CET.
Hosted by Jim Kolmar KINO! FILM SALON is a production of Telescope Film, in collaboration with the German Film Office. | |
| German Films and the Goethe Institut invited FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS ambassador Alison Kuhn to South America to present THE CASE YOU and to talk about her film. This riveting documentary denouncing systematic abuse of female actors during auditions became one of the highlights at IDFA for audiences and press alike during its world premiere in 2020. After the screenings in Buenos Aires, Alison presented the film in Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo, Brazil as well. From April 18 to 21, Talents, an Argentinean edition of Berlinale Talents, took place in Buenos Aires for young filmmakers from all over South America. A screening of THE CASE YOU followed by a Q&A took place on 3 evenings, from April 20-22. Find out more about the 2023 edition of Talents here.
The Goethe-Institut Sao Paulo, together with Cinemateca Brasileira, is organizing a German film festival with new directors "Mostra de Cinema Alemão - Novas Direçoes", from April 26 - May 7, where Alison presented THE CASE YOU on 29. April. | |
| The annual Focus will highlight Germany and Quebec through projects with their filmmakers and producers at the Venice Gap-Financing Market, publishers with their recent publications available for adaptation at the Book Adaptation Rights Market, works-in-progress co-productions at Final Cut in Venice, Streamers and projects and VR/XR/AR creatives, VFX and post-production companies connected to Immersive content.
The 2023 Focus of the Venice Production Bridge will give a 360-degree look at the state of the Industry. A series of dedicated panels, meetings and networking events supported by the attendance of a large delegation of German and Quebec professionals and decision makers (public funds, festivals, producers, Immersive experts, private financial institutions, sales agents and distributors...) is planned.
The full program of the Venice Production Bridge will be announced in the coming months. | |
| Episode 4 - May 9:
We talked to director Katja von Garnier to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the cinema release of her funny, ironic and classic summer RomCom ABGESCHMINKT!/MADE UP!. Episode 5 - May 30:
Composing music for films and TV is no piece of cake. Let alone a romantic comedy such as DAS SCHÖNSTE MÄDCHEN DER WELT. Find out more about the creative process from prolific composer Boris Bojadzhiev. Our last episode of season 2 will air on June 20. And we have a special treat for you as our final interview guest this season, which we will reveal in our May newsletter.
Stay tuned and join us for season 2 of DEEP DIVE GENRE here or wherever you find your podcasts. | |
| Festival of German Films in Australia 2023 In collaboration with Palace Cinema, the German Film Festival will again take place in seven Australian cities from May 2 - May 24. The festival opens with A THOUSAND LINES by Michael "Bully" Herbig in Sydney and shows the many titles of the Berlinale, such as DAS LEHRERZIMMER by Ilker Çatak with European Shooting Star Leonie Benesch or SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, besides the section of the Goethe Institute KINO FOR KIDS. You can find the whole program here.
Festival of German Films in Tokyo - HORIZONTE 2023
With the support of German Films, the Goethe Institut Tokyo organized the festival of German film HORIZONTE 23 from April 20 - 23. In addition to the opening film DIE UNBEUGSAMEN by Torsten Körner, NICO by Eline Gehring, LIEBER THOMAS by Andreas Kleinert, MR. BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS by Maria Speth, RABYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH by Andreas Dresen, EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER by Andreas Dresen and NOBODY'S WITH THE CALVES by Sabrina Sarabi were shown. Christa Nickels, one of the protagonists from DIE UNBEUGSAMEN was present at the opening. You can find more information here. | |
| German productions and co-productions at BFI London Flare, in Cleveland, Sofia, Utrecht and Amsterdam, Ann Arbor, Saguenay, Creteil, Angers, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jeonju, Minneapolis, Cannes, Buenos Aires, Bolzano, Tribeca, Nijmegen, Brussels, Seattle and Busan. | |
| Awards for German productions and co-productions in Tampere, Sofia, Angers, Hong Kong and Saguenay. | |
| International releases of German films in May 2023 supported by the German Films Distribution Support program. LOVE, DEUTSCHMARKS AND DEATH in Ukraine (Distributor: KISFF Films, World Sales: Taskovski Films, Theatrical Release: 11 May 2023) MIA AND ME: THE HERO OF CENTOPIA in UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar (Distributor: Krisco Media, World Sales: Studio 100, Theatrical Release: 11 May 2023) DEAR FUTURE CHILDREN in Sweden (Distributor: Smorgasbord Picture House, World Sales: Magnetfilm, Theatrical Release: 15 May 2023) RABBIT ACADEMY – MISSION: EGGPOSSIBLE in Bolivia (Distributor: BF Distribution Bolivia, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: 18 May 2023) WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD in the USA and Canada (Distributor: Hope Runs High, World Sales: Fortissimo Films, Theatrical Release: 19 May 2023) AFIRE in Switzerland (Distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: 25 May 2023) THE ROBBER HOTZENPLOTZ in Hungary (Distributor: ADS Service, World Sales: Studiocanal, Theatrical Release: 25 May 2023) THE AMAZING MAURICE in Finland (Distributor: Cinemanse, World Sales: Global Screen, Theatrical Release: 26 May 2023)
Please note: Correct at time of going to press. Changes may occur at any time. | |
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