NEWSLETTER AUGUST

31.08.2023

OSCARS® 2024: THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE SELECTED AS GERMAN ENTRY


© if... Productions Film		After screening all submitted films on August 22 and 23 in Munich, an independent jury decided that the feature film THE TEACHERS‘ LOUNGE by Ilker Çatak (if... Productions Film) will enter the race for Germany to the 96th Oscars® in the “Best International Feature Film“ category. More about the decision...

OSCARS® 2024: SUBMITTED FILMS AND JURY


© German Films		This year, German Films received thirteen film submissions for the 96th Oscar® Competition in the category "Best International Feature Film". The German entry is decided by a new selection committee appointed each year. This committee consists of representatives from eight different trade associations and institutions from the German film industry. More about the submitted films and this year's jury...

TWO GERMAN SHORTS AMONG STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS® FINALISTS


Those who follow ©HMS		ISTINA (TRUTH) by Tamara Denić and THOSE WHO FOLLOW (MITLÄUFER) by Frederic Kau are among the finalists of this year’s 50th edition of the Student Academy Awards®. More about the finalists and the Awards...

GERMAN FILMS AT LOCARNO 2023


© German Films		The 76th Locarno International Film Festival took place this year from August 2 to 12, 2023. German Films was on site, supported German filmmakers and this year cooperated with Locarno Pro as part of the "Match Me!" program. More about the German Films at Locarno...

FESTIVAL OF GERMAN FILM AT BUENOS AIRES


© Festival de Cine Alemán		For the 23rd edition, the Festival de Cine Alemàn in Buenos Aires invites viewers to the Cinepolis Recoleta cinemas again. Film fans can discover new German feature, documentary and short film highlights from September 7 to 13, 2023. More about the Festival of German Film in Buenos Aires...

KINO! FILM SALON: THE WHITE RIBBON (DAS WEISSE BAND) by MICHAEL HANEKE


The White Ribbon © X-Filme Creative Pool		The focus of the next session for the English-language KINO! FILM SALON online film club on September 10 will be Michael Haneke’s masterpiece THE WHITE RIBBON. The Salon will be hosted live from the Toronto International Film Festival in attendance of special guest Leonie Benesch. More about KINO! FILM SALON: THE WHITE RIBBON by Michael Haneke...

NEW EPISODES – SHORT TAKE: A GERMAN FILMS PODCAST


© Oliver Look/Sven Serki		Our latest SHORT TAKE episodes will be featuring actor Daniel Donskoy and producer Silvana Santamaria. More about SHORT TAKE: A GERMAN FILMS PODCAST with Daniel Donskoy and Silvana Santamaria …

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German Short Film Candidates for the Academy Awards® 2024
German Films is planning to publish a list of all German short films submitted to the 96th Academy Awards® and asks all producers to inform us about their submission and films by October 1, 2023 by contacting Martin Scheuring. The final deadline to submit live action, animated and documentary films with running times of up to 40 minutes that have qualified through an award or a theatrical run between June 1 and September 30, 2023 is on Monday, October 16, 2023.