The bears are on the loose again in the German capital: the 67th Berlin International Film Festival – also known as the Berlinale for short – opens its doors on 9 February 2017. German cinema has a lot to offer at this important festival being held on its home turf at the beginning of the year: three German directors – Thomas Arslan, Volker Schlöndorff and Andres Veiel – are in the Competition, and new films by such directors as Matti Geschonneck and Jakob Lass are also screening in the program. Oliver Hirschbiegel and Marvin Kren will be presenting their series. German actress Julia Jentsch - part of the FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS  campaign- will be in the International Jury.

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar provides a platform for the next generation of German filmmakers. German Films gives the filmmakers opportunities to forge contacts with international festival delegates and distributors. Films on the shortlist for the German Film Awards can be seen in the LOLA@Berlinale section (screening dates at the beginning of February on the Berlinale's website).

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The EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS initiative of the European Film Promotion will be presenting the best young European acting talents for the 20th time at the Berlinale. The German SHOOTING STAR this year is Louis Hofmann. More...

And the German Films team is looking forward to seeing you at the European Film Market and will be available to answer any questions about German cinema's international activities

from 9 - 17 February 2017
European Film Market (Martin Gropius Bau)
Stand no: 17
Phone no: +49-30-206-033 415

The German Films foreign representatives will also be on hand in Berlin to answer questions about production and distribution issues in their territories:

Simone Baumann (Eastern Europe)
Oliver Mahrdt (USA/Canada)
Anke Redl (China/South East Asia)

The German candidate TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade (DE/AT/MC, Komplizen Film, Missing Link Films) has been nominated for the 89th Academy Awards® in the category Best Foreign Language Film. The nominations were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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New year, new films, new luck. Fatih Akin, Thomas Arslan, Valeska Grisebach, Philip Gröning, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Ulrich Köhler, Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Tom Tykwer, Wim Wenders – these are just a few names of well-known directors from Germany who are lining up new promising projects to bow internationally during 2017.

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German Films' Distribution Support Program supported 115 foreign theatrical releases of German films with a total of 798,716 euros for additional marketing measures in 2016. Following a significant increase by around 30% in the number of funded theatrical releases and the level of funding in 2015, this was at the same high level last year. The funding increased by around another 17%, with 4% more funded international releases.

The following countries and films received the most support...