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NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY

28.02.2025

GERMAN FILMS AT THE BERLINALE

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The anniversary edition of the 75th Berlinale was also a special edition for German films. With another major appearance of German productions and co-productions - in total 67 German films, 49 of them being majority German productions - this year's Berlinale programme saw more German films in the festival line-up than ever before. German Films was once again represented with a booth at the European Film Market, a well-established point of contact for filmmakers and industry experts to exchange ideas. 

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FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS - PRESS EVENT AT THE BERLINALE

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The seven talents of the 2025 FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS - THE FILMMAKERS campaign were officially presented to the international press at the Berlinale on Monday, February 17.

The event at the Ritz-Carlton, a photo call followed by a one-hour moderated panel hosted by Diana Lodderhose, editor at Deadline International, targeted journalists from around the globe. 

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GERMAN "EUROPEAN SHOOTING STAR" DEVRIM LINGNAU AWARDED IN BERLIN

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For the 28th edition of the programme European Shooting Stars organized by European Film Promotion (EFP), the talents were presented at this year's Berlin International Film Fest. Along with nine other actors, the Shooting Star from Germany, Devrim Lignau, attended a five-day programme that concluded with a glamorous awards ceremony.

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FIFTH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL OF GERMAN FILMS IN ROME

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In cooperation with the Goethe Institute and the German Embassy in Rome, the 5th edition of the Festival del Cinema Tedesco will take place at Cinema Quattro Fontane. The Italian film-savvy audience will be able to experience and enjoy new German films from March 20 to 23, 2025.

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GERMAN FILMS AT THE CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2025

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The 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival took place successfully from January 31 to February 8, 2025. Nine German films and co-productions were presented in the three competition sections, another eight shorts were screened in the special programs. The 20th anniversary edition of the German-French cooperation program SOIRÉE ALLEMANDE celebrated its premiere to enthusiastic response of a packed cinema.

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PREMIERE SCREENING EMERGING ARTISTS VOL. 7

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The 7th edition of the short film programme EMERGING ARTISTS – CONTEMPORARY EXPERIMENTAL FILMS AND VIDEO ART FROM GERMANY, presented biennially by the AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association together with German Films, celebrated its premiere screening as part of the 38th Stuttgart Filmwinter (January 15-22, 2025).

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COUNTDOWN FOR NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2025

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The 2025 jury of the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER selected this year’s winners in Berlin. The films will premiere on April 12 at the 37th Filmfest Dresden and on May 20 at a Market Screening during the Festival de Cannes.

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GERMAN FILMS ABROAD 2024: FACTS AND FIGURES

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In 2024, 531 German films in 67 countries generated a total box office of 116.2 million Euros and were seen by 15.8 million cinema-goers around the globe.

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KINO! FILM SALON: NORTH FACE (NORDWAND) by Philipp Stölzl

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The next session of KINO! FILM SALON online film club on March 16, 2025 will focus on the gripping adventure movie NORTH FACE (NORDWAND) by Philipp Stölzl.

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SHORT TAKE - A GERMAN FILMS PODCAST

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Our two upcoming SHORT TAKE episodes in  March feature two filmmakers who work in different departments but are both ambassadors of this year's FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS campaign. Listen to documentary director and producer Mala Reinhardt and actor Thea Ehre.

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DEEP DIVE GENRE - A GERMAN FILMS PODCAST: SEASON 6 - COMEDY

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For the fourth episode of our DEEP DIVE GENRE podcast with a focus on comedy, we spoke to actress Diana Amft, who is no stranger to us. She was already part of Season 4, where she gave us her take on the Heimatfilm. We are delighted to have her back for Season 6.

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NEWSBITES

Transatlantic Rising Stars Project: Project assignments
The Goethe Institute USA is currently preparing a bid to provide technical assistance to the Transatlantic Rising Stars Project. The Transatlantic Rising Stars Project (TRSP) aims to establish strategic people-to-people programmes in the cultural sector to empower EU creatives to enhance mutual understanding, build trust, and appreciation for EU values and priorities in the US. The TRSP leverages the arts to strengthen transatlantic ties by increasing understanding of EU values, fostering immersive collaborations between European and American artists, and building lasting cultural networks. The GI USA is looking for four Key Experts for the Transatlantic Rising Stars project. Application deadline: March 09, 2025. You can find more information here.

Call for submissions - European Genre Forum 2025
The European Genre Forum, a six-month training cycle for emerging European genre filmmakers, is openening its call for submissions for 2025. In three talent labs between July and November, the EGF gives fantastic film projects a boost artistically, businesswise and in understanding their audience potential. The European Genre Forum is a collaboration between the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival, and the Black Nights Film
Festival in Tallinn. The call for projects is now open. Submission deadline is March 16, 2025. All information, terms and conditions and the submission form can be found here.

FESTIVALS


German productions and co-productions at BFI Flare: London, TampereGlasgow and Saguenay.

AWARDS

Awards for German productions and co-productions at Sundance, RotterdamClermont-Ferrand and Berlin

INTERNATIONAL RELEASES IN MARCH


International releases of German films in March 2025 supported by the German Films Distribution Support program.

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