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The German Film Office is an initiative of the Goethe-Institut and German Films. Based in New York, we collaborate with local partners to bring the best of contemporary and repertory films from Germany to U.S. audiences.

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The German Film Office is the host of the KINO! Germany Now! film tour, established in July 2021. The film package tour includes films from upcoming talent from Germany - fiction, documentary and short films that can be booked from the art house community across the United States. Please stay tuned for a new upcoming edition.

KINO! Germany NOW! 2021 Discover New Talent: WebsiteTrailer

German Films has close cooperations with two regional Goethe-Institutes in California who host their annual German film festivals:

  1. Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, San Francisco: Website
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  2. German Currents, Annual Festival of German Film, Los Angeles: Website
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American Film Market

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German Films is the host of the annual umbrella booth at the American Film Market taking place in Santa Monica offering attractive discounts for German sales outfits and presenting the Distribution Support Program for domestic buyers.

You are a distributor located in the US and are interested in bringing a German Film to your country? Then please get in touch with our team for Distribution Support.

 

For further information get in touch with our Regional Desk Manager.

The selection of the national submissions for the competition for the OSCAR® in the category International Feature Film are mostly organized by the respective national film institutions. In Germany, German Films is responsible for the preparation, organization and implementation of the selection procedures. In this function, German Films' responsibilities are strictly of organizational nature. German Films itself is not represented in the selection committee.

You can find more information here.

For further information get in touch with our Regional Desk Manager.

Festivals

A-Festivals & Other Important Festivals

For further information about A-Festivals, please contact Sylva Häutle.

North American Film Festivals

(selection by German Films)

Your festival is in the US or Canada, and you are interested in the selection of German films for your program? Then please get in touch with our Head of Regional Desk Nicole Kaufmann. 

You can apply for travel support if you and your film are invited to a festival abroad.
Please find more information here.