Decentralised has recently taken centre stage

Numerous new trends could be identified when looking at a number of film festivals last year, regardless of their profile and location in Germany. One central trend, which is also reflected internationally in many cases, is decentralisation. With the Kiezkinohad already taken this path in 2010, the Berlinale is now pursuing it even more strongly. Berlinale directors Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian emphasise in the press release: „In addition, however,

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Visibility, Networking, Support – the new credo of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section

It is not only with the Berlinale Talents and the World Cinema Fund that the Berlinale pursues sustainable talent promotion. Emerging talents in Germany are also presented and supported in their further work. A new aspect is the effort to give more visibility to all film art works and thus to emphasise film as a collective art form. In the future, special talents of the individual art departments of the

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Goethe Institute now awards documentary film prizes at Germany’s most important documentary film festivals

The Goethe-Institut is an ambassador of German culture and thus also of film culture worldwide. With 158 Goethe-Instituts in 98 countries, the latest developments in German cinematic art have been presented abroad for years. Due to its special film aesthetics and its versatility, the German documentary film has always been a constant in the repertoire of the Goethe-Institut. With its real-life stories, portraits of personalities, and questions about social upheaval,

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The association of Hessian film festivals is addressing pressing issues of the future

In addition to the young federation of German film festivals working under the name AG Filmfestival at the federal level, a number of interest groups such as Queerscope have previously also networked at the state level to strengthen film festivals in many areas and enable them to have a stronger voice in politics. For example, the Hessian film festivals already initiated a network, that of mutual support, 20 years ago.

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The KulturPass – an incentive system for young people’s interest in culture such as the cultural sector

With a cultural budget of 200 euros, the federal government wants to motivate young adults to open up to cultural projects and productions, while at the same time acting as a driver for restrained cultural consumption as well as promoting the cultural demand of tomorrow. The „KulturPass“ is to be launched next year and will initially be available to all young people in Germany who turn 18 next year. According

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Further postponement of the FFG amendment should make a fundamental reform possible

Even though it has been apparent for some time now that previous position papers and roundtables are far from providing the big push for a revisiont hat many industry representatives have long been calling for, it was nevertheless disappointing news that necessary changes will now have to wait even longer. As part of the HDF’s cinema policy evening, BKM’s head of operations Andreas Görgen had stated „We’re honest about it:

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Film Culture For All – Symposium 5 Nov. Munich

When the Filmstadt München e.V. association was founded almost 40 years ago, its goal was to promote generally neglected areas of non-commercial, non-profit and diverse film culture. Today, urban society has changed greatly, becoming more diverse and fragmented. At the same time, film remains the cultural sector that enjoys the highest appeal among all segments of the population and is thus a guarantor of cultural participation.But two years after the

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A number of discussion events focus on the crisis of cinema at the Leipzig Film Art Fair (in German)

Die großen Herausforderungen, denen sich das Kino neben seiner strukturellen Krise all den weiteren Bedrohungen wie einer Herbst-Corona-Welle, den explodoierenden Energiekosten, dem gewandelten Publikumsverhalten stellen muss, stehen im zentrum zahlreicher Diskussionsveranstaltungen auf der Filmkunstmesse Leipzig, die zeitgleich kostenlos auch online begeleitet werden. Darunter finden sich:Panel: Investition in die Zukunft: Energiesparmaßnahmen im Kino finanzierenam Dienstag 20.09.22, um 12:00 bis 13:30 UhrPeter Dinges (Vorstand der FFA)Konrad Nickel (Energieberater des GIH)Christian Pfeil (Kinobetreiber

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Hauptverband Cinephilie publishes position paper on film education

While educational work on art and culture in Germany is largely one of the tasks of „cultural institutions (theaters, museums, orchestras …) and educational institutions (schools, universities, music schools, etc. …), film education to date is largely based on the commitment of film and cinema activists, often at municipal cinemas, non-profit film institutions and film festivals. The accompanying desideratum is all the more apparent since „the 20th and early 21st

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Expert on cinema structure in MV calls for continuation of special federal fund for cultural events

Against the background of rapidly rising costs not only in the context of the energy crisis, Fabian Liebenow, responsible for Strategic Cinema Planning at FILMLAND MV, emphasizes, „The energy crisis hits the cinemas completely through no fault of their own. They continue to be strongly affected economically by the pandemic. (…) Now they are in a situation that, without government support from the state and federal government, will ensure that

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