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Germany in good form ahead of Olympics

The German ski-jumping team showed that they are in fine form ahead of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, which open on...

Afghan farmers replace poppy with saffron in German aid project

A Christian aid project in Afghanistan is encouraging farmers away from the cultivation of poppy used to make heroin,...


Current news

World

As Europe and China fall in line, sanctions loom over Iran  

Business

Investors bet against the euro  

Culture & Lifestyle

German rapper Bushido tones down vile rhetoric in image remake  



Events

Dieter Rams: Less, but Better

Retrospective at the Design Museum in London


Portrait

Correspondent Cover­ing Half the World

For ten years now, Christoph Hein has been reporting from Asia as economics correspondent of the Frankfurter Allgemeine...



Goethe-Institut News

Brokers Not Only of the Word – German-speaking theater publishers  

A Remarkable Success Story – the Museum Island in Berlin  

Erna Baumbauer is Dead: The Lady in the Background  


The Local

Young literary star Hegemann counters plagiarism claim  

China claims Germany's export crown  

Opel boss unveils plan to slash 8,300 jobs  


Linktips

World Cup Webpage: Germany in 2006, South Africa in 2010

The countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has begun. The country and the whole African continent are...


Linktips

German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...


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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...


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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...

Ambassador of German Film

Keen commitment to German film: Goethe Institutes around the world compile a panorama from 900 current and classic German films

“The Magic of Cinema Is Boundless”

Dieter Kosslick has been directing the Berlinale, Germany’s biggest film festival, since 2001. In an interview he talks about the art of selecting films and the significance of stars on the red carpet

Master of the ­Quiet Moments

Germany’s most successful female director makes films outside the mainstream: Caroline Link tackles difficult stories and enthralls audiences of millions

Studying for a Film Diploma

The Baden-Württemberg Film Academy is one of six film academies in Germany and is seen as a source of talented young filmmakers. A portrait

Bring on the Bears

The competition for the Golden Bear is always unleashed in February: that’s when the Berlinale rolls out the red carpet for glamour and talent, the art of film and the film market

Success on the ­Global Screen

The current popularity of German films abroad is comparable to that of the 1980s. This can be attributed to the films themselves and the German Films marketing agency

Babelsberg Is on a Roll

Studio Babelsberg, successor of the Ufa dream factory, is reconnecting with the good old days. An overview of the German film industry

Now Showing

The themes range from a search for the meaning of life to an ice-cold mountaineering drama: a number of German film productions that had been awaited with anticipation by cinema-goers worldwide are now finally on show. Here a...

Generation ­Success

Akin, Donnersmarck, Link & Co.: the young generation of film directors from Germany has a gift for great cinema and a way with compelling themes

The Faces of ­German Cinema

They make you forget that it’s all just cinema: the youngest generation of German actresses in particular are currently making their mark with depth, courage and great ability

The Present Asserts Itself against the Past

Powerful images, international prizes: current German cinema is harking back, so to speak, to its great past and once again presenting compelling themes and characters

The Eye

Michael Ballhaus has achieved what many German actors and directors can only imagine in their wildest dreams. The cinematographer is a star in Hollywood. A portrait

Festival with Good Prospects

FilmFestival Cottbus experienced record visitor numbers on its 18th birthday – and received personal congratulations from Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Spotlight on Television

From socially critical crime stories to spectacular melodrama, some 200 TV movies are produced in Germany every year. Many of them are successful abroad

Men with ­Golden Hands

They have a nose for good material, write cast lists and sometimes direct. And they decide which ideas are made into movies

Information about Film Studies

The Film Academy Baden-Württemberg Founded: 1991 in Ludwigsburg Students: around 450 Courses: 14 University partnerships: Paris, Lodz, Toronto, Havana Internet: www.filmakademie.de The Film Academy is a publicly funded...


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