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 ...

Stories of migration characterize our modern societies, in which people from different cultural backgrounds search for belonging. Cultural diversity is celebrated on the one hand, but at the same time ...

Would you like to know, how a specific exam is structured and prepare accordingly? This course prepares you for the internationally recognized examinations of the Goethe-Institut. In this course you ...

Walter Ruttmann's urban symphony of Berlin is a semi-documentary in five acts. Employing an enthralling visual rhythm, seamless jump-cuts, double-exposures, and a sense of perpetual motion, this ...

Mia Yu is a Beijing-based filmmaker, curator and art historian. She is the initiator of Anthropocene x Extractive Frontier, a research platform that uses Northeast China (a.k.a. Manchuria) as a point ...

The best place to learn a language is where it is spoken! So why not travel to Germany with the renowned Goethe-Institut? Take this chance to make German a part of your day-to-day routine, whether you ...

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, impressively translated by Michael Hofmann bares witness to a harrowing toxic love affair against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the final years of the GDR.

Television “Made in Germany” is having a golden moment with the rise of international streaming services. German series that appeal to global audiences through smart and original writing, diverse ...

As technology evolves, the boundary lines between traditional artistry and artificial intelligence get blurred. Is this a threat or an opportunity to enhance creative expression? These are some of the ...

“What happens in the staff room stays in the staff room,” says Carla Nowak in an interview with the school newspaper. Even if that is purely wishful thinking for the teacher at this point. This is her ...

How many people still believe in extraterrestrials today? The new Netflix series The Signal, starring Peri Baumeister, Florian David Fitz, and Yuna Bennett, explores the possibility of non-human life ...

A good biopic is less about truth or retelling a life but about storytelling and relating a magnetic and enigmatic person of interest to the viewers’ fascination with strong characters. Audiences are ...