Everything you want to know about the German Film Festival

In an interview with Christoph Muecher, Director of the Goethe Institut in Australia, we hear about this year's offerings in the German Film Festival, which will bring 26 films to the screens in 7 cities across Australia from 24 May to 22 June. To celebrate the Goethe Institute's 50th anniversary, a classic film will be shown for each decade, there will again be a great selection for young audiences in the cinema for kids, and a variety of dramas, comedies and literary adaptations will take us through German history from the Nazi era and the GDR period to the present day and the dystopian future.

Stasi Comedy Source: German Filmfestival

If you want to know more, you can check out the festival website here.

Trudi's TIpp is Christian Schwochow's film adaptation of the post-war novel "Deutschstunde" by Siegfried Lenz.

Max Ludwig Nansen (Tobias Moretti), Siggi Jepsen (Levi Eisenblatter) Source: Deutsches Filmfestival

A personal tip from Christoph Muecher is the DEFA film "Solo Sunny" from 1979.

Solo Sunny DEFA 1979 Regie: Konrad Wolf, Koregie: Wolfgang Kohlhaase Source: German Filmfestival

FESTIVAL DATES

Sydney: 24 May – 19 June

Palace Norton Street, The Chauvel Cinema, Palace Central

Canberra: 25 May – 19 June

Palace Electric

Melbourne: 25 May – 19 June

Palace Cinema Como, The Astor Theatre, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay,

The Kino, Pentridge Cinema

Brisbane: 1 – 22 June

Palace Barracks and Palace James St

Adelaide: 2 – 22 June

Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas

Perth: 2 – 22 June

Luna Leederville, Luna on SX, Palace Raine Square

Byron Bay: 3 – 19 June

Palace Byron Bay