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Film festivals are listed chronologically by the month in which they take place.

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Berlin & Beyond

San Francisco - January

Featuring "new films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland," the San Francisco Berlin & Beyond Film Festival is held each January at the Castro Theatre in association with the Goethe Institute San Francisco, the Consulates General of Germany and Switzerland, and the Austrian Cultural Institute, New York.

In 2002 for the first time, the "Berlin & Beyond" festival featured additional screenings outside San Francisco — at Point Arena near Mendocino, and that has continued in recent years. Other past B&Bs have included a newly restored version of Ernst Lubitsch's 1919 silent classic Madame Dubarry and live appearances by German director Doris Dörrie. Her films have also been featured in San Francisco, including Erleuchtung garantiert (1999), Bin ich schön?, Mitten ins Herz and Nackt (2001).

The opening night film in 2003 was Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa), Germany's 2003 entry for a foreign language Oscar. For 2008, the 13th annual B&B Film Festival (Jan. 10-16) features a tribute to the German actor Ulrich Mühe (The Lives of Others), who died in 2007.

For more information about this year's "Berlin & Beyond" see www.berlinandbeyond.com.

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Berlinale

Berlin - February

The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) takes place in February. Generally ranked number two in the world after Cannes, Berlin features some 250 films playing in 15 theaters. The 50th Berlinale in 2000 took place in the new Potsdamer Platz complex for the first time. The 58th Berlinale runs from February 7 to 17, 2008. For details on this year's Berlinale, see the link below:

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) (in English or German)

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AFI Fest

Los Angeles - November

The AFI Fest is held each November in Hollywood. The 2002 AFI Fest introduced a new and improved venue at the Arclight Hollywood cinema complex on Sunset Boulevard. Most of the screenings now take place at this state-of-the-art complex with 15 theaters, including the historic Cinerama dome.

The AFI Fest showcases German and other foreign films. The "Made in Germany" series runs in cooperation with the Export Union of German Cinema. See our reviews of some of the German-language films featured at AFI Fest.

For more information about the next AFI Fest, see the AFI Fest Web site or call 1.866.AFI FEST or 323.856.7709

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Festival of German Films

London - November

The Festival of German Films is held in late November in London. The 2007 event, the festival's 10th anniversary, included a retrospective of the work of four German feature filmmakers - Andreas Dresen, Oskar Roehler, Fatih Akin and Leander Haussmann - all of whom have established themselves on the international scene.

For more information about the next Festival, see the Festival of German Films Web site.

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Other German Film Festivals

The following is a link list of German-related film festivals with Web sites. For a more complete list, including those without a Web link, see the German-Hollywood Connection Web site.

Max Ophuls Prize Film Festival
In Saarbrücken, Germany in late January.

Die internationalen Kurzfilmtage
The Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen, Germany in late April. "Die Kurzfilmtage, eines der ältesten und berühmtesten Festivals der Welt, waren stets ebenso flexibel im Umgang mit politischen und ästhetischen Veränderungen wie eigenwillig in ihren Qualitätsstandards der 'kurzen' Idee."

Emden Film Festival
In Emden, Germany. Early June.

Filmfest München
The Munich Film Festival takes place in late June.

Feminale
In Cologne (Köln). Mid-October.

The Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival
In October.

Viennale
The Vienna International Film Festival is held each October.

For more film festivals and information about German-language films, see these links:
  • Film - Deutsche Kultur International (in German)
  • German Films (in English)

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