The 2023 German Film Festival is coming to Palace Electric in Canberra from 3 to 24 May and CW has 5 x double passes to be won.
In collaboration with German Films, Palace presents the 2023 German Film Festival with a stunning film lineup including key selections direct from the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival (The Berlinale), a music-themed retrospective, a focus on female filmmakers and the family sidebar Kino for Kids.
Simone Baumann, Managing Director of German Films said “We are very happy to continue our successful cooperation with Palace for the German Film Festival 2023 and we hope that our Australian viewers will appreciate great films.”
Opening the 2023 festival is the new film from BALLOON director Michael ‘Bully’ Herbig, A THOUSAND LINES (Tausend Zeilen), an exciting drama based on true events. Festival favourites Elyas M’Barek and Jonas Nay deliver star performances as journalists in a story based on the real-life 2018 fake news scandal involving a disgraced Der Spiegel journalist.
The Festival centrepiece, direct from its Berlinale world premiere, is THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE (Das Lehrerzimmer) starring European rising star Leonie Benesch(Babylon Berlin). The tense drama centres on a dedicated, idealistic teacher who is pushed to the brink when she investigates a series of thefts at her new school.
In the sidebar Frauen Am Werk: Focus on Female Directors, the talents of Germany and Switzerland’s women in film are showcased in eleven incredible films from dramas to documentaries and comedies. The two Special Presentations previously announced, SISI & I (Sisi & Ich) the wild reinterpretation of the “Sisi” myth starring Sandra Hüllerand, stylish biopic INGEBORG BACHMANN-JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT (Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste), both have women at the helm with the latter directed by the legendary Margarethe von Trotta.
Set in 1989 in Berlin, IN A LAND THAT NO LONGER EXISTS (In einem Land, das es nichtmehr gibt) is based on director Aelrun Goette’s own experiences as a model in the German Democratic Republic during such a pivotal time. Similarly, WWII drama LOST TRANSPORT is also inspired by true events and explores the unexpected friendship that emerges after a chance encounter between three very different women of diverse backgrounds.
Directed by Anika Decker and starring Elyas M’Barek (also in A THOUSAND LINES) and Alexandra Maria Larais entertaining romcom LOVE THING (Liebesdings). On the run from the media and his own past, Germany’s biggest movie star dives into a campaign to save a small feminist theatre. Swiss box office hit comedy GOLDEN YEARS (Die goldenen Jahre) follows newly retired Alice and Peter who must face their pent-up marital problems that bubble to the surface on a cruise through the Mediterranean.
Closing this year’s festival is the female led drama OVER & OUT, a unique take on a female friendship story. Directed by Julia Becker, it focuses on four lifelong friends who vowed to celebrate their weddings together 26 years ago but when one of them invites the others to Italy, a chaotic road trip ensues.
There are more than 20 films, including the popular sidebar “Kino for Kids”, showcasing films especially curated for children, teens and families.
The 2023 German Film Festival will take place in Canberra from 3 to 24 May at Palace Electric.
Tickets are now on sale visit www.germanfilmfestival.com.au
Canberra Daily has 5 x double passes to the 2023 German Film Festival in Canberra (excluding special events) to be won.
ENTER TO WIN
To enter, email [email protected] with ‘2023 German Film Festival’ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including street address) and which film you’d most like to see at the festival. Entries close 9am Friday 28 April 2023 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+.
