His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement ...

The Federal Archives of Germany handed over to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha a hard drive with nine films from its collection related to Ukraine. The films will be provided to ...

The reforms are designed to allow more international productions, and talent, to compete for Germany’s top film honor, the Lolas. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief A film with at least 50 ...

Germany’s film and TV industries will kick off 2025 with an overhaul to the country’s funding system for productions that, besides providing a local boost, is also good news for Hollywood. The German ...

The German director, who died aged 83 on 17 December 2025, was best known for his bold contributions to queer cinema. In 1990, Mark Nash explored how von Praunheim’s films “activate and mobilise” ...

Andres Veiel’s documentary “Riefenstahl,” which challenges the carefully crafted public persona of one of Germany’s most controversial directors, who was forever tainted by working with the Nazis, is ...

Politics will be unavoidable at the 30th Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg, Germany's largest Jewish film fest, but organizers want to focus on the movies: "Films aren't there to provide answers ...

The German parliament — before being dissolved in December — ushered in a watered-down version of the country’s planned new film law that will create a more centralized funding system for production, ...

German cinema, especially as it relates to the way in which Germans in the former communist East Germany looked upon the west, is the focus of a planned film series culminating in a lecture by Michael ...

A key revision is the increase in funding rates for both funds from 20% to 30%. The DFFF I, which supports feature films, documentaries and animation, will now offer up to 30% of eligible production ...

In Germany, a new German Film Law (FFG) will come into effect on 1 January 2025. The German Parliament greenlit the Federal German Film Law in the last session of the year 2024. After days and weeks ...

Germany's film and TV industries will kick off 2025 with an overhaul to the country's funding system for productions that, besides providing a local boost, is also good news for Hollywood. The German ...