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Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism
Johanna Dohnal, icon of the Austrian women's movement and first Minister for Women's Affairs, shaped the Alpine Republic like hardly any other.
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Home Game
Hometowns, neighborhoods, community spirit, energy security and a lot of money are at stake here.
Gisela
Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.
I Knew You Were My Kind
The Smoothness of Our Teeth
A family visit and a broken tooth raises universal questions about identity, origins and life choices.
Stained Skin
Despite the adverse working conditions, two friends persevere with the power of their imagination and their will.
Atlas
A simple worker gets caught up in the maelstrom of real estate sharks, evictions and clan crime, where humanity often gives way to greed.
Kick It Like a Girl
The Team - Harmony and team spirit are very important to the SGS girls' team. But the four protagonists have also experienced discrimination and even violence.
Holy Island
Rosa and David, two lost souls, try to escape purgatory. But only one of them can be saved in the end.
Focus on Infinity
A visit to the breathtaking places and the people who unlock the secrets of the universe.
FtWTF - Female to What The ...
Six people talk about the absurd, the sad and above all the beautiful aspects of transitioning.
Der Konzertdealer
An unusual portrait film about ex-punk Scumeck Sabottka, who has been a trailblazing tour and concert promoter for 30 years.
Floating!
A lesbian bachelorette’s night out with "the guys", including, alas, her future sperm donor. A mumblecore comedy on a raft.
Relatively Independent
There are only 50 metres between the Fröbel School and the Model School - but the pupils are separated by worlds.
Kommen und Gehen
This film accompanies the last days of the traditional Hotel Maritim in Halle before it becomes a refugee accommodation.
Walking on a Thin Line
Ibo is 26. What bothers him most is simple: its time. Dropped out of school, unsettled lifestyle. Now it's time to change before it's all too late.
Marzenka
When Mareks cousin comes to live with him and his family, his life is uprooted.
Paradies! Paradies!
Kurdwin Ayub, a member of the European Film Academy, tries to find out why his father falls into euphoria at the very mention of Kurdistan.
Hashtag: School Trip
A school class visits the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Buckle up in the bus, go to the toilet, a birthday song for Anja.
Zero-G
Music
A conscientious civil servant dreams of a career as a musician.
Shadow Boxer
Kickboxing is 23-year-old Ahmet's life but as personal problems mount he loses control and commits a violent felony at a disco.
Unmensch
Three young actors are rehearsing a play called 'Youth is Shit' at the Vienna Theater Experiment. The situation quickly becomes explosive.
Pietas
The story focus is a young woman who opposes the strict religious doctrine of her small home village of the 1920s.
We Are Me
This fakedocumentary tells of Jasper's search for truthfulness, which is doomed to failure when he turns from observer to participant.
Nirwana
Simon Dolensky's graduation film from the International Film School Cologne was nominated for the First Steps Award.
Brother
Lukasz (24) works for a big name in the industry. But after the death of his mother, his little brother Kamil (13) suddenly appears on his doorstep.
Aftermath
During WWI the war reaches a small village and changes the fate of an older woman and her 12 year old friend.
One Ticket Please
A monument for one of New Yorks most singular theater enthusiast.
In The Future They Ate From The Finest Porcelain
In a temporal twist, this movie tells the story of an intervention into the future perception of a territory’s political history.
Solomon's Stone
Black-comedy short SOLOMON'S STONE, directed by Ramzi Maqdisi, is adapted from the novel Blue Light by Hussein Barghouty.
Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness
The Finnish short comedy by Miia Tervo portrays an anything but typical relationship between a loving father and his skeptical daughter.
Grimm’s Cuckoo
This short film dares a slightly different view of life in a psychiatric clinic. Screened at Cannes Short Film Corner and Interfilm Berlin.
Oh Yeah, She Performs
A doc about four extraordinary women pursuing the same dream: composing, producing and living from their own music, without compromising their ideals
Solo - Out of a Dream
Dutch director Jos de Putter once again follows 31-year-old soccer star Leonardo Santiago in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Kick Out Your Boss
Many people want to break out of the hamster wheel of capitalism. This documentary visits three people who have taken the plunge.
Little Alien
Teenagers try to flee to Europe under life-threatening circumstances, hidden in trucks, where they become the hunted by the border authorities.
Nation Estate
In, part one of this sci-fi triology, a vertical solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been found.
China Reverse
Documentary about the first and second generation of Chinese migrants, stranded mainly in the country's Asian restaurants.
Feldarbeit
FELDARBEIT tells of an encounter between a young woman and her father which takes place on his asparagus farm to the west of Berlin.
Un coup d'oeil
Maryam and Frida are close friends living in a small Swedish town. They invite Monique, a mysterious couch surfer, to stay the night.
Kleptomami
A film about the absurdities of being a mom today.
Swimmers
The doc about the cult surrounding a Soviet physicist Boris Zolotov was awarded the ARTE documentary award.
Lockbuster
When all his colleagues leave the office for exciting holidays, office clerk Joost locks himself in the storage room. The only way to escape is to unleash the hero within himself.
Fair Traders
Three players in the free market economy accept responsibility for society and future generations: They do business sustainably.
All About Rita
The love and life suffering of young people between Cologne and Berlin, with Woody Allenesque lightness.
Ghetto
A touching documentary about the everyday life of Zurich's forgotten youth.
Fraulein
An intimate look at three headstrong women who come from different parts of a country that no longer exists.
Berlin Excelsior
The anonymous Berlin concrete building "Excelsior" is only a temporary stop for its residents, yet some have been living there for more than 50 years.
Everything Always All the Time
What happens when your girlfriend suddenly has a penis?
Lost in the Living
A young Irish musician immerses himself into Berlin nightlife after a concert and loses more than just his friends in the process.
In die Welt - Into the World
This moving portrait of a maternity hospital in Vienna provides a fascinating insight into the drama, pain, and beauty of being born into this world.
Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town
In the summer of 2017, 6,000 neo-Nazis from all over Europe gathered in Themar for the largest right-wing rock concert of the German post war era.
We will survive
At the Julie-Roger-Haus in Frankfurt am Main, a care facility for seniors of all sexual orientations, "grandpa is finally allowed to be gay" (FAZ).
Le Ciel, la Terre et L'Homme
The Aït Seghrouchen, a nomadic people from the windswept Moroccan desert, brave sandstorms, watch livestock and the cell phone towers.
Blue Summer Symphony
The air smells like summer. A potpourri of suntan lotion lawn and lime blossom fries, of water polo melon and chlorine lemonade hovering in the air.
Fall Pinguin
The penguins encounter Swiss alpine cows, swim in the river, walk leisurely through the city center... they are everywhere. An adventure begins.
After the Future
Gay left-wing activist and disaster relief volunteer Ortwin Passon navigates between a military-like bourgeois world and wild sex parties.
Monika
Sensitive coming-of-age drama about the visually impaired Monika (Rosalie Thomass), who is looking for her way to independence.
Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind
Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?
Eye Candy
In the formerly male-dominated world of wrestling, a courageous woman struggles to be taken seriously as an athlete and performer.
Not in my Backyard
One of the biggest taboos in society is the rehabilitation of sex offenders. This film takes the offender perspective.
Homeopathy Unrefuted?
Is homeopathy a hoax or medicine? Here, homeopaths are allowed to share their very different views.
Evil in the Woods
The "German indie machine" Malte Wirtz turns to horror and does it so successfully that the audience left the cinema hall in fear.
The Gulls
Elza lives in a small town on the Caspian Sea. While her husband catches fish illegally, she dreams of breaking out of her small world.
Angels of Revolution
Soviet heroine Polina Schneider gathers a group of avant-garde artists to convert the remote pagan tribes of Siberia to communism.
Heiko's World
From YouTube to the cinemas: In this loving homage to Berlin's pub culture, Berlin original Heiko must win a darts tournament.
Gender Crisis
Samson and Delilah: The Old Testament story of a man with irrepressible strength - as a silent film, told in a modern way.
Motorcity
A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.
Stories from the Sea
This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.
Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism
Johanna Dohnal, icon of the Austrian women's movement and first Minister for Women's Affairs, shaped the Alpine Republic like hardly any other.
Home Game
Hometowns, neighborhoods, community spirit, energy security and a lot of money are at stake here.
Gisela
Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.
I Knew You Were My Kind
The Smoothness of Our Teeth
A family visit and a broken tooth raises universal questions about identity, origins and life choices.
Stained Skin
Despite the adverse working conditions, two friends persevere with the power of their imagination and their will.
Atlas
A simple worker gets caught up in the maelstrom of real estate sharks, evictions and clan crime, where humanity often gives way to greed.
Kick It Like a Girl
The Team - Harmony and team spirit are very important to the SGS girls' team. But the four protagonists have also experienced discrimination and even violence.