German Film Festival Programme 2014

GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

WELLINGTON 4-14 September Paramount

AUCKLAND

11-21 September Rialto Cinemas Newmarket

DUNEDIN

25-28 September Rialto Cinemas

Sprache. Kultur. Deutschland.

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WILLKOMMEN! My amazing team at the Goethe-Institut has been busy all year selecting the films we like best for our 2014 Film Festival – those which are close to our hearts, make us feel a bit homesick, and, most importantly, films we can proudly present to enthusiastic audiences in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin.

Even if you are not usually a film person, do come and see how football got started in Germany – the first step on the path leading to the 2014 Football World Cup! There are also a number of special events to enjoy, including Q&A sessions, a Film for Foodies night, an International Co-Production forum, a jazz concert and even a yodelling workshop.

We hope you will enjoy our selection and make the most of your chance to watch great, inspiring films – which needed a little help from the Goethe-Institut to find their way to the screens on the other side of the world.

Also, here is the place to thank all our wonderful sponsors, without whose support a festival like this would not be possible.

Bettina Senff, Director Goethe-Institut New Zealand

WELCOME TO THE 2014 GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014 sees the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. From 4th to 28th September you will be able to enjoy 18 new handpicked films in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin in their original language with English subtitles. Some of the films were introduced at the Berlinale this year.

This festival will cover a wide range of topics to illustrate the diversity of modern German cinema such as the division of Germany in the film West, following your dreams of a better life in the western Gold or the fight against prejudice in the film Lessons of a Dream.

The opening film will be the 2012 documentary film Sound of Heimat, a film which points out the ambivalent relationship between Germans and German folk music. This film is especially related to New Zealand, because it follows New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm travelling around Germany, taking a glance at the different ways in which artists interpret “Volksmusik” and disproving several prejudices about this kind of music.

Enjoy the German Film Festival!

Dr. Anne-Marie Schleich, German Ambassador

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OPENING NIGHT

SOUND OF HEIMAT – DEUTSCHLAND SINGT!

GERMANY, 2012 Festivals (selection): Audi Festival of German Films Australia 2013 Directors: Arne Birkenstock, Jan Tengeler Cinematography: Marcus Winterbauer Editors: Volker Gehrke, Katharina Schmitt With: Hayden Chisholm, Loni Kuisle and many others

What happens when a saxophonist from New Zealand embarks on a search for the roots and living traditions of German folk music?

In this exuberant documentary, Kiwi horn blower Hayden Chisholm meets musicians and singers young and old, traditional and modern, eccentric and ultra-serious, all of whom are united by their passion for music that embodies the quintessential German notion of Heimat (homeland).

Filled with delightful detours into remote places and high-spirited collaborations in which Hayden brings his instrument into the mix, Sound of Heimat is about much more than music. In the course of his travels, Hayden encounters not only the Germany that embraces the sounds of Heimat with a deep sense of national pride, but also the Germany that dismisses such music and its attendant emotions as irrelevant nostalgia.

Text: Richard Kuipers, Film Critic, Variety Image: Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien / Tradewind Pictures

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Production: Tradewind Pictures, Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien Distribution: VOD-Consulting Duration: 93 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: Exempt

Do not be surprised if you get the urge to tap your toes and sing along as you consider the evidence!

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Thursday, 4 September, 5:30pm – Includes Opening Night Reception & Film Sunday, 7 September, 1pm Auckland Thursday, 11 September, 5:30pm – Includes Opening Night Reception & Film Saturday, 13 September, 4:10pm Tuesday, 16 September, 2pm Dunedin Thursday, 25 September, 5:30pm – Includes Opening Night Reception & Film Screenings in Wellington and Auckland will be followed by a Q&A with guests Arne Birkenstock, Hayden Chisholm and Loni Kuisle.

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FINSTERWORLD

The darker side of human interaction is revealed in this drama about a group of people that seem to be pursued by bad luck.

We meet: a police officer in a bear costume; a documentary filmmaker who has trouble finding an appropriate story; a pedicurist who works in an intricate fashion with his older female patient; a history student whose visit to a concentration camp turns unpleasant; and a wild man training a raven in the woods.

As the individual storylines develop, a decidedly dark humour pervades the film, with a definitely warped view of human existence. Amongst a huge cast is noted actress Corinna Harfouch.

Text: Peter Krausz, Film Critic and Consultant to Audi Festival of German Films Australia Image: Walker+Worm Film / Markus Förderer

GERMANY, 2013 Awards (selection): German Film Award 2014 (Best Supporting Actress); German Film Critics’ Association 2014 (Best Screenplay); Zurich 2013 (Best Film in GermanLanguage Competition & Critics’ Choice Award); Vancouver 2014 (Best Feature Award) Director: Frauke Finsterwalder Screenplay: Frauke Finsterwalder, Christian Kracht Cinematography: Markus Förderer

Editor: Andreas Menn Music: Michaela Melián With: Corinna Harfouch, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sandra Hüller, Michael Maertens Production: Walker+Worm Film Duration: 91 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 5 September, 3:45pm Monday, 8 September, 8:15pm Auckland Saturday, 13 September, 6:45pm Monday, 15 September, 8:30pm Dunedin Saturday, 27 September, 6:30pm

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TWO LIVES ZWEI LEBEN

GERMANY, 2012 Awards (selection): German Film Awards 2014 (Best Feature Film in Bronze, Best Editing) Director: Georg Maas Screenplay: Georg Maas, Christoph Tölle, Stale Stein Berg Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich Music: Christoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas

Who exactly is Katrine Evensen?

For the past 20 years Katrine has lived in Norway after being raised in East Germany.

Now it is 1990, the Berlin Wall has come down and Katrine’s identity comes into question. As previously classified documents are opened and buried stories come to light it is revealed that Katrine is the ‘war child’ of a Norwegian mother and a soldier from Germany‘s occupying army. Asked to give testimony at a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, Katrine resists, but why?

From its arresting opening sequence to the end play of Katrine’s dangerous game, Two Lives is a compelling meditation on identity, morality and family. A fine cast includes Norwegian great Liv Ullman as Katrine’s mother.

Text: Richard Kuipers, Film Critic, Variety Image: Beta Cinema

With: Juliane Köhler, Liv Ullmann, Ken Duken, Sven Nordin, Rainer Bock, Klara Manzel Production: Zinnober Film, B&T Film, Helgeland Film Distribution: Rialto Distribution / Beta Cinema Duration: 100 minutes Languages: German, Norwegian (with English subtitles) Rating: M – violence and sexual references

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 5 September, 8:30pm Sunday, 7 September, 5:45pm Auckland Thursday, 11 September, 8:50pm Sunday, 14 September, 5:45pm Dunedin Sunday, 28 September, 3:15pm

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AMMA & APPA

GERMANY, 2014 Festivals (selection): Berlin 2014 Directors: Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian Cinematography: Minsu Park Editor: Robert Vakily Animation: Jayakrishnan Subramanian With: Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian

What is the secret of a successful relationship? How can a couple live together so happily for so many years? How do our parents and their experience influence us, their children? Franziska and Jay attempt to find out in this humorous, sensitive and insightful culture clash documentary.

Amma & Appa (Tamil for Mother and Father) tells the story of two married couples: both around the same age, both married for more than thirty years; yet from totally different cultural settings – Bavaria and India. The couples come together when their children fall in love and decide to shoot a documentary about this meeting of cultures.

Text & Image: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich)

Production & Distribution: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich) Duration: 89 minutes Languages: German, Tamil, English (with English subtitles) Rating: Exempt

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 5 September, 1:15pm Sunday, 14 September, 3:30pm Auckland Saturday, 13 September, 12pm Sunday, 21 September, 3:30pm Dunedin Friday, 26 September, 2:15pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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GOLD

GERMANY / CANADA, 2013 Festivals (selection): Berlin 2013 (In Competition); CPH PIX Copenhagen 2013; Festival do Rio 2013; Vancouver 2013; Kyiv Molodist 2013; Palm Springs 2014 Director: Thomas Arslan Screenplay: Thomas Arslan Cinematography: Patrick Orth Music: Dylan Carlson

Summer 1898. Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush. Emily Meyer joins a group of seven German-American immigrants embarking on the long journey to newly discovered gold fields. Brought together by a shady businessman’s advertisement, the members of the group put it all on the line to change their miserable lives.

Full of hope, the prospectors begin their journey. But they soon lose track as the supposedly marked path disappears before their eyes. Driven by a dream, the decimated group works through the rough environment toward their goal, a goal that seems to be further removed from them with every step they take.

Text: The Match Factory / Goethe-Institut Image: The Match Factory

With: Nina Hoss, Marko Mandic, Peter Kurth Production: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber Distribution: The Match Factory Duration: 101 minutes Languages: German, English (with English subtitles) Rating: M – violence

A revisionist Western that is strong on visuals and a gritty sense of authenticity.

– Mark Adams, Chief Film Critic, ScreenDaily.com

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 5 September, 6:15pm Sunday, 7 September, 3:30pm Auckland Friday, 12 September, 8:30pm Sunday, 14 September, 3:30pm Dunedin Saturday, 27 September, 8:30pm

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AGE OF CANNIBALS ZEIT DER KANNIBALEN

GERMANY, 2014 Awards (selection): Filmkunstfest MecklenburgVorpommern 2014 (Best Music); Filmfest Emden-Norderney 2014 (Creative Energy Award for Screenplay and Production) Director: Johannes Naber Screenplay: Stefan Weigl Cinematography: Pascal Schmit Editor: Ben von Grafenstein

Öllers and Niederländer are two highly paid consultants. For years they have been touring the world’s dirtiest countries seeking to satisfy their clients’ hunger for profit.

Reality exists merely as a dusty silhouette behind the windows of their air-conditioned luxury hotels.

Their goal seems to be within their grasp: to ascend to their company’s top echelon and finally be made partners. But then their old rival Hellinger is given the sought-after promotion and they find themselves forced to come to terms with his successor, the ambitious young Bianca. Gradually, they begin to lose control and their nerves are on edge.

Text: Berlin Film Festival 2014 Image: Studio TV Film © Pascal Schmit

Music: Cornelius Schwehr With: Sebastian Blomberg, Devid Striesow, Katharina Schüttler Production & Distribution: Studio TV Film Duration: 93 minutes Languages: German, English (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Sunday, 7 September, 8pm Wednesday, 10 September, 8:15pm Auckland Sunday, 14 September, 8pm Wednesday, 17 September, 8:30pm Dunedin Sunday, 28 September, 5:30pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE GERMANY / AUSTRIA, 2013 Awards (selection): German Film Critics’ Association Awards 2014 (Best Documentary); Locarno 2013 (Best Film) Director: Marc Bauder Cinematography: Börres Weiffenbach Editors: Rune Schweitzer, Hansjörg Weißbrich Music: Bernhard Fleischmann

Investment bankers are the real “Masters of the Universe”, not politicians, armies nor even countries.

In economic powerhouse Germany, a top banker gives a disturbing insider’s account of his emotions, motivations and predictions, revealing a parallel universe of extreme income and merciless pressure. We see a system disconnecting bankers from the outside world, leaving them unable to reflect on their work.

Less a portrait of an individual than of an unchecked culture where the lure of staggering profits eliminates ethics, Master of the Universe subtly exposes the pernicious effects of deregulation and does so in an ingeniously cinematic manner.

Text: Autlook Filmsales / Jay Weissberg, Variety Image: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Production: Bauderfilm Distribution: Autlook Filmsales Duration: 95 minutes Languages: German (with English subtitles) Rating: Exempt

Forget “Wall Street” and the “Wolf” thereof: Rainer Voss is the real deal.

– Jay Weissberg, Variety

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Thursday, 11 September, 2:30pm Saturday, 13 September, 4pm Auckland Friday, 12 September, 6:15pm Saturday, 20 September, 4:20pm Dunedin Saturday, 27 September, 12pm

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WHISPERS BEHIND THE WALL DIE FRAU HINTER DER WAND Festivals (selection): Rotterdam 2014; CPH PIX Copenhagen 2014 Director: Grzegorz Muskala Screenplay: Robert Dannenberg, Grzegorz Muskala, Phillip Kaminiak Cinematography: Phillip Kaminiak Music: Conrad Oleak

Martin leaves his protective parents’ home and comes to Berlin as a law student with high hopes. He finds a tiny, run-down flat in a strange, dark apartment block, from which the previous tenant has disappeared without a trace.

Having no luck with social contacts at the university, Martin quickly falls for his mysterious landlady Simone, who lives just next door behind a thin wall. Hoping to find trust and intimacy, Martin loses himself in the house’s disturbing world of sex and violence. Deep in the walls, Martin discovers the true horror of his first love.

Text & Image: EastWest Filmdistribution

GERMANY, 2013 With: Katharina Heyer, Vincent Redetzki, Florian Panzner, Hanns Zischler, Almut Zilcher Production: One Two Films Distribution: EastWest Filmdistribution Duration: 90 minutes Languages: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

Brimming with atmosphere and a creepy sense of dread, ‘Whispers Behind The Wall’ is a smart and enjoyable dark thriller.

– Mark Adams, Chief Film Critic, Screendaily

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Tuesday, 9 September, 8:30pm Saturday, 13 September, 8:30pm Auckland Tuesday, 16 September, 8:45pm Saturday, 20 September, 8:45pm Dunedin Thursday, 25 September, 8:45pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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4 DAYS IN MAY 4 TAGE IM MAI

GERMANY / RUSSIA / UKRAINE, 2011 Festivals (selection): Locarno 2011; Seattle 2012; Sao Paulo 2012 Director: Achim von Borries Cinematography: Bernd Fischer Editor: Antje Zynga Music: Thomas Feiner With: Pavel Wenzel, Aleksei Guskov, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Angelina Häntsch

In Achim von Borries’ engaging and intimate drama we are taken to Germany’s Baltic coast during the last days of World War II, where we experience a remarkable true story told through innocent eyes.

A Soviet captain and his patrol have occupied an orphanage by the sea; a German army unit is camped on the beach; a secret love affair blooms against all odds. Everyone is weary of fighting; except for the 13-yearold orphan Peter who wants to prove he is a hero and tries to instigate trouble between the opposing troops. But soon Peter learns that the real opponent is lurking elsewhere and in the supposed enemy he has found a fatherly friend. This time the boundary lines don’t run between friend and foe, they only run between good and evil.

Text: The Match Factory / Goethe-Institut Image: The Match Factory

Production: X Filme Creative Pool Distribution: The Match Factory Duration: 98 minutes Languages: German, Russian (with English subtitles) Rating: M – violence and content that may disturb

I had almost given up on the possibility of watching an original take on the events that took place in World War II. It’s a story of honor that deserves to be told.

– Georgi Krastev, TheSkyKid.com

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Saturday, 6 September, 4pm Monday, 8 September, 1:15pm Auckland Sunday, 14 September, 1:15pm Wednesday, 17 September, 2pm Dunedin Friday, 26 September, 4:15pm

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LOVE STEAKS

GERMANY, 2013 Awards (selection): Max Ophüls Prize 2014; Rotterdam 2014 (Lions Award L’Esprit du Temps); Munich 2013 (Promotion Awards New German Cinema for Directing; Production; Screenplay; Actors) Director: Jakob Lass Screenplay: Jakob Lass, Ines Schiller, Timon Schäppi, Nico Woche Cinematography: Timon Schäppi

We are at a luxury seaside hotel resort. Lara is an obsessive chef who is prone to risky behaviour and drinking. Clemens is new to the resort, and is keen to fit in and practice as a massage therapist. The two develop a powerful sexual relationship, while at the same time Lara’s alcoholism affects her work.

In this swirling vortex of entropy, how will they both cope and what will happen to Clemens’ idealistic view of the world? The dreamy locations and emotional roller-coaster of the story lead to an eventual catharsis — but who will come out of it intact?

Text: Peter Krausz, Film Critic and Consultant to Audi Festival of German Films Australia Image: Timon Schäppi / HFF Potsdam 2013

Editor: Gesa Jäger Music: Golo Schultz With: Lana Cooper, Franz Rogowski Production & Distribution: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf” Duration: 89 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

This well acted and intense love story will leave you breathless by the end.

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Monday, 8 September, 3:30pm Wednesday, 10 September, 6:15pm Auckland Wednesday, 17 September, 5:30pm – Film for Foodies Event Saturday, 20 September, 12pm Dunedin Saturday, 27 September, 2pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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LESSONS OF A DREAM DER GANZ GROSSE TRAUM

GERMANY, 2011 Awards (selection): Bunte 2011 (New Faces Award, Best Actor) Director: Sebastian Grobler Screenplay: Johanna Stuttmann, Philipp Roth Cinematography: Martin Langer Editor: Dirk Grau Music: Ingo L. Frenzel

Germany 1874. A young teacher, Konrad Koch, is hired to teach English at a strictlyrun school for boys by a reform-minded headmaster, in order to breathe fresh air into his musty institution. Everything that the students know about England is common prejudices handed down from one generation to the next.

To stir up some enthusiasm for the foreign language, Koch resorts to rather unusual means and introduces his students to a curious sport that has come across from Britain: football.

Koch’s unconventional ways soon make him enemies: influential parents, local dignitaries and, above all, his colleagues, who only believe in Prussian drills and discipline. They all want to get rid of Koch at any price, but the students stand united by their teacher.

Text: German Films / Goethe-Institut Image: Beta Cinema © Maria Krumwiede

With: Daniel Brühl, Burghart Klaußner, Kathrin von Steinburg, Axel Prahl Production: Cuckoo Clock Entertainment, deutschfilm, Senator Film Produktion Distribution: Beta Cinema Duration: 109 minutes Languages: German, English (with English subtitles) Rating: PG – low level violence

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Thursday, 11 September, 12pm Saturday, 13 September, 1:30pm Auckland Thursday, 18 September, 12pm Saturday, 20 September, 2pm Dunedin Thursday, 25 September, 12pm

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WINDSTORM OSTWIND

GERMANY, 2013 Awards (selection): German Film Awards 2014 (Best Children’s Film in Gold); Bavarian Film Awards 2014 (Best Children’s Film) Director: Katja von Garnier Screenplay: Lea Schmidbauer, Kristina Magdalena Henn Cinematography: Torsten Breuer Editor: Dirk Grau Music: Annette Focks

Mika, a rebellious teen with fed-up busy parents, is sent away to the countryside to her grandmother’s for the summer.

Mika’s estranged grandmother owns a successful horse stable and riding school.

Mika, who doesn’t know anything about her grandmother or about horses, discovers a horse in the back of the stables that everyone is afraid of. The young girl connects with the fierce stallion, Windstorm, and starts to ride.

Learning discipline, strength, and to trust her instincts, Mika develops a masterful bond with the spirited Windstorm and finds her true passion and calling. When asked to perform, as all talented riders at her grandmother’s school do, Mika is forced to reckon with the big question: Will she manage, against all odds, to tame Windstorm? And, more importantly, does she want to?

Text: The Film Society of Minneapolis and St. Paul Image: SamFilm / Tom Tambrow

With: Hanna Binke, Marvin Linke, Cornelia Froboess, Tilo Prückner, Jürgen Vogel Production: SamFilm Distribution: Attraction Distribution Duration: 103 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: G

A gorgeously shot film with a stunning performance, ‘Windstorm’ is a courageous coming of age story about a young woman seeking freedom and success on her own terms.

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Saturday, 6 September, 1:30pm Wednesday, 10 September, 12pm Auckland Friday, 12 September, 12pm Sunday, 14 September, 11am Dunedin Friday, 26 September, 12pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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FACK JU GOEHTE / SUCK ME SHAKESPEER FACK JU GÖHTE GERMANY, 2013 Awards (selection): Bavarian Film Awards 2014 (Audience Award) Director: Bora Dagtekin Screenplay: Bora Dagtekin Cinematography: Christof Wahl Editors: Charles Ladmiral, Zaz Montana Music: Michael Beckmann, Konstantin Scherer, Vincent Stein

Somebody built a goddamn school gym directly over the stolen cash his girlfriend buried for him. And now ex-con Zeki Müller has no choice but to pass himself off as a substitute teacher at Goethe Comprehensive School, thus providing the German educational system with one more problem: the craziest teacher of all time.

At night, Zeki digs secretly for his loot.

During the day, he uses drastic yet effective methods to bring the unruly kids of class 10B back on track.

Although his prim and proper fellow teacher Lisi Schnabelstedt condemns the unorthodox pedagogical approach taken by her new “colleague“, she nevertheless finds herself falling in love with Zeki and even helps him dig up something more valuable than cash… the remains of his own moral integrity.

Text: Picture Tree International / Goethe-Institut Image: 2013 Constantin Film Verleih / Christoph Assmann

With: Elyas M’Barek, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann, Uschi Glas, Erdal Yildiz Production: Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Constantin Filmproduktion Distribution: Picture Tree International Duration: 118 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

The rapid-fire dialogue, the amusingly over-the-top acting and antics, and the great chemistry of M’Barek and female lead ensure audiences will ... have a pretty good time.

– Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 12 September, 8:30pm Sunday, 14 September, 5:30pm Auckland Friday, 19 September, 8:45pm Sunday, 21 September, 5:30pm Dunedin Saturday, 27 September, 4pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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WELLINGTON SCHEDULE PARAMOUNT / 4 – 14 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

5:30pm Opening Night: Sound of Heimat Includes Reception, Film, Q&A

12:00pm Windstorm* 6:15pm Love Steaks* 8:15pm Age of Cannibals*

FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 1:15pm Amma & Appa* 3:45pm Finsterworld 6:15pm Gold 8:30pm Two Lives

SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 1:30pm Windstorm* 4:00pm 4 Days in May 6:15pm Superegos* 8:30pm The Foster Boy

SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 1:00pm Sound of Heimat + Q&A 3:30pm Gold 5:45pm Two Lives 8:00pm Age of Cannibals*

MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 1:15pm 4 Days in May 3:30pm Love Steaks* 8:15pm Finsterworld

TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1:15pm Superegos* 6:15pm The Woman Who Dares* 8:30pm Whispers Behind the Wall*

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THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Lessons of a Dream 2:30pm Master of the Universe 6:15pm The Foster Boy 8:30pm West

FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 1:15pm 3:30pm 6:00pm 8:30pm

The Woman Who Dares* German Short Film Prize on Tour The Dark Valley Fack Ju Goehte / Suck Me Shakespeer*

SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 1:30pm Lessons of a Dream 4:00pm Master of the Universe 6:15pm West 8:30pm Whispers Behind the Wall*

SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 1:15pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 8:00pm

German Short Film Prize on Tour Amma & Appa* Fack Ju Goehte / Suck Me Shakespeer* The Dark Valley

* This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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AUCKLAND SCHEDULE RIALTO CINEMAS NEWMARKET / 11 – 21 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

5:30pm Opening Night: Sound of Heimat Includes Reception, Film, Q&A 8:50pm Two Lives

2:00pm 5:30pm

8:30pm

FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Windstorm* 6:15pm Master of the Universe 8:30pm Gold

SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Amma & Appa* 2:00pm Superegos* 4:10pm Sound of Heimat + Q&A 6:45pm Finsterworld 8:45pm The Foster Boy

4 Days in May Love Steaks* – Film for Foodies Event Age of Cannibals*

THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Lessons of a Dream 6:15pm The Foster Boy 8:30pm West

FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm German Short Film Prize on Tour 6:15pm The Dark Valley 8:45pm Fack Ju Goehte / Suck Me Shakespeer*

SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 11:00am Windstorm* 1:15pm 4 Days in May 3:30pm Gold 5:45pm Two Lives 8:00pm Age of Cannibals*

12:00pm Love Steaks* 2:00pm Lessons of a Dream 4:20pm Master of the Universe 6:30pm West 8:45pm Whispers Behind the Wall*

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 6:15pm Superegos* 8:30pm Finsterworld

11:00am 1:15pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 8:00pm

The Woman Who Dares* German Short Film Prize on Tour Amma & Appa* Fack Ju Goehte / Suck Me Shakespeer* The Dark Valley

TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2:00pm Sound of Heimat + Q&A 6:30pm The Woman Who Dares* 8:45pm Whispers Behind the Wall*

* This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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DUNEDIN SCHEDULE RIALTO CINEMAS / 25 – 28 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Lessons of a Dream 5:30pm Opening Night: Sound of Heimat Includes Reception & Film 8:45pm Whispers Behind the Wall*

FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Windstorm* 2:15pm Amma & Appa* 4:15pm 4 Days in May 6:30pm West 8:45pm The Foster Boy

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 12:00pm Master of the Universe 2:00pm Love Steaks* 4:00pm Fack Ju Goehte / Suck Me Shakespeer* 6:30pm Finsterworld 8:30pm Gold

Sunday 28 September 10:45am The Woman Who Dares* 1:00pm Superegos* 3:15pm Two Lives 5:30pm Age of Cannibals* 7:45pm The Dark Valley * This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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SUPEREGOS ÜBER-ICH UND DU

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND, 2014 Festivals (selection): Berlin 2014; CPH PIX Copenhagen 2014 Director: Benjamin Heisenberg Screenplay: Benjamin Heisenberg, Josef Lechner Cinematography: Reinhold Vorschneider Editors: Stefan Kälin, Andreas Wodraschke Music: Lorenz Dangel

Nick Gutlicht, a small-time crook from a working class background, who makes a living in the illegal trade of valuable books, is in debt and has to go underground. He happens to wind up at the elegant town house of well-known but now elderly philosopher Curt Ledig, who, in spite of his dementia and a pathological aversion to kitchens, is unwilling to move in with his daughter. Thus Nick is hired by the family to look after the old man.

The partnership of convenience between these two individualists soon develops its own momentum. Curt sees in Nick a fascinating new research subject and makes him undergo an absurd therapy. Nick senses in Curt’s phenomenal library a unique opportunity to consolidate his finances.

Mayhem of unforeseen proportions ensues.

Text: Berlin Film Festival 2014 Image: Films Distribution

With: André Wilms, Georg Friedrich, Bettina Stucky, Susanne Wolff Production: Komplizen Film Distribution: Films Distribution Duration: 94 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: M – offensive language and nudity

Benjamin Heisenberg serves up an idiosyncratic buddy movie which wittily balances slapstick and irony with deeper meanings of grotesque import.

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Saturday, 6 September, 6:15pm Tuesday, 9 September, 1:15pm Auckland Saturday, 13 September, 2pm Monday, 15 September, 6:15pm Dunedin Sunday, 28 September, 1pm This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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WEST WESTEN

GERMANY, 2013 Awards (selection): German Film Award 2014 (Best Actress); Montreal World Film Festival 2013 (FIPRESCI award; Best Leading Actress) Director: Christian Schwochow Screenplay: Heide Schwochow Cinematography: Frank Lamm Editor: Jens Klüber Music: Lorenz Dangel

It’s summer, late 70s. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij died in a car accident, Nelly Senff decides to escape from the GDR with her son Alexej, leaving her memories and grief behind. She pretends to marry a West German, who takes them over the border. Two suitcases, a schoolbag, a cuddly toy – that’s all Nelly and Alexej have with them to start their new life in the West.

She believes in a fresh start on the other side of the Wall. But in the West she doesn’t know anybody. Her only shelter is the cramped Emergency Refugee Centre in West Berlin, where the past catches up with her: the allied secret services demand information on Wassilij, who allegedly was a spy. Nelly must now decide whether she lets the trauma of the past destroy her hopes for a better tomorrow.

Text: Picture Tree International Image: Frank Dicks / zero one film

With: Jördis Triebel, Alexander Scheer, Tristan Göbel, Jacky Ido Production: zero one film, Ö-Film , TERZ Film Distribution: Picture Tree International Duration: 102 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

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SCREENING TIMES Wellington Thursday, 11 September, 8:30pm Saturday, 13 September, 6:15pm Auckland Thursday, 18 September, 8:30pm Saturday, 20 September, 6:30pm Dunedin Friday, 26 September, 6:30pm

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THE FOSTER BOY DER VERDINGBUB

Max is an orphan who has been hired out to a farmer’s family. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him.

Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his.

When the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver.

Text: Swiss Films Image: C-Films

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SWITZERLAND / GERMANY, 2012 Awards (selection): Bavarian Film Award 2013 (Best Promising Actress); Giffoni Film Festival 2012 (La bottega digitale Award); Luzern Swiss Film Award «Quartz» 2012 (Best Actor) Director: Markus Imboden Screenplay: Plinio Bachmann Cinematography: Peter von Haller Editor: Ursula Höf Music: Benedikt Jeger

With: Max Hubacher, Katja Riemann, Stefan Kurt, Miriam Stein Production: C-Films AG, Bremedia Produktion Distribution: Global Screen Duration: 107 minutes Language: Swiss German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

Impressive images, strong emotions – ‘The Foster Boy’ is a film you will not forget.

– Blick

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Saturday, 6 September, 8:30pm Thursday, 11 September, 6:15pm Auckland Saturday, 13 September, 8:45pm Thursday, 18 September, 6:15pm Dunedin Friday, 26 September, 8:45pm

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THE WOMAN WHO DARES DIE FRAU, DIE SICH TRAUT

GERMANY, 2013 Festivals (selection): Zurich 2013; Shanghai 2014 Director: Marc Rensing Screenplay: Annette Friedmann, Marc Rensing Cinematography: Tom Fährmann Editor: Florian Drechsler Music: Christoph Blaser, Steffen Kahles

Beate was once the former GDR’s fastest swimmer. Now, nearing 50, she is a devoted mother who works in a laundry. When Beate is diagnosed with cancer it causes her to reconsider her life. Although she gave up any chance of an Olympic medal when her daughter was born, she decides to fulfill her life-long dream of swimming the English Channel.

Wanting to spare her family and friends any anguish, Beate stoically internalises her bad news and throws herself into training.

With those closest to her unable to fully understand her new obsession, Beate soon realises achieving her dream is not the only challenge she must face.

Text: X-Verleih / Goethe-Institut Image: Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion

With: Steffi Kühnert, Jenny Schily, Christina Hecke, Steve Windolf Production & Distribution: Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion Duration: 98 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: M – offensive language

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Tuesday, 9 September, 6:15pm Friday, 12 September, 1:15pm Auckland Tuesday, 16 September, 6:30pm Sunday, 21 September, 11am Dunedin Sunday, 28 September, 10:45am This film is preceded by a short episode of Lifeswap.

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THE DARK VALLEY DAS FINSTERE TAL

When the snows come, darkness descends on the valley. It’s the late nineteenth century; a stranger arrives in this remote community of alpine farmers. Ostensibly a photographer, he announces his desire to stay until winter is over. But this reticent observer finds himself confronted with the deep distrust of an unwittingly close-knit community.

When the youngest son of the wealthy Brenner farmer has a fatal accident whilst cutting wood, and his brother is found dead in the mill stream soon after, the old order in the valley begins to unravel. But there are things you just can’t talk about, even if you can’t forget them.

Text: Berlin Film Festival 2014 Image: Films Distribution

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AUSTRIA / GERMANY, 2014 Awards (selection): German Film Awards 2014 (Best Feature Film in Silver; Best Supporting Actor; Best Cinematography; Best Music; Best Costumes); Bavarian Film Awards 2014 (Best Director, Best Leading Actor) Director: Andreas Prochaska Screenplay: Martin Ambrosch, Andreas Prochaska Cinematography: Thomas W. Kiennast Editor: Daniel Prochaska

Music: Matthias Weber With: Sam Riley, Paula Beer, Tobias Moretti, Carmen Gratl, Clemens Schick Production: Allegro Film, X Filme Creative Pool Distribution: Films Distribution Duration: 110 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles) Rating: tbc

The hills are alive with the sound of gunfire in this alpine revenge drama. A superior genre piece.

– Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 12 September, 6pm Sunday, 14 September, 8pm Auckland Friday, 19 September, 6:15pm Sunday, 21 September, 8pm Dunedin Sunday, 28 September, 7:45pm

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GERMAN SHORT FILM PRIZE ON TOUR

110 minutes / Languages: German, English (with English subtitles) / Rating: M – violence and offensive language

SHORT FILM Germany, 2013 | Fiction | 2:30 minutes German Short Film Award for Fiction Films up to 7 minutes A short film manifesto. Olaf Held shows a man’s life in fast forward.

Director, Editor: Cinematography: Sound:

Olaf Held Lutz Zoglauer Erik Wiesbaum, Uwe Schaarschmidt, Tom Ihde

SUNDAY 3 | SONNTAG 3 Germany, 2012 | Animation | 14 minutes German Short Film Award for Animated Films up to 30 minutes The third part in a series about Sunday outings. In Sunday 3, the protagonist has a blind date with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Director, Script, Cinematography, Animation, Music, Voice: Jochen Kuhn Editor, Sound Designer: Olaf Meltzer

SUNNY Germany, 2013 | Fiction | 29 minutes German Short Film Award for Fiction Films from 7 to 30 minutes Hajo is nineteen and very aggressive. Half a year ago he became a dad. He has to take care of his son instead of hanging out with his friends and having a good time. But Hajo has no desire to change diapers and play the mom. He wants to work and earn money.

Director & Scipt: Barbara Ott Cinematography: Falko Lachmund Editor: Gregory Schuchmann

SUDDEN DESTRUCTION Germany, 2012 | Experimental | 4:20 minutes Nomination for Experimental Films up to 30 minutes A man in a hotel room. A TV presenter. An exorcist ritual in a hotel room at night during which a spasm-ridden medium predicts “sudden destruction“.

Director, Script, Editor, Music, Actor: Bjørn Melhus Cinematography: Yuki Jungesblut

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KIRAN Germany, 2012 | Documentary | 30 minutes Nomination for Documentary Films up to 30 minutes The film tells the story of Kiran, who lives with his mother in a yurt in the Pyrenees. Kiran is eight years old and knows how to plant salad, which meadow-plants taste good and which you should not eat. But he has no idea what is going on in the evening on TV and cannot deal with the computer. His greatest wish is to go to a public school to learn to read and write at last.

Director, Script: Cinematography: Editor:

Bettina Timm, Alexander Riedel Philip Vogt Frank Müller

FATHER Germany, 2012 | Animation | 15 minutes Nomination for Animation Films up to 30 minutes When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In Father the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue – the dialogue between a child and a father that never happens.

Director, Script, Cinematography: Animation: Music:

Moritz Mayerhofer, Ivan Bogdanov, Asparuh Petrov, Rositsa Raleva, Veljko Popović, Dim Yagodin Moritz Mayerhofer, Vessela Dantcheva, Kristijan Dulic, Asparuh Petrov, Dim Yagodin Petar Dundakov

RHINO FULL THROTTLE | NASHORN IM GALOPP

Germany, 2012 | Fiction | 15 minutes Nomination for Fiction Films from 7 to 30 minutes

Bruno is making his way through the city searching for its soul.

Driven by curiosity, his challenging imagination and his wild reflection on reality, he is lifting the old dusty curtain on the city‘s crusted perception. Bruno is collecting patterns, spaces and surfaces, showing us the city as we have never seen it before.

Director: Script: Cinematography: Editors:

Erik Schmitt Erik Schmitt, Stephan Müller Johannes M. Louis Erik Schmitt, Steffen Hand

SCREENING TIMES Wellington Friday, 12 September, 3:30pm Sunday, 14 September, 1:15pm Auckland Friday, 19 September, 12pm Sunday, 21 September, 1:15pm

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Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken / Life is too short to drink bad wine. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Goethe-Institut thanks their fabulous wine sponsors for their generous support!

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Telephone: +64 (0)6 3068505 email: info@schubert.co.nz www.schubert.co.nz

Schubert Wines are proud supporters of the German Film Festival The search for the ideal terroir with perfect conditions for Pinot Noir brought Kai Schubert & Marion Deimling, both graduates of the Oenology University of Geisenheim, to the Wairarapa.

Schubert produce internationally award winning wines of elegance and European in style that reflect the attention to detail in the vineyard and winemaking.

FESTIVAL GUESTS ARNE BIRKENSTOCK Arne Birkenstock is a writer and filmmaker who lives in Cologne.

He studied Economics, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, History and Political Science in Germany and Argentina.

Birkenstock directed and produced numerous successful feature length documentaries for cinema, such as Beltracchi- The Art of Forgery (German Film Award for Best Documentary 2014), 12 Tangos – Adios Buenos Aires, Chandani – the Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer (German Film Award for Best Children‘s Feature 2011), Sound of Heimat and The Moscow Trials. Arne Birkenstock also works as an instructor and consultant for several film and media schools in Germany and served as a juror for several festivals and film funding commissions. He is a board member of the German Documentary Association AG DOK and a member of the European Documentary Network EDN, the German Film Academy and the European Film Academy.

MAREN NIEMEYER Maren Niemeyer, born in Bremen, Germany, studied journalism, German philology and film theory in Paris and Berlin. She has worked as a journalist, editor and documentary filmmaker for national and international radio and tv channels, mainly for ARD, ZDF, Deutsche Welle -TV and the German-French culture channel ARTE. In 2006 she was a workshop-leader and jury member of Afghanistan’s first short film festival in Kabul. In 2007 Niemeyer produced the ARTE / ARD documentary series about the magic hippie trail to Kathmandu in the late sixties and in 2008 she produced a worldwide broadcasted series about the myth of German Design for Deutsche Welle TV. In 2009 Maren Niemeyer was Commissioning Editor for NDR / ARTE. Since 2010 she has been working as Programme Advisor for the Film Department of the Goethe-Institut Headquarter in Munich.

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HAYDEN CHISHOLM Hayden Chisholm is a saxophonist and composer originally from New Plymouth. After studying in Cologne with a DAAD scholarship he continued his musical travels worldwide with a New Zealand Young Achievers Award. In 1995 he developed a radical new microtonal system he termed “split scales” for saxophone which he presented on his debut solo CD Circe. Since then his compositions have been recorded by BBC and WDR radios and he has toured and recorded extensively worldwide with a host of ensembles. He has created music for several Rebecca Horn installations as well as composing scores for her films. He has taught at universities throughout the world and for the last ten years has given an annual masterclass in Greece. He curates the Plushmusic festival in Cologne and Bremen. In 2013 he released the 13 Box Set “13 Views of the Heart’s Cargo” and received one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz honours, the SWR Jazz Prize.

LONI KUISLE Loni Kuisle was born in Niedersonthofen / Allgäu in 1949 and grew up as the eldest of eight kids in very a musical family. Folk music and singing has been a substantial part of all her life. Loni has founded numerous choirs and singing groups for children and seniors alike. She has been organising traditional concerts such as Advent concerts in her home town. Loni Kuisle is a passionate music teacher and singing instructor – yodelling is the source of her life. She loves her family, gardening and the mountains.

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LIFESWAP Lifeswap is a meeting point for Kiwis, Germans and their friends for anyone who has ever said quietly to him or herself: “That is so German” or “Typisch neuseeländisch!”

The framing device for every episode is a monthly Skype conversation between Life Swappers Duncan from Wellington and Jörg from Münster, featuring flashbacks to memorable moments since they last spoke.

The human beings behind Jörg and Duncan, animation artist, Steffen Kreft, and script writer, William Connor, are the creative team that produces Lifeswap, a gentle and witty exploration of the many weird and wonderful clashes, harmonies, misunderstandings and hilarities that seem to occur when Germans and New Zealanders come together. This GoetheInstitut project is enthusiastically supported by the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

To watch all episodes online go to www.goethe.de/nz Rating: tbc

EPISODE 1: COMPLETE RUBBISH (2:23 minutes) In this episode Duncan learns all about the importance of rubbish separation in Germany.

EPISODE 2: THE TEA TOWEL STINKS (4:21 minutes) After noticing that German directness leads to misunderstandings in New Zealand, Duncan teaches Jörg all about Kiwi conversation rules.

EPISODE 3: THE WINTER DENIERS (3:37 minutes) Jörg battles with winter chills, damp and lack of insulation in New Zealand, while Duncan learns about Germans and their slippers.

EPISODE 4: CHANGE! URINE STINKS! (AKA CHANGE YOUR INSTINCTS!) (4:00 minutes) Jörg is surprised at how prudish New Zealanders are about nudity and Duncan is challenged not only by the odd design of German toilets but also by the movement to encourage men to sit down to pee.

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SPECIAL EVENTS WELLINGTON JAZZ AT OLD ST PAUL’S

Hayden Chisholm (Saxophone), Norman Meehan (Piano), Paul Dyne (Bass) Kiwi Saxophonist Hayden Chisholm returns from Europe to present his music with two of New Zealand’s finest Jazz musicians.

Date: Saturday, 6 September, 8pm (Doors open: 7:30pm) Tickets: Door Sales: $25, concession (students, seniors): $15 Venue: Old St Paul’s, 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington Ph: 04 473 6722 Web: www.oldstpauls.co.nz

NEW PLYMOUTH SCREENING OF SOUND OF HEIMAT FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH FESTIVAL GUESTS ARNE BIRKENSTOCK, HAYDEN CHISHOLM AND LONI KUISLE

Date: Tuesday, 9 September, 7pm Tickets: $15, concession (students, seniors, film industry): $10 Venue: 4th Wall Theatre, 11 Baring Terrace, Strandon, New Plymouth 4312 Ph: 0800 484 925 Web: www.4thwalltheatre.co.nz

AUCKLAND YODELLING WORKSHOP

Date: Sunday, 14 September, 1-4pm Always wanted to have a go at yodelling high on a mountain top or in a deep river valley? Get to know the basics or perfect your skills with yodelling teacher Loni Kuisle. Indulge in some serious singing action supported by the musical talent of festival guests Arne Birkenstock and Hayden Chisholm.

Entry by koha, to register email us at arts@wellington.goethe.org Venue: Mangere Arts Centre, Corner Orly Ave and Bader Drive, Mangere Town Centre, Auckland

FILM FOR FOODIES – LOVE STEAKS

Date: Wednesday, 17 September, 5:30pm (film screening: 6:30pm) Every month Rialto Cinemas Newmarket host a FILMS FOR FOODIES event where guests enjoy a glass of Crossroads wine and sample some foodie delights from a local restaurant, eatery or café. We’ll be screening Love Steaks and every guest will receive a foodie gift bag to take home!

Tickets: $35, Rialto Cinemas Film Club Members: $33 Venue: Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, 167 – 169 Broadway Newmarket, Auckland Ph: 09 369 2417 Web: www.rialto.co.nz/cinema/newmarket

INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

Pitching workshop: Thursday, 18 September, 2–4pm Meet filmmaker Arne Birkenstock (Germany), producer Alex Lee (NZ) and film & TV expert Maren Niemeyer (Germany) and get some help with your pitching strategy.

Panel discussion: “International Co-Production”: Thursday, 18 September, 5:30-7pm Experts from New Zealand and Germany discuss international film co-production.

Venue: AUT City Campus, 55 Wellesley Street East, Auckland Enquiries: arts@wellington.goethe.org

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VENUES AND TICKETS WELLINGTON Paramount

25 Courtenay Place, Wellington Phone: 04 384 4080

www.paramount.co.nz

Adult

$15.90

Student / Film Society

$13.90

Senior

$11.50

Kids under 15

$10.50

Opening Night: $25.00 (includes drinks, light refreshments & film)

AUCKLAND Rialto Cinemas Newmarket 167–169 Broadway Newmarket, Auckland Phone: 09 369 2417

Adult

$17.00

Student / Film Industry

$14.50

Senior

$12.50

www.rialto.co.nz Opening Night: $27.50 (includes drinks, light refreshments & film) Film for Foodies: $35, Rialto Cinemas Film Club Members: $33 MULTI-PASS: $75 – valid for use on 5 different films (excluding opening night)

DUNEDIN Rialto Cinemas

11 Moray Place, Dunedin Phone: 03 474 2200

www.rialto.co.nz

Adult

$16.00

Student / Film Industry

$13.00

Senior

$11.00

Opening Night: $25.00 (includes drinks, light refreshments & film) MULTI-PASS: $75 – valid for use on 5 different films (excluding opening night) FESTIVAL TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED (BOOKING FEE MAY APPLY): • At the box office of each of the locations • Online at www.paramount.co.nz (Wellington) or www.rialto.co.nz (Newmarket or Dunedin) • By phone on 04 384 4080 (Paramount Wellington) or on 09 369 2417 (Rialto Cinemas Newmarket) or on 03 474 2200 (Rialto Cinemas Dunedin) PLEASE NOTE: School groups on weekdays before 4pm (minimum 10 people): $6.00 each – Bookings essential to Goethe-Institut (not to cinema) one week in advance: german@wellington.goethe.org All sessions in Auckland have allocated seating, so pre-booking is recommended.

All cinemas are wheelchair accessible, however seating is limited so please contact the cinema to arrange bookings for these seats.

ID will be required for discounted tickets (senior, student, film industry: i.e. Screen Guild, Film Society etc.), and for all restricted films.

All films playing in the festival are no complimentaries and no cinema vouchers, movie money or ticket discount offers can be used for festival films.

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IMPRINT Goethe-Institut New Zealand 150 Cuba Street PO Box 9253 Wellington 6141 Phone: +64 4 3856924 Email: info@wellington.goethe.org Website: www.goethe.de/nz The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institution; it operates 154 institutes in 94 countries. In New Zealand the Goethe-Institut has been based in Wellington since 1980.

Published by Goethe-Institut New Zealand Publicity, Design & Layout: Statement Marketing and AdmitOne.co.nz Cover Images: Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien & Tradewind Pictures, The Match Factory, Beta Cinema © Maria Krumwiede, 2013 Constantin Film Verleih / Christoph Assmann Special Thanks to: Adin Wentzel, Alex and Theo Giesen, Alex Lee, Andrea Frischholz, Andreas Rothbauer, Angus Gawn, H.E. Anne-Marie Schleich, Anton Musin, Arne Birkenstock, Ayako Velickovic, Bill Gosden, Bonnie Slater, Camilla Braun-Angott, Christian Ettl, Claudia Rudolph-Hartmann, Cosima Finkbeiner, Dan Shanan, Darcy Woods, Edel Everling, Elfi Vomberg, Eva Lautenschlager, Flavio Milan, Franziska Drescher, Franziska Richter, Franziska Schönenberger, Haleigh Trower, Hanna Stahl, Hans Kohl, Hayden Chisholm, Hayley Weston, James Partridge, Jenna Oetken, Joachim Bernauer, Jochen Gutsch, Kai Schubert, Kate Larkindale, Kathryn Bennett, Kelly Rogers, Laura Matten, Laura Merken, Lena Engel, Loni Kuisle, Maren Glander, Maren Niemeyer, Marion Guillon, Marita Luger, Markus Dahl, Mike Hutchinson, Mike Walsh, Milena Maitz, Miriam Kienberger, Mirjam Herzog, Mladen Ivancic, Myriam Goos, Nina Englert, Noemie Njangiru, Patrick Opper, Peter Dick, Philipp Hoffmann, Pip Richards, Raewyn Greig, Ralph Schermbach, Renate Heilmeier, Robert Distelrath, Rose Miller, Rosemary Salmon, Sanam Madjedi, Sergi Steegmann, Sharon Byrne, Steffen Kreft, Steven Ferguson, Stuart Fields, Susan Gibson, Thomas Martini, Viktoria Szabo, William Connor, Yuanyuan Sui Programme Changes We reluctantly reserve the right to change the schedule by amending dates or replacing films. Any necessary changes will be advertised at the festival venue and on the Goethe-Institut New Zealand website and Facebook page.

Film Ratings At the time of printing some films had not yet been rated. Until they receive a censor rating, they are considered R18 and can only be purchased by people aged 18 or over. Classifications will be published on the Goethe-Institut website and will be on display at the venues.

Films will be screened from 35mm, DCP or BluRay.

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