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Current Film Series

08. Mai 2026 - 27. Juni 2026

Self-declarations: Films about film

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of DEFA

Many of DEFA's contemporary films deal with film and cinema by focusing on the preparation and execution of filming, i.e., film production itself. The retrospective presents an anniversary program in which the largest film company in the GDR presents itself and, in doing so, often misrepresents itself.

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12. April 2026 - 24. Mai 2026

Film in Context: Menschen am Sonntag

Film history as the history of a film and its afterlife. The series focuses on the biographical connections that arise when looking at the other works of the various artists involved in the film. 

05. Mai 2026 - 06. Juni 2026

Screwball – The Art of Conflict

The series brings together four classic screwball comedies from the 1930s and 1940s, as well as an update from the 1970s. In their different approaches to conflict, the films shift the focus from the outcome to the process – and show that “resolving conflicts” can also mean thinking about conflicts differently.

03. April 2026 - 07. Juni 2026

Cinema without rest

A Journey Through Harald Reinl's Genre Cinema

The film series not only invites viewers to engage intensively with one of the most prolific and successful directors in German-language film history, it also provides illustrative material for a cultural and social history of the Federal Republic of Germany.