21/03/2017 - The German film festival KINO! 2017 will present 11 features to the American public, pros and press

The Sunshine Cinema (Landmark Theatres) in New York is preparing for its German Spring event: KINO!-Festival of German Films (31 March to 6 April), organized by German Films to present 11 of the best recent German feature films, as the well as the Next Generation short film programme and its first ever interactive film experience. Amongst the high-profile guests attending the event are actress Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others [+see also:
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interview: Florian Henckel von Donners…
interview: Ulrich Muehe
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The festival will kick off with the screening of Christian Schwochow's Lola-nominated Paula [+see also:
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interview: Sven Taddicken
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The other films of the main selection are: Anne Zora Berrached’s 24 Weeks [+see also:
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Q&A: Anne Zohra Berrached
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interview: Aslı Özge
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interview: Michael Koch
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The programme of KINO! 2017 also includes a screening of the newly restored version of the silent film classic Destiny by Fritz Lang, in association with Bertelsmann and with a musical accompaniment by one of Europe’s leading DJs, Raphaël Marionneau.

The KINO! Audience Award will be supported once again by the US-based VoD streaming service Fandor, which specializes in European arthouse cinema.

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