04/10/2016 - Wednesday 5 October marks the beginning of the 21st German Films Festival organised by German Films in the French capital

Unveiled at Locarno on the Piazza Grande, Christian Schwochow’s Paula [+see also:
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After giving pride of place to the actors last year, the festival has decided to dedicate its screens to the producers, including those from Munich outfit Komplizen Film, which will be represented by Maren Ade (who earned a slew of awards for her role as director of Toni Erdmann [+see also:
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interview: Ulrich Kohler
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Aside from the opening film, another nine features will be shown as part of the “Cinéma d’aujourd’hui” (Cinema of Today) line-up, which will be shown as French advance screenings attended by the films’ directors. The titles featured include three that were unveiled at Berlin: Anne Zohra Berrachad’s competition title 24 Weeks [+see also:
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Q&A: Anne Zohra Berrached
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film profile]. The section also includes Fatih Akin’s Goodbye Berlin [+see also:
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interview: Cordula Kablitz-Post
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interview: David Bernet
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Rounding out the festival’s line-up is a selection of the best short films of 2016 by German film schools (Next Generation) and the best award-winning shorts of less than five minutes (Short Tiger Award). The festival will close in splendour with the digitally remastered version of Fritz Lang’s Destiny.

(Translated from French)