08/10/2024 - The 29th Paris German Film Festival is unspooling 9 – 13 October with a Panorama section comprising eight feature films and a focus on director of photography Judith Kaufmann

Tomorrow evening will see From Hilde, With Love [+see also:
film review
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interview: Andreas Dresen
film profile] by Andreas Dresen (unveiled in competition in the Berlinale and set to be distributed in France in March by Haut et Court) opening the 29th Paris German Film Festival which is unspooling between 9 and 13 October in Paris’ Arlequin Cinema. Organised by German Films in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut and with the support of Arte and the OFAJ, the event will offer up a selection of the best of recent German film production (fiction films, documentaries, feature films and short films).

Stealing focus among the eight feature films gracing the Panorama line-up are another four titles previously screened in the Berlinale: Elbow [+see also:
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interview: Aslı Özarslan
film profile] by Aslı Özarslan (inspired by Fatma Aydemir’s bestseller), Scorched Earth [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Arslan
film profile] by Thomas Arslan, Every You Every Me [+see also:
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interview: Michael Fetter Nathansky
film profile] by Michael Fetter Nathansky and Winners [+see also:
interview: Soleen Yusef
film profile] by Soleen Yusef. Added to these are Turning Tables by Angelina Maccarone (starring Barbara Sukova and Lambert Wilson), Münter & Kandinsky by Marcus O. Rosenmüller and the documentary We Call Her Hanka by Grit Lemke.

Likewise jostling on the festival agenda are two films previously unseen in France: Treasure [+see also:
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film profile] by Julia von Heinz (unveiled in a Berlinale special screening, selected in Tribeca and due for release by Haut et Court on 8 January) and the documentary Riefenstahl [+see also:
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interview: Andres Veiel
film profile] by Andres Veiel (discovered out of competition in Venice and set for distribution in France on 27 November, courtesy of ARP Sélection).

This year will see director of photography Judith Kaufmann placed centre stage by the festival, by way of a focus including Corsage [+see also:
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interview: Marie Kreutzer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
film profile] by Marie Kreutzer, When We Leave [+see also:
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interview: Feo Aladag
interview: Feo Aladag
film profile] by Feo Aladag and From Hilde, With Love. She’ll also be delivering a masterclass on 10 October at the Goethe Institut.

Last but not least, 11 is the number of short films due to be presented in special screenings, including the best and most recent films put forth by German film schools (Next Generation) and the best shorts lasting less than five minutes (Short Tiger Award).

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