“The 18th FilmFestival has proved, that it really deserved itself the title (full age). Even without going to the cinema, everyone was feeling the omnipresence of the Festival.”
20cent, November 17, 2008 (newspaper Cottbus)

“This year´s motto ‘full age’ revealed the satisfaction of a felicitous growth process, whose success the founding fathers out of the ranks of the DDR-filmclub never would have been daring to hope for.”
Der Freitag, November 21, 2008, Heinz Kersten (weekly newspaper, Cottbus)

„The East-European FilmFestival in the Lausitz is as international as never before in its history.”
Märkische Allgemeine, November 11, 2008, Barbara Breuer (daily newspaper, Berlin)

„That the wind from the East does not only blow colourful leaves through Cottbus, is the most beautiful normality since 1991: With each November there also is the time of the East-European FilmFestival. With it a stream of directors, actors and films is coming to town, which you rarely can find in Germany outside the six festival days… If there would not be this Festival in Cottbus, you rarely would find out something about the exiting cinema in East-Europe.”
Sächsische Zeitung, November 11, 2008, Oliver Reinhard (daily newspaper, Dresden)

„From 11th to 16th November Cottbus is changing to the ‚Hollywood of East-Europe’. One should not miss this party.”
Wochenkurier, November 05, 2008 (weekly newspaper, Cottbus)

“As if sad East!: The 18th FilmFestival Cottbus is showing off with a first-class competition programme.”
Zitty, November 6, 2008, Martin Schwarz (city magazine, Berlin)