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Romani Perspectives In European Film Festivals – FilmFestival Cottbus joins the think tank at the 5th Ake Dikhea? Film Festival in Berlin
2021-11-29Many film festivals in Europe have a political or identity focus to anti-racism, anti-colonialism, gender, feminism, and LGBTIQ+. In this way, they can be seen as sites for promoting human rights and democracy in society. Films on the current situation of Roma are also appearing more and more often in… -
LOVE TASTING IN SAARBRÜCKEN
2021-11-25An afterlife for LOVE TASTING: David Nickel's portrait about first youthful loves and the search for sexual identity in a small Polish town will be shown on 29 November in cooperation with the FilmFestival Cottbus, among others, at Kino achteinhalb in Saarbrücken. The film describes the hothouse atmosphere of the… -
Mit ADMIRAL TCHUMAKOV zu Gast im Russischen Haus
2021-11-11Heute Abend präsentiert das FilmFestival Cottbus mit ADMIRAL TCHUMAKOV (Belgien, Frankreich 2021) einen Film aus der Sektion „Viel Neues im Osten“ im Russischen Haus der Wissenschaft und Kultur in Berlin. Im Fokus der Sektion "Viel Neues Im Osten" stehen die Transformationsprozesse nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion. Die Protagonisten der insgesamt zehn… -
107 Mothers convinces at the 31st FilmFestival Cottbus
2021-11-07The 31st FilmFestival is coming to an end and celebrated the grand cinema finale of Eastern European cinema in Cottbus with the award ceremony. After a year's physical break, a high-quality programme consisting of 170 films was shown in seven venues and on ten screens, traditionally, in the first week… -
The first PICKASTORY award goes to...
2021-11-05The first PICKASTORY award was given as a part of the COCO section at FilmFestival Cottbus.