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GERMAN FILMFESTIVAL 2017

AUCKLAND / 5–10 SEPTWELLINGTON / 13–16 SEPT CHRISTCHURCH / 23–24 SEPTDUNEDIN / 30 SEPT–1 OCTNEW PLYMOUTH / 3–8 OCT

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WILLKOMMEN ZUM DEUTSCHEN FILMFESTIVAL 2017

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you, once again, to this nationwide German Film Festival. For the ninth time, it will provide a growing audience with the opportunity to enjoy the highlights of German cinematic art.

Among these films is Tschick (Goodbye Berlin), which tells the story of two teenage outsiders who discover the eccentricities of eastern Germany during their summer holidays. It is a road movie at heart, a genre well known to Kiwis since Goodbye Pork Pie.

I am confident that this festival will nurture the understanding between Germany and New Zealand, who already share a close relationship in a multitude of different fields – including the co-production of films. It is my hope that many visitors will enjoy the German Film Festival and will become enthusiasts for all that German cinema has to offer.

Gerhard Thiedemann

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

Discover and enjoy some of the most thrilling recent films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria with us!

The German Film Festival is back in New Zealand in 2017 for the ninth time. It will run in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and New Plymouth.

Films such as the fast-paced road movie Goodbye Berlin introduce some new, lighter accents in German cinema as does the Swiss comedy Big & Little. The familiar rich, multi-layered texture is still there, however, in the story about an ailing former East German boxing champion A Heavy Heart or in the biographical film Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe about the Austrian writer on whose work the film The Grand Budapest Hotel was based.

The generosity of our sponsors and partners has enabled us to make the festival happen and we would like to thank them all for their ongoing support.

Admission is free – just turn up in good time at the venue to secure your seats. Tickets will be available from the box office before the start of each screening. Please refer to the Venues & Tickets pages for further details. We look forward to seeing you at a range of films. Do take this opportunity to talk to us and other cinema goers.

Christian Kahnt

Director Goethe-Institut New Zealand

Awards (selection): German Film Award 2016 (Best Feature - Silver, Best Actor, Best Makeup)Festivals (selection):Toronto 2015, Palm Springs 2016, Cairo 2016Director: Thomas StuberScreenplay: Thomas Stuber, Clemens Meyer, based on an idea from Paul SalisburyCinematography: Peter MatjaskoEditor: Philipp Thomas

At some point, Herbert Stamm’s life went off the rails. For a long time now, this gigantic man, formerly a successful boxer known as “The Pride of Leipzig”, has been earning his keep as a bouncer and an uncompromising debt collector. His upper body is covered with tattoos, the largest one a reference to the GDR’s once notorious Torgau Prison. On the side, Herbert is preparing talented, up and coming boxer Eddy for his first title fight.

Herbert’s daughter Sandra hasn’t seen him for years, and, like a cautious boxer, he keeps his girlfriend Marlene at arm’s length too. Together with his friend, tattoo artist “Specht”, he dreams of a big motorcycle trip along America’s legendary “Route 66”. But signs of a serious illness are becoming more severe, until Herbert can no longer ignore them. He receives a devastating diagnosis: he’s suffering from ALS, an incurable disorder of the motor nervous system that is advancing relentlessly. Herbert tries to put the ruins of his life in order.

Music: Bert WredeWith: Peter Kurth, Lina Wendel, Lena Lauzemis, Edin Hasanovic, Reiner Schöne, Udo KroschwaldProduction: Undine Filter, Thomas Král, Anatol Nitschke Duration: 109 minsLanguage: German with English subtitlesRating: tbc

GERMANY 2015 (DRAMA)

Text: Goethe-InstitutImage © Departures Film

A HEAVY HEART(HERBERT)

Festivals (selection): Schaffhausen 2016, Solothurn 2016Director: Stefan JägerScreenplay: Theo Plakoudakis, Marco SalituroCinematography: Knut SchmitzEditor: Robin WengerMusic: Angelo Berardi

Toni Sommer (68) used to be the most popular and successful “Schwinger” of his time in Switzerland’s traditional wrestling sport, but since the fatal accident of his opponent and best friend, he’s been living anonymously and lonely in a suburb of Bern. His energy and his zest for life have left him, and the only friend he has is the grave of his former opponent. Hiro, a 10-year-old boy, disturbs Sommer’s reclusiveness. He lives with his grandma one floor above Sommer’s flat. Hiro wants only one thing - to become a great sumotori, a sumo wrestler.

When his grandma dies unexpectedly, Hiro pleads the grumpy Sommer to take him to a sumo stall in his home country, Japan. And so a journey starts from Bern to Tokyo and across Japan. The film tells - in a humorous and touching way - the story of a struggle between two vastly different characters and how they develop a deep friendship.

With: Mathias Gnädinger, Loic Sho Güntensperger, Mitsuko Baisho, Tomio Suga, Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart, Sonja Riesen, Monica GubserProducers: Katrin Renz, Stefan JägerDuration: 98 minsLanguage: Swiss-German with English subtitlesRating: M - offensive language & sexual references

SWITZERLAND 2016 (FAMILY)

Text: TellfilmImage © Grischa Schmitz

BIG & LITTLE(DER GROSSE SOMMER)

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“…an impressively muscular performance by Kurth, who convincingly maps all the psychological stages of his decline from raging bully to wounded, soulful, remorseful ruin.” – Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter

Auckland Thursday, 7 September, 8:30pm

Wellington Thursday, 14 September, 4:30pm

New Plymouth Friday, 6 October, 6:30pm

SCREENING TIMES

Auckland Sunday, 10 September, 3:30pm

Wellington Saturday, 16 September, 2:15pm

Christchurch Sunday, 24 September, 12pm

Dunedin Sunday, 1 October, 12pm

New Plymouth Sunday, 8 October, 4pm

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Director:David BernetConcept:David BernetCinematography: Marcus Winterbauer, Dieter Stürmer, François Roland, Ines ThomsenEditor:Catrin VogtMusic: Von SparWith: Jan Philipp Albrecht, Viviane Reding, Daniel Cohn-Bendit

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Director David Bernet accompanies the conservative EU Commissioner Viviane Reding and the young, ambitious Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht during their struggle to introduce the European Data Protection Law. Lobbyists, commercial lawyers and activists appear on the scene and try to influence the course of action in this battle of David and Goliath proportions where civil rights are pitted against global economic interests.

DEMOCRACY(DEMOCRACY – IM RAUSCH DER DATEN)

Producers:Arek Gielnik, Dietmar Ratsch, Sonia OttoDuration:100 mins LanguageGerman, English (with English subtitles)Rating:exempt

GERMANY 2015 (DOCUMENTARY)

Text: Goethe-InstitutImage © Indi-Film / David Bernet

Auckland Thursday, 7 September, 6:15pm

Wellington Wednesday, 13 September, 4:30pm

New Plymouth Thursday, 5 October, 4pm

SCREENING TIMES

“…Bernet’s film is a triumph. It rewards contemplative viewing and is a visual delight, with a lovely play between the inner and outside worlds of the EU institutions, in a style reminiscent of Terrence Malick. Hopefully, too, it draws a wider audience to the critical importance of data protection and the conflicts that surround it.”– Julia Powles, The Guardian

GOODBYE BERLIN (TSCHICK)

Awards (selection): EFA Youth Audience Award 2017Festivals (selection):Zagreb 2016, Macao 2016, Mumbai 2016, Dublin 2017, Kino Pavasaris Vilnius 2017, Edinburgh 2017, Shanghai 2017Director: Fatih AkinScreenplay: Lars Hubrich, based on the novel by Wolfgang HerrndorfCinematography: Rainer KlausmannEditor: Andrew Bird

While his mother is in rehab and his father is on a ‘business trip’ with his assistant, the 14-year-old outsider Maik Klingenberg is spending the summer holidays alone by the pool at his parents' villa. But then Tschick appears. Tschick, whose real name is Andrej Tschichatschow, originally comes from deepest Russia, but now lives in a high-rise in Berlin-Marzahn. He arrives at the villa with a stolen Lada. So begins a journey, without a map or a compass, through summery, provincial eastern Germany. This is the story of a summer that we would all like to experience once... the best summer of all!

Music: Vince PopeWith: Tristan Göbel, Anand Batbileg, Nicole Mercedes Müller, Anja Schneider, Uwe Bohm Producer:Marco MehlitzDuration: 93 minsLanguages: German with English subtitlesRating: M – violence and offensive language

GERMANY 2016 (COMEDY, ROAD MOVIE)

“Goodbye Berlin is a lovely example of when everything just fits when making a film. It has source material that has an excellent grasp on that strange time in your life when you’re getting to know the way of the world, a director that knows how to make a comedy, and a charming group of young actors.”– Simon Storey, Film Blerg

Text and Image: Studiocanal

LOMMBOCK

Director:Christian ZübertScreenplay:Christian ZübertCinematography:Philip PeschlowEditor:Andrea MertensWith:Moritz Bleibtreu, Lucas Gregorowicz, Alexandra Neldel, Melanie Winiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Wotan Wilke Möhring

In this sequel to the 2001 comedy Lammbock - Shit Happens, former pizza and drug delivery boy Kai has changed his line of business and is now running a delivery service for Asian food called “Lommbock”.

For a couple of years now, his friend and former partner in crime, Stefan, has been pursuing a successful career in Dubai, where drugs are obviously strictly off-limits. Now he wants to get married and has to return to Germany to do some paperwork. Yet, what Stefan had intended as a short trip to his home town soon turns into an eventful revival of old habits, thanks to Kai.

Producers:Tom Spiess, Ulf Israel, Sönke WortmannDuration: 106 minsLanguage:German with English subtitlesRating: R16 - drug use, sex scenes & offensive language

GERMANY 2017 (COMEDY)

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Auckland Sunday, 10 September, 6:15pm

Wellington Friday, 15 September, 7pm

Christchurch Saturday, 23 September, 12pm

Dunedin Saturday, 30 September, 12pm

New Plymouth Tuesday, 3 October, 6:30pm Friday, 6 October, 4pm

SCREENING TIMES

Auckland Friday, 8 September, 8:30pm

Wellington Thursday, 14 September, 7pm

New Plymouth Thursday, 5 October, 6:30pm

SCREENING TIMES

“Lommbock is a fast paced, fresh and charming production. A follow on from the earlier Lammbock, this new version, will be appreciated by everyone who sees it – not just the fans of the original.” – Bettina Peulecke, NDR

NEO RAUCH – COMRADES AND COMPANIONS(NEO RAUCH – GEFÄHRTEN UND BEGLEITER)

Festivals (selection):DOK Leipzig 2016Director: Nicola GraefConcept:Nicola GraefCinematography: Felix Greif, Alexander RottEditor: Kai MinierskiMusic: George Kochbeck, Lukas KochbeckWith: Neo Rauch, Rosa Loy

Neo Rauch has a worldwide reputation as one of the most successful German painters of his generation. His paintings fascinate with their enigmatic realism; characters seem to have fallen out of time and appear in a sleepwalk-like state. What the painter is presenting shifts between dream, fantasy and elusive reality, comprehensible and unconventional at the same time. The pictorial narrative is never explicit or clear – but nevertheless it leaves the beholder spellbound.

The film focuses on Neo Rauch himself. For the first time in years he talks in front of the camera about his approach to art, his universe of images and his personal past, which was deeply affected by the early loss of his parents. Director Nicola Graef shows the artist at work in his studio, observes critical dialogues with his artist wife Rosa Loy and discusses with international collectors, gallery owners and art lovers the phenomenon that is Neo Rauch.

Producers:Susanne Brand, Nicola GraefDuration: 101 minsLanguage: German with English subtitlesRating: exempt

GERMANY 2016 (DOCUMENTARY)

“…Graef’s documentary takes the viewer behind the scenes, into Rauch’s studio, and it offers privileged insight into the artist’s manner of thinking and seeing the world around him.”– Henri Neuendorf, artnet news

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Auckland Friday, 8 September, 6:15pm

Wellington Friday, 15 September, 4:30pm

Christchurch Sunday, 24 September, 2:30pm

Dunedin Sunday, 1 October, 2:30pm

New Plymouth Saturday, 7 October, 4pm

SCREENING TIMES

Awards (selection): German Film Award 2017 (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design)Festivals (selection):Locarno 2016 (Piazza Grande), São Paulo 2016, Arras 2016, Goa 2016, Beijing 2017, Shanghai 2017Director: Christian SchwochowScreenplay: Stefan Kolditz, Stephan SuschkeCinematography: Frank LammEditor: Jens Klüber

Painting is an unacceptable vocation for a woman in provincial Germany in the year 1900, but budding artist Paula Becker is determined to make her own rules. The exuberant 24-year-old woman rejects the conventional and explores her unique style. She flourishes in the countryside art community of Worpswede, where she develops friendships with artist Clara Westhoff and poet Rainer Maria Rilke.

By marrying painter Otto Modersohn, she hopes to find a creative soulmate. He allows her to continue painting while assuming her duties as a good wife. But five years of domesticity take their toll on Paula’s spirit, and she travels alone to modern Paris, where she studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and soon begins a romantic affair. Headstrong Paula is unstoppable; she embarks on a period that will become her most compelling, a long-awaited time of creative fulfilment and self-realisation.

PAULA

Music: Jean RondeauWith: Carla Juri, Albrecht Abraham Schuch, Roxane Duran, Joel Basman, Stanley WeberProducers:Claudia Steffen, Ingelore König, Christoph FriedelDuration: 123 minsLanguage:German, French (with English subtitles)Rating:M – nudity and sex scenes

GERMANY/FRANCE 2016 (FEATURE)

“Pioneering female painter Paula Modersohn-Becker is portrayed in loving, colorful strokes in this engaging German biopic.”– Guy Lodge, Variety

Text: The Match FactoryImage © Pandora Film / Martin Menke

STEFAN ZWEIG: FAREWELL TO EUROPE(VOR DER MORGENRÖTE)

Awards (selection):Bavarian Film Award 2016 (Best Director)Festivals (selection): Locarno 2016 (Piazza Grande), Tallinn Black Nights 2016, Bengaluru 2017, Istanbul 2017Director: Maria SchraderScreenplay: Maria Schrader, Jan SchomburgCinematography: Wolfgang ThalerEditor: Hansjörg WeißbrichMusic: Tobias Wagner

Austrian author Stefan Zweig was a cosmopolitan, a pacifist and a bonafide literary star. A contemporary of Freud, Dali and Theodore Herzl, he was, for a time, the most-translated writer in Europe.

Foreseeing Europe’s decline at an early stage, Zweig left his native country in 1934, never to return from exile. Distracted and emotionally and financially depleted by his wanderings, Zweig and his second young wife, Lotte, moved between Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, New York, and Petrópolis; all the while trying to make sense of the world and his own personal existence. From German director Maria Schrader, this timely drama powerfully recounts Zweig’s final years in exile.

With: Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz, Charly Hübner, Matthias BrandtProduction: Stefan Arndt, Uwe Schott, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker, Denis PoncetDuration: 106 minsLanguages: German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish (with English subtitles)Rating: PG – adult themes

AUSTRIA/GERMANY 2016 (DRAMA)

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“One need not admire Zweig’s writing to recognize the worth of this thoughtful treatment of one of the countless real-life tragedies of 20th-century history.”– Glenn Kenny, NY Times

Auckland Saturday, 9 September, 8:30pm

Wellington Saturday, 16 September, 7pm

New Plymouth Sunday, 8 October, 6:30pm

SCREENING TIMES

Auckland Wednesday, 6 September, 6:15pm

Wellington Wednesday, 13 September, 7pm

Christchurch Saturday, 23 September, 2:30pm

Dunedin Saturday, 30 September, 2:30pm

New Plymouth Wednesday, 4 October, 6:30pm

SCREENING TIMES

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Festivals (selection): Munich 2016, Berlin 2017Director:Aron LehmannScreenplay:Carlos V. Irmscher, Aron LehmannCinematography:Cristian PirjolMusic:Boris Bojadzhiev

Pig farmer Huber has found himself in a bad patch. His farm is bankrupt. Small farmers cannot compete with factory farming any longer. So when a meteorite suddenly fallsfrom heaven and reduces his farm to ashes, Huber has nothing left – except for one last pig.

Together with his pig, Huber leaves the ruin which was once his farm. He starts a new life, as a nomad, a vagabond, a savage – a life which he really rather enjoys. He is now a rebel with a new cause, and on his journey he attracts people who’ve met a similar fate. Their stories inspire Huber to rise up against the opposition, and he quickly becomes a symbol for freedom and civil disturbance. But really, Huber just does what he thinks is best. Because there must be something wrong in a world where a fit, hard-working and honest man isn’t capable of fending for himself. His message: THIS HAS TO STOP! And he’s right.

THE LAST PIG(DIE LETZTE SAU)

With: Golo Euler, Rosalie Thomass, Thorsten Merten, Heinz-Josef Braun, Christoph Maria Herbst, Eva Bay, Daniel ZillmannProducer: Miriam KleinDuration:86 minsLanguage:German with English subtitlesRating:R13 - violence, offensive language & content that may disturb

GERMANY 2016 (COMEDY, ROAD MOVIE)

Auckland Tuesday, 5 September, 8:30pm Saturday, 9 September, 6:15pm

Wellington Saturday, 16 September, 4:30pm

New Plymouth Saturday, 7 October, 6:30pm

SCREENING TIMES

“A small time pig farmer leads a rebellion against bigger farms in the delightful new German comedy Die Letzte Sau from director Aron Lehmann, which was soundtracked by Tracks & Fields with the music of Ton Steine Scherben.”– Bryonie, Tracks & Fields

Text: Berlin International Film FestivalImage © drei-freunde Filmverleih 2016

THE LEGEND OF TIMM THALER OR THE BOY WHO SOLD HIS LAUGHTER (TIMM THALER ODER DAS VERKAUFTE LACHEN)

Awards (selection):Goldener Spatz 2017 (Best Actor)Director:Andreas DresenScreenplay:Alexander Adolph, based on the novel by James Krüss Cinematography:Michael HammonEditor:Jörg Hauschild

Timm Thaler is poor, but he laughs a lot, and often. His laughter is so charming and contagious that the diabolical Baron Lefuet wants, at all costs, to have it for himself. And so the world’s richest man makes the boy a dubious offer: if Timm agrees to sell him his laugh, he’ll win every bet he ever makes in the future.

After hesitating at first, Timm signs the contract. But though he can now seemingly fulfil his every wish, without his laugh he is a different person. Of all Timm’s friends, only Ida and the hotel bar keeper Kreschimir continue to stick with him. Together they hope to rescue Timm from the clutches of the baron and, through a clever trick, win back his inimitable laugh.

Music: Johannes RepkaWith: Arved Friese, Justus von Dohnányi, Axel Prahl, Andreas Schmidt, Charly Hübner, Nadja Uhl, Fritzi Haberlandt Producer:Oliver BerbenDuration: 102 minsLanguages: German with English subtitlesRating: PG – coarse language & some scenes may scare very young children

GERMANY 2016 (FAMILY)

Auckland (School Screening) Wednesday, 6 September, 12:30pm

Wellington (School Screening) Thursday, 14 September, 12:30pm

New Plymouth Wednesday, 4 October, 4pm

SCREENING TIMES

Text: Beta CinemaImage © 2016 Constantin Film Verleih / Gordon Mühle

Please note: There will only be a few tickets available to the public for designated school screenings.

“… this version of "Timm Thaler" is a completely independent production. And that’s what makes the new “Timm Thaler” one of the most beautiful and important German children’s films in a long time.”– Oliver Kaever, Der Spiegel

GERMAN CINEMA TODAY“I made the film exactly as I wanted to – and there was no-one there to stop me”, Nicolette Krebitz said recently in a speech on accepting a prize for Wild. This (very) independent film maker and her stunning film highlight a shift taking place in German cinema at the moment – towards wilder films, rougher around the edges, with more art and less compromise.

Latterly this trend has been largely driven by the work of female film directors: Fukushima Mon Amour screened in last year’s German Film Festival, and Maria Schrader’s Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe and of course Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann are continuing along the same lines. This defies the maths of the situation, since women still account for only 15 percent of the films produced in Germany. But sorry, guys, your female colleagues have made far more than their fair share of the best films this year.

If Wild is the year’s most boisterous and exuberant film, perhaps Toni Erdmann is its better-behaved twin. This Oscar-nominated comedy about a complicated father-daughter relationship explores issues of dignity, love and family in the capitalist era. We all know the refrain – we live in a complex world, the generations don’t understand each other any more, the break points are there for all to see. But relax - just put a wry grin on your face, insert your dentures, and settle back for a treat. This 160-minute comedy from Germany has got the whole world laughing, because it is actually about all of us.

German cinema is getting more diverse and surprising. Comedy with depth is possible after all, and improvisation is in vogue. More thrillers are being made than before, casting aside the constraints of social realism and the historical film seen in recent years. For example, Phoenix by Christian Petzold, probably the German director best known

internationally at the moment, breaks with the familiar pattern of films about the Nazi era. The work may be set in Germany in the years immediately after the war, but this is essentially a film noir about lust and longing, bathed in a light that is far from realistic.

Many young film-makers are using improvisation techniques and taking a feverishly direct approach. Axel Ranisch (Heavy Girls, Alki Alki) and Jakob Lass are among the leading figures here. Lass made big waves with Love Steaks (German Film Festival 2014), and now Tiger Girl has premiered to huge acclaim at the Berlinale. Like Wild, Tiger Girl is a rough, energetic work, which also asks how far we let ourselves become prisoners of contemporary society. We also saw a brand new take on this issue in Axolotol Overkill and Finsterworld (screened in the German Film Festival 2014).

Films made about current political themes often carry a very distinctive artistic signature. With Babai and Marija in the social drama genre, and Volt in sci fi, the European migration crisis has already found its way into German cinema.

We should not attempt to reduce this diversity to a single label or common denominator, given that a total of 270 cinema films were produced in Germany in 2016. Most of today’s film makers do not have the luxury of big budgets, but this merely spurs them on to radical new imaginings. Creativity is off the leash, and running wild!

By Christoph GrönerProgrammer New German Cinema, Munich Film Festival

ACADEMY CINEMAS / 5–10 SEPT

AUCKLAND WELLINGTONNGĀ TAONGA SOUND & VISION / 13–16 SEPT

SCHEDULE

NEW PLYMOUTHGOVETT-BREWSTER ART GALLERY / LEN LYE CENTRE / 3–8 OCT

“The German Film Festival includes the entire range of German film – comedy, drama, documentaries,

family movies, and much more.”– Christian Kahnt, Director Goethe-Institut New Zealand

TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

8:30pm The Last Pig

12:30pm The Legend of Timm Thaler or the Boy who sold his Laughter 6:15pm Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

6.15pm Democracy 8.30pm A Heavy Heart

6.15pm Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions 8:30pm Lommbock

WEDNEDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

4:30pm Democracy 7:00pm Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

12:30pm The Legend of Timm Thaler or the Boy who sold his Laughter 4:30pm A Heavy Heart 7:00pm Lommbock

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

6.15pm The Last Pig 8:30pm Paula

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

3:30pm Big & Little 6:15pm Goodbye Berlin

FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

4:30pm Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions 7:00pm Goodbye Berlin

SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

2:15pm Big & Little 4:30pm The Last Pig 7:00pm Paula

TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER

6:30 PM Goodbye Berlin

4:00pm The Legend of Timm Thaler or the Boy who sold his Laughter 6:30pm Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

4:00pm Democracy 6:30pm Lommbock

4:00pm Goodbye Berlin 6:30pm A Heavy Heart

4:00pm Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions 6:30pm The Last Pig

4:00pm Big & Little 6:30pm Paula

CHRISTCHURCH ART GALLERY / 23–24 SEPT

CHRISTCHURCH

SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

12:00pm Goodbye Berlin 2:30pm Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

12:00pm Big & Little 2:30pm Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions

DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY / 30 SEPT – 1 OCT

DUNEDIN

SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER

12:00pm Goodbye Berlin 2:30pm Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

12:00pm Big & Little 2:30pm Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions

VENUES AND TICKETS

AUCKLAND (FESTIVAL DATES: 5-10 SEPTEMBER 2017)Academy CinemasCentral Library Building 44 Lorne StreetAuckland CityPhone: 09 3732761Website: academycinemas.co.nz

Festival entry is free and tickets can be picked up on the day for screenings on that day only. First come – first served.

WELLINGTON (FESTIVAL DATES: 13-16 SEPTEMBER 2017)Ngā Taonga Sound & VisionTe Anakura Whitiāhua 84 Taranaki Street Wellington Phone: 04 3847647Website: ngataonga.org.nz

Festival entry is free and tickets can be picked up from the venue in person (2 tickets max) only, 1 hour prior to each screening. First come – first served, no reservations by phone or email. A waiting list will operate half an hour prior to the screening. Please take your seat 10 mins before the film starts as empty seats will be allocated to people on the waiting list.

CHRISTCHURCH (FESTIVAL DATES: 23-24 SEPTEMBER 2017)Christchurch Art Gallery49 Worcester BlvdChristchurchPhone: 03 9417382Website: christchurchartgallery.org.nz

Festival entry is free and seats will be allocated on a first come – first served basis.

PLEASE NOTE:

Festival tickets are free and will be allocated on a first come – first served basis. Koha is kindly accepted.

All cinemas are wheelchair accessible, however seating is limited so please contact the cinema to arrange bookings for these seats.

ID will be required for all restricted films.

Please contact us for school screenings of The Legend of Timm Thaler or the Boy who sold his Laughter in Auckland and Wellington as they need to be pre-booked one week in advance:

arts@wellington.goethe.org, Phone: 04 3856924

Please note: There will only be a few tickets available to the public for designated school screenings.

DUNEDIN (FESTIVAL DATES: 30 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2017)Dunedin Public Art Gallery30 The OctagonDunedinPhone: 03 4743240Website: dunedin.art.museum

Festival entry is free and seats will be allocated on a first come – first served basis.

NEW PLYMOUTH (FESTIVAL DATES: 3-8 OCTOBER 2017)Len Lye Centre / Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 42 Queen Street New Plymouth Phone: 06 7596060 Website: govettbrewster.com

Festival entry is free and tickets can be picked up on the day for screenings on that day only. First come – first served.

Goethe-Institut New Zealand 150 Cuba Street PO Box 9253 Wellington 6141, New Zealand Phone: +64 4 3856924 Email: info@wellington.goethe.org Website: www.goethe.de/nz

The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institution; it operates 160 institutes in 98 countries. In New Zealand the Goethe-Institut has been based in Wellington since 1980. Published by Goethe-Institut New Zealand Design: Darcy Woods Design

Cover Images: The Legend of Timm Thaler or the Boy who sold his Laughter © 2016 Constantin Film Verleih / Gordon Mühle; Goodbye Berlin © Studiocanal; Paula © Pandora Film / Martin Menke; Lommbock © Wildbunch

Schedule Images: Big & Little © Tellfilm; Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe © JIFF – Jewish International Film Festival; Lommbock © Wildbunch; The Last Pig © drei-freunde Filmverleih 2016

Special Thanks to: Alastair Ross, Alex Giesen, Alison Franks, Alissa Rogg, Amanda White, Amy Hayes, Andreas Baumann, Andreas Mittrenga, Angela Flynn, Ann-Christina Barsch, Anton Musin, Bernhard Zimburg, Bettina Senff, Bill Gosden, Carina Pieper, Chris Hormann, Christoph Heller, Conny Goldacker, Cosima Finkbeiner, Darcy Woods, David Vogelsanger, Diane Pivac, Edel Everling, Elizabeth Ireland, Eva Lautenschlager, Friederike Laun, Gerhard Thiedemann, Goran Vulinovic, Gunther Bittmann, Haleigh Trower, Jenny Harper, Julie Nielsen, Kai Schubert, Kate Lepper, Kelda Hunter, Lana Coles, Larissa Weishäupl, Lisa Berndt, Lynda Cullen, Markus Dahl, Meike Savarin, Melissa Cheals, Mike Walsh, Miriam Klein, Mirjam-Isabel Herzog, Nicola Denney, Nicole Hiller, Noni Lickleder, Oscar Halberg, Paul Brobbel, Polly Case, Rachael Foley, Robert Distelrath, Sergi Steegmann, Sharon Walling, Simon Rees, Sonia McEwen, Stefan Jäger, Stefanie Gutsmann, Sue Footitt, Sylviane Bridewell, Tamar Simons, Tamara Winkler, Theo Giesen, Vanessa Paton, Warwick Foley, William Connor, Wolfgang Rainer Hüsgen Programme Changes We reluctantly reserve the right to change the schedule by amending dates or replacing films. Any necessary changes will be advertised at the festival venue and on the Goethe-Institut New Zealand website.

Film RatingsAt the time of printing some films had not yet been rated. Until they receive a censor rating, they are considered R18 and can only be attended by people aged 18 or over. Classifications will be published on the Goethe-Institut website and will be on display at the venues.

Films will be screened from DCP or BluRay.

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