16° FESTIVAL DE CINE ALEMÁN IN BUENOS AIRES

Kaminski, Toni, Herbert, Rico and Oskar – they were all at the Festival of German Films in Buenos Aires along with many other characters from the latest German films. The director Wolfgang Becker opened the 16th edition of the festival with ME AND KAMINSKI. A total of 18 feature-length films and the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER short film program were shown in the Argentinian capital from 15 to 21 September 2016. The 18 films included international festival hits from such festivals as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and Toronto, well-known names like Wolfgang Becker, Doris Dörrie and Maren Ade, promising newcomers, as well as documentaries and family entertainment. The Expressionist silent film DESTINY by Fritz Lang from 1921 was presented in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut in a newly restored version, with musical accompaniment by the Cue Trío. And this year, Argentinian film buffs can also continue watching German films from their sofa at home: the VoD platform Qubit is making some German films – from classics to contemporary – from its catalogue available at no charge.

German Films organizes Festivals of German Films around the globe with various partners to provide an international showcase for new German productions as a way of supporting improved perception, increasing awareness as well as foreign sales. Apart from Buenos Aires, Festivals of German Films are also held in New York, Madrid, Paris, China, Moscow and Australia. The event in Buenos Aires was originally planned as a “little sister“ to the popular Festival of German Films in Madrid, but has long since developed into its very own success story with excellent attendance figures.