Film Festival | Thursday, November 14, 2019 - Sunday, November 17, 2019

Film|Neu 2019 Trailer: The Best New Films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Our official trailer for Film|Neu 2019 is live! Head over to www.filmneu.org to check it out. The full film list is also now confirmed and available on the website. Check out our list of eleven new films from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, including a short film program in collaboration with DC Shorts Film Festival! Mark down what looks good to you and keep an eye out for ticket sales. Published website and complete festival schedule coming soon.

Lecture | Tuesday, October 1, 5:00 pm

Democracy Will Win - An Evening with Frido Mann

The Goethe-Institut Washington and the European Division of the Library of Congress are pleased to present a lecture by Frido Mann. Following in his grandfather Thomas Mann's footsteps, Frido Mann will be giving lectures in more than a dozen cities in the United States and Canada. His visit to the Library of Congress is especially meaningful due to his grandfather’s connection with the library. Distinguished German writer Thomas Mann gave several lectures at the Library of Congress, served as consultant in Germanic literature for three years beginning in 1942, and remained a Library fellow in German literature until his death.

Film | Wednesday, October 9, 6:30 pm

Films Across Borders: Fitzcarraldo (1982), dir. Werner Herzog

Now in its fifth year, the 2019 edition of the Films Across Borders film series - Films Across Borders: Stories of Water - brings together diverse cinematic stories about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, how we use it, how this precious resource shapes human society and our daily lives. On October 9 at 6:30 pm, we will screen Werner Herzog's epic featuring Klaus Kinski as dreamer and madman Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (Fitzcarraldo), who will stop at nothing to build an opera house dedicated to his idol Enrico Caruso in the middle of the Peruvian mountains - even if that means transporting an entire steamship across the Andes.

Special Event | Sunday, October 6, 11:00 am

World Architecture Day: Bauhaus-Fest

After a successful kickoff event for our Finding Bauhaus in the Public Library programming series on Thursday, the Goethe-Institut and its partners continue its celebration of the Bauhaus centennial with World Architecture Day at the National Building Museum. Explore architecture in the Museum’s collections and through talks and activities for all ages, and be sure to check out the Virtual Bauhaus virtual reality experience that allows visitors to interact with the Bauhaus Dessau building complex as it looked in the 1920s.

New Five-Week Intensive Courses Starting Soon

Registration is currently ongoing for additional five-week intensive courses at many levels for adults beginning in October. Enter promo-code October2019 at check-out (case sensitive; offers may not be combined; code valid from 9/9-10/11/2019) and save 10%.
 

Competition "Our sustainable future"

How can we design a sustainable future for everyone? Take part in the contest “Our Sustainable Future” and tell us about your ideas in German. The winning teams will be invited to participate in our international sustainability conference in Berlin.

 

GETVICO German Teacher Virtual Conference THIS SATURDAY

German teachers, Save the Date for GETVICO (the German Teacher Virtual Conference) this Saturday! Learn more about digital media in the classroom or how to use film, music, and literature in your lessons. The thematic focus of this year’s conference will be the Peaceful Revolution and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The conference offers international interaction and networking opportunities ― entirely free, online, and from the comfort of home.

The Big Pond #46: Black Art, Berlin Stories

In 1925, philosopher Alain Locke launched a revolutionary black arts movement in the heart of Washington, D.C, now known as the Harlem Renaissance. In this episode of The Big Pond, producer Bilal Qureshi traces Alain Locke’s ideas back to one city in particular – Berlin.