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

Volunteer for Film|Neu 2019!

Would you like to be a volunteer for Film|Neu 2019? The Goethe-Institut Washington is looking for volunteers for its upcoming film festival, which showcases the best in contemporary cinema from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Opportunities for volunteers include: spreading information about the festival via social media, distributing film festival promotional materials to neighborhood spaces, assisting with the setup and management of the opening and/or closing party, distributing and collecting ballots for the “Audience Award” for selected screenings, and more! Visit www.filmneu.org to find out how you can sign up.

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 last 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.

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.

Film | Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 pm

Films Across Borders: Bagdad Café (Out of Rosenheim) (1987), dir. Percy Adlon

After a substantial domestic dispute during a cross-country road trip, uptight Bavarian housewife Jasmin stays behind alone in the Mojave Desert with her husband’s suitcase. She ends up in the one-horse town of Bagdad, its skyline populated only with a single water tower and a motel that mostly serves drifters and truckers. Brenda, an overwhelmed and woman who has just been abandoned by her own husband, is in charge there. Initially a subject of distrust and scrutiny from Brenda, Jasmin slowly befriends the eccentric residents of Bagdad and wins Brenda over by befriending her children. Together, the women form an unlikely friendship and bring the rest stop back to life.

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.

MEUTE at the Lincoln Memorial

MEUTE, a German techno marching band, is touring this year throughout the USA! An eleven-person ensemble from Hamburg founded in 2015 by trombonist Thomas Burhorn, the band arranges Techno-, House- und Deep-House musical pieces from well-known DJs and sets them to marching band instruments. The group of drummers and horn players brings EDM to life. Catch the show for free at the Lincoln Memorial, October 4th at 12pm.