How German theatres impart learning to teenagers
Classics like Lessing, Goethe and Schiller top the hit lists of German-language theatre productions. The performances often relate to subject matter at school and attract young audiences to the stage. Educational theatre programmes in Germany are enabling access to classics that are increasingly undergoing experimentation.
|
|
|
|
German literature wins readers abroad
Contemporary German literature is evolving and translations are becoming more attractive to foreign audiences, says the Goethe-Institut. The organization sponsors translations to promote the German language abroad.
|
|
|
|
Berlinale reaches climax with awards ceremony
The Berlin International Film Festival's top accolade has gone to a touching tale of a young boy and his father, a beekeeper, whose existence is threatened by the sudden disappearance of the bees.
|
|
|
|
Two German cinema stars receive lifetime achievement awards
Actress Hanna Schygulla and screenwriter and director Wolfgang Kohlhaase have been honoured at the annual Berlinale film festival with Golden Bear prizes for their long-term contribution to German film.
|
|
|
|
Movies showing darker side of life lead Berlinale race
As the 60th anniversary Berlinale enters its final days, it is a rather sombre selection of movies that seem to have edged forward in the race for the festival's top honours, the coveted Golden Bear for best film.
|
|
|
|
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the Berlinale
Asian movies are a major attraction at the ongoing Berlin film festival and one of the most eagerly awaited Asian stars graced the fest: Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan.
|
|
|
|
Berlin-based fund gives international filmmakers a voice
There's much more to cinema than Hollywood blockbusters. A German-sponsored film fund aims to bring new perspectives to the big screen by financing projects from developing countries.
|
|
|
|
Indian road movie gets rousing reception at Berlinale
Indian director Dev Benegal’s latest film, Road, Movie, was given a rousing reception at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival over the weekend. The packed audience spent several minutes applauding Benegal and the stars of the 95-minute-long film, which appears in the festival’s 'Generation' section.
|
|
|
|
Asian love story opens 60th Berlinale anniversary
A love film story set against the tensions between Taiwan and mainland China opened the 60th anniversary Berlin Film Festival.
|
|
|
|
Polanski's new movie to take centre stage at Berlinale
The 60th Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday, 11 February, with the spotlight on the latest movie by controversial French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who is at present holed up in his Swiss chalet fighting extradition to the US.
|
|
|
|
| |