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Festival Highlights
Festival Highlights
Opening Night
Long Story Short
Feste und Freunde – Ein Hoch auf uns!
Featuring an all-star cast including Laura Tonke, Ronald Zehrfeld and Trystan Pütter, this hilarious and poignant celebration of love and friendship follows a group of friends through a series of special occasions, in a rewarding, feel-good ensemble comedy.
Australian Premiere
Centrepiece
Hysteria
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Direct from the 2025 Berlinale, this clever behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller featuring rising star Devrim Lingnau follows an assistant director drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, lies and paranoia when a burned Quran is found on a film set.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Riefenstahl
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This acclaimed documentary delivers a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Two to One
Zwei zu eins
Starring Sandra Hüller, this German box office hit based on true events follows a group of East Germans who take advantage of the chaotic economic situation in East Germany in 1990 and pull off a highly entertaining heist of soon-to-be-worthless East German marks.
Australian Premiere
Closing Night
Mother's Baby
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Marie Leuenberger delivers a standout performance alongside Hans Löw and Claes Bang in this chilling psychological thriller about a woman’s strange experience in a private fertility clinic, direct from the 2025 Berlinale.
Australian Premiere
Direct from the Berlinale
Direct from the Berlinale
Aselection of films in this year’s HSBC German Film Festival premiered at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival or ‘Berlinale’. The Berlinale is a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment and one of the largest public film festivals in the world.
Cicadas
Zikaden
Nina Hoss and Saskia Rosendahl star in this intriguing drama direct from the 2025 Berlinale, which sees an unexpected bond form between two women from vastly different backgrounds.
Australian Premiere
Centrepiece
Hysteria
.
Direct from the 2025 Berlinale, this clever behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller featuring rising star Devrim Lingnau follows an assistant director drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, lies and paranoia when a burned Quran is found on a film set.
Australian Premiere
I Want It All
Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef
A portrait of a unique artist and remarkable woman, this documentary showcases the unwavering spirit of German actress, singer and writer Hildegard Knef, using archival material spanning six decades.
Australian Premiere
What Marielle Knows
Was Marielle weiß
The scathingly funny new comedy-of-manners from writer/director Frédéric Hambalek centres on a tantalising premise: what would happen if everything a family had been keeping private from each other was suddenly out in the open?
Australian Premiere
Closing Night
Mother's Baby
.
Marie Leuenberger delivers a standout performance alongside Hans Löw and Claes Bang in this chilling psychological thriller about a woman’s strange experience in a private fertility clinic, direct from the 2025 Berlinale.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
Circusboy
Zirkuskind
This enchanting documentary chronicles the lives of the Frank travelling circus family over one year, capturing eleven-year-old Santino’s experience growing up among an extended family and animals, in a world of storytelling.
Australian Premiere
New German Cinema
New German Cinema
Cicadas
Zikaden
Nina Hoss and Saskia Rosendahl star in this intriguing drama direct from the 2025 Berlinale, which sees an unexpected bond form between two women from vastly different backgrounds.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
Circusboy
Zirkuskind
This enchanting documentary chronicles the lives of the Frank travelling circus family over one year, capturing eleven-year-old Santino’s experience growing up among an extended family and animals, in a world of storytelling.
Australian Premiere
Dying
Sterben
Celebrated auteur Matthias Glasner’s compelling drama Dying assembles an outstanding all-star cast led by the incredible Lars Eidinger as a successful, middle-aged orchestra conductor negotiating the chaos of his volatile private life.
Centrepiece
Hysteria
.
Direct from the 2025 Berlinale, this clever behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller featuring rising star Devrim Lingnau follows an assistant director drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, lies and paranoia when a burned Quran is found on a film set.
Australian Premiere
I Want It All
Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef
A portrait of a unique artist and remarkable woman, this documentary showcases the unwavering spirit of German actress, singer and writer Hildegard Knef, using archival material spanning six decades.
Australian Premiere
John Cranko
Cranko
Sam Riley delivers a revelatory performance as famed choreographer John Cranko in this cinematic, dance-infused drama from Joachim Lang that follows the amazing revitalisation of the Stuttgart Ballet in the 1960s.
Australian Premiere
Opening Night
Long Story Short
Feste und Freunde – Ein Hoch auf uns!
Featuring an all-star cast including Laura Tonke, Ronald Zehrfeld and Trystan Pütter, this hilarious and poignant celebration of love and friendship follows a group of friends through a series of special occasions, in a rewarding, feel-good ensemble comedy.
Australian Premiere
Closing Night
Mother's Baby
.
Marie Leuenberger delivers a standout performance alongside Hans Löw and Claes Bang in this chilling psychological thriller about a woman’s strange experience in a private fertility clinic, direct from the 2025 Berlinale.
Australian Premiere
Münter & Kandinsky - The Blue Rider
Münter & Kandinsky
Rich with art and passion, this gorgeous historical drama explores the complex relationship of artist-lovers Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky who were highly influential in the Blue Rider expressionist art movement at the start of the 20th Century.
Australian Premiere
Old White Man
Alter weißer Mann
A smash box office hit in Germany, satirical comedy Old White Man, written and directed by Simon Verhoeven, is a sharply observed, provocative exploration of contemporary society’s generational and cultural divides.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Riefenstahl
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This acclaimed documentary delivers a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
The Chaos Sisters and Penguin Paul
Die Chaosschwestern und Pinguin Paul
Adapted from the popular book series, this fun family adventure follows four sisters who must work together to save a dancing penguin who has been kidnapped from the local zoo.
Australian Premiere
The Door-to-Door Bookstore
Der Buchspazierer
Based on the best-selling novel by Carsten Henn, which was inspired by a real bookstore in Aachen, THE DOOR-TO-DOOR BOOKSTORE is a charming and heartfelt ode to books and readers.
Australian Premiere
The Mystery of Love
Die Ironie des Lebens
A lonely yet highly successful comedian reconnects with his ex-wife at a turning point in his life, learning to appreciate family and love anew in this bittersweet tragicomedy from Markus Goller.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Two to One
Zwei zu eins
Starring Sandra Hüller, this German box office hit based on true events follows a group of East Germans who take advantage of the chaotic economic situation in East Germany in 1990 and pull off a highly entertaining heist of soon-to-be-worthless East German marks.
Australian Premiere
What Marielle Knows
Was Marielle weiß
The scathingly funny new comedy-of-manners from writer/director Frédéric Hambalek centres on a tantalising premise: what would happen if everything a family had been keeping private from each other was suddenly out in the open?
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
Winners
Sieger Sein
Winner of the 2024 German Film Award for Best Children’s Film, in this uplifting coming-of-age story, eleven-year-old Mona, a Syrian refugee in Berlin, joins a competitive girls' football team where she learns the value of teamwork and belonging.
Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders
A Family Dilemma
Der Spitzname
Amidst the chaos of acting dreams, career obstacles, overprotective parents, and mischievous teens, a couple’s Alpine wedding hangs in the balance in this biting ensemble comedy from Sönke Wortmann set in the picturesque Tyrolean Alps.
Australian Premiere
Closing Night
Mother's Baby
.
Marie Leuenberger delivers a standout performance alongside Hans Löw and Claes Bang in this chilling psychological thriller about a woman’s strange experience in a private fertility clinic, direct from the 2025 Berlinale.
Australian Premiere
Peacock
Pfau - Bin ich echt?
A witty, existential black comedy with a touch of the surreal, Peacock stars an incredible Albrecht Schuch as the head of the successful Rent-A-Friend agency who begins to experience an identity crisis.
Australian Premiere
Kino For Kids
Proudly presented by Goethe-Institut Australia
Kino For Kids
Proudly presented by Goethe-Institut Australia
Kino for Kids
The Chaos Sisters and Penguin Paul
Die Chaosschwestern und Pinguin Paul
Adapted from the popular book series, this fun family adventure follows four sisters who must work together to save a dancing penguin who has been kidnapped from the local zoo.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
Winners
Sieger Sein
Winner of the 2024 German Film Award for Best Children’s Film, in this uplifting coming-of-age story, eleven-year-old Mona, a Syrian refugee in Berlin, joins a competitive girls' football team where she learns the value of teamwork and belonging.
Kino for Kids
Circusboy
Zirkuskind
This enchanting documentary chronicles the lives of the Frank travelling circus family over one year, capturing eleven-year-old Santino’s experience growing up among an extended family and animals, in a world of storytelling.
Australian Premiere
45th Anniversary: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz
45th Anniversary: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz
Commemorating 45 years of German New Wave director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, follows Franz Biberkopf’s tragic descent in Weimar Berlin, blending crime, existentialism, and surrealism in a bleak, hypnotic masterpiece.
Documentaries
Documentaries
Kino for Kids
Circusboy
Zirkuskind
This enchanting documentary chronicles the lives of the Frank travelling circus family over one year, capturing eleven-year-old Santino’s experience growing up among an extended family and animals, in a world of storytelling.
Australian Premiere
I Want It All
Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef
A portrait of a unique artist and remarkable woman, this documentary showcases the unwavering spirit of German actress, singer and writer Hildegard Knef, using archival material spanning six decades.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Riefenstahl
.
This acclaimed documentary delivers a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.
Australian Premiere