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Festival Highlights
Festival Highlights
Opening Night
Berlin Hero
Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
The final film from Wolfgang Becker (GOOD BYE, LENIN!), BERLIN HERO is a captivating tragicomedy with an all-star ensemble cast about an unexpected GDR hero uncovered on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, adapted from the 2022 novel by Maxim Leo.
Australian Premiere
Centrepiece
Amrum
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The celebrated new film from multi award-winning director Fatih Akin is a moving and deeply poignant drama about a 12-year-old boy who, in the shadow of the fading German regime, discovers the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Sound of Falling
In die Sonne schauen
Winner of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize, this haunting and lyrical drama follows four girls from different time periods experiencing their youth on the same farm in northern Germany, where the past echoes in its walls.
New German Cinema
New German Cinema
Centrepiece
Amrum
.
The celebrated new film from multi award-winning director Fatih Akin is a moving and deeply poignant drama about a 12-year-old boy who, in the shadow of the fading German regime, discovers the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.
Australian Premiere
Opening Night
Berlin Hero
Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
The final film from Wolfgang Becker (GOOD BYE, LENIN!), BERLIN HERO is a captivating tragicomedy with an all-star ensemble cast about an unexpected GDR hero uncovered on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, adapted from the 2022 novel by Maxim Leo.
Australian Premiere
Special Presentation
Sound of Falling
In die Sonne schauen
Winner of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize, this haunting and lyrical drama follows four girls from different time periods experiencing their youth on the same farm in northern Germany, where the past echoes in its walls.
Beyond Borders: Austrian Cinema
Proudly Presented by the Austrian Embassy in Canberra
Beyond Borders: Austrian Cinema
Proudly Presented by the Austrian Embassy in Canberra
Kino for Kids
The Secret Floor
Das geheime Stockwerk
Shot in stunning Alpine locations, this playful time-travel adventure follows twelve-year-old Karli who discovers an elevator in an old hotel in the Alps that transports him through time to 1938 where he makes new friends and must help solve a mystery.
Australian Premiere
Beyond Borders: Swiss Cinema
Proudly Presented by the Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra & Consulate General of Switzerland in Sydney
Beyond Borders: Swiss Cinema
Proudly Presented by the Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra & Consulate General of Switzerland in Sydney
Kino For Kids
Proudly presented by Goethe-Institut Australia
Kino For Kids
Proudly presented by Goethe-Institut Australia
Kino for Kids
Pumuckl's Big Mix-Up
Pumuckl und das große Missverständnis
A charming and entertaining family tale that combines live action and animation, following the adventures of a quiet craftsman in Munich and his mischievous and invisible goblin friend Pumuckl.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
The Secret Floor
Das geheime Stockwerk
Shot in stunning Alpine locations, this playful time-travel adventure follows twelve-year-old Karli who discovers an elevator in an old hotel in the Alps that transports him through time to 1938 where he makes new friends and must help solve a mystery.
Australian Premiere
Spotlight on Fatih Akin
Celebrating the works of acclaimed director Fatih Akin, featuring three past hits and his latest film Amrum.
Spotlight on Fatih Akin
Celebrating the works of acclaimed director Fatih Akin, featuring three past hits and his latest film Amrum.
Born in 1973 in Hamburg, Fatih Akin is a German-Turkish film director, screenwriter and producer. A graduate of the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, he became known as a filmmaker in 1998 with his first feature, Short Sharp Shock (Kurz und schmerzlos). His fourth film, Head-On (Gegen die Wand), was a major success in 2004 and was awarded the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival. His other films have also received many accolades, including Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for In the Fade (2017). Akin’s latest film, Amrum, had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Centrepiece
Amrum
.
The celebrated new film from multi award-winning director Fatih Akin is a moving and deeply poignant drama about a 12-year-old boy who, in the shadow of the fading German regime, discovers the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.
Australian Premiere
All Films A-Z
All Films A-Z
Centrepiece
Amrum
.
The celebrated new film from multi award-winning director Fatih Akin is a moving and deeply poignant drama about a 12-year-old boy who, in the shadow of the fading German regime, discovers the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.
Australian Premiere
Opening Night
Berlin Hero
Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
The final film from Wolfgang Becker (GOOD BYE, LENIN!), BERLIN HERO is a captivating tragicomedy with an all-star ensemble cast about an unexpected GDR hero uncovered on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, adapted from the 2022 novel by Maxim Leo.
Australian Premiere
Hello Betty
Hallo Betty
A warm and humorous portrait of the 1950s and a unique Swiss cultural phenomenon, this heartfelt and inspiring dramedy tells the incredible true story of advertising pioneer Emmi Creola who invented the character Betty Bossi.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
Pumuckl's Big Mix-Up
Pumuckl und das große Missverständnis
A charming and entertaining family tale that combines live action and animation, following the adventures of a quiet craftsman in Munich and his mischievous and invisible goblin friend Pumuckl.
Australian Premiere
Kino for Kids
The Secret Floor
Das geheime Stockwerk
Shot in stunning Alpine locations, this playful time-travel adventure follows twelve-year-old Karli who discovers an elevator in an old hotel in the Alps that transports him through time to 1938 where he makes new friends and must help solve a mystery.
Australian Premiere