On November 9, the 6th German Film Festival opened at the Beijing International Paragon, and will show 12 outstanding German films produced in recent years in Beijing and Chengdu. The festival is organized by the German Film Institute and co-organized by the German Cultural Center Goethe-Institut (China) and broadway studios. On the day of the opening ceremony, Dr. Getze, Ambassador of Germany to China, Ms. Mariet Riesenbeck, General Manager of the German Film Association, Dr. Ke Li, Dean of the Goethe-Institut (China) of the German Cultural Center in Beijing, Klaus Lever, director of the opening film "Invisible Alliance", Henning Peck, actor of "Out of Thin Air" and "Babylon Berlin", and Mark Hozermann, actor of "Babylon Berlin", attended the scene to witness the sixth year of this festival of Sino-German film culture.
Mr. Andy, who played Dr. Hendler in the movie "Evil Does Not Pressure the Righteous", presided over the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony, Dr. Getze, German Ambassador to China, delivered a speech, "Film can provide communication and exchange across borders, and I hope that German films can be seen by more people, especially in countries like China, which have great influence on film and culture." ”
Ms. Mariet Riesenbeck, General Manager of the German Film Association, took the stage to recommend many of the best works screened at the festival, as well as many talented filmmakers from Germany, and said: "Chinese audiences have always maintained a high degree of attention to German films, and as cultural ambassadors around the world, films have broadened people's horizons and brought a variety of imaginative views and perspectives. Dr. Ke Li, Dean of the German Cultural Center Goethe-Institut (China) in Beijing, proposed that film stories are about the past, present and future, and that one of the significance of the German Film Festival is to inspire people how to tell these stories in the future.
"Invisible Alliance" opens the genre appeal of German cinema
At the opening ceremony, many of the main creative guests of the screening film appeared, interacted with the audience and the media, and shared their experiences and thoughts in creation. Klaus Rifle, the director of the festival's opening film The Invisible Alliance, has always been adept at combining deep humor with a concise narrative as one of the guests, and has previously toured the world with the film and won several international awards. The semi-documentary film about Jewish life hidden in Berlin during the Nazi regime received unanimous acclaim at a special screening held by the organizers at the Chao Film Salon on November 3, impressing the media with its unique temperament and narrative style.
At the same time, the actor guest Henning Peck, who appeared at the same time, not only starred in the film "Out of Thin Air", which represented the German Ou works and told the revenge of the desperate heroine, but also played a role in "Babylon Berlin", which was praised by netizens as "one of the most unmissable divine dramas of 2018". Another guest, Mark Hozerman, has a deep relationship with Peck, the two have previously co-starred in the movie "Cheek", this time in this crime age drama "Babylon Berlin" focusing on Berlin in the 1920s, I believe that in this excellent series that will "change the high-end film and television drama industry", the two will inevitably collide with more wonderful sparks.
In addition, this year's German film festival screenings present a more diversified appeal to the types and depth of works. Stephen Luzovitsky, the director of the 80th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, brought "Fundamental Evil" set in World War II, which explores the theme of ordinary people becoming holocaust murderers; "Three Days of Kiberon" is based on the three days of the life of a legendary actress who became famous in the evening, and her in-depth analysis of life and human nature has won seven film awards in Germany; and "Threepence Film", which is being screened in German theaters and adapted from opera, interprets the fusion of classical art and modern stories; and the psychological thriller "Psychological Thriller" "Four Hands Combined Bullet" is a sword that has taken a side, attracting many thriller fans; those who yearn for European-style small freshness and German-style teenagers are confused by the audience, and turn their eyes to "A Thousand Ways to Describe the Rain", which may also be a portrayal of the growth of a generation of Chinese teenagers and can resonate with the audience.
Welcome to Germany, then and now
It is reported that all 12 films screened at the film festival have been introduced, and will continue to appear on the big screen of theaters around the world. Wang Yu, manager of Broadway Studios Beijing, sighed: "The first German Film Festival was in 2013, and the opening film of that year was "Welcome to Germany", and in the blink of an eye, this is the sixth German Film Festival jointly organized by Broadway Studios and the German Film Association. At the same time, he revealed that the online platform and front-office ticket sales of Broadway Cinemas have opened the pre-sale of movie tickets for related films. As of last night, the film festival has reached more than 1,500 pre-sales tickets, and many tickets have been sold out, which shows the audience's enthusiasm and love for German films.
In a media interview, director Klaus Rifle was asked about the reason for filming "Invisible Alliance", and the director admitted that the film was based on the real experiences of four archetypal characters, reflecting the history of Germany that existed, showing the brilliance of human nature, and hoping to be remembered and passed on by people today. The director also added that she had informed the lady who was far away in Paris to participate in the film festival at the age of 94 as one of the archetypal figures, and she was sincerely happy that so many people would still be willing to understand and pay attention to this history many years later.
Since its inception in 2013, the German Film Festival has aimed to provide masterpieces of contemporary German cinema and deepen exchanges between Chinese and German filmmakers. The 6th German Film Festival, organized by the German Film Institute and co-organized by the German Cultural Center Goethe-Institut China in Beijing and Broadway Studios, will continue this tradition by screening a number of German films in Beijing and Chengdu from November 9 to 30, as well as guest dialogues such as "Tracing the Past in Cinema" at the same time.
The 6th German Film Festival will run from November 10 to November 23 in Beijing and from November 9 to November 19 in Chengdu. In addition to on-site ticket purchases, ticketing channels include Taobao Tickets, Maoyan and Broadway. Due to the limited number of screenings in some films, it is recommended that interested audiences purchase tickets in advance and make arrangements for watching the film.