KinoFest German Film Festival at Victoria Theatre & Cinema Devonport
KinoFest German Film Festival
SAT 2 - SUN 10 NOV
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Zealand, this is a unique insight into Germany's current diverse film production.
Join us for the Opening Night Event on Sat 2 Nov from 7.30pm with complimentary German style food & drinks, opening night film 791Km by Tobi Baumann
GLOBAL TIES, PERSONAL JOURNEYS
It is 2024, nearly a quarter into the 21st century. Germany is a country with a growingly diverse and complex society, striving to embrace this reality by representing multiple voices, particularly through its younger population.
Kinofest 2024 centers on youth to explore society, using both fictional and documentary characters. Through their eyes, we witness journeys of self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence. As the world forms global ties, each journey remains personal, situated within starkly contrasting realities. Cinema offers ways to connect and highlight diverse voices, a space this festival aims to provide.
The German film industry, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, embraces diverse talents and experiments with genres, styles, and languages. Supportive filmmaking infrastructure, including studios, subsidies, schools, and festivals, allows a wide range of talents to bring their visions to life. Filmmakers from varied backgrounds introduce new storytelling methods and unpack imaginations by using computer graphics or moving paintings to creatively fabulate the past.
These cinematic experiments offer imaginative adventures. Kinofest features films documenting real stories of collective loss, pain, growth, purpose, and community formation. This cinema reflects the challenges of contemporary German society, grappling with its traumatic past and the history of violent reactions to migrants. The program also includes fiction films of disfavored romances, mysteries, moral dilemmas, and friendships, providing a glimpse of recent successful festival and cinema releases. These films connect globally, with each personal journey offering insights into migration, disability, and gender challenges.
Kinofest 2024 aims to highlight cinema's role in bridging cultural gaps, creating a shared space for empathy and pleasure, and reflecting the evolving tapestry of German society and beyond.
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In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Zealand, this is a unique insight into Germany's current diverse film production.
Join us for the Opening Night Event on Sat 2 Nov from 7.30pm with complimentary German style food & drinks, opening night film 791Km by Tobi Baumann
GLOBAL TIES, PERSONAL JOURNEYS
It is 2024, nearly a quarter into the 21st century. Germany is a country with a growingly diverse and complex society, striving to embrace this reality by representing multiple voices, particularly through its younger population.
Kinofest 2024 centers on youth to explore society, using both fictional and documentary characters. Through their eyes, we witness journeys of self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence. As the world forms global ties, each journey remains personal, situated within starkly contrasting realities. Cinema offers ways to connect and highlight diverse voices, a space this festival aims to provide.
The German film industry, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, embraces diverse talents and experiments with genres, styles, and languages. Supportive filmmaking infrastructure, including studios, subsidies, schools, and festivals, allows a wide range of talents to bring their visions to life. Filmmakers from varied backgrounds introduce new storytelling methods and unpack imaginations by using computer graphics or moving paintings to creatively fabulate the past.
These cinematic experiments offer imaginative adventures. Kinofest features films documenting real stories of collective loss, pain, growth, purpose, and community formation. This cinema reflects the challenges of contemporary German society, grappling with its traumatic past and the history of violent reactions to migrants. The program also includes fiction films of disfavored romances, mysteries, moral dilemmas, and friendships, providing a glimpse of recent successful festival and cinema releases. These films connect globally, with each personal journey offering insights into migration, disability, and gender challenges.
Kinofest 2024 aims to highlight cinema's role in bridging cultural gaps, creating a shared space for empathy and pleasure, and reflecting the evolving tapestry of German society and beyond.
SAT 2 - SUN 10 NOV
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Zealand, this is a unique insight into Germany's current diverse film production.
Join us for the Opening Night Event on Sat 2 Nov from 7.30pm with complimentary German style food & drinks, opening night film 791Km by Tobi Baumann
GLOBAL TIES, PERSONAL JOURNEYS
It is 2024, nearly a quarter into the 21st century. Germany is a country with a growingly diverse and complex society, striving to embrace this reality by representing multiple voices, particularly through its younger population.
Kinofest 2024 centers on youth to explore society, using both fictional and documentary characters. Through their eyes, we witness journeys of self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence. As the world forms global ties, each journey remains personal, situated within starkly contrasting realities. Cinema offers ways to connect and highlight diverse voices, a space this festival aims to provide.
The German film industry, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, embraces diverse talents and experiments with genres, styles, and languages. Supportive filmmaking infrastructure, including studios, subsidies, schools, and festivals, allows a wide range of talents to bring their visions to life. Filmmakers from varied backgrounds introduce new storytelling methods and unpack imaginations by using computer graphics or moving paintings to creatively fabulate the past.
These cinematic experiments offer imaginative adventures. Kinofest features films documenting real stories of collective loss, pain, growth, purpose, and community formation. This cinema reflects the challenges of contemporary German society, grappling with its traumatic past and the history of violent reactions to migrants. The program also includes fiction films of disfavored romances, mysteries, moral dilemmas, and friendships, providing a glimpse of recent successful festival and cinema releases. These films connect globally, with each personal journey offering insights into migration, disability, and gender challenges.
Kinofest 2024 aims to highlight cinema's role in bridging cultural gaps, creating a shared space for empathy and pleasure, and reflecting the evolving tapestry of German society and beyond.
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Zealand, this is a unique insight into Germany's current diverse film production.
Join us for the Opening Night Event on Sat 2 Nov from 7.30pm with complimentary German style food & drinks, opening night film 791Km by Tobi Baumann
GLOBAL TIES, PERSONAL JOURNEYS
It is 2024, nearly a quarter into the 21st century. Germany is a country with a growingly diverse and complex society, striving to embrace this reality by representing multiple voices, particularly through its younger population.
Kinofest 2024 centers on youth to explore society, using both fictional and documentary characters. Through their eyes, we witness journeys of self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence. As the world forms global ties, each journey remains personal, situated within starkly contrasting realities. Cinema offers ways to connect and highlight diverse voices, a space this festival aims to provide.
The German film industry, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, embraces diverse talents and experiments with genres, styles, and languages. Supportive filmmaking infrastructure, including studios, subsidies, schools, and festivals, allows a wide range of talents to bring their visions to life. Filmmakers from varied backgrounds introduce new storytelling methods and unpack imaginations by using computer graphics or moving paintings to creatively fabulate the past.
These cinematic experiments offer imaginative adventures. Kinofest features films documenting real stories of collective loss, pain, growth, purpose, and community formation. This cinema reflects the challenges of contemporary German society, grappling with its traumatic past and the history of violent reactions to migrants. The program also includes fiction films of disfavored romances, mysteries, moral dilemmas, and friendships, providing a glimpse of recent successful festival and cinema releases. These films connect globally, with each personal journey offering insights into migration, disability, and gender challenges.
Kinofest 2024 aims to highlight cinema's role in bridging cultural gaps, creating a shared space for empathy and pleasure, and reflecting the evolving tapestry of German society and beyond.
KinoFest German Film Festival
SAT 2 - SUN 10 NOV
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Zealand, this is a unique insight into Germany's current diverse film production.
Join us for the Opening Night Event on Sat 2 Nov from 7.30pm with complimentary German style food & drinks, opening night film 791Km by Tobi Baumann
GLOBAL TIES, PERSONAL JOURNEYS
It is 2024, nearly a quarter into the 21st century. Germany is a country with a growingly diverse and complex society, striving to embrace this reality by representing multiple voices, particularly through its younger population.
Kinofest 2024 centers on youth to explore society, using both fictional and documentary characters. Through their eyes, we witness journeys of self-discovery, cultural shifts, and personal independence. As the world forms global ties, each journey remains personal, situated within starkly contrasting realities. Cinema offers ways to connect and highlight diverse voices, a space this festival aims to provide.
The German film industry, with a history dating back to the late 19th century, embraces diverse talents and experiments with genres, styles, and languages. Supportive filmmaking infrastructure, including studios, subsidies, schools, and festivals, allows a wide range of talents to bring their visions to life. Filmmakers from varied backgrounds introduce new storytelling methods and unpack imaginations by using computer graphics or moving paintings to creatively fabulate the past.
These cinematic experiments offer imaginative adventures. Kinofest features films documenting real stories of collective loss, pain, growth, purpose, and community formation. This cinema reflects the challenges of contemporary German society, grappling with its traumatic past and the history of violent reactions to migrants. The program also includes fiction films of disfavored romances, mysteries, moral dilemmas, and friendships, providing a glimpse of recent successful festival and cinema releases. These films connect globally, with each personal journey offering insights into migration, disability, and gender challenges.
Kinofest 2024 aims to highlight cinema's role in bridging cultural gaps, creating a shared space for empathy and pleasure, and reflecting the evolving tapestry of German society and beyond.