Film Festival Goeast 2025: Discover the variety of the East!
Film Festival Goeast 2025: Discover the variety of the East!
The renowned Goeast film festival, which takes place in Wiesbaden from April 23 to 29, 2025, offers a fascinating platform for the cinema of Central and Eastern Europe. This year the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary and deals again with cinematic diversity and cultural topics. In this context, not only outstanding films are shown, but also in -depth discourses are initiated.
A highlight of the festival is the tribute to the influential pioneers of the indigenous film, Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio. These extraordinary personalities have made a decisive contribution to the visibility of indigenous culture in the post-Soviet cinema. Her work is given by films such as Skierri-Land of the Dwarf Birches , who tells the stories of a reindeer shepherd and Sámi myths, and tamso , who highlights the tragic story of a Łingít girl from Russian-America in the 19th century.
a versatile program
The festival offers a varied program that goes beyond the kinetic content. With a symposium under the title "Grandmas, Babas, Babushkas - Gender and Aging in the European Cinema", an important focus is placed on presenting older women as well as topics such as aging and care. This includes the film Granny Project , in which grandchildren explore the life stories of their grandmothers, and the film I’m to Old Communist Hag , who impressively addresses the complex mother-daughter relationship.
The official start of the festival will take place on April 23 with a silent film concert in the Caligari Filmbühne. The historical film chemi Bebia (my grandmother) from 1929, which was created under the direction of Kote Mikaberidze, is shown. This opening matinee promises an impressive introduction to a festival full of stories and cultural exchange.
Cultural cooperation
In addition to the film screenings, there will also be a workshop discussion with Lapsui and Lehmuskallio, an event that is planned for April 27. This is directed by curator Olaf Möller and is devoted to the topic "80 years of war - missing pictures from Odesa to Dakar". It is a critical look at the underrepresented perspectives of the Second World War, which is supplemented by the film Haytarma , which deals with the deportation of the Crimean Tatars under Stalin in 1944.
Through cooperation with local and national partners, including cultural associations from Central and Eastern Europe, Goeast creates rooms for a lively and intercultural dialogue. The festival has established itself as a central location for the exchange of ideas and narratives, which are often underrepresented in the mainstream media.
With its dedicated program, the Goeast film festival again shows its endeavor to promote understanding and appreciation for the cultural diversity in the cinema. The combination of cinematic performances and a reflective examination of social issues make this festival a unique experience.For more information about the film festival and the detailed program, visit the pages of sensor magazine and Murnau Stiftung .
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