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Founded in June 2012 as an international platform for informed comment and German-language film promotion amongst researchers, educators, film professionals, and the interested public. Based at University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Join us at the University of Warwick next week for a free screening of Die freudlose Gasse as part of Dr. Ian Roberts' Weimar 100 project! Registration here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/EShTmXnxZF
Forthcoming Konrad Wolf retrospective at the Goethe Institut London! From 12 November 2025 through to end of January 2026, they will show 10 of Konrad Wolf's 15 films. More info on their website!
www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
Join us on 20 November at 5pm (UK) for an online event with Dr. Paul Flaig (University of St. Andrews) to celebrate the release of his new book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed!
Sign up via this form to receive the joining details shortly before the event
π’π¨ ONLY 24 HOURS TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE CFP CLOSES!!
Reminder: The deadline GSSN/DAAD-sponsored conference 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' conference (University of Oxford, 17-19 June 2026) is only one week away β 31 October 2025. We would be grateful if you could share the call with any students or colleagues who may be interested!
Congratulations to our very own Paul Flaig on the publication of his book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed - out today with Bloomsbury, in the World Cinema series edited by LΓΊcia Nagib and Julian Ross
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/weimar-sl...
Join us for a special screening at the Bell Pettigrew Museum!
Dead Birds Flying High, a film by SΓΆnje Storm (2022)
October 1, 18:00
Entry free. Book here.
A new edition of WeimarCinema.org is now available! Including a new dossier on The Oyster Princess by our own @mharrabin.bsky.social and one on M by Tony Kaes! Also includes several new essays, as well as updates on recent publications and restorations!
The deadline is fast approaching for attending an upcoming GSSN-organised workshop "Teaching German through Film and Television," organised by Molly Harrabin! Please spread the word among UK-based German language secondary school teachers! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/t...
Re-posting the announcement of the German Screen Studies Network's upcoming film workshop for secondary school teachers in German. Spread the word! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/t...
The German Screen Studies Network is excited to announce a CFP for the conference, "Rethinking Weimar Cinema Conference" to be held at Oxford University 17-19 June 2026, co-organised by Lawrence Alexander and Molly Harrabin! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/c...
Calling all German teachers: the German Screen Studies Network is running a DAAD-funded workshop in October at the University of Warwick on "Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context"! Spread the word: germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/05/w...
The GSSN was delighted to hear about the βIn Focus: Pia Frankenbergβ retrospective of the films of Pia Frankenberg, taking place 19β23 September 2025 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. For further details, check out their website - www.ica.art/films/in-foc...
Today we celebrate the 68th birthday of German actor and musician Ulrich Tukur , best-known for his role as the Baron in Michael Haneke's Das weisse Band! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Herr Tukur!
On this day in 1884, Swiss-born German actor Emil Jannings was born. He is best-known for his roles in Der letzte Mann (1924) and Der blaue Engel (1930). After the Nazi seizure of power, he prolonged his career by starring in several films that promoted Nazism.
On this day in 1974, German actress Franka Potente was born! Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she starred in the acclaimed action thriller Lola rennt and has since starred in Hollywood films including appearances in the Jason Bourne films. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Frau Potente!
On this day in 1891, Austrian-Jewish actress Ellen Richter was born! Richter founded her own production company (1920) after she grew increasingly frustrated with being type-cast into 'exotic' roles. Richter had disappeared into relative obscurity her films were shown at Pordenone & Arsenal Berlin
On this day in 1889, German film producer & executive Erich Pommel was born! As head of production at Decla-Film, Decla-Bioskop & UFA, Pommel was responsible many of the best-known Weimar films including Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) and Metropolis (1927).
The GSSN would like to congraulate our founder, Professor Erica Carter, who has been made a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.This is wonderful news and very much deserved!
We're excited about the recent publication of Charting Asian German Film History, ed. by Qinna Shen, Zach Ramon Fitzpatrick and Qingyang Freya Zhou! You can find out more on our website, with a feature by Zach (!), and don't forget to purchase your copy today!
On this day in 1973, German actress, director & screenwriter Yasemin Θamdereli was born! Θamdereli was awarded the German Filmpreis in 2011 for her film, Almanya β Willkommen in Deutschland.
On this day in 1976, German actress Diane Kruger was born! She starred as Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) and in 2017 made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's Aus dem Nights, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
On this day in 1919, Ernst Lubitsch's Die Austernprinzessin was released! A grotesque comedy in four acts about an American millionaire's spoiled daughter's marriage that does not go as planned, the film stars Ossi Oswalda in the leading female role!
On this day in 1904, Hungarian-born actor Peter Lorre was born! Lorre became an international sensation in 1931 when he starred as child serial killer Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's M!
On this day in 1941, the German director, screenwriter & producer Jutta BrΓΌckner was born! BrΓΌckner's films include Tue recht und scheue niemand β Das Leben der Gerda Siepebrink (1975) & Hungerjahre (1980). Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Frau BrΓΌckner!
Today marks the 60th birthday of German filmmaker Uwe Boll! He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises such as Alone in the Dark. Alles Gute sum Geburtstag Herr Boll!
On this day in 1953, Ulrich MΓΌhe was born. Many of you will remember MΓΌhe for his role as Gerd Wiesler in Das Leben der Anderen (2006), for which he received the Deutscher Filmpreis gold award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role & the Best Actor Award at the 2006 European Film Awards.
For a shameless plugβ¦ βDeterritorializing the Stasi in Deutschland 83/86/89β is free to download in Ben Schaper @chewschaper.bsky.social, Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social and my @berghahnbooks.bsky.social edited volume βEntertaining German Culture: Contemporary Transnational Television and Filmβ
Elizabeth Ward is keen to hear from academics with an expertise in either film relations between the GDR & African countries or film relations between the GDR & Southern/East Asian countries for a potential edited volume contribution should contact Elizabeth directly. Contact details below.
