Check the complete programme here B-MOVIE: LUST & SOUND IN WEST BERLIN 1979-1989 18+ Country: Germany Year: 2015 Director: Jörg A. Hoppe Genre: Documentary Running Time: 92 min Language: German, English Subtitles: English Music, art and chaos in the wild West-Berlin of the 1980's: the walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. Before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything seemed possible. B-MOVIE is a fast-paced collage of mostly unreleased film and TV footage from a frenzied but creative decade, starting with punk and ending with the Love Parade, in a city where the days are short and the nights are endless. Where it was not about long-term success, but about living for the moment – the here and now. Heiner Carow Prize - Berlin IFF 2015 Nominated for the Depth of Field Competition - DocAviv IFF 2015 (Photo: still from B-Movie) THE LIVES OF OTHERS / DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN 18+ Country: Germany Year: 2006 Director: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck Starring: Ulriche Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch Genre: Drama Running Time: 137 min Language: German Subtitles: English East Berlin, November 1984, five years before its downfall, the East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless surveillance system. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against the playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend. What he didn't anticipate, however, was that submerging oneself into the world of the target also changes the surveillance agent. The immersion in the lives of others - in love, literature, free thinking and speech - makes Wiesler acutely aware of the meagerness of his own existence. Best Foreign Language Film of the Year - Academy Awards 2007 Best Film Not in English Language - BAFTA Awards 2008 Best Foreign Film - César Awards 2008Audience Award - Locarno IFF 2006 (Photo: still from The Lives of Others) NEUKÖLLN UNLIMITED Country: Germany Year: 2010 Director: Agostino Imondi, Dietmar Ratsch Genre: Documentary Running Time: 96 min Language: German, English Subtitles: English The siblings Hassan, Lial and Maradona are talented musicians and breakdancers growing up in Berlin's notorious Neukölln district. Hip Hop and streetdance are their language and their passion. Coming from Lebanon, their family lives in constant danger of being deported from Germany. To prevent this from happening, and to secure a residency permit for the whole family, Hassan and Lial have a plan: to use their artistic talents to provide the necessary financial support for their family. Crystal Bear for Generation 14plus Best Film - Berlin IFF 2010 Documentary Award - Buster International Children's FF 2010 Adult's Jury Award for Documentary Feature - Chicago International Children's FF 2010 (Photo: still from Neukölln Unlimited) RUN LOLA RUN / LOLA RENNT Country: Germany Year: 1998 Director: Tom Tykwer Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup Genre: Drama, Thriller Running Time: 81 min Language: German, English, Japanese Subtitles: English Lola gets a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He left a bag containing 100,000 Deutsche Marks on the subway, and a bum made away with it. But Manni is expected to deliver the money at noon to a gangster otherwise he will probably get killed. His desperate plan; rob a bank. Lola's desperate plan; find the money somehow, somewhere, in 20 minutes. The story of Lola's run is told three times, each time with small differences, affecting the outcome and the fate of the characters. Audience Award (World Cinema) - Sundance FF 1999 German Film of The Year, Outstanding Feature Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography - German Film Awards 1999 Nominated for Best Film not in English Language - BAFTA Awards 2000 (Photo: still from Run Lola Run) WINGS OF DESIRE / DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN Country: Germany, France Year: 1987 Director: Wim Wenders Starring: Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance Running Time: 125 min Language: German, English, French Subtitles: English Wings of Desire is one of cinema's loveliest city symphonies. Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin, can hear the thoughts, fears, hopes and dreams of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her. Made not long before the fall of the Berlin wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images, shot in black and white and color, is movie poetry. And it forever made the name Wim Wenders synonymous with film art. Nominated for Best Film not in English Language - BAFTA Awards 1989 In Competition for Best Director - Cannes IFF 1987 Best Director, Best Supporting Actor - European Film Awards 1988 (Photo: still from Wings of Desire) All data is provided by the Panorama of the European Film Ahram Online is the media sponsor of The Panorama of the European Film and of Zawya. For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
