Festivals and Films
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Screening of The Life of Others
31 May 2012. Goethe Institut screens the German movie “The Life of Others” by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
This political thriller and human drama is set in East Berlin between 198...
Maputo What's on
15-29 May 2012. On occasion of the 11th European Film Festival Goethe Institut screens the German movie “Lila Lila” by Alain Gsponer.
It tells the story of a waiter named David, who fal...
Nairobi What's on
21st European Film Festival Nairobi
11-27 May 2012. This European Film Festival is the longest running film festival in Nairobi. On its 21st edition it foresees the screening of 18 movies, including some award winning films, from 16 Eur...
Lagos What's on
26 May 2012. The Nigerian Film Corporation hosts the screening of the Nigerian movie Relentness, directed by Andy Amadi Okoroafor.
It tells the story of Obi a Nigerian peacekeeping soldier in war-t...
Accra What's on
14-28 June 2012. Two German movies will be screened within the series Thursday Films at Goethe Institut.
On 14 June at 19.00 Goethe will screen the movie Egoshooter by the famous director Wim Wende...
Addis Ababa What's on
Film Premiere on Climate Change
17 May 2012. Goethe Institut projects two new episodes of the television series The Little Investigators, which focus on the issue of climate change in Ethiopia.
These episodes, directed to young m...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
11-15 May 2012. This edition of the European Film Festival (EFF) aims to promote European culture and movies among the Tanzanian public as well as to update the European community in Tanzania among ac...
Cairo What's on
21 April-12 May 2012. The School of Sciences and Engineering of the American University of Cairo organizes, in collaboration with the Cambridge Science Festival, the third annual Cairo Science Festiva...
Accra What's on
Environmental Film Festival 2012
11 June 2012. On occasion of this edition of the Environmental Film Festival (EFFA), Goethe Institut hosts the screening of the German documentary movie The 4th Revolution: "Energy Autonomy" by Carl A...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
27 April 2012. Alliance Française screens the French movie Versailles.
It tells the story of a young mother Nina and her son Enzo, who find themselves sleeping on the streets of Paris. Their...
Nairobi What's on
24 April-5 June 2012. This edition of the Spanish Film Festival pays homage to contemporary Spanish Cinema.
On 24 April there is the screening of the movie Mataharis, directed by Iciar Bolla&iacut...
Addis Ababa What's on
1-6 May 2012. The sixth edition of the Addis International Documentary Film Festival, founded by Kebour Ghenna and his team, s together young graduates and professional directors. Its rich programme f...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Projection of The Actress’ Ball
20 April 2012. Alliance Française screens this French movie, entitled The Actress’ Ball (Le Bal des Actrices), written and directed by Maiwenn, which was released in January 2009. Maiwen...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
26 April 2012. Goethe Institut screens this German movie entitled Emma’s Bliss by Marco Kreuzpaintner.
It tells the story of Max, a car salesman in Germany, who suddenly is diagnosed with an...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
12 April 2012. Goethe Institut screens the German movie Solino by Fatih Akin.It tells the story of the Amato family, who brought pizza and pasta to the Ruhr area in Western Germany back in 1964, durin...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Projections of In Face of Crime
8 March-5 April 2012. Goethe Institut organises a series of appointments dedicated to projection of In Face of the Crime, directed by Dominik Graf. This series depict Russian-Jewish culture as well as...
Lagos What's on
22, 29 February-7, 14, 21, 28 March 2012. Throughout February and March Goethe Institut organizes weekly film screenings of German movies, which take place on Wednesdays from 14.30 to 16.30. This even...
Cape Town What's on
16 March-8 July 2012. This exhibition, entitled Iqholo le Afrika (Her African Pride), pays tribute to the South African artist and author Barbara Tyrell on occasion of the centenary from her birth....
Dar Es Salaam What's on
6-17 March 2012. The Spanish, Tanzania-based painter and sculptor Miguel Costales displays his latest paintings. Costales started his artistic career in the 1980s. Africa and especially Tanzania, wher...
Nairobi What's on
6-30 March 2012. This exhibition, entitled Great Ideas come with Great Inspiration, displays the paintings by the talented Kenyan artist Peter N. Mburu. On display is a life size relief train engine,...
