GoEast , styled goEast , is an international film festival which has been held annually in the Hessian state capital of Wiesbaden , Germany, since its inception in 2001. The festival is primarily for films with an Eastern European background, and is held by the Deutsches Filminstitut (German Film Institute) for one week every April.
23-571: The goEast film festival, launched in 2001, was founded by Claudia Dillmann , the Director of the German Film Institute – DIF . Likewise involved in developing the original festival concept was Swetlana Sikora, who has remained the festival's Artist Director until 2010. "The time has come to open ourselves to the thoughts, images, myths and stories of our Eastern neighbours. To their culture. To their films.", wrote Claudia Dillmann in her foreword to
46-729: A colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include: the Berlin International Film Festival , the Cannes Film Festival , Vienna International Film Festival , the Toronto International Film Festival , the Venice Film Festival ,
69-842: A diploma. He began work as assistant stage director at the Theater Essen . In 1951, he became director of the Volkshochschule ( adult education ), then the youngest in the Federal Republic, and held the post until 1965. In 1954, he founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen ( Internationale Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage ) in Oberhausen, which he directed until 1970. From 1965 to 1970, he served as Kultur- und Sozialdezernent of Oberhausen, responsible for culture and social politics. During this time, he
92-569: Is the fourth front woman of goEast. The 2021 festival took place in April, mainly online, as well as in the cities of Frankfurt , Darmstadt and Giessen . Directors and stars who have been guests at the festival includes Krzysztof Zanussi , Jiří Menzel , István Szabó , Hanna Schygulla , Béla Tarr , Jerzy Stuhr , Kira Muratova , Otar Iosseliani , Maria Schrader , Joachim Król , Sergei Loznitsa , Bohdan Sláma , Cristi Puiu and many more. Ten feature films and six documentaries are nominated for
115-590: The Main River , with the traditional Städel Museum as the centre. He is credited with making Frankfurt a city of culture, not only commerce, initiating the Jewish Museum Frankfurt as the first independent Jewish museum in postwar Germany, the German Architecture Museum , and its first municipal cinema ( Kommunales Kino [ de ] ). The Museum Angewandte Kunst (applied art)
138-636: The Warsaw Film Festival , and the International Film Festival of Kerala ) Winners of the award include: Robert Bresson refused this award at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival . The FIPRESCI Grand Prix was created in 1999, and is presented every year at the San Sebastián Film Festival . It is the federation's most representative acknowledgement, as it is not chosen by a jury (like the international critics prize awarded to
161-748: The opera house became in the " Gielen era" one of the leading houses in Germany, focused on Regietheater . From 1993 to 2001, he was also president of the Goethe-Institut , in a period of needed expansion in Eastern Europe and reduced funding. He taught film theory and cultural politics at the universities of Bochum , Marburg and Frankfurt, and as a visiting professor in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv . He died in Frankfurt on 1 June 2018. When he retired from
184-545: The best short film from an Eastern European film school. Since 2007, goEast has hosted the presentation of the Co-Production award of the Robert Bosch Stiftung , which offers support to three projects involving the cooperation of young filmmakers from Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as from Germany. Awarded in cooperation with ARTE , a grant of up to 70,000 EUR goes to one outstanding project proposal in each of
207-793: The book Kultur für alle ( Culture for All ), which was a motto of his life and work. Hoffmann was born in Bremen on 25 August 1925, the son of an export merchant. He attended the gymnasium in Lünen and then in Oberhausen . He was a Fallschirmjäger in World War II and a prisoner of war in the US. When he returned in 1947, he studied directing at the Folkwang Hochschule for Music and Theater in Essen , graduating with
230-533: The context of historical artistic developments. This section is built around interdisciplinary debate encompassing a range of aesthetic and theoretical perspectives, and is accompanied by a separately curated series of films. All lectures, discussions and screenings are open to the general public. The goeast Students' Competition presents work by young filmmakers from East and West. The BHF-BANK Foundation finances three audience prizes worth 1,000 EUR respectively as well as an adjudicated supporting prize (1,500 EUR) for
253-513: The first festival catalogue. From the beginning, the state capital Wiesbaden and the state government of Hesse has given substantial support to the festival, as it made its home in the Caligari cinemas. Hilmar Hoffmann became patron of the festival. In late summer 2010 Gaby Babic took over the post of Festival Director, and for the first time a combined role as Artistic Director as well. After Claudia Dillmann, Christine Kopf and Nadja Rademacher she
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#1732877332578276-407: The goEast Competition. Eligibility is restricted to productions completed within the past two years in the applicable countries; in addition, since 2008 documentaries made in Germany or Israel may be nominated if they possess clear thematic relevance to Central and Eastern Europe. The annual goeast symposiUm invites (film) scholars, historians and specialists to examine socially relevant topics within
299-488: The great talent to inspire people across party barriers ("Menschen zu begeistern auch über alle Parteigrenzen hinweg"). Hoffmann's successor in Frankfurt, Ina Hartwig , said that he was known beyond Frankfurt for his demand for a broad cultural participation and the founding of the Museumsufer ("... mit seiner Forderung nach einer breiten kulturellen Teilhabe und der Gründung des Frankfurter Museumsufers", and continued that he
322-525: The next – this alternating festival slot pays tribute to the achievements of established masters or highlights the inspiring careers of contemporary filmmakers or actors. Beyond Belonging is open to productions from countries outside Central and Eastern Europe but bearing a clear relation to the region. This section presents hand-picked highlights of Central and Eastern European mainstream cinema. Special events include film archives, school film days, concerts and closing parties. An international jury chooses
345-503: The post as president of the Goethe-Institut in 2002, Bundespräsident Johannes Rau said "Der Mann streitet glaubwürdig – und ein begnadeter Bettler ist er auch" (The man argues believably, and is also a gifted beggar"). After his death, Germany's minister of culture, Monika Grütters said that Germany lost one of its most formative and successful cultural politicians ("einen ihrer prägendsten und erfolgreichsten Kulturpolitiker") who had
368-623: The recipients of the Škoda Prize (10,000 EUR) – the “Golden Lily” – for Best Film, the "Remembrance and Future" documentary prize (10,000 EUR), the prize for Best Director (7,500 EUR) from the City of Wiesbaden, and the prize (2,000 EUR) from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. A jury dispatched by FIPRESCI awards the International Film Critics' Prize. Hilmar Hoffmann Hilmar Hoffmann (25 August 1925 – 1 June 2018)
391-607: The three categories Documentary, Animation, and Short Film. With a week-long programme geared towards exchange of experience and provision of support for joint proposals, the annual Project Market fosters networking among young filmmakers from Eastern Europe and Germany. The workshops and discussions held during the goeast Young Professionals programme allow upcoming filmmakers to profit from the experience of renowned commissioning editors , producers and directors. Dedicated to Otar Iosseliani , Kira Muratova or Sergei Parajanov one year, to Jan Svěrák , Benedek Fliegauf or Fatmir Koci
414-568: The world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels , Belgium . It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled
437-517: Was a German stage and film director, cultural politician and academic lecturer. He founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen . He was for decades an influential city councillor in Frankfurt , where he initiated the Museumsufer of 15 museums, including the Jewish Museum Frankfurt . He was the president of the Goethe-Institut and taught at universities such as Bochum and Tel Aviv. He wrote
460-536: Was designed by Richard Meier , including the Villa Metzler [ de ] from 1803 and its park. The Washington Post quoted Hoffmann in 1985: "We are not just building museums, but a whole program." Hoffmann supported the Mousonturm [ de ] as a venue for alternative culture, and the restoration of the ruined opera house as the concert hall and congress centre Alte Oper . During his tenure,
483-478: Was for many years a supporter of Hoffmann's visions such as the Museumsufer . His publications are held by the German National Library, including: FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics ( FIPRESCI , short for Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique ) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around
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#1732877332578506-511: Was lecturer at the Ruhr University in Bochum from 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1990, he was a city councillor ( Stadtrat ) in the government of Frankfurt , as Dezernent für Kultur und Freizeit , responsible for culture and leisure. He initiated the promotion of free groups in urban culture, street theatre and 30 libraries in suburbs. He founded the Museumsufer , a series of 15 new museums along
529-619: Was one of the most important cultural politicians not only of Frankfurt but of the Federal Republic ("Mit Hilmar Hoffmann verlieren wir einen der bedeutendsten Kulturpolitiker nicht nur Frankfurts, sondern der gesamten Bundesrepublik"). During his time in Frankfurt, Hoffman published a book summarizing his creed and program for the future, Kultur für alle . He wrote Die großen Frankfurter / Ehrenwürdige Bürger und Ehrenbürger , portraying 27 honorary citizens of Frankfurt, and those who deserve to be honoured. Its fourth edition added Walter Wallmann , mayor of Frankfurt and honorary citizen of 2009, who
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