Film Series

A showcase presenting the films of the French auteur in recent restorations with German subtitles

A complete retrospective of all the films that the great Italian filmmaker (and circus lover) directed

»Tough without a gun« is how Raymond Chandler characterised Bogart. We celebrate the biggest male star from Hollywood's Golden Age through his films, pastiches, and a documentary.

Three pioneering filmmakers who were, in their day, the only women directors working within the film industry of their countries

The immense creativity and inventiveness of Korean genre filmmaking is highlit in this selection of remarkable (and hair-raising) movies hailing from the 1960s through the 2010s

The 21st edition of the UNDERDOX film festival focuses on memories and remembering

Films, analyses and discussions about the machinery of the law, introduced and moderated by psychoanalysts

F.W. Murnau's silent film classic in its preview form, complete with live music and an introduction

Who decides which stories are preserved and which are forgotten? Two film screenings and discussions dedicated to sharing memories and asking questions

New films from Romania, some with filmmakers in attendance

Josef Rödl never stood still, he has worked in Movies, Theater, Television, Comedy. taught at the university and written textbooks. This retrospective provides a brief overview of his film and TV work

Germany's colonial history is still a blind spot. Peter Heller presents the new film database »Afrikas Zeugen« (Africa's Witnesses), a trove of authentic unabridged interviews with African witnesses of German colonial rule, and his own film MANDU YENU (1984)

Get your short film shown at the filmmuseum

Werner Herzog bestows his 2026 film award on Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman for NUISANCE BEAR and shows recent works of his own