Event

Austro Cinema Showcase (April 2026, St. Andrews)

The University of St. Andrews’ OeAD-Lektorin, Verena Latschbacher, is organising a wonderful showcase of Austrian cinema in St Andrews, offering audiences a valuable opportunity to experience contemporary and classic films from Austria. A particular highlight of the showcase will be the Scottish premiere of Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten! Stay tuned into GSSN social media for further information and reminders! All the screenings are generously supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum.

FOKUS: Film from Germany

The 10th edition of **Goethe-Institut’s Fokus: Films from Germany festival provided a rich and thought-provoking celebration of German cinema across Scotland. Running from January to February 2026, the festival marked its anniversary with a curated programme titled “Women: Words and Worlds”, which explored over a century of filmmaking through representations of women and their changing roles in society.  Bringing together films from the silent era to the present day, the programme … Read more

Anthea Bell Teacher Day: Teaching German Through Film KS3 Film Workshop for Teachers

A one-day CPD event for teachers of German, led by The Queen’s College Translation Exchange and the German Screen Studies Network  On Monday 9 March 2026, the GSSN and Queen’s College Translation Exchange hosted a free professional development event in Oxford for secondary school teachers to explore how film can be used as a dynamic tool for teaching German, deepening cultural understanding, and sparking critical thinking in learners in KS3 and above.  Focusing on the 1931 adaptation of Emil und die Detektive by … Read more

Films in the Museum: Dead Birds Flying High (Sönje Storm 2022) at the Bell Pettigrew (University of St Andrews!

Join us at the Bell Pettigrew Museum for a special screening of a film about photography, taxidermy and one man’s passion for the natural world. In a northern German attic, Jürgen Friedrich Mahrt (1882-1940) collected boxes of pinned butterflies, carefully hand-coloured photographs of the local flora and fauna, and hundreds of stuffed and dusty birds. His collections echo a present that doesn’t exist anymore, and yet all signs of an … Read more

Teacher Workshop- Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context (4th October 2025, University of Warwick)

Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context  A one-day CPD event for teachers of German October 4, 2025, University of Warwick This full-day, interactive professional development event invites secondary school teachers to explore how film and television can be used as dynamic tools for teaching German, deepening cultural understanding, and sparking critical thinking in learners at all levels. The day will feature hands-on workshops, collaborative lesson planning, … Read more

CFP: Rethinking Weimar Cinema Conference (University of Oxford, 17 – 19 June 2026)

CfP: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 – 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (Illinois-Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr) Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, Oxford) Dr Molly Harrabin (St. Andrews/Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025 The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this … Read more

Es Brennt [It’s Burning]: Screening & Study Day (Goethe Institut & KCL, March/April 2025)

An exciting series of events around Erol Afşin’s 2023 film Es Brennt [It’s Burning] will be taking place in-person in London as well as online this March and April. This prize-winning film explores the consequences of racist abuse on a German-born family of Arab origin in contemporary Berlin. The Goethe-Institut will be screening the film online through its streaming platform, Goethe-on-Demand and will be available to view throughout the United … Read more

Facets of Kafka @ Goethe Institut London

The Goethe Institut London has organised a fantastic exhibition and series of accompanying events to mark the centennary of Franz Kafka’s death. Founding members of the German Screen Studies Network Helen Hughes and Martin Brady will be among those participating, introducing screenings of Hanns Zischler’s Kafka goes to the Movies and Straub-Huillet’s Class Relations!   FACETS OF KAFKA Marking the Centenary of the Death of Franz Kafka Until 9 December 2024 An … Read more

FOKUS, Films from Germany in Scotland

Goethe-Institut Glasgow in collaboration with GSSN From 9-31 January 2024, the Goethe-Institut presents the eighth edition of “Fokus, Films from Germany” showcasing German cinema from contemporary films to DEFA classics in collaboration with the GSSN and festival partners all over Scotland. Films are screened free of charge and in German with English subtitles. The full Scotland-wide festival programme can be found here.  In collaboration with the St Andrews Film Society as … Read more

Images at Work: Labour and the Moving Image

International Conference at King’s College London, 22-23 June 2023 We are thrilled to announce the final programme of our conference on labour and film organised by Laura Lux (KCL) and Georgina Le Breuilly (KCL) in collaboration with the GSSN. The Images at Work conference takes its inspiration from this juncture of old and new. It builds on the long-established political history and theory around labour – especially that associated with German critical thought, such … Read more

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