Culture

KinoKonzert is a new series of audio-visual live performances in Australian cinemas. Curated and presented by the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with independent curator Christian Pazzaglia, these events will take you into another world as you enter the hybrid cinema-concert experience.

The Goethe-Institut in Australia provides you with the current monthly news and events around culture. Get in touch to subscribe to the mailing list.

kultur highlights some of the Goethe-Institut’s cultural programs and events in Australia in the current year. Take a look behind the scenes and learn more about the people and organisations we work with.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is the largest funding organisation in the world for the international exchange of students and researchers. The DAAD Information Centre Sydney is there for you to answer your questions about study, research and internship opportunities in Germany as well as exchange for students and researchers to Germany.

Brianna Summers and other Berlin-based Australians blog about life and culture in the German capital, exclusively for the Goethe-Institut. #BiculturalUrbanite

For #kinoinoz, Brisbane-based film critic Sarah Ward takes a closer look at German films screening down under. Here you'll find everything from film reviews and interviews to festival previews.

There was no red carpet at the 71st Berlinale but our eleven film journalists still had plenty to report on. Here they present their cinematic discoveries and reflections from Germany's biggest film festival, in a year dominated by COVID-19.

A selection of our best stories and interviews highlighting the connections between Germany and Australia.

This funding is intended for coproductions by artists in the fields of theatre, dance, music and performance art, in which hybrid and interdisciplinary formats and the use of digital media may be key components.

The Fellowship is made available jointly by the Australian German Association and the Goethe-Institut, offering young Australians a 12-week stay in Germany.

Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.

The Goethe-Institut Australien supports young emerging Australian opera singers in the early stages of their musical career.

An editorial dossier examining how AI shapes the ways we create, communicate, and experience the world.

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

How do we innovate and make progress? Our answer: often by mistake. We’re celebrating mistakes and their innovative power in this magazine: a collection of both big and little mistakes in art, language, technology, and society.

Our streaming platform presents a hand-picked selection of films, festival highlights and curated series in their original language with subtitles – free of charge.
 

Our film archive makes German films available to institutions and cultural associations for non-commercial screenings in Australia – free of charge.
 

Our digital library Onleihe offers about 20,000 German-language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for language students, magazines and newspapers – free of charge.

Our film archive "Goethe Collection" is managed by the National Film and Video Lending Service (NFVLS) in Canberra. NFVLS is Australia's largest film library and lends its resources to educational institutions, government departments, industry and professional bodies, and community groups such as film societies around Australia.     

The wall that divided Germany and Berlin fell in 1989. What changes have the country and the city seen since then? And where does one still find traces of the previous borders? Walks and tours along the places where the wall once stood.

As air is invisible, we take it for granted until something goes wrong. This mini-dossier ponders the questions raised by the exhibition 'Dynamics of Air'.

To commemorate the global influence of the Bauhaus school of design, architecture, and applied arts, we are collaborating with our Australian partners to present exhibitions, show films, bring together artists and discuss the school’s significance with leading researchers.

Subcultures can have a significant impact on visually and culturally shaping a city. This dossier aims to examine subcultures in urban spaces in Germany and Australia.