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Film festival | 03/27-31 & 04/06 29. Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

Join us March 27th-29th at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco, March 28th at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco,March 30th and 31st at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley, and April 6th in Napa,for the 29th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, America's premier festival of contemporary German cinema.

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657 Howard Street

We’ve settled into our new home at 657 Howard Street and celebrated the grand opening of our San Francisco location in style! Take a behind-the-scenes look at how our new Institut came to life and see for yourself how creativity, collaboration, and vision shaped this new chapter.

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C/Change

C/Change is a new interdisciplinary initiative investigating how emerging technologies, when imbued with intentional design, can open up new channels for cross-cultural connection in a changing world.

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Gegenüber Magazine

Gegenüber connects perspectives from across (German:gegenüber) the Atlantic, in Germany and North America. Our editorial team and contributors from Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Germany, and the United States offer balanced perspectives with multimedia pieces on societal issues, art, business, and science.Gegenüber tackles transatlantic topics, regional quirks, and common denominators, offering a political interpretation of culture and a cultural interpretation of politics.

Goethe on Demand

Our reality and the media are currently dominated by wars, crises and political upheaval. Society is more polarised than ever, with hate and agitation part of everyday media life. The film series LOTS OF LOVE aims to counter the bad news with a ray of light, at least on screen, showing the most beautiful feeling in the world in many different facets. Over a period of 12 months, the film series LOTS OF LOVE will share love stories with us and show how people find and stand by each other despite what may divide them.

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