We promote cultural exchange between Germany and Thailand. By initiating film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, we strive to nurture joint artistic production, reception and reflexion.
KinoFest is the Goethe-Institut's annual festival celebrating contemporary German cinema in Southeast Asia. This year, the festival travels to 6 cities in Thailand, including outdoor screenings at selected venues.
Small but powerful: Chilis are breath-taking, tear-jerking, hot as hell–and as indispensable in Southeast Asian cuisine as salt and pepper are in German dishes. That’s why the Goethe-Institut libraries in Southeast Asia now take a closer look at the “harmless plant with the devious little fruit” in its series “Goethe is(s)t scharf”.
Sound of X presents video soundscapes from artist around the world who share experiences of the city through its sounds. Now in its last phase, it aims to reconnect viewers to diverse urban and cultural perspectives of 6 video-soundscapes and through the digital, creating a space of renewed perspectives.
The EU funded project aims to sustainably facilitate a youth-led approach in rethinking urban spaces in Thailand to create inclusive cities and to promote youth participation in urban development processes.
CommDe’s Materials Processes and Drawing presents Paper in Motion, an exhibition of first –year student work that re-imagines abstract art through kinetic mobiles.
The Science Film Festival 2025 highlights 'Green Jobs' and explores the science shaping our world and the people driving the change. The call for entries is now open untilMarch 14.
#GoetheLiest (Goethe Reads) is a project that was conceived by the libraries of the Goethe-Institut in the Region SAN (Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand). We present a series of video clips introducing books available in German which will awake local and regional interest. Whether near or far, you can enjoy our witty content from your smart phone screen.
Nusasonic is a multi-year project that plunges into a broad spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, enabling dialogue within the region, with Europe.
Large parts of our lives are captured in the data trails we leave online. Who tracks them and how are they monetized? Experts discuss data privacy in the digital realm plus concepts of regulation.
In collaboration with LIA (Leipzig International Art Programme) the Goethe-Institute offers artists from Southeast Asia a three-month residency at the Art and Culture Centre Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei.
Renowned Filmmakers from 20 countries around the globe produce films. Each film is 45 seconds long and sends a clear sign of solidarity against censorship.
Architecture and urbanization characterize the global culture and society of the 21st century like little else. In short video portraits, international architects talk about a building designed and realised by them and retrace how they developed their designs. They keep asking themselves the question: How do we live and work in the future? Our video series ARCHlab shows the answers architects have found to questions like these.
Raga Jose Fuste, picture alliance/prisma
Raga Jose Fuste, picture alliance/prisma
The Merck Social Translating Project is testing a new social practice for literary translation.
Ten translators from Asia are translating a German-language novel into their respective native languages. During the process, they meet in a closed digital forum and work on their translations by interacting with one another and engaging in a close discourse with the author.
is a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America: In cooperation with local partners it promotes science literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through international films with accompanying educational activities.
