Contest: Youth 4 German Cinema
Youth 4 German Cinema Program 2025
Attention Young Movie Fans!
The Goethe-Institut’s Step Into German program and the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival are seeking students from across the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (ages 14-18) to participate as jurors in the 12. annual program of Youth 4 German Cinema. This offers the opportunity for young people with an interest in German arts and culture to come to San Francisco and be part of the 29th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival in March 2025. Three applicants will be selected.2025 Program Application Before the Film Festival
Participants will form the Youth 4 German Cinema jury. They will screen selected German films online (with English subtitles), engage in discussions, and choose one film to be shown at the festival.
As Part of the Film Festival Experience:
Participants will:
- Present the Youth 4 German Cinema Awards and play an active role in an onstage Q&A with talents from the winning films.
- Walk the red carpet and go behind-the-scenes of North America’s largest festival of contemporary German cinema.
- Attend an exclusive workshop by a film arts professional.
- Visit one of the world’s most exciting cities: San Francisco!
Important Dates:
- Deadline for Application: February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
- Participants Announced: February 7, 2025
- Screening Period of Films: February 7-13, 2025
- Winning Film Announced: February 14, 2025
- Stay in San Francisco: March 27-30, 2025
Travel & Accommodation:
A very exclusive and grand opportunity: Each participant will be provided roundtrip airfare to San Francisco, accommodation and food.
Youth 4 German Cinema
Youth 4 German Cinema takes high-school students backstage for a glimpse into the workings of the international film festival Berlin & Beyond. In doing so, students are introduced to the German language cinema landscape and learn about filmmaking, film criticism and international films as a whole.Chosen from a pool of applications from across the US, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, Youth 4 German Cinema allows select high-school students to participate in and to go behind the scenes of an international film festival; to meet industry professionals; to participate in artistic workshops; and to increase their cross-cultural awareness. Finally, they also help select the two winning films which are screened at the festival for hundreds of visiting students from across the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.