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The gritty, kinetic, and visionary film style of Roland Klick is ready to be rediscovered. After working with international stars such as Mario Adorf and Dennis Hopper, Klick achieved international success and became a cult figure. Yet, after directing only six feature films, he mysteriously vanished from the scene. The story of an uncompromising filmmaker. […]
Little Emil has his bicycle stolen by a traveler wearing a bowler hat. Together with a gang of friends, he sets out to chase the crook, who turns out to be a dangerous bandit. Based on a screenplay by Billy Wilder, this is the most beautiful adaptation of this classic of German children’s literature. Gerhard […]
“Only Flowers” is full of questions about play and fun, about death and transience, about universes that exist or those that do not yet exist. Young people from East Belgium are the ones asking these questions. Questions that often remain unanswered. This children’s theatre piece is a playful and dance-like performance revolving around the boundless […]
Roland Klick’s first feature film is a critique of bourgeois postwar German society, offering a subtle approach to political criticism through feelings and emotions. It is free of the influences of the moderate or radical left that shaped the work of other young German filmmakers of the time, who approached political critique in the form […]
In the music-theatre performance “SPLASH!”, everything revolves around water. Water as the source of life, which we associate with primal power, beauty, and fascination – but also with joy and fun. Yet, the careless use of this precious resource is also part of the story of water – a story inseparably linked to our own. […]
The Boy Is Gone: East Belgium in the 1940s A little boy dreams of soaring through the skies as a pilot. He joins a gliding club where he spends his free time, while all around him in Europe, a war rages whose full scope he can hardly comprehend. As a child, director Christoph Bohn finds […]
Attention fairy tale fans: As part of the ‘Week for German’ at the library Het Predikheren in Mechelen on Friday, October 10, 2025 from 4.00 to 5.00 p.m., you will be offered a merry fairy tale hour. To mark the 50th anniversary of the “Märchenstrasse”, the German Embassy of Brussels and the German National Tourist […]
After a brief overview of the Belgian Broadcasting Corporation’s development and range of services, we will tour the radio studios, the television studio, and the TV control room.Prior registration is recommended. Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier, s.tegtmeier@brf.be
Together with Les Grignoux, we are presenting Christian Petzold’s new film Miroirs No. 3, which had its world premiere this year in the "Quinzaine des Cinéastes" section at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was met with great enthusiasm. Christian Petzold is regarded as one of the most prominent auteur filmmakers of our time and […]
On 9 October 2025, the German Embassy of Brussels and the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT*) invite you to an entertaining and informative evening about Germany as a travel destination. Lisa Berendsen, the head of the Representation Office of the German Centre for Tourism in Belgium will give exciting insights into the travel destination ‘Germany’: […]
Half a century has passed since the German Fairy Tale Route was created. This unique holiday journey takes visitors on the trail of the Brothers Grimm through idyllic towns and landscapes from Hanau to Bremen. As part of the “Woche für Deutsch - German Language Week”, the German Embassy of Brussels and the City of […]
On Wednesday, October 8, the German Department of the University of Namur will present the box-office success Honig im Kopf by Til Schweiger. The film tells, in a humorous yet moving way, the story of a grandfather suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and his granddaughter, while taking a gentle look at themes such as dementia, family, […]
Have you always wanted to chat with an ambassador? Now is your chance! At our diplomatic speed dating event, you can meet representatives from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland - in person, face to face. Come along, ask your questions and discover the German-speaking world at first hand! Our diplomats look forward […]
Fairy tale fans, listen up! Experience a magical hour at the library of Chênée in Liège on Wednesday, 8 October 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the ‘Woche für Deutsch - Week for German’ programme. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Deutsche Märchenstrasse (German Fairy Tale Route), the German Embassy […]
Weihnacht The magic of Christmas seen through the eyes of a child (Weihnacht). A neorealistic miniature about a young man whose bicycle is stolen (Ludwig). The intersecting lives of an office worker and an older striptease dancer who briefly touch. Loneliness and the transience of human encounters. Roland Klick, FRG 1963 ⁄ b/w ⁄ 10' […]
A speechless late-night host, an annoyed interpreter, a lightning-fast live illustrator – and you in the audience. The star of the evening: the German language. But it keeps everyone waiting. So the show team and the audience must figure out together what kind of personality German really has. Between games, interviews and hidden-picture action, a […]
The German Department of the Université de Namur invites you to the second edition of its city rally on the theme “German Language and Culture in Namur.” After the success of the first edition in 2024, we have prepared a brand-new set of riddles and tricky questions for you this year! Embark on a journey […]
As part of the Week of German, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation presents the film Die Ermittlung, based on the play of the same name by Peter Weiss. The feature film sheds light on the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials (1963–1965) and powerfully brings to life witness testimonies and historical facts. Like the stage play, the film highlights […]
The edgy, kinetic, and visionary cinema of Roland Klick is ready to be rediscovered. After working with international stars such as Mario Adorf and Dennis Hopper, Klick achieved international success and gained cult status. Yet, after directing only six feature films, he mysteriously disappeared from the scene. The story of an uncompromising filmmaker. For more […]
The Week for German will be officially opened on Monday, 6 October 2025, under the sign of humour by the German piano cabaret artist Anne Folger. Songs on the piano, stories, music, no tap dancing. Anne Folger performs piano cabaret with a clear backdrop, profound, eloquent humour and great, deep music. Her motto: No matter […]
From A like Amy Macdonald and Adèle to Z like Zarah Leander or Zaz, the interactive vinyl record exhibition offers an exciting and varied overview and fascinating insights into music history since the founding of BRF 80 years ago. Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Just in time for German Week, the Antwerp Tourist Office (TOPA) is now offering audio walks in several languages, including German, under the title 'Flemish Masters from the Shadows'. The aim is to familiarise tourists with Antwerp's rich art history. The focus is on the painters Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens, […]
Faust (Murnau, 1926) - 118’ Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) - 85'
Kameradschaft (G.W. Pabst, 1931) - 87'
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart. The exhibition will be accompanied by […]
After some information about the development and product range of Belgian Broadcasting, we will visit the radio studios, the television studio, and the TV control room. Registration is recommended but not mandatory: pr@brf.be. Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Registration: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
Culture from East Belgium Nebensache - secondary matter A theatre play – for all, ages 6 and up A Secondary matter. A commonplace story. A story without headline. Every night, Cornelius sleeps in a different place. Today he wakes up in a corner of a room. It could perhaps be a class room. He […]
A wonderful opportunity to discover slam and meet a German slammer, but also a great chance to practice the German language! On Wednesday, October 16th, the German poetry slammer Paul Bank will once again come to Liège for a workshop. He will work on German spoken-word texts with pupils and students. Creative fun guaranteed! Languages: […]
Film by Matthias Glasner https://www.grignoux.be/fr/evenement/2363/sterben
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. […]
Faust (Murnau, 1926) - 118’ Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano.
The German departments of the University of Namur and of the Haute-École de la Province de Namur would like to invite you to their treasure hunt on the theme of “German culture in Namur”. Embark with us on a journey of discovery through Namur and solve exciting riddles about German culture. Our treasure hunt will […]
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped […]
Wim Wenders, a filmmaker of wandering and space, which he films like a photographer, presents an existential and contemplative road movie that foreshadows his cult work Paris, Texas. A young German journalist, reporting from the USA, is stranded at a strike-bound airport. A woman in the same situation entrusts him with her little daughter Alice. […]
Gegen die Wand (Fatih Akin, 2003) - 121'
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. […]
In her poetry and prose as well as in her theatre plays, libretti and radio plays, the Vienna-based freelance writer Margret Kreidl weaves richly associative tapestries of sound, reactivating a variety of lyrical forms and traditions. Memories and dreams, references to texts from world literature and iconic works of art are interwoven with trivial elements […]
The Week for German will be officially opened by Bas Böttcher, a German writer and poetry slammer, on Monday, 14 October 2024, at 6.30 pm. Bas Böttcher is one of the co-founders of the German-language spoken word scene. His texts are regarded as classics of contemporary stage poetry. They appear in textbooks and important […]
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) - 85'
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped […]
The adult education school, CVO Semper in Brussels, located on the northern outskirts of the city, invites you to an exciting reading with an EU staff member. The theme of the reading is Europe.
