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'''GoEast''' is an International [[Film Festival]] which has been held annually in the [[Hesse|Hessian]] state capital of [[Wiesbaden]], [[Germany]] since its inception in 2001. It's primarily for films with an [[Eastern European]] background. It's held by the [[Deutsches Filminstitut]] (''German Film Institute'') for one week every April.
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'''GoEast''', styled '''goEast''', is an international [[film festival]] which has been held annually in the [[Hesse|Hessian]] state capital of [[Wiesbaden]], Germany, since its inception in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfestival goEast |url=https://www.wiesbaden.de/kultur/film/filmfeste/goeast_2024.php |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden |language=de}}</ref> The festival is primarily for films with an [[Eastern European]] background, and is held by the [[Deutsches Filminstitut]] (German Film Institute) for one week every April.


==History==
==History==
The goEast film festival, launched in 2001, was founded by [[Claudia Dillmann]], the Director of the [[German Film Institute – DIF]]. Likewise involved in developing the original festival concept was Swetlana Sikora, who has remained the festival’s Artist Director until 2010. “The time has come to open ourselves to the thoughts, images, myths and stories of our Eastern neighbours. To their culture. To their films,” wrote Claudia Dillmann in her foreword to the first festival catalogue.
The goEast film festival, launched in 2001, was founded by [[Claudia Dillmann]], the Director of the [[German Film Institute – DIF]]. Likewise involved in developing the original festival concept was Swetlana Sikora, who has remained the festival's Artist Director until 2010. "The time has come to open ourselves to the thoughts, images, myths and stories of our Eastern neighbours. To their culture. To their films.", wrote Claudia Dillmann in her foreword to the first festival catalogue.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


From the outset, the state capital [[Wiesbaden]] and the [[Hesse | Hessian]] state government showed considerable interest in goEast, and underscored this engagement with substantial support. And it was in Wiesbaden, a city maintaining rich historical ties with Eastern Europe, that the festival found a home in the Caligari-FilmBühne, one of Germany’s finest cinemas. [[Hilmar Hoffmann]] accepted the patronage of the festival, which very quickly established its profile within the festival landscape.
From the beginning, the state capital [[Wiesbaden]] and the state government of [[Hesse]] has given substantial support to the festival, as it made its home in the Caligari cinemas. [[Hilmar Hoffmann]] became patron of the festival.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


In late summer 2010 Gaby Babic took over the post of Festival Director. After Claudia Dillmann, Christine Kopf and Nadja Rademacher she is the fourth front woman of goEast. For the first time Gaby Babic unites the positions of Festival and Artistic Director.
In late summer 2010 Gaby Babic took over the post of Festival Director, and for the first time a combined role as Artistic Director as well. After Claudia Dillmann, Christine Kopf and Nadja Rademacher she is the fourth front woman of goEast.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


The 2021 festival took place in April, mainly online, as well as in the cities of [[Frankfurt]], [[Darmstadt]] and [[Giessen]].<ref>{{cite web | title=goEast Film Festival - 20.04.–26.04.2021 | website=filmfestival-goeast.de | date=2021 | url=https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503203900/https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/ | archive-date=3 May 2021 | url-status=unfit | access-date=6 September 2021}} [https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/download/2021/GoEast_Program_2021_web.pdf 2021 programme]</ref>
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goEast now plays host to some 180 guests annually, among them such renowned directors and stars as [[Krzysztof Zanussi]], [[Jiří Menzel]], [[István Szabó]] , [[Hanna Schygulla]], [[Béla Tarr]], [[Jerzy Stuhr]], [[Kira Muratova]], [[Otar Iosseliani]], [[Maria Schrader]], [[Joachim Król]], [[Sergei Loznitsa]], [[Bohdan Sláma]], [[Cristi Puiu]] and many more.

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Directors and stars who have been guests at the festival includes [[Krzysztof Zanussi]], [[Jiří Menzel]], [[István Szabó]], [[Hanna Schygulla]], [[Béla Tarr]], [[Jerzy Stuhr]], [[Kira Muratova]], [[Otar Iosseliani]], [[Maria Schrader]], [[Joachim Król]], [[Sergei Loznitsa]], [[Bohdan Sláma]], [[Cristi Puiu]] and many more.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


==Sections==
==Sections==


===Competition===
===Competition===
Ten feature films and six documentaries are nominated for the goEast Competition. Eligibility is restricted to productions completed within the past two years in the applicable countries; in addition, since 2008 documentaries made in Germany or Israel may be nominated if they possess clear thematic relevance to Central and Eastern Europe.
Ten feature films and six documentaries are nominated for the goEast Competition. Eligibility is restricted to productions completed within the past two years in the applicable countries; in addition, since 2008 documentaries made in Germany or Israel may be nominated if they possess clear thematic relevance to Central and Eastern Europe.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

===Symposium===
===Symposium===
The annual goeast symposiUm invites (film) scholars, historians and specialists to examine socially relevant topics within the context of historical artistic developments. This section is built around interdisciplinary debate encompassing a range of aesthetic and theoretical perspectives, and is accompanied by a separately curated series of films. All lectures, discussions and screenings are open to the general public.
The annual goeast symposiUm invites (film) scholars, historians and specialists to examine socially relevant topics within the context of historical artistic developments. This section is built around interdisciplinary debate encompassing a range of aesthetic and theoretical perspectives, and is accompanied by a separately curated series of films. All lectures, discussions and screenings are open to the general public.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


===Young Professionals Programme===
===Young Professionals Programme===
The goeast Students’ Competition presents work by young filmmakers from East and West. The [[BHF-BANK Foundation]] finances three audience prizes worth 1,000 EUR respectively as well as an adjudicated supporting prize (1,500 EUR) for the best short film from an Eastern European film school. Since 2007, goEast has hosted the presentation of the Co-Production award of the [[Robert Bosch Stiftung]], which offers support to three projects involving the cooperation of young filmmakers from Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as from Germany. Awarded in cooperation with [[ARTE]], a grant of up to 70,000 EUR goes to one outstanding project proposal in each of the three categories Documentary, Animation, and Short Film. With a week-long programme geared towards exchange of experience and provision of support for joint proposals, the annual Project Market
The goeast Students' Competition presents work by young filmmakers from East and West. The [[BHF-BANK Foundation]] finances three audience prizes worth 1,000 EUR respectively as well as an adjudicated supporting prize (1,500 EUR) for the best short film from an Eastern European film school. Since 2007, goEast has hosted the presentation of the Co-Production award of the [[Robert Bosch Stiftung]], which offers support to three projects involving the cooperation of young filmmakers from Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as from Germany. Awarded in cooperation with [[Arte|ARTE]], a grant of up to 70,000 EUR goes to one outstanding project proposal in each of the three categories Documentary, Animation, and Short Film. With a week-long programme geared towards exchange of experience and provision of support for joint proposals, the annual Project Market
fosters networking among young filmmakers from Eastern Europe and Germany. The workshops and discussions held during the goeast Young Professionals programme allow upcoming filmmakers to profit from the experience of renowned [[commissioning editor]]s, producers and directors.
fosters networking among young filmmakers from [[Eastern Europe]] and Germany. The workshops and discussions held during the goeast Young Professionals programme allow upcoming filmmakers to profit from the experience of renowned [[commissioning editor]]s, producers and directors.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


===Homage/Portrait===
===Homage/Portrait===
Dedicated to [[Otar Iosseliani]], [[Kira Muratova]] or [[Sergei Parajanov]] one year, to [[Jan Svěrák]], [[Benedek Fliegauf]] or [[Fatmir Koci]] the next – this alternating festival slot pays tribute to the achievements of established masters or highlights the inspiring careers of contemporary filmmakers or actors.
Dedicated to [[Otar Iosseliani]], [[Kira Muratova]] or [[Sergei Parajanov]] one year, to [[Jan Svěrák]], [[Benedek Fliegauf]] or [[Fatmir Koci]] the next – this alternating festival slot pays tribute to the achievements of established masters or highlights the inspiring careers of contemporary filmmakers or actors.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


===Beyond Belonging===
===Beyond Belonging===
Seeking to push back the boundaries of goEast, the section Beyond Belonging is open to productions from countries outside Central and Eastern Europe but bearing a clear relation to the region all the same. A changing Europe calls for a shift of perspective that looks beyond national and regional frontiers in order to examine the transformations affecting post-communist and western societies alike.
Beyond Belonging is open to productions from countries outside Central and Eastern Europe but bearing a clear relation to the region.

===Highlights===
===Highlights===
Genre cinema meets box-office hits! This section presents hand-picked highlights of Central and Eastern European mainstream cinema.
This section presents hand-picked highlights of Central and Eastern European mainstream cinema.


===Specials===
===Specials===
Special events include film archives, school film days, concerts and closing parties.
Film archives. Partner festivals. Matinees. School Film Days. Concerts. Closing parties. The goEast Specials round off the packed festival programme with interesting presentations, exciting guests and irresistible music.


==Awards==
==Awards==
An international jury chooses the recipients of the [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] Prize (10,000 EUR) – the “Golden Lily” – for Best Film, the “Remembrance and Future” documentary prize (10,000 EUR), the prize for Best Director (7,500 EUR) of the City of Wiesbaden, and the prize (2,000 EUR) of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. A jury dispatched by [[FIPRESCI]] awards the International Film Critics’ Prize.
An international jury chooses the recipients of the [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] Prize (10,000 EUR) – the “Golden Lily” – for Best Film, the "Remembrance and Future" documentary prize (10,000 EUR), the prize for Best Director (7,500 EUR) from the City of Wiesbaden, and the prize (2,000 EUR) from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. A jury dispatched by [[FIPRESCI]] awards the International Film Critics' Prize.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


==Award Winners==
==Award Winners==
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===ŠKODA Film Award (prize name changed in 2013)===
===ŠKODA Film Award (prize name changed in 2013)===
* 2013 - [[In Bloom (film)|In Bloom]] By [[Nana Ekvtimishvili]] and [[Simon Groß]]
* 2013 - [[In Bloom (film)|In Bloom]] By [[Nana Ekvtimishvili]] and [[Simon Groß]]

=== The ŠKODA Award "The Golden Lily" for Best Film ===
=== The ŠKODA Award "The Golden Lily" for Best Film ===
* 2012 - ''[[Living (film)|Living]]'' By [[Vassily Sigarev]]
* 2012 - ''[[Living (2012 film)|Living]]'' By [[Vassily Sigarev]]
* 2011 - ''[[A Stoker (film)|A Stoker]]'' By [[Alexei Balabanov]]
* 2011 - ''[[A Stoker (film)|A Stoker]]'' By [[Alexei Balabanov]]
* 2010 - ''[[Street Days (film)|Auf Street Days]]'' By [[Levan Koguashvili]]
* 2010 - ''[[Street Days]]'' By [[Levan Koguashvili]]
* 2009 - ''[[The Other Bank (film)|The Other Bank]]'' By [[George Ovashvili]]
* 2009 - ''[[The Other Bank]]'' By [[George Ovashvili]]
* 2008 - ''[[Magnus (film)|Magnus]]'' By [[Kadri Kõusaar]]
* 2008 - ''[[Magnus (2007 film)|Magnus]]'' By [[Kadri Kõusaar]]
* 2007 - ''[[Euphoria (film)|Euphoria]]'' By [[Ivan Vyrypaev]]
* 2007 - ''[[Euphoria (2006 film)|Euphoria]]'' By [[Ivan Vyrypaev]]
* 2006 - ''[[Tbilisi-tbilisi (film) | Tbilisi-tbilisi]]'' By [[Levan Zakarejšvili]]
* 2006 - ''[[Tbilisi-tbilisi (film)|Tbilisi-tbilisi]]'' By [[Levan Zakarejšvili]]
* 2005 - ''[[The Tuner (film) | The Tuner]]'' By [[Kira Muratova]]
* 2005 - ''[[The Tuner (film)|The Tuner]]'' By [[Kira Muratova]]
* 2004 - ''[[Roads To Koktebel (film)|Roads To Koktebel]]'' By [[Boris Khlebnikov]] and [[Aleksei Popogrebski]]
* 2004 - ''[[Roads To Koktebel (film)|Roads To Koktebel]]'' By [[Boris Khlebnikov]] and [[Aleksei Popogrebski]]
* 2003 - ''[[The Key Determining Dwarfs, Or The Last Travel Of Lemuel Gulliver]]'' By [[Martin Šulík]]
* 2003 - ''[[The Key Determining Dwarfs, Or The Last Travel Of Lemuel Gulliver]]'' By [[Martin Šulík]]
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=== Documentary Award By The Hertie Foundation (until 2007) ===
=== Documentary Award By The Hertie Foundation (until 2007) ===
* 2007 - ''[[How To Do It]]'' By [[Marcel Łoziński]]
* 2007 - ''[[How to Do It]]'' by [[Marcel Łoziński]]
* 2006 - ''[[Facing The Day]]'' By [[Ivona Juka]]
* 2006 - ''[[Facing the Day]]'' by [[Ivona Juka]]
* 2005 - ''[[Pretty Dyana]]'' By [[Boris Mitić]]
* 2005 - ''[[Pretty Dyana]]'' by [[Boris Mitić]]
* 2004 - ''[[Alphabet Of Hope]]'' By [[Stephan Komandarev]]
* 2004 - ''[[Alphabet of Hope]]'' by [[Stephan Komandarev]]
* 2003 - ''[[Bread Over The Fence]]'' By [[Stephan Komandarev]]
* 2003 - ''[[Bread Over the Fence]]'' by [[Stephan Komandarev]]
* 2002 - ''[[Joy of Life (2001 film)|Joy Of Life]]'' By [[Svetozar Ristovski]]
* 2002 - ''[[Joy of Life (2001 film)|Joy of Life]]'' by [[Svetozar Ristovski]]


=== Award Of The Federal Foreign Office For “artistic Originality Which Creates Cultural Diversity” ===
=== Award Of The Federal Foreign Office For “artistic Originality Which Creates Cultural Diversity” ===
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* 2009 - ''[[Morphia]]'' By [[Alexei Balabanov]]
* 2009 - ''[[Morphia]]'' By [[Alexei Balabanov]]
* 2008 - ''[[At The River]]'' By [[Eva Nejman]]
* 2008 - ''[[At The River]]'' By [[Eva Nejman]]
* 2007 - ''[[Armin]]'' By [[Ognjen Sviličić]]
* 2007 - ''[[Armin (film)|Armin]]'' By [[Ognjen Sviličić]]
* 2006 - ''[[Death Rode Out Of Persia]]'' By [[Putyi Horváth]]
* 2006 - ''[[Death Rode Out Of Persia]]'' By [[Putyi Horváth]]


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/index.php?article_id=2&clang=1 Official website] {{en icon}}


==External links==
* {{official|https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/}}
{{Film festivals}}
{{Film festivals}}


[[Category:Film festivals in Germany]]
[[Category:Film festivals in Germany]]
[[Category:International film festivals]]
[[Category:Culture in Wiesbaden]]
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[[Category:Media in Wiesbaden]]
[[Category:Mass media in Wiesbaden]]

Latest revision as of 09:24, 23 December 2024

GoEast, styled goEast, is an international film festival which has been held annually in the Hessian state capital of Wiesbaden, Germany, since its inception in 2001.[1] The festival is primarily for films with an Eastern European background, and is held by the Deutsches Filminstitut (German Film Institute) for one week every April.

History

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The goEast film festival, launched in 2001, was founded by Claudia Dillmann, the Director of the German Film Institute – DIF. Likewise involved in developing the original festival concept was Swetlana Sikora, who has remained the festival's Artist Director until 2010. "The time has come to open ourselves to the thoughts, images, myths and stories of our Eastern neighbours. To their culture. To their films.", wrote Claudia Dillmann in her foreword to the first festival catalogue.[citation needed]

From the beginning, the state capital Wiesbaden and the state government of Hesse has given substantial support to the festival, as it made its home in the Caligari cinemas. Hilmar Hoffmann became patron of the festival.[citation needed]

In late summer 2010 Gaby Babic took over the post of Festival Director, and for the first time a combined role as Artistic Director as well. After Claudia Dillmann, Christine Kopf and Nadja Rademacher she is the fourth front woman of goEast.[citation needed]

The 2021 festival took place in April, mainly online, as well as in the cities of Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Giessen.[2]

Directors and stars who have been guests at the festival includes Krzysztof Zanussi, Jiří Menzel, István Szabó, Hanna Schygulla, Béla Tarr, Jerzy Stuhr, Kira Muratova, Otar Iosseliani, Maria Schrader, Joachim Król, Sergei Loznitsa, Bohdan Sláma, Cristi Puiu and many more.[citation needed]

Sections

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Competition

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Ten feature films and six documentaries are nominated for the goEast Competition. Eligibility is restricted to productions completed within the past two years in the applicable countries; in addition, since 2008 documentaries made in Germany or Israel may be nominated if they possess clear thematic relevance to Central and Eastern Europe.[citation needed]

Symposium

[edit]

The annual goeast symposiUm invites (film) scholars, historians and specialists to examine socially relevant topics within the context of historical artistic developments. This section is built around interdisciplinary debate encompassing a range of aesthetic and theoretical perspectives, and is accompanied by a separately curated series of films. All lectures, discussions and screenings are open to the general public.[citation needed]

Young Professionals Programme

[edit]

The goeast Students' Competition presents work by young filmmakers from East and West. The BHF-BANK Foundation finances three audience prizes worth 1,000 EUR respectively as well as an adjudicated supporting prize (1,500 EUR) for the best short film from an Eastern European film school. Since 2007, goEast has hosted the presentation of the Co-Production award of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which offers support to three projects involving the cooperation of young filmmakers from Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as from Germany. Awarded in cooperation with ARTE, a grant of up to 70,000 EUR goes to one outstanding project proposal in each of the three categories Documentary, Animation, and Short Film. With a week-long programme geared towards exchange of experience and provision of support for joint proposals, the annual Project Market fosters networking among young filmmakers from Eastern Europe and Germany. The workshops and discussions held during the goeast Young Professionals programme allow upcoming filmmakers to profit from the experience of renowned commissioning editors, producers and directors.[citation needed]

Homage/Portrait

[edit]

Dedicated to Otar Iosseliani, Kira Muratova or Sergei Parajanov one year, to Jan Svěrák, Benedek Fliegauf or Fatmir Koci the next – this alternating festival slot pays tribute to the achievements of established masters or highlights the inspiring careers of contemporary filmmakers or actors.[citation needed]

Beyond Belonging

[edit]

Beyond Belonging is open to productions from countries outside Central and Eastern Europe but bearing a clear relation to the region.

Highlights

[edit]

This section presents hand-picked highlights of Central and Eastern European mainstream cinema.

Specials

[edit]

Special events include film archives, school film days, concerts and closing parties.

Awards

[edit]

An international jury chooses the recipients of the Škoda Prize (10,000 EUR) – the “Golden Lily” – for Best Film, the "Remembrance and Future" documentary prize (10,000 EUR), the prize for Best Director (7,500 EUR) from the City of Wiesbaden, and the prize (2,000 EUR) from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. A jury dispatched by FIPRESCI awards the International Film Critics' Prize.[citation needed]

Award Winners

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ŠKODA Film Award (prize name changed in 2013)

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The ŠKODA Award "The Golden Lily" for Best Film

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Award For Best Director Donated By The City Of Wiesbaden

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Documentary Award – “remembrance And Future” Of The Foundation Evz (since 2008)

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Documentary Award By The Hertie Foundation (until 2007)

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Award Of The Federal Foreign Office For “artistic Originality Which Creates Cultural Diversity”

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References

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  1. ^ "Filmfestival goEast". Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "goEast Film Festival - 20.04.–26.04.2021". filmfestival-goeast.de. 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021. 2021 programme
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