An extensive catalog with wide background material and information about the films will be published for the festival. The editions from 2006 to 2017 also include a DVD with feature films, documentaries and short films on the subject.
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New from November 17, 2023
cinefest catalog 2023
Attention! Music… Between Film Comedy and Musical
Editorial Staff: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning
Accompanying catalogue to cinefest 2023, 168 p., color. pictures
Content: Contemporary reviews of the films, thematic and survey texts, and a biographical glossary.
Available from December at edition text+kritik, Munich
cinefest catalog 2022
Cranked, Unchained, Colorful, Digital. The Development of Camera Technology and Film Art in German Cinematography
Editorial Staff: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning
Accompanying catalogue to cinefest 2022, 168 p., color. pictures
Content: Contemporary reviews of the films, thematic and survey texts, and a biographical glossary.
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich ISBN: 978-3-96707-804-6
cinefest catalog 2021
Go West! Eastern European Filmmakers in Western Europe
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning
Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2021, approx. 160 pages, color. pictures
Content: Contemporary reviews of the films, thematic and survey texts, and a biographical glossary.
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich ISBN: 978-3-96707-673-8
cinefest catalog 2020:Cinema, War and Tulips. German-Dutch Film Relations
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning, Rommy Albers und Ivo Blom
Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2020, approx. 152 pages, color. pictures
Content: Contemporary reviews of the films, thematic and survey texts, and a biographical glossary.
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich.
ISBN: 978-3-96707-486-4
cinefest Catalog 2019
Dr. Strange or: Happiness comes from the clouds. Film between political comedy and social satire
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2019, 168 pages, color. pictures
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-96707-083-5
cinefest Catalog 2018
Masters of Weimar cinema. Joe May and the wandering image
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2018, 168 p., color. pictures
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-787-9
cinefest Catalog 2017
Between revolution and restoration. Culture and politics 1789-1848 reflected in the film
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for cinefest 2017, 168 pages, color. pictures
*incl. DVD, with the films “Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen” (BRD 1956, G. W. Pabst) and “Heinrich Heine” (1969/70, Herbert Seggelke)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-648-3
cinefest Catalog 2016
Broken language. Film authors and writers in exile
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2016, 168 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, with “Lebewohl, Fremde” (1990/91, Tevfik Başer); “Seifenblasen” (1933/34, Slatan Dudow); “Wissen sie nicht, wo Herr Kisch ist” (1985, Eduard Schreiber)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-560-8
cinefest Catalog 2015
People in the hotel. Cinematic encounters in limited spaces
Editorial: Olaf Brill Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2015, 168 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, with “Der Page vom Dalmasse-Hotel” (1933, Victor Janson); “Pension Elise Nottebohm” (1937, Phil Jutzi); “Ich war ja auch wer – Chefkoch Hermann Reussner, Jahrgang 1981, erzählt aus seinem Leben” (1982/83, Johanna Kleberg, Rolf Schnabel)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-462-5
cinefest Catalog 2014
Against? Publicity! New paths in documentary
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Kay Hoffmann Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2014, 168 p., color pictures
incl. DVD, among other films “Rote Fahnen sieht man besser” (BRD 1970/71, Theo Gallehr, Rolf Schübel)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-390-1
cinefest Catalog 2013
Forbidden! Film censorship in Europe
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Johannes, Roschlau Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2013, 170 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, among other films “Jadup und Boel” (DDR 1979-81, Rainer Simon)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich ISBN: 978-3-86916-339-0
cinefest Catalog 2012
Cold War and film spring. The cinema of the early 1960s
Editorial: Johannes, Roschlau, Olaf Brill Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2012, 166 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, among other films “Genosse Münchhausen” (BRD 1961/62, Wolfgang Neuss)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich ISBN: 978-3-86916-231-7
cinefest Catalog 2011
Europe’s prairies and canons. Western between Siberia and the Atlantic
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Johannes Roschlau Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2011, 166 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, amongst other films “Potato Fritz” (1975/76, Peter Schamoni)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-165-5
cinefest Catalog 2010
cinema trans-alpino. German-Italian film relationship
Editorial: Johannes Roschlau, Olaf Brill Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2010, 166 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, amonst other films “Notabene Mezzogiorno” (1962), “Das Reiseziel” (1969), “Gerettetes Venedig” (1974)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-123-5
cinefest Catalog 2009
Shadow of War. Innovation and tradition in European cinema 1940-1950
Editorial: Olaf Brill, Johannes Roschlau Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2009, 178 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, amonst other films “Liebe 47” (1948/49), sowie die Verfilmung von Wolfgang Borcherts “Draußen vor der Tür”
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-86916-041-2
cinefest Catalog 2008
Everything in shambles!…? Film production and propaganda in Europe 1940-1950
Editorial: Johannes Roschlau, Olaf Brill Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2008, 163 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, amonst other films “Die Jungen von Kranichsee” (1950) mit Gunnar Möller
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-88377-991-1
cinefest Catalog 2007
Film in the heart of Europe. German-Czech film relations in the 20th century
Editorial: Jörg Schöning, Johannes Roschlau Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2007, 158 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD, amonst other films Anny Ondras first sound film “Die vom Rummelplatz” (1930) and a forgotten short film featuring Maria Schell (“Die Ohrfeige”, 1971)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-88377-926-3
cinefest Catalog 2006
Cast off! Maritime cinema in Germany and Europe 1912-1957
Editorial: Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2006, 148 p., color pictures
*incl. DVD with maritime treasures from the archives, including: “Ein Matrosenabenteuer in Hamburg” (1909), “Der magische Gürtel” (1917), “Männer, Meer und Stürme” (1930)
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 987-3-88377-864-8
cinefest Catalog 2005
FilmEurope Babylon. Multilingual versions of the 1930s in Europe
Editorial: Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2005, 156 p., color pictures
Available at edition text+kritik, Munich. ISBN: 978-3-88377-792-4
cinefest Catalog 2004
The German film comedy before 1945. Empire, Weimar Republic and National Socialism
Editorial: Jörg Schöning Accompanying catalog for the cinefest 2004, 144 p., color pictures
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An overview of the previous cinefest catalogues can be found here and at edition text+kritik.