{"id":11886,"date":"2025-08-27T17:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinefest.de\/festival\/cinefest-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:41:30","slug":"cinefest-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cinefest.de\/en\/festival\/cinefest-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"cinefest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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XXIII. cinefest - International Festival of German Film Heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Film: Fact and Fiction in History<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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November 13-22, 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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at cinema Metropolis (Kleine Theaterstr. 10, 20354 Hamburg)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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O.W. Fischer in LUDWIG II. (FRG 1954\/55, Helmut K\u00e4utner)
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Since the early days of cinema, historical figures and events have been a central theme. Countless films tell the (hi)stories of kings, artists, politicians, scientists, and historical events. In doing so, filmmakers have sometimes stuck more closely to the facts than others. The films are thus also a mirror of the respective social and political systems and reflect the contemporary view of history. cinefest 2026 explores this phenomenon, compares films from different eras, and examines what they tell us about the people portrayed, but above all about the time in which they were made.
The planning list includes such diverse figures as King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn, imperial und royal Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary (Mayerling affair), dancer Lola Montez, Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, composers Franz Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven, and rocket scientist Wernher von Braun or Reinhard Heydrich, whose lives have each been covered in several feature films (biopics). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In preparation for the congress and festival, an internal screening colloquium<\/strong> will take place at the Federal Archives in Lichterfelde. The date will be announced shortly.
The screening program is not a pre-selection and therefore does not constitute a template for the final festival program. Rather, we will view copies that are not easily accessible, uncertain films, and problem cases and discuss them with the participants. The colloquium also serves as a workshop to prepare for the congress, where ideas for lectures and focal points can be discussed.
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Catalog for cinefest<\/i> 2026<\/a><\/h3>

At cinefest<\/i>, an extensive catalogue with reviews and materials on the films and themes of the festival will be published again.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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An integral part of the festival is the 39th International Film History Congress<\/strong><\/a>. It will be held from November 19-21 at the Warburg House.<\/p>

Discussion<\/strong><\/a> forums on current and archival topics accompany cinefest<\/em>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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