Thanks to our friends at Palace we have five in season double passes to giveaway to this year’s German Film Festival.
The 2025 HSBC German Film Festival will be screening nationally from 30 April to 28 May. The festival will return to Brisbane from 7 May to 28 May, exclusively at Palace James St and Barracks Cinemas.
This year’s dynamic lineup features a captivating selection of contemporary German cinema, including a number of titles making their Australian debut straight from the 2025 Berlinale. Expect thought-provoking dramas, insightful documentaries, delightful comedies, and heartwarming family films.
A Special Presentation at this year’s festival is the highly acclaimed documentary RIEFENSTAHL directed by celebrated filmmaker Andres Veiel. Having gained unprecedented access to the private estate of 20th century filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, Veiel explores the legacy of the woman who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will. This insightful documentary draws on incredible archival material and footage from Riefenstahl, who continually denied any close ties to the Nazi regime.
The festival is thrilled to be welcoming RIEFENSTAHL director Andres Veiel to Australia, where he will be participating in a series of Q&A events in selected cities.
The 2025 Festival Centrepiece arriving directly from the recent Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) is Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s thriller HYSTERIA. A piercing reflection on the power of images and the dynamics of perception, projection and social hysteria, the film features one of European cinema’s rising stars Devrim Lingnau as an assistant director intern who is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, lies and paranoia on a film set when a burned Quran is discovered.
To be in the running to win, follow ‘timeoff’ on instagram at “timeoffmagazine” then send an email to prizes@timeoffmedia.com.au with “GFF” in the subject line. Winners will be notified by return email. QLD addresses only. One entry per person. Comp closes April 21. 
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