In his first UK appearance since his latest film In The Fade won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Akin will talk about the controversy surrounding his latest work, his eclectic body of work that is a heady mix of comedies, thrillers and music documentaries, all while being the leading cinematic voice on cultural assimilation. ...

Screenings, panels, workshops, live music and performance, all aimed at showcasing the very best contemporary, young, creative talent. ...

On the thirty-year anniversary of the implementation of Section 28 we will be showing films about LGBTQ+ London in the 1980s and today looking at the law, its implications and the resistance against it. This will be followed by a panel discussion bringing together community members and activists involved in LGBTQ+ struggles then and now to learn and act on the legacy of Section 28. ...

A coming together of housing campaigns from across the city for a sharing of stories, ideas and tactics in the fight for social housing, raising money for relief projects supporting Grenfell Tower survivors. ...

A journey through memory, place and performance… through utopian dreams and concrete realities… the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex. ...

In his first UK appearance since his latest film In The Fade won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Akin will talk about the controversy surrounding his latest work, his eclectic body of work that is a heady mix of comedies, thrillers and music documentaries, all while being the leading cinematic voice on cultural assimilation. ...

“Güney’s films are the essence of life.” So declares Michael Haneke in this magnificent documentary portrait of Kurdish filmmaker, actor and political dissident Yilmaz Güney (1937-1984). ...

Contextualising the screening of Fatih Akin’s In the Fade at the East Film Festival, the Goethe-Institut will be screening In the Middle of Germany – a three-part fictitious exploration of the murders carried out by the Neo-Nazis group NSU across Germany between 2000 and 2007. ...

CANCELLED - An extended in conversation with Oscar and Golden Globe nominee and Bafta Award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor. ...

Amateur footage and the narration of refugees now living in Austria creates a visceral and personal account of the recent history of Iraq and Syria. ...

Across the Turkey-Syria border Kurdish communities survive through solidarity. A profound perspective on what society comes to mean in the shadow of war. ...

An evening of short films and a panel discussion to illustrate the power of women on screen – from gender reversal to interplanetary future. ...