Caligari 18:30
OPENING PROGRAMME

Following the opening ceremony, we will be screening a programme of short films featuring the following titles:

THE EXHIBITION – Dáša Raimanová, Béla Váradi
BERLIN NOT FOR SALE – Irena Vrkljan
ERASERHEAD IN A KNITTED SHOPPING BAG – Lili Koss
Tickets: 10 Euro / reduced 9 Euro

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 21:15–22:15
FILMTALK: FAMILY BUSINESS
With Hana Jušić (director GOD WILL NOT HELP), Iga Lisa (director BALTYK), Markéta Ekrt Válková (director AMIRAS CHILDREN), Ada Solomon (producer)
Free Entry

CLUBHOUSE opening hours: 20:00-22:30

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 14:00–15:30
WORKSHOP: „RESPECTFUL ROMANI REPRESENTATION: BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK”
Curated by Lisa Smith (Critical Film and Image Hub, Forschungsstelle Antiziganismus, Universität Heidelberg) in collaboration with the Critical Film and Image Hub and the Romani Filmmakers Network. The number of participants is limited to 20. Registeration possible under: goeast-orga@dff.film

Free Entry

CLUBHOUSE opening hours: 20:30-23:00

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 10:00–10:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „CINEMATIC STRATEGIES OF RESISTANCE: OPENING LECTURE” by Borjana Gaković

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 11:00–11:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „ROCK / PAPER / SCISSORS: IRENA VRKLJAN AND THE DFFB AROUND 1968″ by Tobias Hering

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 12:00–12:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „THE ROAD OF THE REVOLUTION – A FILM DISCUSSION” with Jan Eilhardt

All lectures are free of charge and will be held in English.

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 16:00–17:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: „FOKUS AUF GEORGIEN”
With:Salomé Alexi, director, President of the Georgian Film Institute
Gaga Gogoladze, political scientist, board member of GZA (Georgian Centre Abroad)
Reinhard Kaul-Seeger, doctor, theatre director and eyewitness to the use of tear gas against demonstrators in 1989

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 21:00–22:00
FILM TALK: „FOCUS ON UKRAINE”
With: Olena Gepper (Dekoloniale Ukraine), Glib Lukianets (Producer FLOWERS OF UKRAINE), Iryna Kyporenko (Producer CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED)
Free entry

Altes Gericht, Eventkeller (UG) 22:30
goEast Party @Altes Gericht
With DJ Janeck and DJ Petit Pois
Admission by donation

CLUBHOUSE opening hours: 20:30-23:00

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 10:00–10:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „FROM PROTEST TO FILM LANGUAGE: THE RISE OF MODERN UKRAINIAN CINEMA” by Vika Leshchenko

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 11:00–11:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „LEFT OUT’—NOTES ON UNOFFICIAL FILM IN THE FINAL PHASE OF DDR SOCIALISM. LECTURE WITH CASE STUDIES.” by Dr. Claus Löser

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 12:00–12:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „INVISIBLE DOCS FROM THE FRONTLINE – FILM AS A TOOL OF WORKERS RESISTANCE IN SERBIA” by Ivan Velisavljević

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 13:00–13:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „HOW I BECAME A DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLER OF THE SERBIAN STUDENT MOVEMENT” by Senka Domanović

All lectures are free of charge and will be held in English.

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 12:00–13:30
FIPRESCI DISCUSSIONSPANEL „WHO OWNS THE REVOLUTION?”
With film critics: Mariana Hristova, Mariola Wiktor and Stojan Sinadinov. Hosted by Marta Moneva-Enchev

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 21:00–22:00
FILM TALK: „A LIFE’S LEGACY”
With Laila Pakalniņa (director CAT ON MY MIND), Arym Kubat Aktan (director BLACK RED YELLOW), Alexandra Bidian (director SCHON LANGE KEIN FRÜHLING)
Free entry

Kulturzentrum Schlachthof 23:00
goEast Party @Schlachthof mit LUDMILA POGODINA
Entry 10 Euro // Free entry with Festivalbadge

CLUBHOUSE opening hours: 20:30-23:30.

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 10:00–10:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „VIDEOGRAMS OF A REVOLUTION – AN ARCHIVE AND ITS MANIFOLD USES” by Christian Ferencz-Flatz

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 11:00–11:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „SIGNALS OF RESISTANCE. HOW FEKETE DOBOZ TURNED VIDEO INTO A WEAPON AGAINST THE DICTATORSHIP” by Zsuzsa Zádori

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 12:00–12:45
SYMPOSIUMSVORTRAG: „TO DREAM THROUGH THE IN-BETWEENS: CINEMA AS TRANCE AND INTERVENTION” by Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

All lectures are free of charge and will be held in English.

Altes Gericht, Civilkammersaal (1. OG) 16:00–17:30
IN CONVERSATION WITH: ADA SOLOMON
Free entry

Altes Gericht, Clubhouse (EG) 21:15–22:15
FILM TALK: „SOMETIMES THIS SPACE COULD HURT YOU”
With: Tamar Kalandadze, Julien Pebrel, (directors KARTLI KINGDOM), Béla Varadi, (codirector THE EXHIBITION), Giedrė Žickytė (director A GOODNIGHT KIS)

CLUBHOUSE opening hours: 20:30-23:00.

Altes Gericht, Schwurgerichtsaal (1. OG) 10:00–12:30
PROJECT MARKET PITCH of the East-West Talent Lab
Free Entry

Kulturpalast Wiesbaden 23:00
goEast Closing Party
Free Entry

 

Caligari 19:00
goEast Awards Ceremony & Screening of the 2026 Winning Film
Awards Ceremony for the 26th goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
Tickets: 10 Euro / ermäßigt 9 Euro