CALL FOR ENTRIES: 14th BERLIN & BEYOND 2009 

The 14th BERLIN & BEYOND will take place from January 15 to 21, 2009 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. For more than a decade we have been presenting independent dramatic, and documentary features and shorts from Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as a restored silent film. The festival also screens Kinofest Lünen's audience favorite, awards $5000 to the Best First Feature Film, announces an Audience Award and much more.

The Festival screens 35mm films or digital formats in special cases (doc films). The films main language should be German, English subtitles are required. Preview material should be on DVD in NTSC or PAL.

Please submit screening materials, any available background information, no later than October 10, 2008. No application form or entry fee is necessary.

To enter works or for further information, please contact:

BERLIN & BEYOND
at the Goethe-Institut
attn. Ingrid Eggers
530 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone (415) 263-8760
Fax (415) 391-8715

Email: program [at] sanfrancisco [dot] goethe [dot] org
www.goethe.de/sanfrancisco