Festival Program 2022
More than 70 films from all around the world - many of them world premieres or German premieres - can be seen at the 15th LICHTER Filmfest from May 10th to May 15th 2022: big, colorful, long, short, loud, quiet, weird, strong, queer, smart and freeing films. It is a more than worthy anniversary programme. Find out yourself!
All festival venues can be found here
Festival passes & congress passes can be found here
Section
Country
Language
language version
TUE, 10. May
20:00 h
Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm – Liebe, D Mark und Tod
Section: Future German Cinema
Direction: Cem Kaya
Berlinale 2022 - Gewinner Publikumspreis
Hessenpremiere
(In Anwesenheit des Regisseurs Cem Kaya und des Produzenten Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)
Tuesday 10 May 2022, 20:00 h, CineStar Metropolis
WED, 11. May
10:30 h
Panel: The Other Cinema: On the Future of a Cultural Venue
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 10:30 h, CineStar Metropolis
13:00 h
Open Discussion: Junge Perspektiven auf den Tisch
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 13:00 h, CineStar Metropolis
15:00 h
Panel: Das Andere Kino: Zur Zukunft eines Kulturortes
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 15:00 h, CineStar Metropolis
15:00 h
Panel: What Film Education Does Europe Need?
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(in cooperation with DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 15:00 h, CineStar Metropolis
17:00 h
Panel: Perspectives on What We Call Cinema Spaces
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(in Zusammenarbeit mit HessenFilm und Medien)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 17:00 h, CineStar Metropolis
17:15 h
Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm – Liebe, D Mark und Tod
Section: Future German Cinema
Direction: Cem Kaya
Berlinale 2022 - Gewinner Publikumspreis
Hessenpremiere
(In Anwesenheit des Regisseurs Cem Kaya und des Produzenten Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 17:15 h, Pupille Kino
17:30 h
Panel: Neue Formationen - Neue Produzent:innen
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(Präsentiert von Brehm u. Van Moers)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 17:30 h, CineStar Metropolis
20:00 h
Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors
Section: Future German Cinema
Direction: Alice Agneskirchner
Hessenpremiere
(In Anwesenheit der Regisseurin)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 20:00 h, Kino des DFF
20:00 h
Als Susan Sontag im Publikum saß
Section: Regional Feature Film Program
Direction: RP Kahl
Eröffnungsfilm - achtung berlin Filmfestival
(In Anwesenheit des Regisseurs)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 20:00 h, Mal Seh'n Kino
21:30 h
AEIOU - Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe
Section: Future German Cinema
Direction: Nicolette Krebitz
Hessenpremiere
(In Anwesenheit der Regisseurin Nicolette Krebitz)
Wednesday 11 May 2022, 21:30 h,
THU, 12. May
10:00 h
IZK+F Closed Session: Initiative Zukunft Kino + Film
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
Thursday 12 May 2022, 10:00 h,
11:00 h
Panel: What Film Education Does Europe Need?
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(in Kooperation mit DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum)
Thursday 12 May 2022, 11:00 h,
17:00 h
Panel Discussion: Filmmakers at War
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(In cooperation with FERA)
Thursday 12 May 2022, 17:00 h,
18:00 h
Fritz Bauers Erbe – Gerechtigkeit verjährt nicht
Section: Regional Feature Film Program
Direction: Isabel Gathof, Sabine Lamby, Cornelia Partmann; Co-Regie/Dramaturgische Beratung: Jens Schanze
Weltpremiere
(In Anwesenheit der Regisseurinnen)
Thursday 12 May 2022, 18:00 h,
18:00 h
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (偶然と想像)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Ryüsuke Hamaguchi
Gewinner des Silbernen Bären der Berlinale 2021 – Großer Preis der Jury
Thursday 12 May 2022, 18:00 h, Kino des DFF
20:00 h
On the Other Side (Del Otro Lado)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Iván Guarnizo
Malaga Film Festival - Gewinner Publikumspreis
Deutschlandpremiere
(In Anwesenheit des Regisseurs)
Thursday 12 May 2022, 20:00 h, Mal Seh'n Kino
20:00 h
The Worst Person in the World (Verdens verste menneske)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Joachim Trier
Cannes 2021 - Gewinner Beste Schauspielerin & nominiert Palme D'or
Thursday 12 May 2022, 20:00 h, Eldorado Filmtheater
21:45 h
Shall I Compare You To a Summer’s Day?
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Mohammad Shawky Hassan
Wettbewerbsfilm der Berlinale 2022
Double Feature mit "Venus in Nykes"
Thursday 12 May 2022, 21:45 h, Mal Seh'n Kino
FRI, 13. May
13:00 h
Panel: Filmmaking & Politics: a 21st Century Mismatch?
Section: Congress Future German Cinema
(in Kooperation mit FERA)
Friday 13 May 2022, 13:00 h,
18:30 h
The Employer and the Employee (El Empleado y el Patrón)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Manuel Nieto Zas
Hessenpremiere
Friday 13 May 2022, 18:30 h, Kino des DFF
22:00 h
International Short Film Programme
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Chema García Ibarra
Locarno 2021 - Gewinner des Goldenen Leoparden
Hessenpremiere
Friday 13 May 2022, 22:00 h, Mal Seh'n Kino
SAT, 14. May
18:00 h
Leonor Will Never Die (Ang Pagbabali Ng Kwago)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Martika Ramirez Escobar
Sundance 2022 - Gewinner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
Deutschlandpremiere
Saturday 14 May 2022, 18:00 h,
SUN, 15. May
18:00 h
The Middle Ages (La Edad Media)
Section: International Feature Film Program
Direction: Alejo Moguillansky, Luciana Acuña
Berlinale 2022 - Wettbewerbsfilm
Sunday 15 May 2022, 18:00 h, Kino des DFF