goEast 2020

20th Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

From May 05. – 11, 2020 the festival will once again transform the German city of Wiesbaden into an epicenter of film and culture from Central and Eastern Europe. Current cinema and archival films, lectures, master classes, concer… Mehr anzeigen

Funding period

02.12.19 - 31.01.20

Realisation

May 05 – 11, 2020

Website & Social Media

Minimum amount (Start level): 10,000 €

10,000 € allow us to award an audience price for the first time, to invite filmmakers to Wiesbaden and to produce German subtitles for all competition films.

City

Wiesbaden

What is this project all about?

Every year, goEast transforms State Capital Wiesbaden into one of the most important international centres for Central and Eastern European cinema. goEast is a project organized by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum.

In 2020 the festival will celebrate its 20th edition. Around 110 films, 200 invited guests as well as over 450 professionals gather during goEast. The festival brings films to the silver screens in Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, G… Mehr anzeigen

What is the project goal and who is the project for?

“The time has come to open ourselves to the thoughts, images, myths and stories of our Eastern neighbours. To their culture. To their films…” wrote Claudia Dillmann, former director of DFF, upon founding the goEast film festival in 2001.

goEast aims to make cinema and culture from Central and Eastern Europe visible in Germany as well as to support filmmakers from the region. Despite their many international festival successes and awards, Central and Easter… Mehr anzeigen

Why would you support this project?

Central and eastern European cinema is diverse, alive and kicking. goEast offers exciting perspectives on art and culture from our eastern Neighbors. We offer a platform for creativity, we provide artists with visibility for their work and we facilitate cultural exchange.

goEast supports filmmakers and artists from Central and Eastern Europe. State support might be in short supply or limited by political and/or ideological criteria. Especially the young and… Mehr anzeigen

How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?

On the occasion oft he 20th festival edition goEast plans to involve our audiences even more closely: for the first time we would like to award an audience prize, based on votes from all of our visitors.

Our film guests come from far and beyond and the travel costs put a heavy strain on our budget. Environmentally friendlier options like train travel and direct flights are usually more expensive than regular travel options. With your support we will be abl… Mehr anzeigen

Who are the people behind the project?

goEast – Festival fo Central and Eastern European Film is a project organized by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V. The festival was founded in 2001 by former DFF director Claudia Dillmann.

The goEast festival office is located in downtown Wiesbaden. Our team consists of Head of festival/artistic director Heleen Gerritsen, Head of Management & Organisation Jan Peschel and Program Coordinator Dominik Streib. We work on goEast year round. … Mehr anzeigen

Jan Peschel