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Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Fall 2026 edition of WeimarCinema.org is now live! Featuring 7 new essays & 2 new film dossiers!!

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WeimarCinema.org — an archive and journal on Weimar-era German film, edited by Anton Kaes and Cynthia Walk.

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Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

For anyone interested in Weimar film, sign up to the mailing list below to keep informed of new scholarship & events. It’s also a place to ask for advice from colleagues! www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

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Jonah I. Garde @jonahgarde.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

‪ It's publication day! The volume Weimar's Queer Visual Cultures edited by the most wonderful editors @katielmsutton.bsky.social, Ina Linge, and Birgit Lang is hot off the press! Proud to be among such stellar authors! Get your library copy here: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

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Weimar’s Queer Visual Cultures - University of Toronto Press

Birgit Lang is a professor of German at the University of Melbourne.

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

1/4: Registration for the Rethinking Weimar Cinema conference (organised by @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social) is now open! The conference will take place 17-19 June at Worcester College, Oxford. Spaces are limited so register via the link below to secure your place!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The Spring edition of WeimarCinema.org is here! The issue brings together three original essays and a new film dossier, each offering fresh perspectives on Weimar Cinema. www.weimarcinema.org

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The University of St. Andrews' OeAD-Lektorin, Verena Latschbacher, is organising a wonderful showcase of Austrian cinema! A particular highlight of the showcase will be the Scottish premiere of Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten! All screenings are generously supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum.

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Weimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join us at the University of Warwick next week for a free screening of Die freudlose Gasse as part of Dr. Ian Roberts' Weimar 100 project! Registration here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/EShTmXnxZF

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Forthcoming Konrad Wolf retrospective at the Goethe Institut London! From 12 November 2025 through to end of January 2026, they will show 10 of Konrad Wolf's 15 films. More info on their website! www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

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Weimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Join us on 20 November at 5pm (UK) for an online event with Dr. Paul Flaig (University of St. Andrews) to celebrate the release of his new book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed! Sign up via this form to receive the joining details shortly before the event

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Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📢🚨 ONLY 24 HOURS TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE CFP CLOSES!!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Reminder: The deadline GSSN/DAAD-sponsored conference 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' conference (University of Oxford, 17-19 June 2026) is only one week away – 31 October 2025. We would be grateful if you could share the call with any students or colleagues who may be interested!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Congratulations to our very own Paul Flaig on the publication of his book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed - out today with Bloomsbury, in the World Cinema series edited by Lúcia Nagib and Julian Ross www.bloomsbury.com/uk/weimar-sl...

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Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed

From cabaret songs inspired by Buster Keaton to Mickey Mouse's diagnosis as a “melo-maniac,” Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed explores the extr…

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Join us for a special screening at the Bell Pettigrew Museum! Dead Birds Flying High, a film by Sönje Storm (2022) October 1, 18:00 Entry free. Book here.

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

A new edition of WeimarCinema.org is now available! Including a new dossier on The Oyster Princess by our own @mharrabin.bsky.social and one on M by Tony Kaes! Also includes several new essays, as well as updates on recent publications and restorations!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The deadline is fast approaching for attending an upcoming GSSN-organised workshop "Teaching German through Film and Television," organised by Molly Harrabin! Please spread the word among UK-based German language secondary school teachers! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/t...

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Teacher Workshop- Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context (4th October 2025, University of Warwick) – German Screen Studies Network

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Re-posting the announcement of the German Screen Studies Network's upcoming film workshop for secondary school teachers in German. Spread the word! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/t...

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Teacher Workshop- Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context (4th October 2025, University of Warwick) – German Screen Studies Network

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The German Screen Studies Network is excited to announce a CFP for the conference, "Rethinking Weimar Cinema Conference" to be held at Oxford University 17-19 June 2026, co-organised by Lawrence Alexander and Molly Harrabin! germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/08/c...

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CFP: Rethinking Weimar Cinema Conference (University of Oxford, 17 – 19 June 2026) – German Screen Studies Network

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Calling all German teachers: the German Screen Studies Network is running a DAAD-funded workshop in October at the University of Warwick on "Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context"! Spread the word: germanscreenstudies.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/05/w...

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Workshop: Teaching German Through Film and Television: Language, Culture, and Context (October 4th, University of Warwick) – German Screen Studies Network

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The GSSN was delighted to hear about the ‘In Focus: Pia Frankenberg’ retrospective of the films of Pia Frankenberg, taking place 19–23 September 2025 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. For further details, check out their website - www.ica.art/films/in-foc...

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Today we celebrate the 68th birthday of German actor and musician Ulrich Tukur , best-known for his role as the Baron in Michael Haneke's Das weisse Band! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Herr Tukur!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

On this day in 1884, Swiss-born German actor Emil Jannings was born. He is best-known for his roles in Der letzte Mann (1924) and Der blaue Engel (1930). After the Nazi seizure of power, he prolonged his career by starring in several films that promoted Nazism.

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

On this day in 1974, German actress Franka Potente was born! Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she starred in the acclaimed action thriller Lola rennt and has since starred in Hollywood films including appearances in the Jason Bourne films. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Frau Potente!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

On this day in 1891, Austrian-Jewish actress Ellen Richter was born! Richter founded her own production company (1920) after she grew increasingly frustrated with being type-cast into 'exotic' roles. Richter had disappeared into relative obscurity her films were shown at Pordenone & Arsenal Berlin

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

On this day in 1889, German film producer & executive Erich Pommel was born! As head of production at Decla-Film, Decla-Bioskop & UFA, Pommel was responsible many of the best-known Weimar films including Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) and Metropolis (1927).

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The GSSN would like to congraulate our founder, Professor Erica Carter, who has been made a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.This is wonderful news and very much deserved!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

On this day in 1973, German actress, director & screenwriter Yasemin Șamdereli was born! Șamdereli was awarded the German Filmpreis in 2011 for her film, Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland.

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

On this day in 1976, German actress Diane Kruger was born! She starred as Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) and in 2017 made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's Aus dem Nights, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

On this day in 1919, Ernst Lubitsch's Die Austernprinzessin was released! A grotesque comedy in four acts about an American millionaire's spoiled daughter's marriage that does not go as planned, the film stars Ossi Oswalda in the leading female role!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

On this day in 1904, Hungarian-born actor Peter Lorre was born! Lorre became an international sensation in 1931 when he starred as child serial killer Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's M!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

On this day in 1941, the German director, screenwriter & producer Jutta Brückner was born! Brückner's films include Tue recht und scheue niemand – Das Leben der Gerda Siepebrink (1975) & Hungerjahre (1980). Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Frau Brückner!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Today marks the 60th birthday of German filmmaker Uwe Boll! He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises such as Alone in the Dark. Alles Gute sum Geburtstag Herr Boll!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

On this day in 1953, Ulrich Mühe was born. Many of you will remember Mühe for his role as Gerd Wiesler in Das Leben der Anderen (2006), for which he received the Deutscher Filmpreis gold award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role & the Best Actor Award at the 2006 European Film Awards.

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Elizabeth Ward is keen to hear from academics with an expertise in either film relations between the GDR & African countries or film relations between the GDR & Southern/East Asian countries for a potential edited volume contribution should contact Elizabeth directly. Contact details below.

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Ph.D. Elizabeth Ward

Dr. Elizabeth Ward is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow with the Department of History, Chair for the History of the 19th to 21st Centuries. Her research...

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

On this day in 2015, Deutschland 83, which stars Jonas Nay as a 24-year-old East German native sent to the West as an undercover Stasi spy, premiered on US channel SundanceTV, becoming the first German-language series to air on a US network!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

On this day in 1979, German & Spanish actor Daniel Brühl was born! Best-known for Goodbye Lenin (2003) and Die fatten Jahre sind vorbei (2004), Brühl also starred in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds (2009). Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Herr Brühl!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

On this day in 1980, German actress Sibel Kekilli was born! She gained public attention in 2004 for her role in Gegen die Wand but more widely known for her role as Shae in Game of Thrones. Alles Gute sum Geburtstag Frau Kekilli!

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German Screen Studies Network @g-s-s-n.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

On this day in 1963, German presenter, filmmaker, actress & writer Mo Asumang was born! She has made several documentaries including Die Aries (2014) which was nominated for a Grimme-Preis. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Frau Asumang!

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