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Ukrainian feature wins best film at goEast 2026
Roman Ostrovskyi’s Ukrainian feature Clouds Move with Great Speed has won the Golden Lily for Best Film at the 26th goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, which took place in Wiesbaden from 21 to 27 April 2026. The festival’s first edition under new director Rebecca Heiler presented 76 films and welcomed more than…
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«It was the people and not the authorities»
INTERVIEW: Ada Solomon on Romanian cinema, documentary, and institutional failure.
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goEast 2026 juries, Georgia focus and EEFFN award revealed
The 26th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film has unveiled its jury lineups, thematic focus and first award news ahead of its 21 to 27 April return to Wiesbaden, where the event will screen 76 films from 40 countries across more than 100 events. Heading the international Competition Jury is…
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goEast 2026 expands documentary focus across competition and shorts
With less than two weeks to go before its 26th edition opens in Wiesbaden on 21 April, goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film has revealed further details of its programme. Among the newly announced Competition titles, Outliving Shakespeare stands out as one of the programme’s most intriguing documentary propositions. Another key documentary title is…
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goEast 2026 unveils Ada Solomon portrait and new competition titles
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film has unveiled a new tranche of programming for its 26th edition, set to run in Wiesbaden from 21 to 27 April 2026, led by a Portrait sidebar dedicated to Romanian producer Ada Solomon. One of the most internationally prominent producers to emerge from the region, Solomon…
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Death of Death
MORTALITY: A witty and unsettling journey through cryonics, anti-ageing science, and transhumanist fantasy, Death of Death explores the growing pursuit of immortality while exposing the inequality and power that may shape who gets to outlive death.
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goEast 2026 targets AI-era image politics with «Strategies of Resistance» programme
goEast has set the frame for its 26th edition, positioning the Wiesbaden-based festival as both a showcase for new Central and Eastern European cinema and a forum for interrogating today’s image politics. Running 21–27 April 2026, the DFF-backed event will again split its focus between curated industry-facing discourse and a competition lineup built around contemporary…
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goEast 2026 outlines dates, new director and Revolution-themed programming
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film will return to Wiesbaden, Germany, for its 26th edition from 21–27 April 2026. Hosted by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, the festival will run under new leadership, with Rebecca Heiler taking over as festival director. The 2026 edition adopts the overarching focus «Revolution!», moving away…
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Outliving Shakespeare
AGEING: In a remote Armenian retirement home, the clocks are no longer standing still.