Heidelberger Literaturtage is one of the highlights of cultural life in Heidelberg. At this festival there are readings by international writers, as well as author talks and music performances. Publishers, bookshops, libraries present authors and new publications. This festival is created to emphasize the importance of literature and to show its indispensability in urban cultural life.
Over all the years, this musical festival has contributed significantly to the feeling of life and the identity of Nuremberg. The special feature of this festival is the mixture of the official festival program on the nine stages, as well as the many unknown artists who spread throughout the old town. Everyone who feels called to do so can be found in the old town of Nuremberg during the festival. In Karolinenstraße there is a small stage without a fixed program. The surprising program of Bardentreffen includes 90 concerts. You should not miss it.
Since its inception almost 140 years ago, the Munich Opera Festival has lost none of its attractiveness. A lot of performances from the repertoire of the Bavarian State Opera will be performed in just under six weeks. It is worthwhile show that no one should miss.
Literaturfest München is an international literature event, which has been taking place in Munich at the end of November until the beginning of December for three weeks. Literaturfest München is a literary highlight in the annual cultural calendar of the city. The Festival in Munich can be a great experience and adventure for everybody, who wants to travel to Germany.
The Krimifestival Munich is one of the most exciting international crimefests in the German-speaking world and has been held annually since spring 2003 in Munich. It is an unforgettable event for those, who admire of Agatha Christie. A lot of famous authors and artists from Munich and around the world have already took part of the Crimefest in Munich – for example, Friedrich Ani, Simon Beckett, Fred Breinersdorfer, Jörg Maurer, Miroslav Nemec, Ingrid Noll, Dagobert Lindlau, Robert Wilson, Gabriele Wolff, Manfred Zapatka, and others.
The Filmfestival Max Ophüls Prize is an annual film festival in Saarbrücken for young filmmakers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Among experts, it is regarded as one of the most important forums for German-speaking young talents. In 1980, Albrecht Stuby founded the Max Ophüls Filmfestival. The festival started with 700 spectators. Nowadays the audience and the number of films submitted have grown steadily – in 2016 the festival counted 43,000 visitors.
Filmfest Hamburg is a festival for the public. Every year in the autumn, it attracts more than 40,000 movie lovers in ten days on eleven screens with about 140 national and international feature and documentary films. Filmfest Hamburg presents the first productions of young German and international film makers as well as the films of major directors. Oscar-winning actors such as Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton, as well as German directors such as Wim Wenders, Fatih Akin, Andreas Dresen and Tom Tykwer form the entire artistic diversity of the festival.
It is one of the most interesting events of the year. Everybody, who is fond of reading, have to visit this fair. At this fair, a lot of publishers from Germany and other countries introduce all sorts of books, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, calendars, art books, audiobooks.
The program of the Berlin International Film Festival shows about 400 films every year. Berlinale is focused on the geopolitical progressive cinema. The jury paid particular attention to ensuring that films from around the world are to be presented in the festival program. Is is truly a significant event for movie lovers.