Due to the risk of infection by the coronavirus, many film festivals have been cancelled or postponed or/and held online.


THESSALONIKI
23^rd Documentary Festival - TDF | Part 2 Hybrid · taking place in 2 parts
24.6. - 4.7.2021

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THE BUBBLE by Valerie Blankenbyl


ROME
9. Sotto le stelle dell’Austria
23.6. - 7.7.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
ONCE WERE REBELS (WAREN EINMAL REVOLUZZER) by Johanna Moder
OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi
STROKE OF LUCK (GLÜCK GEHABT) by Peter Payer
WHY NOT YOU (HOCHWALD) by Evi Romen
WIRED FOR MUSIC - INSIDE THE WIENER SYMPHONIKER (TONSÜCHTIG - DIE WIENER SYMPHONIKER VON INNEN) by Iva Svarcová, Malte Ludin


KOSICE
28^th Art Film Fest
23.6. - 27.6.2021

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FOX IN A HOLE (FUCHS IM BAU) by Arman T. Riahi

PRAGUE, BRNO, OSTRAVA
28^th Days of European Film · moved from April to June
16.6. - 23.6.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


DORTMUND
Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln · postponed from April to June and held online
15.6. - 20.6.2021 (original dates 20.4. - 25.4.2021)

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze


FLORENCE
61^st Festival dei Popoli Reloaded
15.6. - 18.6.2021

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NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD (AUFZEICHNUNGEN AUS DER UNTERWELT) by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel


ANNECY
60^e Festival international du film d’animation · held in a hybrid form
14.6. - 19.6.2021

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SNOTTY BOY (ROTZBUB) by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Santiago López Jover


BIARRITZ
3^rd FIPADOC - Festival International Documentaire · postponed from January to June (only Industry Days taking held online in January)
12.6. - 17.6.2021 (original dates 18.1. - 24.1.2021)

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc
WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


SHANGHAI
24^th International Film Festival
11.6. - 20.6.2021

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FOX IN A HOLE (FUCHS IM BAU) by Arman T. Riahi
RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS (RISIKEN UND NEBENWIRKUNGEN) by Michael Kreihsl


BANJA LUKA
Cinema Parallels Film Festival
10.6. - 12.6.2021

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SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter


GERA & ERFURT
29. Deutsches Kinder Medien Festival “Goldener Spatz” · taking place online
6.6. - 12.6.2021

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THE SCARY HOUSE (DAS SCHAURIGE HAUS) by Daniel Geronimo Prochaska


BOLOGNA
17^th Biografilm Festival - International Celebration of Lives · held in a hybrid form
4.6. - 14.6.2021

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SOLDAT AHMET by Jannis Lenz


SHERBROOKE
8^e Festival cinéma du monde · digital edition
3.6. - 10.6.2021

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


PADUA, ABANO TERME
8. Detour. Travel Film Festival
3.6. - 6.6.2021

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LILLIAN by Andreas Horvath


ROTTERDAM
50^th International Film Festival | Part 2 Hybrid · festival taking place in 2 parts (February and June)
2.6. - 6.6.2021 (original dates 27.1. - 7.2.2021)

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DAVOS by Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann


STARA ZAGORA
8^th ”The Golden Linden“ International Film Festival of New European Cinema
29.5. - 2.6.2021

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


KIEV
50^th International Film Festival “Molodist” · taking place in a hybrid format
29.5. - 6.6.2021

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


BOSTON, MA
6^th Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston · taking place online
28.5. - 30.5.2021

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


SYDNEY, CANBERRA, MELBOURNE, PERTH...
German Film Festival
25.5. - 20.6.2021

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MADISON by Kim Strobl
OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


SAN FRANCISCO, CA
25^th “Berlin & Beyond” Film Festival · postponed from the end of April to the end of May and held in a hybrid form
25.5. - 30.5.2021 (original dates 29.4. - 4.5.2021)

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NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND (NARZISS UND GOLDMUND) by Stefan Ruzowitzky


CHELTENHAM
3^rd International Film Festival | Part 1 Online · held in 2 parts
24.5. - 5.6.2021

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


SESTRI LEVANTE
5^th Riviera International Film Festival · taking place online
20.5. - 30.5.2021

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WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


BUENOS AIRES
8^th Construir Cine - International Labor Film Festival · held online
13.5. - 29.5.2021

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


PRAGUE
23^rd One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival · postponed from March to May/June and taking place online
10.5. - 6.6.2021 (original dates 4.3. - 13.3.2021)

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc
WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


BELGRADE
49^th International Film Festival “FEST” · postponed from April to May
7.5. - 16.5.2021 (original dates 2.4. - 11.4.2021)

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NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND (NARZISS UND GOLDMUND) by Stefan Ruzowitzky


BILBAO
27° FANT Bilbao - Festival de Cine Fantástico
7.5. - 16.5.2021

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ORDINARY CREATURES by Thomas Marschall


TASHKENT
8^th Shum Bola Film Festival for Children and Youth
6.5. - 10.5.2021

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MADISON by Kim Strobl
OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


BRUSSELS
13^th International Documentary Film Festival Millenium · held online
5.5. - 30.5.2021 (original dates 2.5. - 9.5.2021)

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc
WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


MUNICH
36. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival · taking place entirely online, duration extended
5.5. - 23.5.2021 (original dates 5.5. - 16.5.2021)

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A CLOWN, A LIFE (EIN CLOWN, EIN LEBEN) by Harald Aue
EVA-MARIA by Lukas Ladner
INTERPRETATION OF REALITY (AUSLEGUNG DER WIRKLICHKEIT) by Ruth Rieser
WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


KARLSRUHE
25. Europäische Kulturtage · held on streaming platform
2.5. - 16.5.2021

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SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter


TAIPEI
12^th TIDF Taiwan International Documentary Festival
30.4. - 9.5.2021

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SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter


TRENTO
69. Trento Film Festival · taking place as a digital edition
30.4. - 9.5.2021

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WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


SARASOTA, FL
23^rd Film Festival · presented in a hybrid format
30.4. - 9.5.2021

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THE BUBBLE by Valerie Blankenbyl


JEONJU
22^nd International Film Festival · taking place in a hybrid form
29.4. - 8.5.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze


LOS ANGELES, CA
16^th SEEfest - South East European Film Festival · held as a hybrid edition
28.4. - 5.5.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


KRISTIANSAND
24^th International Children’s Film Festival · taking place in a hybrid form
27.4. - 2.5.2021

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MADISON by Kim Strobl


FRANKFURT
14. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International · held on streaming platform
27.4. - 2.5.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


PORTO
41^st Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival · postponed from February/March to April/May
26.4. - 4.5.2021 (original dates 26.2. - 6.3.2021)

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


MIAMI, FL
23^rd OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival · taking place in a hybrid version
23.4. - 2.5.2021

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NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND (NARZISS UND GOLDMUND) by Stefan Ruzowitzky


LISBON
Cinalfama Film Awards · taking place online
22.4. - 10.5.2021

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


COPENHAGEN
18^th CPH:DOX - International Documentary Film Festival · postponed from March to April/May and duration extended - held as hybrid edition
21.4. - 12.5.2021 (original dates 17.3. - 28.3.2021)

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EPICENTRO by Hubert Sauper


WIESBADEN
21. “goEast” Festival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films · held online
20.4. - 26.4.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc
SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter


BELGRADE
67^th+68^th Martovsky Festival - Documentary and Short Film Festival · postponed from March to April
19.4. - 25.4.2021 (original dates 22.3. - 28.3.2021)

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze


THE HAGUE
23^rd Movies that Matter Festival · taking place online
16.4. - 25.4.2021

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WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


NYON
52^e Visions du Réel - Festival International de cinéma · held predominantly in a virtual format
15.4. - 25.4.2021

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SOLDAT AHMET by Jannis Lenz
THE BUBBLE by Valerie Blankenbyl


COFFS HARBOUR
SWIFF Screenwave International Film Festival
14.4. - 29.4.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


BOLZANO
34. Bolzano Film Festival Bozen · taking place online
13.4. - 18.4.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter
WHY NOT YOU (HOCHWALD) by Evi Romen


KANSAS CITY, MO
25^th KC FilmFest International · taking place online
12.4. - 18.4.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze


SYDNEY
„Antenna Selects“ · Festival 2020 replaced by year-round screenings between September 2020 and August 2021
10.4.2021 (original dates 15.10. - 25.10.2020)

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EPICENTRO by Hubert Sauper


SÃO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO
26^th It’s All True - International Documentary Film Festival · held entirely online
8.4. - 18.4.2021

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GLORY TO THE QUEEN by Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze


AMSTERDAM
37^th Imagine Film Festival · held entirely online
7.4. - 17.4.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


CAIRO
13^th Panorama of the European Film · postponed from January to April
1.4. - 10.4.2021 (original dates 13.1. - 22.1.2021)

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NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD (AUFZEICHNUNGEN AUS DER UNTERWELT) by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel


THESSALONIKI
23^rd Documentary Festival - TDF | Special Program · online
1.4. - 4.4.2021

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
60° Festival Internacional de Cine - FICCI INTERRUPTUS · open air screenings from March till October
27.3. -  October 2021

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EARTH (ERDE) by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
ROBOLOVE by Maria Arlamovsky


TORONTO
4^th Pendance Film Festival · held as virtual festival
26.3. - 28.3.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


KIEV
18^th Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival · held in a hybrid format
26.3. - 4.4.2021

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EPICENTRO by Hubert Sauper


BRATISLAVA
28^th International Film Festival Febiofest · cancelled! Only Industry Days taking place
24.3. - 30.3.2021

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SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter


LJUBLJANA
23^rd Doc Film Festival · taking place as VOD film festival
24.3. - 31.3.2021

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NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD (AUFZEICHNUNGEN AUS DER UNTERWELT) by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel


SONOMA, CA
24^th International Film Festival · held as virtual festival with a few drive-in presentations
24.3. - 28.3.2021

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BREAD: AN EVERYDAY MIRACLE (BROT - DAS WUNDER, DAS WIR TÄGLICH ESSEN) by Harald Friedl


WASHINGTON, DC
29^th Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital · held as virtual festival
18.3. - 28.3.2021

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EARTH (ERDE) by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


MEXICO CITY
11° FICUNAM - Festival Internacional de Cine de la UNAM · held entirely online
18.3. - 28.3.2021

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EPICENTRO by Hubert Sauper


VILNIUS
26^th International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris” · taking place on streaming platforms and in hotel rooms through TV
18.3. - 5.4.2021 (original dates 18.3. - 1.4.2021)

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WHY NOT YOU (HOCHWALD) by Evi Romen


MALMÖ
38^th BUFF International Film Festival for Children & Young People · taking place online
13.3. - 19.3.2021

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


VANCOUVER
KDocsFF Social Justice Film Festival · held online
12.3. - 21.3.2021

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WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


SOFIA
25^th International Film Festival | Part 1 Hybrid · taking place in 2 parts
11.3. - 31.3.2021 (original dates 11.3. - 21.3.2021)

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


BELLEVILLE
10^th Belleville Downtown DocFest · taking place as a virtual festival
5.3. - 14.3.2021

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BREAD: AN EVERYDAY MIRACLE (BROT - DAS WUNDER, DAS WIR TÄGLICH ESSEN) by Harald Friedl


SARASOTA, FL
22^nd Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival · held as a virtual festival
5.3. - 8.3.2021

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WEIYENA - THE LONG MARCH HOME (WEIYENA - EIN HEIMATFILM) by Weina Zhao, Judith Benedikt


OSLO
13^th Human Rights Human Wrongs International Documentary Film Festival · held entirely online
1.3. - 7.3.2021

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WOOD by Monica Lazurean Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger


MONTREAL
24^e Festival International du Film pour Enfants - FIFEM · held online
27.2. - 7.3.2021

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MADISON by Kim Strobl
OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


BOSTON, MA
46^th Sci Fi Film Festival · held as virtual festival
10.2. - 15.2.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


PRAGUE, BRNO
15. Das Filmfest - Festival deutschsprachiger Filme · physical festival 2020 cancelled, special online edition taking place in February 2021
8.2. - 14.2.2021 (original dates 20.10. - 6.11.2020)

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BREAD: AN EVERYDAY MIRACLE (BROT - DAS WUNDER, DAS WIR TÄGLICH ESSEN) by Harald Friedl
OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi
STROKE OF LUCK (GLÜCK GEHABT) by Peter Payer


BANGKOK
Open Air Film Series - German Language Cinema
2.2. - 5.4.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner
WHY NOT YOU (HOCHWALD) by Evi Romen


WURZBURG
47. Internationale(s) Filmwoche(nende) · held online, festival duration extended from a weekend to a whole week
28.1. - 3.2.2021 (original dates 28.1. - 31.1.2021)

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FOX IN A HOLE (FUCHS IM BAU) by Arman T. Riahi
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH (DER SCHÖNSTE PLATZ AUF ERDEN) by Elke Groen


TRIESTE
32^nd Trieste Film Festival · taking place online
21.1. - 30.1.2021 (original dates 21.1. - 28.1.2021)

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PLEASE HOLD THE LINE (BITTE WARTEN) by Pavel Cuzuioc


LISBON
18° KINO - Mostra de Cinema de Expressão Alemã · taking place in a hybrid version
21.1. - 27.1.2021

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RUNNING ON EMPTY (JETZT ODER MORGEN) by Lisa Weber
STROKE OF LUCK (GLÜCK GEHABT) by Peter Payer


MINSK
European Film Festival
20.1. - 31.1.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


SAARBRUCKEN
42. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis · held entirely online
17.1. - 24.1.2021 (original dates 18.1. - 24.1.2021)

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DAVOS by Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann
FOX IN A HOLE (FUCHS IM BAU) by Arman T. Riahi


OSTEND
14^th Film Festival · taking place as FFO Nights throughout the year
15.1. - 23.1.2021

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THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN by Sandra Wollner


KOLKATA
26^th International Film Festival · postponed from November 2020 to January 2021 and held primarily online
8.1. - 15.1.2021 (original dates 5.11. - 12.11.2020)

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OSKAR & LILLI (EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH) by Arash T. Riahi


LJUBLJANA
6. Tage des deutschsprachigen Films · Festival postponed from November 2020 to 2021
4.11.2020 - 30.6.2021 (original dates 4.11. - 8.11.2020)

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ONCE WERE REBELS (WAREN EINMAL REVOLUZZER) by Johanna Moder