19th German International Ethnographic Film Festival
The German International Ethnographic Film Festival takes place from 24 to 28 May 2028
The festival promotes documentary cinema with a special emphasis on new films, videos and interactive media (published after 1.1.2025) dealing with socio-cultural processes in a wide sense of the term.
The festival is open to all filmmakers, but especially those with a background in anthropology, sociology, folklore, history etc. It provides a great opportunity for international exchange of ideas and co-operation in documentary filmmaking.
The submission of films and multi-model presentations will be possible from December 25, 2026 onwards.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2027
Early Bird Deadline: November 11, 2027
Further information: info[at]gieff.de
The festival takes place in Berlin.
German International Ethnographic Film Festival 2028
We are looking forward to our next festival in 2028.
The festival will take place in Berlin, Germany.
There will be an emphasis on meeting locally.
The discussions with the filmmakers and the visitors during the screenings are inspiring.
Even more, the conversations during the breaks are stimulating for everyone. These debates are very close to our hearts.
The festival is organised by GIEFF e.V.in cooperation with various institutions and organisations .
German International Ethnographic Film Festival 2026
The festival once again took place in Göttingen in the Alte Mensa.
Filmmakers and visitors were able to watch and discuss many interesting films.
Many films focused on the topic of decolonising.
See more information about the festival 2026 here.
Our thanks go to the filmmakers, moderatiors, the GIEFF team as well as the visitors.
They all turned the festival into a successful event.
We are looking forward to see each other at the next festival in Göttingen in 2028 again.