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In a time fraught with fascism, Chaplin's most controversial comedy was a poignant satire of it's time. More than 70 years later, his acclaimed film remains as relevant. Enjoy a night of the tramp with drinks, a 1940s dress code and an after party.

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A must see for both art and documentary enthusiasts, the documentary based on the German artist explores the multitude of styles he employs and includes glimpses into his studio, which hasn't been seen in decades. With English subtitles.

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The IBB videolounge will feature 12 new and established media film artists. Among other topics, works will concentrate on the inner workings of cinematography and documentary approaches with the intention to convey the diversity of this medium.

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This time at our film and chat series, catch Aleksandra Kumorek’s dystopian vision of a 2020 Berlin.

The Freiluftkino season may have begun yesterday when Freiluftkino Kreuzberg opened its gates, but tonight brings the first German offering with English subs, Barbara. Update: the English sub version was unavailable. Barbara will show in German.

Badehaus Kino presents All That I Love, Poland's 2009 Oscar submission, with English subtitles. The film follows four socially diverse friends in their quest to form a punk band. Hijinks – and poignancy – ensue. Also: breakfast!

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Halt auf frier Strecke, a drama about a perfect German family suddenly confronted with death, might not be the cheeriest open-air cinema selection, but the warmish weather and genial Kreuzberg atmosphere will help the emotional pathos go down easy.

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In homage to the early days of Jodorowsky's surrealist, Mexican quasi-Western, the Berlin Film Society will be screening this classic as part of the midnight movie 'movement'. Join the film fans for a sneaky warm-up tequila before the show.

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Exberliner's film and chat series screens writer, director and producer Paul Donovan's black comedy about a band of American 'Jesus freaks' whose mission to Berlin takes a turn for the wicked. An engaging and challenging one for the cult filmers!

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Europe's biggest international student film fest opens with a collection of 'glücklich' shorts with featured films from Poland to Israel. Through April 29.

As Europe's largest student film festival, Sehsüchte offers up western film genre tropes way of eastern origin. South Korean youths try their hand at the time-honoured traditions of gun slinging, meetings at dusk, and quickdraws.

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Catch Germany's Dicke Mädchen, depicting a mother's battle with dementia and her son's unexpected reaction to the deteriorating disease, at the Sehsüchte festival. The international event offers subtitles for non-English original versions, too!

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A startling documentary following a group of immigrants attending a course at a Berlin adult education centre. The gentle, haunting counterpoint of classroom Germany and the reality waiting outside speaks louder than any fictionalised approach could.

Taking us into the subculture that thrived in Berlin after the Wall came down, giving post-Wende arrivals a chance to experience the basement bars, performances, events and personalities that moved through the shadows in yesterday's lawless Berlin.

A black and white thriller set in Neukölln in the near future about a lone Berlin doctor who starts stealing from pharmacies to help the sick and uninsured when the Krankenkasse has gone corrupt.

A sharp, curious comedy about the chance meeting of a blind Parisian woman on her way to Berlin to find the father of her unborn baby, a fat mute man named Bruno longing for the past and a Berliner on his way to Paris to complete a business deal.

Celebrate Berlin's foremost festival of homegrown cinema at it's official party with MINA, Lucyhoneychurch, Andrew and Mr.Freez.

Don't miss day two of the Queer Guide To Everyday Life with lectures from Juliane Rebentisch, Elizabeth Lebovici and Nguyen Tan Hoang; Tropicamp, introduced and moderated by Max Jorge Hinderer Cru and Vaginal Davis' Speaking From the Diaphragm.

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This meta-festival and fundraiser for the Festiwelt network features short films from over 20 of Berlin's indie-est fests, covering everything from animation to football. Denmark's Ångstrøm and Italy's Youngbois provide the post-screening soundtrack.

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The influential musical tragedy, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, is one of tough-guy Martin Scorsese's favourites. Shot in three-strip Technicolor and yielding some of the most spectacular images in cinematic history, catch it again in April.

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Satirising British traditionalism down to a 'T', or rather 'tea', this epic film (the story of a balding, fat military man) so infuriated Churchill that he refused to allow its exportation. Don't miss this Archers' classic, standing the test of time.

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Put Russell's bizarre sexual behaviour to the back of your mind at the showing of this grassroots movement and cultural phenomenon documenting human rights abuses by the LRA in Uganda. With Q&A from Ugandan correspondent and author on child soldiers.

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Mindpirates' Nora Colie went to the Sundance Filmfestival in Park City to handpick the best short-films. She returned with six shorts reflecting the human condition, from easy to epic, from goofy to grave. Including Hodierne's Fishing Without Nets.

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Pitch-black gallows humour and political absurdity all rolled into one for this four-day fest of films, for and with punks. Films like Punk in Africa, Hard Core Logo, Ostpunk, Noise & Resistance, and Punk Rock Holocaust and other cult collations.

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Part of the 11mm film festival, this Venezuelan film follows two brothers searching for salvation through football fame. With English subtitles.