The 13th edition of "Big Cinema, Small Cinema" moderated by Anna Faroqhi and Haim Peretz on September 24 is drawing on a film by Harun Farocki, whose oeuvre is subject of a retrospective shown at the Arsenal this month.

In his documentary JEAN-MARIE STRAUB UND DANIÈLE HUILLET BEI DER ARBEIT AN EINEM FILM NACH FRANK KAFKAS ROMANFRAGMENT "AMERIKA" (FRG 1983) the filmmaker shows other filmmakers at work. Harun Farocki was a student and admirer of the directors whom he portrays in his film. Straub and Huillet stage-manage rehearsals at the theater very precisely and without paying attention to time. The sound of words is important. There can be no mistakes because the camera will record everything for eternity. What springs to mind is how calm the working environment is. The development of a film is shown as the implementation of an idea. We will watch this film about making films and then afterwards there will be a chance to make a small film scene and to watch with or without a camera.

The Goethe Institute in Brussels is presenting four films from this and last year's Forum programs as part of its "German Film Festivals on Tour" series at BOZAR. On September 18, the program opens with AUS EINEM JAHR DER NICHTEREIGNISSE (FROM A YEAR OF NON-EVENTS) by Ann Carolin Renninger and René Frölke (Germany 2017), followed by a Q&A with René Frölke and Birgit Kohler. The evening is completes with the screening of EL MAR LA MAR by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki (USA 2017).

On September 19, CASA ROSHELL by Camila José Donoso (Mexico/Chile 2017) and TA’ANG by Wang Bing (China 2016) can be seen.

On September 7, arsenal distribution is releasing IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY (AKHER AYAM EL MADINA) by Tamer El Said in collaboration with Wolf. The film, which received its world premiere in the 2016 Forum programme and won the Caligari award, has been playing at numerous international film festivals since. It tells of Khalid who wanders through Cairo in search of ideas for a film, as the city and his private life seem to be falling apart in equal measure. Memories of better times and conversations with friends intertwine in this homage to a metropolis on the brink.

The Goethe Institute in Brussels is presenting four films from this and last year's Forum programs as part of its "German Film Festivals on Tour" series at BOZAR. On September 18, the program opens with AUS EINEM JAHR DER NICHTEREIGNISSE (FROM A YEAR OF NON-EVENTS) by Ann Carolin Renninger and René Frölke (Germany 2017), followed by a Q&A with René Frölke and Birgit Kohler. The evening is completes with the screening of EL MAR LA MAR by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki (USA 2017).

On September 19, CASA ROSHELL by Camila José Donoso (Mexico/Chile 2017) and TA’ANG by Wang Bing (China 2016) can be seen.

Dutchman Robby Müller (*1940) is regarded as one of the most significant European cinematographers of the second half of the 20th century. On the occasion of the "Robby Müller – Master of Light" exhibition at the Filmhaus from July 6th to November 5th, the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum for Film and Television is screening a selection of six films from Müller’s oeuvre. The series was originally conceived by the Dutch film museum EYE and places a special focus on Müller's collaborations with directors Hans W. Geißendörfer, Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, and Lars von Trier. Robby Müller has received numerous awards for his camerawork and played a decisive role in the success of a whole generation of German independent auteurs from the 70s onwards, before he mainly started working in the USA towards the end of the century. The most important aspects of Robby Müller's visual compositions are his preference for natural light, his moving camera, and the dramatic color schemes he adapts to the respective subject of the film.

The summer Tarkovsky retrospective is a tradition that has grown dear both to us and our audiences for more than 25 years now. In August, we are showing the seven feature films and one mid-length graduation film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986), whose monumental oeuvre exudes a lasting fascination.