German Films, the national information and advisory center for the dissemination of German film abroad, presented outstanding talents of the German film landscape to the international film industry for the eighth time during the Berlinale. The Face to Face with German Films – The Filmmakers campaign, which will once again consider all film trades in 2023, presents seven filmmakers who have left a lasting mark on the German film industry with their creative, artistic work. They follow in the footsteps of respected filmmakers such as Burhan Qurbani, Saskia Rosendahl, Alexander Fehling, Julia Jentsch, Jonas Nay, Sandra Hüller, Jannis Niewöhner and Sara Fazilat.

The seven Faces 2023 come from the most diverse areas of filmmaking, combining different personal backgrounds and professional careers, and thus representing the diversity of German film. The creative arc of this year’s selection by German Films spans from screenwriter Sönke Andresen (“Orphea in Love“), actor Welket Bungué (“Crimes of the Future”), composer Dascha Dauenhauer (“Berlin Alexanderplatz“), to director, actress and writer Alison Kuhn (“The Case You“), writer and director Reza Memari (“Überflieger – Kleine Vögel, Großes Geklapper“), to director, actor and writer Lukas Nathrath (“Letzter Abend”) and actress Lena Urzendowsky (“Franky Five Star”).