» Guests

German and international guests from the film business and from politics visit Filmmuseum Potsdam for lectures, readings, discussions and talks.

Mario Adorf: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
Carmen-Maja Antoni: March 1999: "Der Laden" (film screening)
Stefan Arndt: May 2006: "LOLA Festival 2006"
Thomas Arslan: February 2005: talk on film series "Deutsch-türkisches Kino"
Alexandr Askoldow: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Jo Baier: March 1999: "Der Laden" (film screening)
Meret Becker: April 2000: Charlie Chaplin birthday celebration
Jean-Jaques Beineix: October 1993: retrospective
Dr. Mark Benecke: November 2006: Vampires – The Desire for Immortality (film night)
Jutta Brückner: June 2006: "Hitlerkantate" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Frank Beyer: May 1992: "Karbid und Sauerampfer" (film screening), February 1995: book release "Regie: Frank Beyer", October 2003: integration of the Frank Beyer Collection into the film museum′s permanent collections, April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition "Babelsberg – Faces of a Film City"
Lothar Bisky: April 2005: book release "So viele Träume. Mein Leben"
Christel Bodenstein: February 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / October 2003: event on the occasion of her 65th birthday
Willy Bogner: February 2002: event on the occasion of the exhibition "100 Jahre Bergfilm. Dramen, Tricks und Abenteuer"
Karlheinz Böhm: October 2002: "Martha" (film screening)
Jürgen Böttcher: December 1991: opening of the exhibition "Jürgen Böttcher, Filmemacher und Maler " / November 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / July 2001: film series "Potsdamer Filmsommer "
Klaus Maria Brandauer: May 2003: reading on the occasion of the film series and exhibition "Istv�n Szab� "
Wolfgang Braumann: April 2003: film screening accompanying the foyer exhibition "Wolfgang Braumann"
Volker Braun: October 2005: reading "Das unbesetzte Gebiet"
Atze Brauner: May and September 2002: opening of the exhibition "ICH, Kinski" / June 2003 "Robert A. Stemmle zum 100. Geburtstag" (film screening and foyer exhibition)
Heinrich Breloer: December 2001: "Die Manns" (film screening), May 2005 "Speer und Er" (book release and panel discussion)
Kevin Brownlow: December 1999 and April 2000: events accompanying the exhibition "Charlie Chaplin" / February 2007: opening of the exhibition "This Monster Stroheim!" Director and actor Erich von Strohheim
Christian Brückner: December 2001: reading of works by Paul Celan and Gis�le Lestrange
Daniel Brühl: January 2004: retrospective
Thomas Brussig: June 2000: "Sonnenallee" (film screening)
Annekathrin Bürger: December 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition "Babelsberg – Faces of a Film City"
Rolan Bykow: December 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Jean-Claude Carri�re: December 2006: retrospective on Jean-Claude Carri�re and Volker Schlöndorff
Josephine Chaplin: December 1999: opening of the exhibition "Charlie Chaplin"
Daniela Dahn: October 2005: "Konrad Wolf: Deutschland und Europa" (retrospective, international symposium and exhibition)
Lutz Dammbeck: June 1999: film talks accompanying the Dammbeck Trilogy
Didi Danquart: September 1994: "Wundbrand" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Lord Ralf Darendorf: November 2005: lecture "40 Jahre Gesellschaft und Demokratie in Detuschland"
Jutta Ditfurth: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film screening)
Chris Doerck: April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition "Babelsberg – Faces of a Film City"
Angelica Domröse: April 1998: opening of the exhibition "Sibylle Gerstner/Boden/Muthesius" / September 1998: "Effi Briest" (film screening) / April 2001: events on the occasion of the film museum′s anniversary / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / April 2004: reading
Florian Henckel von Donnersmark: May 2006: "LOLA Festival 2006"
Bob Dorsay: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
Andreas Dresen: January 1994: "Krauses Kneipe" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / September 1997: "Raus aus der Haut" (film screening, PFT) / April 1999: "Nachtgestalten" (film screening, PFT) / September 2000: "Die Polizistin" (film screening, PFT) / September 2002: "Halbe Treppe" (film screening, PFT) / March 2003: "Herr Wichmann von der CDU" (film screening, PFT) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / November 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night)
Gretchen Dutschke: November 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Nina Dymschitz: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Knut Elstermann: October 2006: "SPUR DER FILME" (book presentation)
Johann Feindt: September 1994: "Wundbrand" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / April 2005: "Weiße Raben" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Joachim Fest: March 2002: Albert Speer film series "Nichtschuldig?"
Tim Fischer: November 1996: concert on the occasion of Friedrich Hollaender‘s 100th birthday
Günther Fischer: September 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / June 2004: event on the occasion of his birthday
Katja Flint: February 2000: visit to the permanent exhibition
Michel Friedmann: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Cornelia Froboess: February 1991: visit to the exhibition "Zwischen Gestern und Morgen"
Benno Fürmann: May 2003: "Wolfsburg" (Potsdam Film Talk)
Wladimir Gall: October 2005: "Konrad Wolf: Deutschland und Europa" (retrospective, international symposium, exhibition)
Bruno Ganz: June 2002: reading and retrospective
Karl Gass: February 1996: "DEFA 50" (film nights) / February and March: film series and integration of collection / February 2007: "Neunzig mit links" event on the occasion of her 90th birthday
Joachim Gauck: May 1998: "Deutsch-Deutsch" (film night)
Götz George: December 1997: opening of the exhibition "Götz George Beruf: Schauspieler"
Erwin Geschonneck: May 1992: "Karbid und Sauerampfer" (film screening)
Peter Gläser: March 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Lana Gogoberidse: December 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Peter Gotthardt: August 2006: event on the occasion of her 65th birthday
Hans-Dieter Grabe: July 2001: Jürgen Böttcher (film series "Potsdamer Filmsommer")
Andy Gotts: November 2006: opening of the traveling exhibition "GOTTS’ Hollywood Icons" Degrees° – Portrait Photographs by Andy Gotts
Roland Gräf: April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / October 2004: film talks accompanying the opening of the foyer exhibition "Subway Red Grooms" / March and April 1995: exhibition "Subway Red Grooms"
Egon Günther: September 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / April 2002 / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / October 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night) / May 2005: "Lotte in Weimar" (film screening accompanying the exhibition "Martin Hellberg" on the occasion of his 100th birthday
Gregor Gysi: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Patricio Guzm�n: September 2003: "Chilenische Geschichte in 30 Jahren Film" (film screening, foyer exhibition)
Michael Gwisdek: April 1995: "Abschied von Agnes" (film screening, film talk)
Eva-Maria Hagen: January 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Nina Hagen: April 2002: "Nina Hagen=Punk+Gloria" (film screening)
Bent Hamer: April 2006: "Sources of Inspiration" (lecture and discussion)
Leander Haussmann: June 2000: "Sonnenallee" (film screening)
Christoph Hein: December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Bernd Heinemann: August 1997: "Deutsch-Deutsch" (film night)
Thomas Heise: Juni 1998: "Barluschke" (Potsdam Film Talk)
Rolf Henrich: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Irm Hermann: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective / December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Stefan und Inge Heym: November 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Alfred Hirschmeier: January 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Jutta Hoffmann: October 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night)
Marianne Hoppe: May 1997: reading (book release "Asta Nielsen: Briefe")
Rolf Hoppe: March and June 2003: opening of the exhibition "Istv�n Szab�"
Nina Hoss: May 2003: "Wolfsburg" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Krystyna Janda: May 1999: talk accompanying film series "Frauenbilder im polnischen Spielfilm"
Günther Jauch: August 1997: "Deutsch-Deutsch" (film night)
Winfried Junge: August 2006: "The Story of the Children of Golzow" The world’s oldest long-term documentary – a DEFA project (panel discussion accompanying the film project)
Peter Kahane: December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / January 1999: "Bis zum Horizont und weiter" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Hellmuth Karasek: May 2005: "Speer und Er" (book release and panel discussion accompanying the film series)
Mika Kaurismäki: March 2001: retrospective
Nicolai Kinski: May 2002: opening of the exhibition "ICH, Kinski"
Andreas Kleinert: November 1995: "Neben der Zeit" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Elem Klimow: November 1996: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Michael Klier: September 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night)
The Kling Family: September 2006:
"Long Night of Museums and Galleries in the Historical City Centre” (film night)
Hildegard Knef: January 1991: panel discussion / December 1996: opening of the exhibition "Hildegard Knef: Lebensbilder "
Volker Koepp: January 2000: "Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / November 2005: "Pommerland" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Wolfgang Kohlhaase: March 2001: "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (film screening) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / August 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night) / October 2005: "Konrad Wolf: Deutschland und Europa" (retrospective, international symposium, exhibition)
Emir Kusturica: November 1999: concert "NO SMOKING BAND"
Dieter Kosslik: January 2007: "Myrna Maakaron: My Lebanon" (Opening of the Lebanese Film Days)
Erich Langjahr: March 2006: film series "Fokus Schweizer Dokumentarfilm" (film series and talk)
Denis Lavant: April 2003: film talk accompanying retrospective
Wolfgang Leonhard: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Hans-Eberhard Leupold: May 2006: "The Story of the Children of Golzow" The world’s oldest long-term documentary – a DEFA project (panel discussion accompanying the film project)
Ken Loach: September 2005: film talk accompanying retrospective
Rolf Losansky: February 2006: "Moritz in der Litfaßsäule" (film event on the occasion of his 75th birthday)
Malte Ludin: October 2006: "Thinking about Wolfgang Staudte" (panel discussion accompanying the film series)
Myrna Maakaron: January 2007: "Myrna Maakaron: My Lebanon" (Lebanese Film Days)
Kurt Maetzig: January 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / November 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night)
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf: October 1994: "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" (film screening)
Royston Maldoom: November 2005: film evening
Marie-Luise Marjan: November 2002: event accompanying the exhibition "DAILY SOAP: Der Weg zum Glück. Eine Kulturgeschichte der Seifenoper"
Peter Märthesheimer: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
Gordian Maugg: May 1996: "Die Kaukasische Nacht" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Reinhold Messner: March 2002: event accompanying the exhibition "100 Jahre Bergfilm. Dramen Tricks und Abenteuer"
Steffen Mensching: December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Gerhard Midding: November 2006: Opening of the retrospective on Jean-Claude Carri�re and Volker Schlöndorff
Elfi Mikesch: May 1997: "Verrückt bleiben, verliebt bleiben" (film evening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Brigitte Mira: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective / June 2002: "Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel" (film screening)
Helke Misselwitz: May 1995: "Träume" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / November 1996: "Engelchen" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Gojko Mitic: March 2003: "The Antman" (film screening)
Armin Mueller-Stahl: January 2001: opening of the exhibition "Armin Mueller-Stahl: Skizzen, Porträts, Begegnungen"
Gitta Nickel: June 2006: Event on the occasion of her 70th birthday
Michael Nyman: January / Februar 2000: Festival of Film Score in Berlin and Potsdam
Marcel Ophüls: October 1998: films, reading, talk
Ulrike Ottinger: October 1995: films and talk
Kari Peljakka: April 2006: film talk on "For the Living and the Dead"
AR Penck: October 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Wolfgang Petersen: February 1999: visit to the exhibition "Leni Riefenstahl"
Christian Petzold: May 2003: "Wolfsburg" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Thomas Plenert: December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Klaus Poche: November 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Rosa von Praunheim: December 2002: "Kühe vom Nebel geschwängert" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Max Raabe: January 1995: concert, Festival of German Comedy
Carl Raddatz: March 2002: film screening accompanying the foyer exhibition "Carl Raddatz"
Käthe Reichel: February 1997: Rainer Simon film evening (Potsdam Film Talk)
Günther Reisch: April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition / November 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" / October 2006: "SPUR DER FILME" (book presentation)
Edgar Reitz: January 1995: reopening of the cinema with the film series "Zweite Heimat"
Leni Riefenstahl: February 1999: visit to the exhibition "Leni Riefenstahl"
Katja Riemann: November 2004: "Desire" (film talk accompanying the Hans Otto Theater Premiere "Herz schlägt Tod")
Oskar Roehler: October 2000: "Die Unberührbare" (film screening) / January 2004: "Der Alte Affe Angst" (film evening)
Gerhard Rosenfeld: March 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Marianne Sägebrecht: November 1997: talk accompanying the film series
Dirk Sager: May 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Helke Sander: September 2002: "Der subjektive Faktor" (film screening) / June 2005: "Mutterseelenallein" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Katrin Sass: September 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night) / Juni 2005: "Mutterseelenallein" (Potsdam Film Talk) / April 2006: "Fahrt ins Blaue" – A German-German Hit Night (concert on the occasion of Filmmuseum Potsdam′s 25th anniversary)
Karl-Ernst Sasse: April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition
Carlos Saura: November 2003: talk accompanying the film series
Evelyn Schmidt: October 2006: "SPUR DER FILME" (book presentation)
Hans-Christian Schmidt: May 2006: "LOLA Festival 2006"
Peter Schamoni: March 2001: "Majestät brauchen Sonne" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Volker Schlöndorff: December 1996: "Der Unhold" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / March 2000: "Die Stille nach dem Schuss" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / October 2002: film evening "Deutschland im Herbst" / August 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night) / December 2006: panel discussion accompanying the retrospective on Jean-Claude Carri�re and Volker Schlöndorff / January 2007: "Myrna Maakaron: My Lebanon" (Opening of the Lebanese Film Days)
Rick Schmidlin: February 2007: opening of the exhibition "This Monster Stroheim!" Director and actor Erich von Strohheim
Dr. Friedrich Schorlemmer: January 2002: talks accompanying film series "Die Trauer des Afghanen" / November 2005: discussion "Soviel Staat war nie: Krise und Zukunft"
Angelika Schrobsdorff: June 2006: "Töchter, Talmud, Tore!” – 12th Jewish Film Festival in Berlin and Potsdam
Friedrich Schoenfelder: March 2005: reading accompanying the opening of the exhibition "Verehrt, Verfolgt, Vergessen"
Christine Schorn: April 2005: "Die Beunruhigung" (film talk accompanying the HOT production "Der Besuch der alten Dame")
Maria Schrader: January 1995: "Burning Life" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition
Richard Schröder: May 1998: "Deutsch-Deutsch" (film night)
Gunter Schoß: February 2007: "In Remembrance of the Holocaust – Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann" (panel discussion accompanying the film series)
Günter Schubert: February 2003: event accompanying the exhibition "DAILY SOAP: Der Weg zum Glück. Eine Kulturgeschichte der Seifenoper"
Jaecki Schwarz: September 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night) / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition
Georg Seeßlen: September 1995: film evening on Leni Riefenstahl / October 1996: "Das Schweigen" (film screening and reading)
Paul Seiler: December 2001: film evening accompanying the foyer exhibition "Zarah Leander"
Peter Sempel: April 2002: "Nina Hagen=Punk+Gloria" (film evening with Nina Hagen)
Rainer Simon: September 1994: opening of the exhibition "Indianische Malerei aus Ecuador" / February 1997: "Gewöhnliche Leute" (film screening, film talk) / February 2006: event on the occasion of his 65th birthday
Heide Simonis: October 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Aleksander Sokurow: November 2003: "Russian Ark" (film evening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Volker Spengler: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
Jean-Marie Straub: April 1991: Talks accompanying the film series
Frank Stern (Institute for Contemporary Studies, University of Vienna): February 2007: "In Remembrance of the Holocaust – Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann" (panel discussion accompanying the film series)
Ernst Jörg von Studnitz: June 1997: "Revolution und Seele" (film night)
Hans Jürgen Syberberg: September 1998: film evening on the occassion of Romy Schneider‘s 60th birthday / June 1999: talks accompanying the film series
Istvan Szabo: March 2003: opening of the exhibition "Istv�n Szab�"
Marina Tarkowskaja: October 2003: Andrej Tarkowskij retrospective
Anna Thalbach: January 1995: "Burning Life" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Katharina Thalbach: January 2005: "Domino" (talk accompanying the Hans Otto Theater Premiere "Frau Jenny Treibel")
Hilmar Thate: April 2001: event accompanying the anniversary of the film museum / April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition
Annelie Thorndike: May 2002: film screening accompanying the foyer exhibition "Thorndike"
Peter Timm: September 1998: "Deutsch-Deutsch" (film night)
Elisabeth Trissenaar: June 1992: Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
Rita Tushingham: October 1997: opening of the exhibition "Blaue Augen Blauer Fleck – Kino im Wandel von der Diva zum Girlie" and retrospective
Nadja Uhl: May 2006: "LOLA Festival 2006"
Gisela Uhlen: December 2005: reading and film evening
Andres Veiel: March 1997: "Die Überlebenden" / November 2001: "Black Box BRD" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / October 2002: "Deutschland im Herbst” (film screening) / May 2004: "Die Spielwütigen" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk) / October 2005: "Konrad Wolf: Deutschland und Europa" (retrospective, international syposium and exhibition)
Joseph Vilsmaier: September 2000: "Marlene" (film screening)
Jürgen Vogel: January 2006: film series
Peter Voigt: December 1993: "Dämmerung. Ostberliner Boheme der fünfziger Jahre" (film screening, Potsdam Film Talk)
Jutta Wachowiak: October 2004: "Film City Babelsberg" (film night)
Andrzej Wajda: February 2000: film night
Lothar Warneke: April 2004: opening of the permanent exhibition
Konstantin Wecker: June 1998: film screening and reading
Kurt Weiler: September 2006: Event on the occasion of his 85th birthday
Wolfram Weimer: May 2005: "60 Jahre Kriegsende. Nachdenken über Deutschland" (film evening)
Richard von Weizsäcker: December 2004: film evening accompanying entrance hall exhibition "Ilse Werner" (integration of her collection)
Wim Wenders: January 1995: Festival of German Comedy / December 2005: presentation of film and book "DON`T COME KNOCKING"
Hans-Eckart Wenze: December 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)
Ilse Werner: December 2004: film screening accompanying the foyer exhibition "Ilse Werner" (integration of collection)
Michael Winterbottom: February 2004: talk accompanying film series
Markus Wolf: October 2003: Friedrich Wolf Cultural Days / October 2005: "Konrad Wolf: Deutschland und Europa" (retrospective, international symposium and exhibition)
Sönke Wortmann: January 1995: Festival of German Comedy
Krzysztof Zanussi: January 2000: film night accompanying the film series
Simone von Zglinicki: March 1996: "DEFA 50" (film night)