On the 20^th October,  the 16^th edition of  Filmfest, festival dedicated to movies in German language, has started in Prague.  It will last for 5 days and will present movies produced in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where German is actually spoken. The festival is traditionally organized by the Goethe-Institut, the Austrian Cultural Forum Prague and the Swiss Embassy in the Czech Republic. A complete description can be found at  www.dasfilmfest.cz.

A variety of themes are represented : dramatic, comedy, psychological and others. Search for Identity, Search for Luck and even the difficulty to build up lasting relationship are themes studied by the film-makers.

The Festival will last until the 26^th October in Prague at the Cinema Lucerna  and then it will continue in Brno and in Olomouc.