The third volume of our series “Refugees Worldwide” has now been published and is available in bookshops as a print or e-publication. Fifteen authors from Germany and abroad share their stories, dreams and visions, their own ideas of belonging and the political, media and social treatment of migration. Many thanks
Weather Stations is an international project that placed literature and storytelling at the heart of discussions about climate change. Five partners in Berlin, Dublin, London, Melbourne and Warsaw each worked with a Writer in Residence to explore together how literature can inspire new ways of living in the context of the most
In 2008 the International Literature Festival Berlin launched the Literature for Africa Campaign. Our goal – over an intended period of ten years – is to facilitate the donation of books to libraries in Africa. Through this campaign, we hope to improve the state of African libraries and to foster and
The “Worldwide Screenings” are screenings worldwide on internationally relevant political topics once or twice a year. They were initiated in 2020 by the Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik e.V. on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2020. Cultural institutions, cinemas, film festivals and interested persons
Nach dem gewaltsamen Tod von George Floyd und weiteren Berichten über Opfer von After the violent death of George Floyd and further reports about victims of police brutality and systemic racism worldwide, we have called for the making of short films to raise a voice against racism. Numerous authors, activists
“What Matters” is a film project on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which the international literature festival launched and completed in 2017/2018. The film features 30 authors, actors, students, and pupils from different countries, each of whom reads one article of the famous declaration. Among others, it features Vivienne
Hosting Project – Become a Guardian Angel! Dear friends of arts & letters, The festival team at the international literature festival berlin is currently preparing for the arrival of over 200 guests from all over the world who will come to Berlin for two weeks of readings, discussions, and debates. This
A STORY FOR EUROPE – WHAT KIND OF CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE DOES EUROPE NEED? In 2012, the Children´s and Youth Programme of the berlin international literature festival presented readings, workshops and panels about the question: A Story for Europe – What kind of Children´s and Young Adult Literature
With the project »Comic Connection«, young inhabitants of the AWO Refugium Lichtenberg are learning about the world of comics in weekly workshops since February 2016. Starting August 2016, summer comic workshops organised by people from Berlin and international artists will be taking place. The workshops are geared towards young refugees
