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Trivandrum: Prathidhwani, an association of employees working in Technopark, is organising ‘qisa’ the first of its kind short film festival in September. The 'qisa’ film festival will showcase short films made or directed by techies. qisa will also be a forum for budding filmmakers and movie enthusiasts in Technopark to mingle and explore the art of short cinema.

Trivandrum: Goethe Zentrum is screening the critically acclaimed German movie ‘Strum’ (Storm) directed by Hans-Christian Schmidt on July 07, 2012. The film released in 2009 has won eight awards and seven nominations at several international film festivals.

Tvm: Alliance Française de Trivandrum in association with the Embassy of France in India is organizing a Cinéclub, with film screening every last Saturday of the month. It is aimed at providing a platform for film enthusiasts and giving a taste of contemporary French cinema. The inaugural session on February 25, 2012 will have a screening of Changement d'adresse (Change of Address), a film by Emmanuel Mouret at 5 pm.

Tvm: Goethe Zentrum, Trivandrum is screening the award winning film, Rabbit Without Ears (Keinohrhasen) on January 07, 2011. Directed by Til Schweiger, this 2007 film has won 6 awards and 2 nominations at various festivals in Germany during 2008-09. Til Schweiger also plays the lead role in this film.

Tvm: Goethe Zentrum, Trivandrum is screening the award winning film, Halbe Treppe (Grill Point) on November 05, 2011. Directed by Andreas Dresen, the film has won 11 awards and 9 nominations at various festivals during 2002-03 including the awards for Best Actor and Best Director. Halbe Treppe is a powerful depiction of daily life at the German-Polish border, made through an inventive creative method.

Tvm: Taking a deviation from the path of feature films, Goethe Zentrum, Trivandrum is presenting DocEdge, a documentary festival that will feature 11 award-winning documentaries, selected entries from the DOK Leipzig Film Festival, as well as other award-winning films from the Baltic States, China and India. Entry is free to the screenings in the evenings.