As the <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/">German Film Festival </a> rolls out across the country, we meet two directors featured in this year's lineup...Acclaimed director Andres Veiel discusses his documentary <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/films/ger25-riefenstahl">Riefenstahl</a>, a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl and her complex relationship with the Nazi regime.Award-winning director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's second feature, <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/films/ger25-hysteria">Hysteria,</a> comes to Australia directly from the 2025 Berlinale...a suspenseful behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller about a real-life 1993 arson incident on the set of a film production.<ul><li>Presenter: Jason Di Rosso</li><li>Producer: Sarah Corbett</li><li>Sound engineer: Ross Richardson</li><li>Executive producer: Rhiannon Brown</li></ul>

As the German Film Festival rolls out across the country, we meet two directors featured in this year's lineup... Acclaimed director Andres Veiel discusses his documentary Riefenstahl, a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl and her complex relationship with the Nazi regime. Award-winning director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's second feature, Hysteria, comes to Australia directly from the 2025 Berlinale...a suspenseful behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller about a real-life 1993 arson incident on the set of a film production.Presenter: Jason Di RossoProducer: Sarah CorbettSound engineer: Ross RichardsonExecutive producer: Rhiannon Brown

As the <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer">German Film Festival&nbsp;</a> rolls out across the country, we meet two directors featured in this year's lineup...Acclaimed director Andres Veiel discusses his documentary <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/films/ger25-riefenstahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Riefenstahl</a>, a captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl and her complex relationship with the Nazi regime.Award-winning director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's second feature, <a href="https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/films/ger25-hysteria" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hysteria,</a>&nbsp;comes to Australia directly from the 2025 Berlinale...a suspenseful behind-the-scenes conspiracy thriller about a real-life 1993 arson incident on the set of a film production.<ul><li>Presenter: Jason Di Rosso</li><li>Producer: Sarah Corbett</li><li>Sound engineer: Ross Richardson</li><li>Executive producer: Rhiannon Brown</li></ul>

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