
Kastanienallee 77, 10435 Berlin
With roughly 32 seats in a former storefront on Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg, the Lichtblick-Kino is among the very smallest cinemas in Berlin. The space was never designed as an auditorium, and it shows: the proportions are those of a neighbourhood shop, the ceiling is low, and the screen fills most of the far wall. The programme favours independent, experimental and politically attuned work, often presented by the filmmakers themselves.

Sven Marquardt might be the most famous bouncer worldwide. But beside standing in front of the legendary techno club Berghain in Berlin, he is also a well-known and skilled photographer. Long before the Berlin Wall came down, Marquardt portrayed the subcultural East-Berlin scene. His black and white photography illustrates it as voluptuous, laid-back, dirty and existential. Even if shot by daylight, his work is permeated by darkness, ecstasy and night.
Special Jury PrizeIn secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them.
The story of a woman living in the border region between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, who agrees to partake in a special deal in order to help a friend. However, this will lead her into a dangerous situation, and she will have to confront her desires