Things will not go well
In 2018, German screenwriter and director Christian Petzold was invited to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, yet his work couldn’t be less Hollywood.
North America
Interviews, coverage and background stories on Germany and its relations to the USA and Canada.
“Berlin is an innovation center”
What environmental economist Aaron Best so likes about his work for the Berlin-based think tank Ecologic Institut and German climate policy.
Hereditary friends
From Élysée to Aachen: the bond between Germany and France is holding firm.
A good start to your career
“Earn while you learn”: Five facts about the success of the German dual vocational training model in the USA.
Smarter in 15 minutes
The Blinkist app from Germany sums up international bestsellers in a nutshell. The idea is particularly successful in North America.
An American's First Berlinale
DW's Hallie Rawlinson reports on her first time attending the Berlinale International Film Festival.
Hollywood stars with German roots
Did you know that these famous actors have German relatives?
The American Dream for Germans
The Director of the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven Simone Eick explains, why and when Germans migrated to the US.
“Art doesn’t just drop from the clouds into the museum”
It is now 20 years since the Washington Principles were formulated covering art stolen by the Nazis being returned to its rightful owners. The Board of the German Lost Art Foundation take stock.
German-American encounters
To mark the start of the Year of German-American Friendship, Americans and Germans consider the sheer diversity of the transatlantic relationship.
“I admire the German social state”
US author Nell Zink has lived in Germany for almost 20 years. She finds it good that the gap between different lifeworlds here is not so great.