UFA Film Nights

UFA Film Nights

Silent film classics with live musical accompaniment are the recipe for success behind the UFA Film Nights, to which Bertelsmann and UFA regularly treat audiences in Berlin. The format has since gone on to other metropolises as well, including Brussels, Paris, Madrid and New York. In 2020, the UFA Film Nights took place digitally for the first time; starting in 2021, they can be enjoyed both on Berlin's Museum Island and online as live streams.

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Press Release | Berlin, 07/02/2024

The UFA Film Nights: Strong Women in the City of Millions – Open-Air Screenings on Museum Island

Press Release | Berlin, 08/23/2023

UFA Film Nights 2023 Open with Masterful Shadow Plays in Old Berlin

Press Release | Berlin, 06/29/2023

Jealousy Drama and Major Manhunt at the UFA Film Nights – Open Air on Berlin’s Museum Island

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UFA Film Nights 2024: Gallery

From August 21 to 23, 2024, Bertelsmann and UFA will present the 14th UFA Film Nights, an open-air event on three evenings, set against the spectacular backdrop of Berlin’s Museum Island and accompanied by live music. Long a fixture in Berlin’s cultural calendar, the UFA Film Nights will once again showcase cinematic masterpieces of Weimar cinema at one of Berlin’s most exclusive venues. The photos shown here can be requested for reporting purposes from the contact person (see right) or presse@bertelsmann.de. (© in each case as indicated in the picture title).

The films of the UFA Film Nights 2023

From August 23 to 25, 2023, Bertelsmann and UFA will once again present cinematic masterpieces of Weimar cinema on three evenings in the open air, against a spectacular backdrop and accompanied by live music. This time around: Arthur Robison's "Shadows" from 1923, the crime comedy "Where's Coletti?" by Max Mack as the world premiere of the digitally restored version, and the second part from Fritz Lang's mammoth work "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" with the subtitle "Inferno. A Play by People of Our Time" (1922). The photos shown here can be requested for reporting purposes from the contact person (see right) or presse@bertelsmann.de. (© in each case as indicated in the picture title).

Culture at Bertelsmann

As a creative content company with a history stretching back nearly 190 years, Bertelsmann is engaged in cultural efforts at various levels. Its “Culture@Bertelsmann” activities are focused on preserving important cultural assets and making them accessible to a broad public, e.g. through digitization or exhibitions and concerts. For many years, Bertelsmann has organized the popular UFA Film Nights, a silent film festival in Berlin, and has repeatedly acted as the main sponsor for the digital restoration of important silent films. The Group also owns the Archivio Storico Ricordi in Milan, which houses a wealth of unique testimonies to 200 years of Italian opera history. Bertelsmann is indexing the archive holdings according to the latest standards and makes thousands of documents, set and costume designs, libretti, and items of business correspondence publicly accessible online. For over 20 years, Bertelsmann has organized the “Blue Sofa” literature format series, which provides authors with a prominent stage for their latest works.