Join us November 6–20 for FILM|NEU 2025, a film festival presenting new German-language films from Austria, Germany and Switzerland!
AUSTRIAN FILM NIGHT | November 6, 2025
The ACF DC proudly presents It’s All Going South (Altweibersommer), a film by Austrian director and actress Pia Hierzegger. The film is in German with English subtitles.
Original title: Altweibersommer
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Year: 2025
Length: 94 min
Country of Origin: Austria
Language: German with English subtitles
Director: Pia Hierzegger
Production Company: Film AG Produktions GmbH
This film is preceded by an Austrian wine reception.
ABOUT THE FILM
Three women in their late 40s, an unexpected treasure, and a spontaneous trip to Venice. What starts as a nostalgic camping holiday for three former roomates turns into a turbulent journey of self-discovery. An intelligent, heartwarming comedy with unexpected twists, offering a loving look at people and instilling hope that, with courage, even deeply ingrained patterns can still be broken.
Trailer | It’s All Going South (Altweibersommer)
ABOUT THE FILM|NEU FILM FESTIVAL
The Film|Neu film festival is Washington DC’s annual celebration of great new films from the German-speaking area. Since 1992, Film|Neu has brought over 300 German-language dramas, comedies, documentaries, short films, and more to filmgoers in the DMV area.
FULL SCHEDULE OF FILM|NEU 2025
NOVEMBER 6, 2025 | AUSTRIAN FILM NIGHT
The Austrian film It’s All Going South (Altweibersommer) will be presented at the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington / Embassy of Austria on Thursday, November 6 at 6:30 PM. This film is preceded by the Swiss short film Loud Love.
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 | SWISS FILM NIGHT
The Swiss film The Neighbors from Upstairs (Die Nachbarn von oben) will be presented at the Embassy of Switzerland on Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30 PM. This film is preceded by a German short film.
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 | GERMAN FILM NIGHT
The German film From Hilde, with Love (In Liebe, Eure Hilde) will be presented at the Goethe-Institut Washington on Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 PM. This evening will include a special screening of the Austrian short film Ferrari (Mein Papa fährt Ferrari).
Films in German will be shown with English subtitles.
© Images: Alpenrepublik Filmverleih by Film AG

