Join us October 8-11 for Film|NEU 2026, a film festival presenting new German-language films from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland!
German Film Night | October 8, 2026
Austrian Film Night | October 9, 2026
Swiss Film Night | October 10, 2026
Films in German will be shown with English subtitles.
AUSTRIAN FILM NIGHT | October 9, 2026
The ACF DC in collaboration with NYU Brademas Center proudly presents PEACOCK, the debut feature of Austrian writer-director Bernhard Wenger, which was selected as Austria's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards held in 2026.
Original title: PFAU - Bin ich Echt?
Genre: Satirical tragicomedy
Year: 2024
Length: 102 min
Country of Origin: Austria, Germany
Language: German with English subtitles
Director: Bernhard Wenger
Production Company: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion GmbH, CALA Filmproduktion GmbH
Film rating: PG-13 | mild sexual content and nudity
Enjoy a glass of Austrian wine before the screening (sorry, no drinks in the theatre.)
Doors open at 5:45 pm.
ABOUT THE FILM
Do you need a 'cultured boyfriend' to impress your friends? A 'perfect son' to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? At MyCompanion, the cultured and confident Matthias is available -- for a reasonable fee -- to fill any social role you desire. But while Matthias is at the top of his professional game, his personal life begins to crumble as he detaches from his own identity and burrows deeper into his fictitious lives.
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.
Films in German will be shown with English subtitles.