HOLOFICTION Screening & Talk at moving history – Festival des historischen Films Potsdam

 
 
 

CLIO 2026 Shortlist
November 6, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Filmmuseum Potsdam

www.moving-history.de

As one of the six films on the shortlist for the CLIO Award 2026 – the prize for the best film on a historical subject – HOLOFICTION will be screened on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Filmmuseum Potsdam as part of moving history – Festival des historischen Films Potsdam. After the screening, director Michal Kosakowski will be in conversation with the audience in a film talk moderated by Freya Glomb (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF).

The evening takes place just one day after HOLOFICTION opens in German cinemas on November 5, 2026. Film talks between filmmakers and audiences are at the heart of moving history, which presents the CLIO-nominated films in a series of film evenings at the Filmmuseum Potsdam and, in early 2027, at the Zeughauskino Berlin.

About the Festival – moving history (German original)

„moving history – Festival des historischen Films ist das einzige deutsche Festival, das dokumentarische und fiktionale Filme mit historischen Themen aus der aktuellen und vergangenen Kino- und Fernsehproduktion präsentiert. Es greift die anhaltende Popularität medialer Geschichtsbilder auf. Diese prägen nicht nur unsere Vorstellung der Vergangenheit, sondern beeinflussen auch unsere Wahrnehmung der Gegenwart und Erwartungen an die Zukunft. Es hat zum Ziel, einen Raum zu bieten, in dem Filmschaffende mit einem breiten Publikum ins Gespräch kommen. Daher sind Filmgespräche wesentlicher Bestandteil des Formats. Es findet jährlich in kleiner oder größerer Ausgabe statt: immer mit der Verleihung der CLIO, dem Preis für den besten historischen Film des Jahres, und Filmabenden mit den nominierten sowie weiteren Filmen. Es steht unter der Schirmherrschaft des Oberbürgermeisters der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam. Schirmherrin des CLIO-Preises 2025 ist die Schauspielerin Jutta Wachowiak.“
– moving history – Festival des historischen Films Potsdam e.V.

English translation:
“moving history – Festival of Historical Film is the only German festival presenting documentary and fiction films on historical subjects from current and past cinema and television production. It takes up the enduring popularity of media images of history. These not only shape our idea of the past, but also influence our perception of the present and our expectations of the future. It aims to offer a space in which filmmakers can enter into conversation with a broad audience. Film talks are therefore an essential part of the format. It takes place every year in a smaller or larger edition: always with the presentation of the CLIO, the prize for the best historical film of the year, and film evenings with the nominated and other films. It is held under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of the state capital Potsdam. Patron of the CLIO Award 2025 is the actress Jutta Wachowiak.”

Event Details

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026, 7:00 PM

Programme:
Screening of HOLOFICTION (102 min), followed by a film talk with director Michal Kosakowski, moderated by Freya Glomb (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

Section: CLIO 2026 Shortlist

Venue: Filmmuseum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1A
14467 Potsdam, Germany

Admission: EUR 8.00, reduced EUR 5.00
Reduced tickets for pupils, students, trainees, recipients of social benefits, refugees and severely disabled persons (with valid ID)
Free admission for students of the Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Tickets & reservations:
Box office of the Filmmuseum Potsdam, Tuesday–Sunday from 10:00 AM
Phone: +49 331 271 8112
Email: ticket@filmmuseum-potsdam.de

Further CLIO 2026 Shortlist screening:
First quarter of 2027, Zeughauskino Berlin (Deutsches Historisches Museum) – date to be announced

Organiser: moving history – Festival des historischen Films Potsdam e.V.
Co-organisers: Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam (ZZF), Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
CLIO Award endowed by: Landeshauptstadt Potsdam, UNESCO Creative City of Film
Funded by: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Brandenburgisches Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften (ZeM)
Partners: Filmmuseum Potsdam, Zeughauskino, DEFA-Stiftung

 
 

German Theatrical Release

HOLOFICTION opens in German cinemas on November 5, 2026, distributed by Drop-Out Cinema.

 
 
Michal Kosakowski