Overview

• The festival opens with the world premiere of 'Mädchen können kein Fussball spielen,' a documentary on female pioneers who defied the DFB's 1955 ban on women's football.
• Running from April 24-28, the festival showcases 45 films from 17 countries, organized by Brot & Spiele in Berlin's Colosseum Filmtheater.
• A central program, 'Fußballerinnen: Geschichten von Leidenschaft und Triumph,' focuses on women's football stories, including narratives from Turkey, Iran, and North Korea.
• Men's football is also represented with documentaries on Franz Beckenbauer and ultras leader Claudio 'Bocia' Galimberti.
• The festival concludes with the ShortKicks Gala on Monday, awarding the best short films in football cinema.