Film Festival

Mathematics – Computer Science

Every year, the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation hosts the week-long Film Festival Mathematics – Computer Science at the Karlstorkino Heidelberg. An open invitation is extended to anyone interested in immersing themselves in the world of mathematics and computer science. Special guests introduce the films and are available for a Q&A session after the screenings. This year's Film Festival Mathematics – Computer Science will take place from November 22 to 29, 2025.

The Film Festival Mathematics – Computer Science is held in cooperation with the Karlstorkino in Heidelberg, which received the “Cinema that Educates” award in 2020 and was runner-up in 2019. Among other accolades, it was praised for “unusual topics in selection of films”, explicitly for the Film Festival Mathematics – Computer Science.

Poster of the Film Festival 2025.

These ten films shine a spotlight either on the life and work of outstanding scientists or on social discourse surrounding current issues rooted in mathematics and computer science.

  • „Eternal You – Vom Ende der Endlichkeit“, DE/US 2024
    November 22, 7:30 p.m.
  • „Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten", DE 2019
    November 23, 3:00 p.m.
  • „Polymaths“, DE 2025
    November 23, 7:30 p.m.
  • „X+Y – A Brilliant Young Mind”, GB/AUS 2014
    November 24, 7:30 p.m.
  • „Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways”, US 2025
    November 25, 7:30 p.m.
  • „A Beautiful Mind: Genie und Wahnsinn”, US 2001
    November 26, 7:30 p.m.
  • „Moneyball – Die Kunst zu gewinnen”, US 2011
    November 27, 7:30 p.m.
  • „Exit Pangea – AI Evolution“, DE 2023
    November 28, 7:30 p.m.
  • „Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten", DE 2019
    November 29, 3:00 p.m.
  • „Total Trust“, DE/NLD 2023
    November 29, 7:30 p.m.

For further information please have a look on the German website.