Every year since goEast was founded by Deutsches Filminstitut in 2001, the festival has provided an annual showcase for filmmaking in Central and Eastern Europe. During the festival week from 18.04 to 24.04.2012 goEast presents in Wiesbaden for the twelfth time a wealth of cinematic breadth and its variety: current tendencies, experimental positions, and historical rarities, always against the background of socio-political, film-aesthetic and film-theoretical debates. The goEast programme is divided into seven sections. Each meticulously curated section is supported by festival correspondents and experts; the competing films are nominated by a selection committee. All the sections includes diverse genres and aesthetic styles, and documentary film has meanwhile carved out a well-deserved niche alongside the features.