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Artist Talk with Werner Herzog: Perspectives on Film

30.03.2026 | FFCGN 2025

An extraordinary encounter between two of cinema's most uncompromising voices. In this Artist Talk at Film Festival Cologne, filmmaker Albert Serra speaks with Werner Herzog – director, writer, and recipient of this year's festival prize – about his life's work, his radical approach to filmmaking, and what it truly means to trust the camera. Herzog reflects on working with actors like Nicolas Cage and Orlando Bloom, his lifelong aversion to trends, his years of silence with music, fake news, and why knowing how to milk a cow matters more than film school. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Essential.