Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck will comment upon the influence of the real events that lie behind his debut film which addresses some of the totalitarian excesses of the former East German state and in particular the effect that the Stasi, the secret police, had in East Berlin on creativity and culture. Sir Richard Dearlove, former Head of MI6 and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, will give his insights into the issues and challenges that were encountered at that time.

The annual Xchanging German Lecture series, hosted at the School, is an initiative jointly organized between Judge Business School, Cambridge Universityas Department of German and Dutch and Pembroke College. David Andrews, CEO and founder of Xchanging, and a William Pitt Fellow of Pembroke College said: aIt is not sufficient to simply talk about creativity. What is really impactful is to learn firsthand from the people who are at the forefront of their industries and those who have directly engaged with culture. This new series of lectures is a unique opportunity to interact with some of Germanyas most notable cultural icons.a