For the first time, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN will be screening a total of six international world premieres during the festival.

This year, the Filmfest is honoring artists who contribute new visions to the art (of film). The festival’s anniversary edition will open with a turbulent Iranian family saga.

The films of Taiwanese American artist Shu Lea Cheang alternate between queer cinema, science fiction, pornography, and a networked scenario of installation and performance. As part of a cooperation with Museum Brandhorst, the Filmfest is dedicating a tribute to this genre-crossing artist.

FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is honoring actress Barbara Sukowa with the CineMerit Award for her service to cinema. The award ceremony will feature a screening of her latest film, DALÍLAND, in which she portrays Gala Éluard Dalí, the wife of the famous painter.

Jessica Hausner’s strict adherence to style and her clever play with genre elements make her one of Austria’s most notable directors. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is dedicating a retrospective to her and is screening her latest film, CLUB ZERO, in its German premiere.

Lucrative awards will, as always, be presented at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2023. Determining who is worthy of them requires highly capable jury members. Here you can meet the juries of the CineMasters, CineVision, CineRebels, CineKindl, New German Cinema, and New German Television Productions sections.