the best moments 2023 Opening Ceremony 01 / 27 Cast and crew of the opening film THE PERSIAN VERSION created an outstanding atmosphere at the party afterwards. ©Kurt Krieger Opening Ceremony 02 / 27 The full HP8 at the opening. What a wonderful sight. ©Kurt Krieger World premiere PUMUCKL'S NEW ADVENTURES 03 / 27 Master Eder and his Pumuckl: Florian Brückner and Maxi Schafroth are one heart and one soul. ©Volker Rebhan Welcome Wall 04 / 27 CineMerit Award winner Barbara Sukowa poses for the photographers at the Welcome Wall. ©Bojan Ritan Premiere BAND 05 / 27 Director Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir dances us into the cinema for her documentary about her failed band. ©Bernhard Schmidt Festival center 06 / 27 Always on the move: Jakob Lass knows how to get around Munich the fastest. ©Bojan Ritan World premiere IT'S BURNING 07 / 27 Erol Afşin and his little leading man Emir Kadir Taskin on the red carpet. ©Joel Heyd World premiere REMEMBER ME 08 / 27 Actor Günther Maria Halmer stopped by the beautiful Kino, Mond & Sterne, to introduce his new film. ©Joel Heyd Premiere SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD 09 / 27 Jump for joy: Director Anna Hints knows how to start a premiere right. ©Kurt Krieger KI Lab 10 / 27 There were so many things to discover at the AI Lab in Pavilion 333. ©Bojan Ritan World premiere GUTE FREUNDE - DER AUFSTIEG DES FC BAYERN 11 / 27 Good friends? Seems so with the cast of the new series: Jan-David Bürger, Markus Krojer, Paul Wellenhof and Moritz Lehmann. ©Kurt Krieger Opening of the exhibition WHY ARE YOU CREATIVE? 12 / 27 Hermann Vaske spoke with Susanne Hermanski about his art at the opening. ©Bojan Ritan World premiere LEGEND OF WACKEN 13 / 27 Fry fork alert! This is the party of the crew of the new series about the founders of the Wacken Festival. ©Bernhard Schmidt Premiere THE LOST KING 14 / 27 A true snapshot: director Stephen Frears at the screening of his film THE LOST KING. ©Ronny Heine Premiere QUEENDOM 15 / 27 Director Agniia Galdanova and the main character of QUEENDOM, Gena Marvin, are in each other's arms. ©Ronny Heine Shu Lea Cheang 16 / 27 The rush is on to get a cool picture with artist Shu Lea Cheang, whom the Filmfest has honored with an hommage. ©Volker Rebhan Premiere THE INSPECTION 17 / 27 Elegance Bratton and Chester Algernal Gordon are not only a super working couple. ©Sophie Mahler World premiere THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE OF LOVE 18 / 27 On the way to the stage to get the applause: Caroline Peters, Burghart Klaußner and director Lars Kraume. ©Ronny Heine World premiere DEAD GIRLS DANCING 19 / 27 How does the audience like it? Director Anna Roller has a close eye on everything. ©Ronny Heine CineMerit Gala: Barbara Sukowa 20 / 27 After Margarethe von Trotta's laudation, the long-time colleagues and friends are visibly moved and hug each other. ©Kurt Krieger Premiere OMEN 21 / 27 Lean on me: Programmer Bernhard Karl and director Baloji. ©Bojan Ritan World premiere NEW TALES OF FRANZ 22 / 27 Hello! This premiere picture offers completely new views. ©Kurt Krieger Premiere THE FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE 23 / 27 Director Paolo Genovese at the Q&A at Kino, Mond & Sterne. ©Joel Heyd Premiere A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON 24 / 27 Here it is probably quite clear who is the star in director Gentian Koçi's family. ©Joel Heyd World premiere THE EDGE OF THE BLADE 25 / 27 Director Vincent Perez is engrossed in the interview with Christina Wolf. ©Bojan Ritan Festival center 26 / 27 You can also conduct an interview in the festival center in a relaxed beer garden atmosphere. ©Joel Heyd Festival center 27 / 27 Or you just have a nice chat in the evening sun. ©Bojan Ritan