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The award-winners at the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN

Saturday, 07/02/2022

The 39th International FILMFEST MÜNCHEN came to a close with a festive award ceremony on Saturday, July 2, 2022. “Broker” by Hirokazu Kore-eda received the ARRI Award for best international film in the CineMasters competition. Charlotte Wells received the CineVision Award for best international newcomer film for “Aftersun”. The inaugural CineRebels Award went to “Cook F**k Kill” by Mira Fornay.

Filmfest München pleased at festival success

Saturday, 07/02/2022

Audience numbers exceed expectations. New momentum for movie theaters and the industry. New formats and locations successful from the start.

The Winners of the German Cinema New Talent Award 2022

Friday, 07/01/2022

The winners of the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award for talented young filmmakers have been announced at the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. The jury — actress Almila Bagriacik, producer-director Sönke Wörtmann, and producer Ingo Fliess — honored Sophie Linnenbaum with the award for best director for her film “The Ordinaries”. Britta Strampe and Laura Klippel received the award for best producer, also for “The Ordinaries”. Florian Plumeyer and Katharina Woll were honored for best screenplay for “Everybody Wants to Be Loved”, while the award for best acting performance went to Lena Schmidtke in “Rage at Kuba”.

“As Loud As You Can” and “King of Stonks” earn Bernd Burgemeister TV Production Awards

Monday, 06/27/2022

These productions for ZDF and Netflix were honored at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN with the Bernd Burgemeister TV Production Award, sponsored by VFF.

OPENING GALA: The 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has started

Thursday, 06/23/2022

This evening, June 23, the 39th edition of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN held its opening gala in Munich. Some 1,500 guests from the arts, the film industry, and local government attended the ceremony at the new Gasteig HP8 venue for concerts and cultural events.

Unleashed: The Program of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2022

Thursday, 06/09/2022

In its 39th edition, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is returning to movie theaters across town with 120 premieres and numerous international guests. Alba Rohrwacher will receive the CineMerit Award, and special homage will be paid to Doris Dörrie. A new international competition, CineRebels, offers a platform for cinematic innovation and unleashed creativity. And in all other respects as well, the urge to start anew, break free, and live it up is the inspiration for an exciting season of films. The complete program is now online and ticket sales will start in mid-June.