PRESS RELEASES

FILMFEST MÜNCHEN announces collaboration with Euro Cine Expo and Film Commission Bayern
Wednesday, 12/14/2022
FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with Euro Cine Expo, Germany’s largest summer film festival, and Film Commission Bayern, the first information and contact point for national and international production companies.

Save the Date: FILMFEST MÜNCHEN Friday, June 23 to Saturday, July 1, 2023!
Wednesday, 11/02/2022
FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2023 will have its opening gala on Friday, June 23, at the Gasteig HP8. From June 24 to July 1, 2023, all of Munich will have caught festival fever — with a best-of-festival day on the final Saturday.

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.

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”.