Festival director Diana Iljine opened the FILMFEST MÜNCHEN awards ceremony for the last time. Besides the award winners, she was of course also honored for her leadership over the last 12 years. Thank you Diana for all your hard work!
Kinderfilmfest Audience Award: PUMUCKL'S NEW ADVENTURES
03/ 15
The Kinderfilmfest Audience Award was given away first. The juror David presented it to the director Marcus H. Rosenmüller for PUMUCKL'S NEW ADVENTURES! Congratulations!
Here, the award sponsors announce the winner of the Audience Award. And who is surprised that a new film by cult director Aki Kaurismäki has won the Audience Award this year? Certainly no one here! Congratulations!
This year, the CineRebels Award is presented for the second time. And the jury has spoken! The award, donated by Audi, goes to OMEN and its creator Baloji. Congratulations are clearly in order!
CineVision Award: THE BURITI FLOWER
08/ 15
Programer Florian Borchmeyer accepted the CineVision Award on behalf of the team around João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora from THE BURITI FLOWER. Our congratulations go out to all involved! Thank you for such a unique film!
The CineMasters jury has reached its verdict and awards this year's ARRI Award to the semi-documentary film THE FOUR DAUGHTERS by Kaouther Ben Hania. Now all that remains is to say: Congratulations!
After the Award Reception, things continued right away. Claudia Roth, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, visited us in Munich to participate in the Sustainability Conference.
Sustainability Conference
12/ 15
There, things got started right away with the first panel discussion: "Standards for all?"
The end of the 40th birthday...
13/ 15
And with a reception for all guests, the 40th FILMFEST MUNICH slowly came to an end. In the evening, the last pictures ran across the screen and we have to say goodbye for one year... See you next year!
Tobi Obermeier, Tobi Krell, Maite Woköck, Joya Thome, the winner of the CineKindl Award Johan Rosell and the prize donors still have every reason to be happy!
The biggest thanks goes to the wonderful team of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, who made the whole thing possible in the first place! Here's to a successful film festival!!!