23.06.2023 Cast and Crew of the opening film THE PERSIAN VERSION 01 / 20 So many of the cast and crew of THE PERSIAN VERSION came by! Thank you so much for a great evening! ©Bojan Ritan The Festival Director Diana Iljine with the main sponsor Audi 02 / 20 Diana Iljine with Manfred Kockmann and Linda Kurz, representing our main sponsor Audi! ©Bojan Ritan The CineRebels Jury 03 / 20 The director Axel Ranisch, the director Bruce LaBruce and the actress Anne Ratte-Polle are choosing this year's winner of our CineRebels Competition. ©Ronny Heine The Jury of the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino 04 / 20 Sheri Hagen, Sophie Linnenbaum and Friedrich Mücke have the pleasure of choosing the winners of this year's edition of the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino. ©Ronny Heine Doris Dörrie with her Partner Martin Moszkowicz 05 / 20 Doris Dörrie, this year a part of the CineMasters Jury, with her Partner Martin Moszkowicz. ©Volker Rebhan A Reunion 06 / 20 For many the evening was a long awaited reunion! ©Ronny Heine The red carpet 07 / 20 So many people roamed the red carpet that evening! Thanks to everyone who was there to celebrate with us! ©Sophie Mahler An Interview with Jakob Lass 08 / 20 The director Jakob Lass ist clearly enjoying himself during his interview! His film LOVE STAKES is shown as part of the 40th birthday celebration. ©Volker Rebhan Judith Gerlach and Doris Dörrie 09 / 20 Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs, Judith Gerlach, took the chance to get her picture taken with Doris Dörrie. ©Volker Rebhan Everyone is shining brightly! 10 / 20 Festival director Diana Iljine with Christine Theiss, Mariella Ahrens and Natascha Grün. ©Kurt Krieger LEERE NETZE on the Red Carpet 11 / 20 The Director of LEERE NETZE „Leere Netze” Regisseur Behrooz Karamizade with the main actors Hamid Reza Abbasi, Sadaf Asgari. ©Kurt Krieger The Isarphilharmonie 12 / 20 Thanks to te Isarphilharmonie/HP8 for this amazing Location! ©Bojan Ritan A packed venue 13 / 20 Inside every seat was taken! Such a great audience! ©Bojan Ritan Welcome everyone 14 / 20 The festival director Diana Iljine welcomes erveryone! ©Kurt Krieger Julia Weigl and Tobi Krell 15 / 20 The programers Julia Weigl and Tobi Krell were the moderators for the evening. ©Bojan Ritan The second Mayor Katrin Habenschaden 16 / 20 Katrin Habenschaden during her Speech. ©Kurt Krieger Christoph Gröner and Maryam Keshavaraz 17 / 20 Before the screening the artistic director Christoph Gröner welcomed the director of THE PERSIAN VERSION, Maryam Keshavaraz. ©Bojan Ritan The Afterparty 18 / 20 After the opening everyone celebrated to a playlist, put together by the team behind THE PERSIAN VERSION. ©Kurt Krieger Everyone was there! 19 / 20 So many people were there to celebrate our birthday! ©Bojan Ritan Good Vibes! 20 / 20 The longer the night went on, the better the moves on the dance floor got! ©Volker Rebhan