Filmfest Highlights 2024

The best moments 2024

Emotional moments, wonderful encounters and much more. You can see the best moments of the 41st FILMFEST MÜNCHEN here!

Major premieres in 2024

World, European and German premieres. We celebrate movies. Here you can see the biggest teams and premieres at a glance

Behind the Scenes 2024

A festival would not work without a talented team. Many helping hands lend a hand to get everything up and running. Here are a few insights.

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2024

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It's raining awards!

July 6 2024

The 41st FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is coming to an end, all prizes have been awarded. Here is an overview of all winners and the juries' statements.

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An Extraordinary Life

June 14 2024

Hollywood star Kate Winslet receives the CineMerit Award and presents her latest film LEE in Munich. Patrick Heidmann spoke to her about the biopic.

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Brilliant performer

June 17 2024

This year, the Munich International Film Festival is honoring the one and only Jessica Lange with the CineMerit Award for her achievements in the art of film. Lange’s impressive career, which spans more than four decades, has earned her two Oscars, five Golden Globes, three Emmys, and a Tony.

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June 18 2024

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No Compromises

June 21 2024

Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s unconventional low-budget films make him one of the luminaries of independent Japanese cinema. The 41st Munich International Film Festival is paying homage to the director and screening his latest film, SHADOW OF FIRE, as a German premiere.

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Stand up!

June 23 2024

Sohrab Shahid Saless: from Iranian auteur filmmaker to the great unknown of New German Cinema

A text by Behrang Samsami

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What friendship is all about

April 30 2024

The CineKindl program for young audiences is offering a colorful bouquet of feature, animated, and documentary films in 2024.

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Diverse by Design

June 20 2024

This year, the CineCoPro Conference is focusing on Canada as the host country, highlighting its diverse film landscape.

A text by Scott Roxborough

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Uptown, Midtown, Downtown

June 21 2024

This fifth cooperation between Museum Brandhorst and the Munich International Film Festival "Sparkling and Wild - ’80s New York in Film" celebrates the underground artists and filmmakers of 1980s New York. A curated program of films and works on video at Museum Brandhorst and the cinemas of the Munich International Film Festival showcase an unusual side of the Big Apple, introducing us to a wide variety of scenes and communities — from nightclubs to the art world — from various points of view.

A text by Sophie Cavoulacos

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Focus on Ukraine

June 21 2024

A film series about a resisting Ukraine

A text by Chris Schinke