42nd Munich Film Festival from June 27 to July 6, 2025
The 42nd Munich Film Festival brings a touch of Hollywood to the Bavarian capital!
June 27 to July 6, 2025 MUNICH FILM FESTIVAL - The grand opening gala will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at the Gasteig HP8 (by invitation only) - DEUTSCH
Munich. Starting on the last weekend in June, the city will once again belong to film for a week. Young talents and big stars will meet in Munich's cinemas. Several world and German premieres will attract audiences to the city's cinemas. The program will be officially announced on June 18 (official website: www.filmfest-muenchen.de)! The award ceremonies and parties will crown the 42nd Munich Film Festival 2025. The festival provides a launching platform for international filmmakers and presents ten international film productions to audiences in Munich for the first time – four more than last year. This year, five German co-productions will celebrate their world premieres in the CineCoPro competition, two new productions will celebrate their world premieres in the CineRebels competition and in the Spotlight section, and one production will be screened in the CineMasters competition.
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| Munich Town Hall - Photo: Helga Waess - Kunst-Kultur-Blog-Cover |
"...the opportunity to show international voices and their exciting works to Munich audiences and the film industry first..."
"When selecting world premieres of international films, we feel a special responsibility and always ask ourselves how we can help these films gain special attention through the right context. In recent years, it has meant international success for many creatives, such as Marcelo Gomes (PALOMA, 2022), who is now returning with the world premiere of a new work. A sign of growing trust, and for us, an opportunity to show international voices and their exciting works to Munich audiences and the film industry first. All world premieres will therefore be shown again on our Public Sunday, the last day of the festival." Julia Weigl and Christoph Gröner - Artistic Directors of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
and award categories
at the 42nd Munich Film Festival
Overview
CineCoPro Competition
1
"Comandante Fritz"
Directed by Pavel Giroud, Written by Arturo Infante | Germany, Greece, SpainA Cuban-German exile romantic comedy and satire about the absurdities of socialism.
2
"Germaine Acogny – The Essence of Dance"
Written and Directed by Greta-Marie Becker | Germany, France, SenegalA portrait of the "mother of African contemporary dance."
3
"Leonora in the Morning Light"
Written and Directed by Thor Klein, Lena Vurma | Germany, Mexico, Romania, United Kingdom | World Premiere shared with The Guadalajara International Film FestivalA portrait of one of the most important female painters of Surrealism.
4
"Stiller"
Directed by Stefan Haupt, Written by Alexander Buresch, Stefan Haupt | Germany, SwitzerlandA complex game of identities based on Max Frisch's classic novel.
5
"Zweitland"
Written & Directed by Michael Kofler | Germany, Italy, AustriaFamily drama meets social portrait.
CineMasters Competition
6
"The Exposure"
Written & Directed by Thomas Imbach | Switzerland, United Kingdom
A drama inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's "Fräulein Else" with a futuristic, playfully stylized atmosphere
Cine Rebels Competition
7
"Show Me the Pain of the World"
Written & Directed by Tjaša Kosar, Marc Steck | Germany, Slovenia
On the trail of an underestimated health crisis.
8
"Uma baleida pode ser dilacerada como uma escola de samba"
Directed by Marina Meliande, Felipe M. Bragança, Book by Felipe M. Bragança | BrazilAn impressive film experiment made up of fragments of the present and the past, developed between cinema and art installation in the tropical setting of Rio.
Spotlight Competition
9
"The Last Spy"
Written & Directed by Katharina Otto-Bernstein | USA, GermanyDocumentary about a life in secret.
10
“Oxigen mask not automatic”
Directed by Marcelo Gomes, Carol Minêm | Book Patricia Corso, Leonardo Moreira | Brazil
Unusually cheerful look at the beginnings of AIDS in Latin America.