Audience Award

Since 2016, the Freundeskreis FILMFEST MÜNCHEN e.V. has donated the Audience Award, which is endowed with 1,500 Euros. The audience can cast their votes during the festival and the most popular film of the festival is announced at the Award Ceremony.

THE FUSE

01 / 07

Renate Kurzendörfer and Martina Piesch from the Freundeskreis FILMFEST MÜNCHEN e.V., the prize sponsor, congratulate this year's winner Kevin Haefelin.

2022

I WAS NEVER REALLY HERE

02 / 07

Gabriel B. Arrahnio is very happy to receive the Audience Award for his moving film I WAS NEVER REALLY HERE.

2021

HER DANCE

03 / 07

Director Bar Cohen is pleased with the honor.

2019

FINE

04 / 07

Maya Yadlin receives the Audience Award.

2018

FLOOD

05 / 07

Producer Or Elsaesser, Director Oshri Zeituni and Artistic Director Tal Ziv.

2017

THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

06 / 07

Audience Award winner Efim Graboy with festival director Diana Iljine.

2016

[OUT OF FRA]ME

07 / 07

Double winner: Sophie Linnenbaum with the Audience Award and the Panther Award.

2023	THE FUSE	Director: Kevin Haefelin	Filmschool: Columbia University, USA
2022	I WAS NEVER REALLY HERE	Director: Gabriel B. Arrahnio	Filmschool: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
2021	HER DANCE	Director: Bar Cohen	Filmschool: The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Israel
2020	THE BEST ORCHESTRA IN THE WORLD	Director: Henning Backhaus	Filmschool: Filmakademie Wien, Austria
2019	FINE	Director: Maya Yadlin	Filmschool: Minshar School For the Arts, Israel
2018	FLOOD	Director: Oshri Zeituni	Filmschool: MFA, Minshar School for Art Tel Aviv, Israel
2017	THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER	Director: Efim Graboy	Filmschool: TAU, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Israel
2016	[OUT OF FRA]ME	Director: Sophie Linnenbaum	Filmschool: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany