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42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: THE AWARD-WINNERS

42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: THE AWARD-WINNERS

Saturday, 11/18/2023

This Saturday evening, the Award Ceremony of the 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH brought the festival to a close. The jury presented the festival’s top award to the moving short film THE VOICE OF OTHERS (France) by Fatima Kaci. The Audience Award went to THE FUSE by Kevin Haefelin (USA).

FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH has started: Opportunities for future storytellers

FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH has started: Opportunities for future storytellers

Sunday, 11/12/2023

The 42nd Filmschoolfest Munich – Festival of Future Storytellers – opened to around 300 guests in the Audimax of the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) on Sunday, November 12. Munich’s designated vice-mayor, Dominik Krause, opened the festival with a diverse program of award-winning films.

Festival of Future Storytellers: The Schedule of the 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH

Festival of Future Storytellers: The Schedule of the 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH

Wednesday, 11/25/2023

November 12 to 18 will see the return of FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH. This festival of short films will henceforth be subtitled “Festival of Future Storytellers” to underscore its role as a platform reflecting the zeitgeist of young artistic filmmakers from all over the world. This is the home of a forward-looking approach to audiovisual storytelling.

41st FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: The award-winners

41st FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: The award-winners

Saturday, 11/19/2022

  • The grand prize at the 41st FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH has gone to the poetic short documentary film “We Know How Beautiful They Were, These Islands” by Younès Ben Slimane (Le Fresnoy, France).
  • The Audience Award has gone to “I Was Never Really Here” by Gabriel B. Arrahnio (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany).
  • A total of ten awards with a combined value of 32,000 euros were presented to films in the international competition.
FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH has begun

FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH has begun

Sunday, 11/13/2022

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, the 41st FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH held its opening gala with some 300 invited guests attending.

FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: Juries and supporting program

FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH: Juries and supporting program

Friday 10/28/2022

40 short films will vie in the international competition for awards worth a total of 32,000 euros. The festival jury will be chaired by director Ildikó Enyedi. A program of free supporting events rounds off the week-long festival.