Welcome
to FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2004
--
From June 26 to July 3, one of the
largest cinema and television events of
the year will take place for the 22nd
time. Once again eight days and eight
long nights filled with Great Stories,
Great Directors, Great Actors, Great
Movies at Filmfest
München.
Once
again, from June 26 to July 3 this
year, Munich will host a feast of films
at Germany's second largest but most
audience-friendly film festival. Movie
lovers, international stars,
non-mainstream artists, industry
professionals and tomorrow's talent
will come together in a celebration of
motion pictures from around the world.
As always, we will be screening the
highlights from Hollywood to Helsinki,
the latest productions from Beirut to
Beijing - roughly 180 films from 35
countries. In other words, from new
forms of artistic expression and
adventures in cross-cultural
understanding to just plain old movie
magic, there's something for everyone.
The
22. Filmfest München will be
incorporating a number of innovations.
The participating cinemas, to cite just
one, will be situated along the Munich
Movie Mile, all within walking distance
of each other, enhancing the festival's
cordial atmosphere. This convivial
ambience allows for more informal
encounters for both moviegoers and
guests and will, we hope, encourage
even more filmmakers from around the
globe to come to Munich to interact
with audiences on a personal level.
Muenchner
Film Fest LookRadio
Bietet Film Produzenten in Muenchen,
Germany Taegliche
"Live" Webcast Trailers An - TVI's
"Stammtisch" interviews
werden beim Ayinger - gegenueber vom
Hofbrauhaus und Planet Hollywood gegeben.
Meet Josie Cory, Pub of TVI Magazine. English LookRadio
Offers Film Makers in Munich, Germany Daily
"Live" Webcast Of Film Trailers -
TVI's "Stammtisch" for interviews will
be
located across the famous Hofbrauhaus --
at the Ayinger Cafe -- next to Planet
Hollywood. Watch
short movie clips featuring Troy Cory,
Ambros Seelos in concert.
FILMFEST
MÜNCHEN 2004
In
the sections of World Cinema, American
Independents, Made in Germany - German
Feature Films and German TV Movies,
VideoArt & Experimental Film,
Children's Film Festival,
Filmfest
München presents new cinematic
discoveries from around the world,
highlights from the big studios and
major companies, as well as the best
works by international young directors.
The extensive festival program of
International, European and German
Premieres is rounded out with
Retrospectives, Portraits, Tributes and
Special Screenings.
The
21st Filmfest München will again
honor a major personality from the
international world of cinema for his
or her contributions to the cinematic
arts with the CineMerit
Award.
Previous
recipients were the directors Jules
Dassin, Francesco Rosi, Milos Forman
and Manoel de Oliveira, the American
producer and repeated Oscar winner Eric
Pleskow, the formidable European
producer Marin Karmitz as well as the
actresses Susan Sarandon, Jacqueline
Bisset and Barbara Hershey.
The
well-endowed prizes awarded at Filmfest
München 2003 will also supply
thrilling excitement:
The
Young German Cinema Award, in the
amount of 80,000 ¤ donated by the
HypoVereinsbank, the Bavaria Film and
the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation
(Bayerischer Rundfunk). The prize will
be awarded to the best new director
(with a purse of 40,000 ¤), the
best new screenwriter (20,000 ¤)
and the best new actor (20,000 ¤)
of any German feature film from
Filmfest München's program.
High
Hopes Award, endowed with a purse of
25,000 ¤. It is sponsored by the
German Film & Television Royalty
Collecting Society (GWFF) and is
awarded to the best debut film from the
festival's international
program.
VFF
TV Movie Award, endowed with a purse of
25,000 ¤. It is sponsored by the
German Royalty Collecting Company of
Film & TV Producers Ltd. (VFF) and
is awarded to the best TV Movie in the
festival's Made in Germany
category.
Bild-Kunst
Award for Experimental Film, endowed
with a purse of 25,000 ¤,
sponsored by the Royalty Collecting
Company of the Pictorial Arts. It is
awarded to the best film from the
VideoArt & Experimental Film
section (German section
only).
