Overview
- The festival opened in Munich with the Germany premiere of Paweł Pawlikowski’s film 'Vaterland', attended by the director and lead actors Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.
- Munich mayor Dominik Krause delivered the formal opening address and urged a 'firewall' to protect democracy from growing far-right forces.
- David Duchovny is a guest at the festival to receive the CineMerit Award and to present his new film 'See You When I See You' in its international premiere.
- Filmfest München’s programme runs into early July and features 130 films from 56 countries, including additional international premieres and high-profile guests.
- The choice of 'Vaterland', fresh from Cannes praise, underlines the festival’s aim to link art and civic debate by spotlighting work that questions how culture can be used or claimed by authoritarian movements.