All Munich Film Festival articles – Page 2
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Features
Leo Leigh talks ‘Sweet Sue’, improvising with the cast and the influence of his famous dad
‘Sweet Sue’ is the debut feature of Mike Leigh’s son Leo Leigh.
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News
Spanish love story ‘Notes On A Summer’ secures key deal to Germany
Patra Spanou Film has international rights to the debut film by Diego Llorente.
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Bavaria launches Germany’s first gender and intern incentives to tackle inequity and skills shortage
Bavaria’s FFF Bayern has unveiled a €300,000 incentive for projects that employ two women in three roles of producer, director or writer.
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Reviews
‘Black Box’: Munich Review
A security lockdown puts the residents of a Berlin apartment block under increasing pressure in this tense ensemble drama
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Features
Diana Iljine and Christoph Gröner reveal how the international focus of Filmfest München is evolving
The festival feature six world premieres of international films.
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Visit Films boards ‘Edge Of Everything’ ahead of Filmest München world premiere (exclusive)
Los Angeles-based writer-director duo Sophia Sabella and Pablo Feldman make feature debut.
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Filmfest München 2023 to launch world premieres of six international features
Titles include Vincent Perez’s ‘The Edge Of The Blade’ and Leo Leigh’s ‘Sweet Sue’.
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‘Black Box’, ‘The Dive’, ‘Shock’ among buzzy German titles premiering at Filmfest Munchen
They will screen as part of the New German Films line-up at the 40th edition of the German festival later this month.
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Munich Film Up! mentoring programme unveils participants for second edition (exclusive)
This is the second edition of the mentoring and residency programme for emerging filmmakers
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Sophie Linnenbaum’s ‘The Ordinaries’ triumphs at Filmfest München
The sci-fi satire is Sophie Linnenbaum’s graduation film.
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German-French Funding Commission backs four projects, all by women directors
The biggest recipient is Valeska Grisebach’s fourth feature ‘The Dreamt Adventurer’ (working title).
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Producers explore UK-German co-production opportunities at Filmfest München
Inaugural conference heard from UK and German co-producers.
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Reviews
‘The Ordinaries’: Munich Review
Filmmaker Sophie Linnenbaum makes an inventive debut with this political satire set in a parallel cinematic world
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Reviews
‘Paloma’: Munich Review
Kika Sena puts in an exceptional performance as a Brazilian trans woman desperate for a church wedding
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Reviews
‘Mother’: Munich Review
Testimonies of real life mothers are at the centre of Carolin Schmitz’s involving documentary-fiction hybrid
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‘The Pool’: Munich Review
Doris Dorrie takes a dive into culture war comedy with this well-observed poolside drama
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‘Solastalgia’: Munich Review
Difficult issues of climate change inform Marina Hufnagel’s modest but effective docu-drama
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Reviews
‘God Is A Beetle’: Munich Review
Felix Hermann explores the complexities of modern religious faith in his committed, cerebral drama
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News
UK-Germany co-pro conference to take place at Filmfest München
The conference will form the centrepiece of the festival’s industry programme.