Opening ceremony: The 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has begun

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Yesterday evening, June 23, the 39th edition of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN was officially opened in Munich with 1,500 guests from culture, the film industry and politics in the new Gasteig HP8 concert and culture hall.

The focus of the opening was the film team of the opening film “Corsage” a Director Marie Kreutzer and her charismatic Main actress Vicky Krieps. The Luxembourger, who has been one of the most sought-after international actresses since she won the award for best acting performance a few weeks ago in Cannes, had temporarily interrupted her shooting in the USA for the opening.

Vicky Krieps expressed her gratitude to the festival: “I owe a lot to FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. This is where I won the advancement award in 2014 with “The Chambermaid Lynn”, this is where everything started for me.”

“Corsage” shows the emancipation of Empress Elisabeth, who she embodies, who is celebrating her 40th birthday in the film and is beginning to break free of her inner and outer chains. That too FILM FESTIVAL MUNICH is about to celebrate his milestone birthday and an unleashing and a lot of self-confidence after two years of pandemic could definitely be felt in the Isarphilharmonie in the Gasteig HP8, the largest cinema hall in Munich that evening.

Among the round 1,500 invited guests, who celebrated the opening of the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN together, as well as artists such as Doris Dörrie, Veronica Ferres and Dr. Maria Furtwängler also many other national and international directors, actors and producers, the prominent festival juries, among others Sibel Kekilli and Sonke Wortmannas well as many political celebrities, including President of the Landtag Ilse Aigner and Mayor Katrin habenschaden.

Festival Director Diana Iljine In her opening speech, she made a plea for culture, especially film and cinema culture, which, not least after two years of crisis, is also dependent on political support. “I would like to thank our shareholders for considering the topic of culture to be important, necessary and not optional, despite the difficult times.”

Digitalministerin Judith Gerlach thanked the film industry for her part: “On behalf of all cinema fans, I would like to thank you all very much for your courage, your perseverance and your staying power. You saved the cinema for all of us through this difficult time!” She emphasized that Bavaria stands by its film and cinema industry and that as a location for creative people and filmmakers, it needs a festival like FILMFEST MÜNCHEN.

and Mayor Katrin habenschadenwho then gave the official starting signal for the ten festival days, was pleased that the festival ended after two corona-related special editions is a cinema festival again: “The cinema is back in Munich, and what’s even nicer: the people of Munich are back in the cinema. That is the fantastic message of the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. This year’s program is particularly multifaceted and takes up current social debates. I am particularly pleased that there is space for many women and their positions, both in front of and behind the camera. The 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is a wonderful homage to cinema and the big screen.”

Festival director Diana Iljine also thanked everyone partners and award sponsors for their continued commitment to FILMFEST MÜNCHEN and welcomed AUDI as the new main partner and sponsor of the CineRebels-Award sincerely.

The automobile manufacturer had with its all-electric AUDI Movie Fleet the “Corsage”-Film team and many of the guests present shuttled to the opening. Philip Noack, Head of Sales Germany AUDI AG, said of the new collaboration: “Promoting culture that moves and inspires people and strengthens social cohesion has been a matter close to our hearts for many years. As part of this year’s FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, we are living up to our claim: we move people sustainably and get innovation rolling. With the all-electric AUDI Movie Fleet, we offer guests and participants in the film festival, international filmmakers and newcomers climate-friendly mobility – so they experience high tension all along the line.”

The opening film “Corsage” has on Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m and on Friday, July 1st at 8:15 p.m audience performances, am Tuesday, June 28, at 12:00 p.m finds a Presse & Industry-Screening instead of.

The FILMFEST audience can meet director Marie Kreutzer on Friday, June 24th at 5 p.m. in the “Filmmakers Live! Sisi – Unleashed” experience live in the festival center Amerikahaus.

The complete film program of the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN can be found here

Tickets are online via the FILMFEST web shop, on site at the FILMFEST box office in the Amerikahaus (opening hours) as well as to the ticket offices from Munich ticket available.

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