The 35th Munich International Film Festival will take place from June 22 through July 1, and this year a large French delegation will attend the event to present fifteen French films, led by Bright Sunshine In, the latest film by Claire Denis, which will open the festival.
Created in 1981, the Filmfest München, one of the most popular film festivals in Germany, and hugely supported by distributors, presents more than 200 films each year, most of which are German, European, or international premieres.
Retrospectives, homages, and master classes are organized: hence Claire Denis will meet with audiences this year during a Filmmakers Live of 45 minutes, open to the public. And two meetings concerned with new trends in French cinema will bring together Rayhana, Michel Hazanavicius, and Florence Gastaud (June 6 at 5pm), and Julien Samani, Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, and Lucas Belvaux (June 30 at 5pm).
The festival attracts 70,000 spectators each year, along with 600 journalists and 1000 film professionals, the great majority of which are German cinema industry professionals.
Bernhard Karl became the artistic director of the festival this year.
Feature films - Spotlight:
- A Woman's Life by Stéphane Brizé
- A Bun in the Oven by Nadège Loiseau
- Louise by the Shore by Jean-François Laguionie
- Rodin by Jacques Doillon
- This Is Our Land by Lucas Belvaux
- Dalida by Lisa Azuelos
- Radiance by Naomi Kawase (minority)
- La Montagne by Amir Naderi (minority)
- Tereddut (Clair-obscur) by Yeşim Ustaoğlu (minority)
Feature films - Cinemasters:
- Bright Sunshine In by Claire Denis (opening night film)
- Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin
- Redoubtable by Michel Hazanavicius
- Happy End by Michael Haneke
- A Gentle Woman by Sergei Loznitsa
- Loveless by Andreï Zviaguintsev (minority)
- The Untamed by Amat Escalante (minority)
- The Blind Christ by Christopher Murray (minoriy)
Feature films - Cinevision:
- Ava by Léa Mysius
- I Am not a Witch by Rungano Nyoni
- Young Lions of Gypsy by Jonas Carpignano (minority)
- Dogs by Bogdan Mirica (minority)
- Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Barbosa (minority)
Feature films - International Independants:
- Plot 35 by Éric Caravaca
- Heal the Living by Katell Quillévéré
- The Young One by Julien Samani
- Lost in Paris by Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
- Polina by Angelin Preljocaj, Valérie Müller
- I Still Hide To Smoke by Rayhana
- The Paris Opéra by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Burning Birds by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
- Rey by Niles Atallah
- The Road to Mandalay by Midi Z (minority)
- Memory Exercices by Paz Encina (minority)
- Hotel Cambridge by Eliane Caffé (minority)
- The Burglar by Hagar Ben Asher (minority)
- Saint George by Marco Martins (minority)
Feature films - Kinderfilmfest:
Feature films - Lights! Camera! Action!:
Artistic delegation:
- Sveva Alviti and Lisa Azuelos for Dalida
- Kristina Larsen and Vincent Lindon for Rodin
- Michel Hazanavicius for Redoubtable
- Rayhana for I Still Hide To Smoke
- Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel for Lost in Paris
- Claire Denis for Bright Sunshine In
- Lucas Belvaux for This Is Our Land
- Nadège Loiseau and Karin Viard for A Bun in the Oven
- Julien Samani for The Young One
- Jean-Stéphane Bron for The Paris Opéra
