21.04.12
Tribute 3: Marran Gosov
No time to get bored: We are delighted to present the tribute programme dedicated to the Bulgarian filmmaker Marran Gosov this year. His shorts are small, succinct everyday stories from between 1965 and 1975, shot primarily in the Munich district of Schwabing. The Marran Gosov programme can be seen this ...read more
20.04.12
Tribute 2: Curt Siodmak
Just once the Filmfest Dresden will show the documentation "Wolf Man Maker - On the Way to Curt Siodmak" in honour of the filmmaker and author Curt Siodmak aswell as the film "F.P.1 does not response". We are happy to welcome our guests Ralf Kukula, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Müller and Christoph Ziener ...read more
19.04.12
First Regional Filmnight
There is always a first time for everything – and this evening at 20.00 it is the first ever Regional Filmnight with ten great shorts from three German federal states. Not only us, but especially the filmmakers from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are looking forward to greeting the guests ...read more
18.04.12
40 Years of Young Film from Israel
The Tel Aviv University (TAU) Department of Film and Television is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. We are availing of this occasion to screen four films from the last two decades there. And we are delighted that the filmmakers Pini Tavger and Leon Prudovsky have come all the way to us here ...read more
17.04.12
Lining up for the Festival Kick-off!
Today the 24th Filmfest Dresden begins. As always, the festival kicks off at 19.00 this evening with the official opening in the Schauburg festival cinema. We are looking forward to an exciting evening with numerous filmmakers, guests and of course the audience at the event. Those tickets remaining for ...read more
13.04.12
A New year with new juries
Yet again this year we have six new film-loving experts on our National and International Juries. We are looking forward to welcoming the International Jury members, the Norwegian animation filmmaker Anita Killi and the British animation film critic and author Clare Kitson, here in Dresden. The third ...read more
26.03.12
So Electric. So Party. So Dance.
Following the awards ceremony, the 24th Filmfest Dresden ends with Sunset Mission presenting a range of exciting international artists performing electro to minimal techno through to tech house – all live. The performers include Kiasmos (Iceland) / Wrongkong (Canada/ Germany) / Patrice Bäumel ...read more
23.03.12
R.E.M – Twelve Album Shorts
At this year's festival, 12 short films based on the last album by the top name band R.E.M can be seen in a single programme. These are more than just images to the individual songs – each short film is an independently produced piece. The former R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe brought together ...read more
21.03.12
The Complete Programme Now Available Online
Ready to plan your Filmfest Dresden festival week? This year you can start right now. The complete programme for this year's festival can now be viewed online. Not only can you find out everything about the 11 Competition programmes and the 29 special programmes using the location, time and place filters. ...read more
16.03.12
Last Call for Accreditation
Attention! One week left to get your accreditation for 24th Filmfest Dresden 2012! The accreditation entitles those guests with a professional interest in visiting the festival to free tickets for all screenings and special events of the Filmfest and offers them various possibilities to connect and exchange. ...read more
15.03.12
Retrospective in Honour of Peter Sachs
The German-British animation filmmaker Peter Sachs is a legend. He was regarded as an innovator, an all-round genius and a mythical artist. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, together with the German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF) and the British Film Institute in London we are dedicating a complete ...read more
08.03.12
2012 Filmfest Trailer Premiere
This year's festival trailer is now ready and can be viewed on our YouTube channel. The two animation filmmakers Meike Fehre and Daniela Opp were engaged by us to make it. Meike Fehre was a guest at Filmfest Dresden two years ago, where she presented her short film "Frida and the Time before Me" in the ...read more
06.03.12
A Man from Dresden in Hollywood
From Dresden's Johannstadt district to a world far removed, from the Dreikönigsschule school to the silver screen – that in a nutshell was the life of the author and screenwriter Curt Siodmak, who was born in Dresden in 1902. This year he would have celebrated his 110th birthday. For which ...read more
20.02.12
Competition selected!
After two weeks of motivated discussions the competition films are fixed. The national and international selection committee made its decision. 29 films will be shown in five programmes during 24th Filmfest Dresden national competition in 2012. As well as 42 Shortfilms and Animations which made their ...read more
14.02.12
Call for Accreditation
Accreditation for the 24th Filmfest Dresden is now open! The accreditation entitles those guests with a professional interest in visiting the festival to free tickets for all screenings and special events of the Filmfest and offers them various possibilities to connect and exchange.The final deadline ...read more
09.02.12
Second nomination for Filmfest Dresden Trailer
Next Festival! Next competition! Our Filmfest Dresden Trailer from 2011 will be shown at ANIFEST in Czech Republic. Like on the Animationfilmfestival ANIMA ...read more
11.01.12
815.9 Kilometers of Film submitted
With a Schnapszahl – a lucky repeat number in German – of 2,222 entries, films the length of 815.9 kilometres in total have been submitted to Filmfest Dresden this year. And now the work begins for the viewing and selection committee, whose members will look at all of the submissions by mid ...read more
03.01.12
Attention! 11th Animation Exchange Forum
With the kick-off for the 24th Filmfest Dresden – running from 17 to 22 April 2012 – the Animation Exchange Forum is also starting its 11th round. Young filmmakers, graduates from film and art schools, producers, screenwriters, as well as other interested ...read more