Archiv - Filmfest Dresden

16 Mar

Preview on FFDD26: Tribute to Jyoti Mistry

At this year’s FILMFEST DRESDEN, the versatile artist Jyoti Mistry is the focus of a special tribute. As a filmmaker, installation artist and scholar, she operates at the intersections of art, cinema and critical visual practice. For Mistry, film is far more than a narrative medium – it serves as a ...

10 Mar

Preview on FFDD26: 90 Years of African Animation

For this year’s Animated Programme, FILMFEST DRESDEN invited Egyptian animation filmmaker and scholar Mohamed Ghazala to curate a special programme celebrating 90 years of African animation. As director and associate professor of animation, Ghazala brings together a selection of films that reflects ...

09 Mar

We proudly present: the FFDD26 festival trailer

There's chopping, dough rolling... and dancing – we are thrilled about our new festival trailer ‘Work In Progress’ by director Popo Fan. He and his cameraman Dennis Didinger came to Dresden to film the kitchen action at the popular festival snack bar Taiwan Tapas. Further ingredients were ...

03 Mar

Our Children and Youth Programmes 2026

From 14 to 19 April 2026, the big screen once again belongs to young film lovers: the 38th FILMFEST DRESDEN invites children, teens and school groups to explore its dedicated Children’s and Youth Programme – featuring fresh short films and special cinema experiences for young audiences. Five ...

20 Feb

FILMFEST DRESDEN at Kochi-Muziris Biennale

We’re excited to be part of the programme of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale with the specially curated experimental short film programme “Remains of the past and the future”!Presented in collaboration with Netzwerk Medien Kunst // C. Rockefeller Center and supported by the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller ...