Archiv - Filmfest Dresden

26 Jan

FFDD24 Preview: Discourse Europe - Italy

This year’s discourse series is focusing on the (filmic) country of Italy and contrasting cinematic perspectives from South Italy and the North of Italy (South Tyrol) in two programmes. Since time immemorial, the film medium has depicted the north-south divide in the country, stimulating the social ...

24 Jan

FFDD24 Preview: Regional Focus - Films from Post-Unification Germany

The “Securing the Audio-Visual Heritage in Saxony” (SAVE) innovative project, which is promoted by SLUB (Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library) and the Saxony Film Association, is revealing numerous pearls from Saxony’s audio-video heritage during FILMFEST DRESDEN in its ...

22 Jan

FFDD24 Preview: Focus Québec

The ever-popular Focus Québec is heading off on a multisensory journey this year. The programme is inspired by the music of spiritual jazz that moves beyond traditional harmonies and rhythms, while integrating spiritual, meditative and secular influences. The guest curator of this year’s Focus ...

19 Jan

FFDD24 Preview: Focus "Dreaming Utopia"

We love the cinema as an illusion machine and dream factory. The medium of film manages to visualise counter-concepts to a present that sometimes seems more like a horror scenario to us. It gives us visions of a better and more beautiful world and provides food for thought as to how this could be ...

17 Jan

Accreditation for FFDD24 now open

Only three more months until 36 FILMFEST DRESDEN (16 to 21 April 2024) and we are excited to welcome numerous visitors, filmmakers and industry representatives again! We would like to invite all guests with a professional interest in attending the festival to apply now online for their ...