FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania

FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania
Location Schwerin, Germany
Language International
Website http://www.filmkunstfest-mv.de

The FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania in Schwerin (German: filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), founded in 1991 – just after the fall of the wall – is today one of East Germany's largest film festivals with more than 17,000 visitors. It has a competition for feature film, documentary film and short film to be produced or co-produced in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The main prize is the Flying Ox (German: Fliegender Ochse), a hint to the armorial bearings of the State of Mecklenburg, the Taurus. The main prize is endowed with 10.000 € by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Mecklenburg-Pomerania. The Findling Award is by the umbrella organization of the art house cinemas, cultural cinemas and film clubs, the Verband für Filmkommunikation.

The festival takes place usually in the first week of May.

Prize of Honour

Since 2002 the Prize of Honour, the Golden Ox (German: Goldener Ochse) is given to an honour guest of the festival for special merits for the German film.

Programmes

The FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania is organised in various sections:

  • Feature Film Competition
  • Short Film Competition
  • Documentary Film Competition
  • Films of a guest country
  • Retrospective
  • Homage - Films with the winner of the honour prize
  • Cinema of the World - Films that won FIPRESCI prizes at international film festivals
  • Shot in M-V - A presentation of films shot in the state Mecklenburg-Pomerania.
  • NDR-Special - Films produced by the North German Broadcast NDR
  • SKY-Special - Films presented by the TV-Channel sky Germany
  • Kid's Movies
  • Forum for the Arts - Readings, Concerts, Exhibitions and Performances

Guest countries

  • 1998: Sandinavia
  • 1999: The Netherlands
  • 2000: France
  • 2001: Italy
  • 2002: Poland
  • 2003: Hungary
  • 2004: Iceland
  • 2005: Switzerland
  • 2006: Portugal
  • 2007: Norway
  • 2008: Austria
  • 2009: USA
  • 2010: Germany
  • 2011: Israel
  • 2012: Russia

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