FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania

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FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania
Location Schwerin, Germany
Language International
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 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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