Overview

• The festival will screen 130 feature, documentary and short films around the Starnberger See, with a focus on Central Europe.
• The opening night features the French comedy “Jane Austen und das Chaos in meinem Leben.”
• Organizers describe annual funding negotiations and a €370,000 budget that falls well below the €700,000–€1,000,000 they say comparable festivals require.
• The schedule has been trimmed for cost reasons and now spans one week from Sept. 9 to 16 across 14 screens with roughly 250 screenings, 150 talks, seven competitions and about 100 guests.
• New program elements and guests include the “Conflict & Community” series on architecture and urbanism, the Hannelore-Elsner-Preis for actor Leonie Benesch, and a visit by Edgar Reitz for a Bavarian premiere.