Munich (dpa/lby) – This year’s Munich Film School Festival will once again feature short films from all over the world – the focus will also be on three Israeli productions. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “Steve Tisch School of Film
The festival is taking place in Munich for the 41st time. An expert jury of five will award prizes with a total value of 32,000 euros – this year the Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi (“Body and Soul”) will preside over the jury. The winner of the “Climate Clip Awards” was announced at the opening on Sunday. An animated film from Turkey that takes a critical look at deforestation and climate change took first place.
Viewers can vote online for the winner of the Audience Award. During the festival week there will also be free workshops and panels with well-known personalities from the film and television industry – for example with the jury chairman Enyedi or director Maria Schrader (“Unorthodox”).